QUALITY FEED AND ADVICE
We are a 4th generational local farming family, with property at Powlett Plains, along the Loddon River between Bridgewater & Serpentine and also at Boort.
Over the years, we have developed a vast range of knowledge in many different areas of farming; sheep, cattle, equine, pigs, poultry, dogs & cats, cereals, irrigation crops & hay varieties.
As an extension to our farming property we purchased Sandhurst Stockfeeds in January 2015 at 10 Rohs Road East Bendigo and after outgrowing our original premises, moved to our current office/warehouse building in Strickland Road East Bendigo.
It is extremely important to us to maintaining an honest, reliable & friendly service to our customers.
Specialising in a huge variety of nutritional feed, herbal & medical products and advice for all equine disciplines, cattle, sheep, alpaca, pig poultry, dog, cat, bird, rabbit & guinea pigs.
We are very competitive on all types grains, have 5 different lines of chaff & stock a variety of Clover, Lucerne, Oaten, Rye, Rhodes & Teff grass hay, Bedding & Pea straw.
OUR TEAM
Mittens - our lovely cat
Mittens is Mittens - Only try to pat her on one of her good days.
Mitten's came with the business when we purchased it in 2015. She is a very important part of the Sandhurst team, as she is our vermin control officer. She takes her job extremely seriously and is on patrol during the long night hours, hence you usually see her asleep, in one of her favourite spots, somewhere near the counter, during the day!
Mittens has taken a liking to our latest team member Rod and spend quality time following him around for a pat - she knows the softy in the team!
Managing Director - Helen Parry
With experience across a vast range of businesses - farming, legal, medical, educational and retail, Helen enjoys the challenges of finance and loves the continual contact with the general public Sandhurst Stockfeeds provides.
Communication is also very important to Helen, she is always available to all customers and suppliers if there is any query or concerns regarding the business.
Helen is a born and breed local, growing up in Inglewood, moving to Melbourne for a couple of years to work and returning to the area when she married Leigh. Now living on the family farming property at Powlett Plains, they work with their 4 adult children - Angus, Adam, Miles and Anna. Helen and Anna are part of the Sandhurst Stockfeeds team, whilst the guys all work in the farming game with Leigh.
Over the years Helen has played and been involved in a variety of local sports from netball, horse riding, basketball and football. She is a Life Member of the Inglewood Football Netball Club having spend many years playing and in numerous roles at the club.
With an extremely busy working life between the stockfeed business and the farm, Helen hobbies are enjoying the simple things in life, those very precious quiet times out in nature and at the other end of the extreme - spending very loud, noisy & fun times with her family and especially her beautiful grandchildren.
Manager/Purchasing Officer - Anna Parry
Anna is the General Manager, she has been involved in the business right from the start and knows our business extremely well - having worked in all areas from sales, warehousing, delivery, truck driving, finance & purchasing. Now spending most of her days in the office, she still enjoys getting out and about talking to customers and you will often see her driving the truck to Melbourne picking up supplies - give her a wave!
Anna has a very sound knowledge of the Equine industry. She has spent many fabulous years representing Bealiba Pony Club - being selected to compete at the National Championships in Show Jumping. Anna has working in the Racing industry and competed in many horse competitions, in various disciplines from Dressage, Show Jumping, Eventing to Sporting Horse. She has always been passionate about her horses, keen to listen and learn as much as possible and has experienced a vast array of horses and all the issues that come with them.
You will recognize Anna by her lovely smile, she is a wonderful person to seek advice from about any issues you may have with feeding your horse or anything else equine you would like to discuss.
Anna is a local girl who grew up within the family farming environment. She went to school in her primary years in Inglewood, before spending her high school years at Catholic College in Bendigo and 12 months in Albury. Apart from her horses, she loves all animals, playing netball, reading and spending time with her very close friends.
Jack Ketterer
Sales/Warehouse Assistant
We welcome the newest member to our team, Jack, who commenced in January 2023.
Jack has already shown us he is a friendly, confident young man, who pitches in wherever needed. He is extremely enthusiastic and has very quickly picked up our routines and computer system.
Jack's favorite past time is mountain bike riding, but he also participates in football, motorbikes, woodwork, welding & 4WD.
Remember to mention your name, as Jack is only getting to know our regular customers.
Rodney Aikman Sales/Warehouse Assistant/Delivery Driver
Rod joined the Sandhurst Stockfeeds team in June 2021 and has become a very valued member of our team.
Enjoying customer service and delivery, Rod is always a happy personality who is willing to help in any way he can.
Rod enjoy's the variety in his job which includes being able to get out and about to our delivery customers which add's another level to his job, that he loves.
Outside of work Rod enjoy's Gold Prospecting with a metal detector (Yes, he is stilling looking for that BIG nugget), collecting items related to the Gold Rush, studying the history of the local Goldfields, motor bike riding and cycling, as well as browsing at markets & swap meets.
He has two adult children and one step daughter and you will quiet often find Rod & his lovely partners Louise dining out at our local delightful eateries!
Andrew Symons - Sales/Warehouse Assistant/Delivery Driver
Andrew - became part of our team in September 2022. Since then he has shown his value to the business in his expertise in the industry and motivation to get the job done.
Andrew has had vast experience in the horse Racing & Harness industries and the Greyhound industry, in various roles, for over 30 years. Andrew pictured with Aston Grange.
He also worked at Hazeldene's chicken farm for 30 years. Therefore Andrew has a very strong knowledge across the board with many of the product we sell.
He is a very experienced truck driver, is a friendly, easy going guy, who enjoys a chat and already knows many of our customers.
Andrew also enjoys fishing, shooting & camp drafting on the weekends.
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