Canomie Park on Tanby is the site of the first pure Brahman stud in the Rockhampton district, the Cherokee Stud established by Lionel De Landelles at Canomie in the 1960’s.

Steeped in history, the land has strong ties to the Rockhampton and Yeppoon agricultural industry and was instrumental in introducing the Cherokee bloodlines throughout the Brahman cattle industry. By the early 1980’s, it was estimated that 80 per cent of all stud Brahmans throughout Australia shared bloodlines with the cattle originating from the Cherokee Stud.