Farm life goes on regardless

Due to the effects bushfires, drought and flood, and now coronavirus, our income has been reduced by 70% over the past seven months. The agri-tourism side of the business is now non-existent and, not surprisingly, in a time of economic crisis, sales of our premium alpaca products have almost dried up.

We are thankful for both state and federal government assistance to help us stay afloat, but we would much prefer to be paying our own way! Ultimately, all government assistance comes out of the pockets of tax-payers just like us.

But even in the midst of a pandemic, the daily routine on a farm continues as normal. It doesn’t really seem like a lockdown when you have over 50 hectares of land to work and roam around in. We feel very fortunate compared to those of you who are confined indoors.

After the ravages of drought and flood there has certainly been no shortage of work to get the farm back to how it was a year ago, but we are now getting close.

We want to assure all our day visitors, campers, caravaners and shop customers that we will be back in business the minute the lockdown is lifted. And there is going to be one hell of a party to celebrate!