In our older age we decided to upsize and subsequently we moved from St Kilda West to 10 acres at Merricks North, with a resolve to rehabilitate the areas of bush that had been overrun by invasive species. The property has two dams, one in the front and one at the rear. Our first project: the front dam was covered with non-native African water lilies. We chose to remove the lilies by hand, as a dam scrape would destroy the habitat of the frogs, tortoises and echidnas. The lil

Over 20 years ago my partner Nigel and I purchased an 11 acre  property on Coolart Road which was part paddock, part bush. We wanted room...

Originally from Scotland, I made my way to Australia in my early 20s. I’ve always had a keen interested in wildlife from all over the...

What was your motivation for buying land? When I met my husband, David Hawkins 30 years ago, he said that he wanted to live on a farm in...

A Spotlight on Fantasy Farm We are delighted to have Lorna on our committee and to have Rohan actively involved and available to help us....