StoryBook Alpacas

01/06/2026

These gorgeous 100% alpaca shawls are perfect for winter

Great colours in store

. Cottage Cafe & Restaurant, Berrima

10/05/2026

Often it is easy to forget that the fibre that these gorgeous animals grow is as soft and luxurious in garments as it is on the animal!

We love our shop in Berrima - The Berrima Alpaca Shop - part of our Cafe - The Cottage Cafe & Restaurant.

These unisex jumpers (100% Alpaca) are priced at $165 - the decision is always what colour

Come in and try them on and make the tough choice! We are open 7 Days.

05/05/2026

BREAKING NEWS from our “highly aggressive” coloured breeding program is going well!! Some of the girls mated yesterday.

03/05/2026

While we were unable to attend the Bathurst Royal in person this year we sent some fleeces. Massive thank you to Jenny and her team for putting on a great event! Big thanks also to judges our Shane and Lee. Tickled pink to have won supreme suri fleece with KURRAWA CS Mystery N Magic.

01/05/2026

Over the past 30+ years, the alpaca industry in Australia has been shaped by a group of people whose stories are rarely told properly.

So I’ve started recording a new podcast:

Voices of the Australian Alpaca Industry

Real conversations with the people who built it.

Coming soon.

23/04/2026

Okay… Sydney Royal is behind us… Let mating season begin! Not a bad count for week 1. We know what you’re thinking… that’s a lot of pen matings! Thankfully our more seasoned boys are set up in paddocks with their girls - we expect to be removing half next week and loading them up with their second batch of ladies.

Alas - still plenty of pen matings are being done as we introduce the new and less experienced newer males to the stud. Bennelli, Polar, Addiction to Base, Bravi’s Pride, Maguire and Man Power - all in the mood for love… they just need a trusty wingman/wingwoman to help them with the ladies!!

15/04/2026

As if the excitement of our Sydney Royal success wasn’t enough to keep us smiling this week… we are proud to share with you the most recent podcast episode of ‘Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story’ with Angie Asimus! This episode features Rubey’s story and her alpaca journey from growing up in the wool shed to how she is about to start judging alpacas all over the world.

To listen on Spotify follow the link below!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iAEfnanoBTfg8RQPfJgup?si=7ROYQNSDQ5SWZTG2kPViSA

13/04/2026

Sydney Royal 2026. What a show! Our favourite time of the year has once again come to an end and that usual mixed bag of emotions pulling out of Olympic Park last night was ever present. Longing for our own beds… but also sad to see the end of show for another year. The Storybook and Suri Alliance team were in fighting form supporting activations and competitions all around the show. From halter and fleece to youth, shearing and fancy dress - our alpacas did it all! At one point we had over 50 alpacas on the grounds!

Mick, Karen and Rubey were so so wonderfully supported by our amazing team of people. Sam, Christie & Robyn Hayward, first timer Alex Bates and our interstate superstar Katy Armson-Graham. Without your help we could not manage the massive effort that is Sydney Royal.

Mick was honoured to be named as a 2026 Champion of the RAS for his contributions to the alpaca section of the show.

For a third consecutive year, Suri Alliance was found to be the Most Successful Suri Exhibitor. While Storybook was awarded the ‘Champion Herdsman’ award for the cleanliness of our pens, presentation of our alpacas and for overall support of our fellow exhibitors.

Some notable results from our show team:

🏆💝 KURRAWA CS Mystery N Magic: Grand Champion Suri Female, Best Light Fawn Suri in Show and Champion Senior Suri Female.

🏆💙 SURILANA Ternura: Champion Senior Suri Male.

🏆💝 COOLAWARRA Penny’s for Tim: Champion Senior Huacaya Female.

🏆💙 ASHBOURNE Addiction to Base ET (proudly co-owned with Ashbourne Alpacas): Champion Adult Huacaya Male

🏆💙 KURRAWA Man Overboard: Best Light Fawn Suri Male in Show and Reserve Champion Senior Suri Male

🏆💙 SURI ALLIANCE All Spice: Best Roan Suri in Show

🏆💝 COOLAWARRA Flight Attendant: Reserve Champion Senior Huacaya Female

🏆💝 KURRAWA Gal About Town: Reserve Champion Senior Suri Female

🏆💙 WHISPERING GUMS Benelli: Reserve Champion Senior Huacaya Male

07/04/2026

Proud to back the AAA National Show 2026

MEET THE FIRST OF OUR DIAMOND SPONSORS…THANK YOU TO STORYBOOK ALPACAS (NSW)

Storybook Alpacas — Eugowra, NSW.

We don’t just breed alpacas… it’s in our DNA — we export them to the world.

5 containers of fibre in 12 months.
All colours. Suri & Huacaya.
And the feedback from overseas? We need more.

Live alpaca exports across China, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia — because good alpacas don’t sit in paddocks… they get passports.

Thank you so much to Mick, Karen & Rubey, for their sponsorship of this year’s AAA National Show!

24/02/2026

Time to get some of those juniors registered… 👀. The Storybook show season is about to begin ?