Monthly Archives: April 2015

This was the roughest and swampiest area on the new farm. Part has been divided off for Catriona to revegetate. Billabongs have been scraped out and Catriona’s replanting will hopefully improve the drainage of the remaining paddock. The area that contained the pine trees will be replanted as a shelter block. Part of the scrapings were […]

It is thought that this massive eucalypt (viminalis/manna gum), is one of the original trees on the Peninsula.  It sits in the original outflow tract of a small creek that winds its way down the Peninsula through Bittern and Balnarring. In its little gully, protected from wind and supplied by water, it has sat perfectly happily […]

Came down for the night. Helped sort out the commercial flock and isolated the last wether. Soon to initiate  John’s cool room. Patrick has arrived to prepare the “swamp” paddock. Cold winter winds and rain have arrived.

   

Kim and I have reconfigured and built the sheep yards at 44. This completes the story of refencing the property. Peter Hibberd finished off the central laneway today and this project is now complete. Sometime the actual run will have to be replaced but the area is now secure and functional. The feeding troughs are […]