Our Team
Sally Martin
Sally is passionate about rural communities, agriculture and more specifically the Australian sheep and wool industry. Sally loves working with the diversity of people and situations in the sheep industry and bringing science and data to clients finger tips.
Sally grew up on a grazing property on the Monaro NSW. Studied Agriculture Science at University of Western Sydney Hawkesbury and Post Graduate studies at University of New England and Sydney University focusing on Animal Breeding Management.
Sally’s career spans over 30 years, 20 years with NSW DPI and since 2011 Sally set up Sally Martin Consulting (now SheepMetriX) that services a current client base ranging across NSW, VIC, WA and more recently the Falkland Islands, Patagonia Argentina and Spain.
Awards include – 2011 Runner-up NSW RIRDC Rural Women’s Award; 2013 100 Women of Influence; 2017 Inaugural Australian Wool Industry Award; 2018 National Farmers Inaugural Ag Diversity Leadership Program.
Committee positions – Invited member of the NSW eID Sheep & Goat Traceability Reference Group; Sheep Genetics Advisory Committee member; Peter Westblade Scholarship Treasurer; past MerinoLink CEO and Director.
Lucinda Eddy
Lucinda grew up on a sheep and dryland cereal cropping property south of Deniliquin NSW.
She has completed a Bachelor of Agriculture majoring in Animal Production at the University of New England (UNE), where she had a large focus on sheep and wool production.
Lucinda has always had a passion for agriculture and the sheep industry. This has been enhanced with exploring various aspects of the industry, through her uni work placements. She has gained experience with wool brokering, sheep consulting in New Zealand and worked on various farms with a large focus on improving their genetic gains.
She is very excited to begin working with Sally, the team and clients.
Bridget Parkman
Bridget grew up on and has been heavily involved in, her family’s farm, situated near Murringo, a few kilometres east of Young, NSW.
She has recently completed a Bachelor of Animal Science at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, gaining important industry knowledge.
Bridget is passionate about animal health and welfare, agribusiness, information extension and production efficiency.
Since joining the SheepMetrix Team in early 2022, Bridget has enjoyed participating in data collection and analysis, engaging in industry events, and working with like-minded people in the sheep industry.
She is excited to continue working alongside Sally, the team, and sheep producers.
Leigh Higgins
Leigh grew up on a sheep, beef and dairy grazing property in North Canterbury, New Zealand.
She has recently completed a Bachelor of Agriculture at Lincoln University in NZ, gaining a wide range of industry knowledge. She particularly enjoyed the animal science subjects and is interested in expanding her knowledge of sheep genetics.
Leigh’s passion for agriculture grew from her upbringing in the small rural town of Waiau. Through university work experience on sheep, beef and dairy farms she has gained an understanding of different systems and how to manage these.
Leigh recently moved to Young, NSW and is excited to network with like-minded people in the Australian sheep industry.