Stephen and Fiona
Since we bought the property in 2008 we’ve been looking at various options for what we want to do with the land.
We’ve always been interested in keeping the land in good shape for the family to enjoy, while generating some income at the same time. So we’ve considered options such as chalets and cattle but have concluded that they would be too hard to manage at this stage in our lives. The Peer Group Mentoring Project came along at a stage when we were still looking for options and ideas.
The first thing that happened, once we’d put our hand up to participate in the Mentoring Project, was a site visit. Cath, Bob, Arthur and Bryon came and we walked around together looking and talking about our ideas and the ideas they tossed in. For example, we discussed the idea of re-clearing some parts of the property that had been under pasture in earlier times.
All the mentors appreciated the native forest. It covers a substantial proportion of our property and is in a remarkably healthy condition. We discussed the option of thinning out some of the marri to encourage the growth of the jarrah. This was a completely new idea to me.
All the mentors had different areas of expertise which was great. They also said we could call them at any time if we wished. I have subsequently spoken to Bob. Soon after the site visit we received a report which was essentially a record of the conversation we had had on the day.
The main thing that has come out of it for me has been some new ideas. In fact it was an ‘eyeopener’. We’re not in a position to do much yet in the way of implementing major new projects but the time will come. In the meantime it is really good to know that all the mentors are available to us if and when needed.
Since we bought the property in 2008 we’ve been looking at various options for what we want to do with the land.
We’ve always been interested in keeping the land in good shape for the family to enjoy, while generating some income at the same time. So we’ve considered options such as chalets and cattle but have concluded that they would be too hard to manage at this stage in our lives. The Peer Group Mentoring Project came along at a stage when we were still looking for options and ideas.
The first thing that happened, once we’d put our hand up to participate in the Mentoring Project, was a site visit. Cath, Bob, Arthur and Bryon came and we walked around together looking and talking about our ideas and the ideas they tossed in. For example, we discussed the idea of re-clearing some parts of the property that had been under pasture in earlier times.
All the mentors appreciated the native forest. It covers a substantial proportion of our property and is in a remarkably healthy condition. We discussed the option of thinning out some of the marri to encourage the growth of the jarrah. This was a completely new idea to me.
All the mentors had different areas of expertise which was great. They also said we could call them at any time if we wished. I have subsequently spoken to Bob. Soon after the site visit we received a report which was essentially a record of the conversation we had had on the day.
The main thing that has come out of it for me has been some new ideas. In fact it was an ‘eyeopener’. We’re not in a position to do much yet in the way of implementing major new projects but the time will come. In the meantime it is really good to know that all the mentors are available to us if and when needed.