Slow Building Movement gets off the ground in the Macdonald Valley

Liming the paddock

NOW FOR THE SEED AND THE RAIN !!

Yes! 12 steers off to market at last

Spring is around the corner

Marshalling for the annual 100K bike ride

Managed to get posted to another great location!

David beams us up

Another Birthday ...another bushwalk....just keep them coming.

 

 

 

We picked up two awards

A little late, but ...thank you to all of you who have shown concern for the damage done to our effort to restore the river on our place ...after the first stint of cleaning up the mess (we still have a lot to go) we went to a Forum in Sydney where we also were presented with an award for our work from the Greater Sydney Regional Local Land Services for our efforts in the category of "individual Landowner". There were four categories in all and we also picked up an award for "Community Group" on behalf of the Macdonald Valley Association. Vera is the Secretary of the MVA and Project Manager (on a voluntary basis) for their Arundo Project. She also formally established and convened the St Albans' Weed Wackers - the local Bush regeneration group. The Association does heaps of great restoration work along the Macdonald River and its great that it too was acknowledged for its efforts.

Community tour of our riverbank on 1 August

The Long paddock gets a ploughing

Dirty Work ...after 400 muddy tree guards you stop counting

The Slab Hut makeover commences!

Taking levels

 anchors for posts and slabs bolted on

 and set in concrete pads

 The hut has been stabilised ...next step ...new roof!

Stuart gives David a hand to frame up THE workshop

Another stint with Andrew at cleaning up flood debris

St Albans Weed Wackers

New sign unveiled.

Vera sitting down to the Book Club discussion

Sculptor in residence

First cattle up the new ramp

Post flood bird life