The blessed fruit
Just when you think everything that can be grown in the Northern Valleys is being grown, along comes a new visionary to take advantage...
Pandemic production
A COVID lockdown project has bloomed into a productive side hustle for Tony Munns and his six sons; growers of Munns & Sons garlic...
Dave to the rescue
From ancient Egyptians to our beloved Winnie the Pooh, honey harvesting has been happening in our civilisation for a guesstimated 4500 years now, and...
Dandalee Park Dairy Goats wins Royal Show Governor’s Cup
It was the Governor’s Cup presentation that almost didn’t happen, with the winner busy delivering a baby goat as the formalities began!
Trevor Blight and...
Healing with hemp
An almost fatal accident five years ago has led Shay Harris and husband Clint to develop a unique product that beautifully blends both their...
A little bit of everything
Tony and Jenny Maddern first appeared in the Northern Valleys News in early 2014, in a cover story focusing on the fruitful Kensington Pride...
Skin deep success at Challara
In the early nineties, tired of chasing fly blown sheep around their Badgingarra farm, Peter Wilkinson and his father Ron of Challara Poll Merino...
Beermullah Lake left high and dry
“We won’t know if what is happening has been detrimental until the damage has occurred.”
Gingin Water Group secretary Sue Pedrick’s comment is referring to...
A zest for business at Moora Chamber of Commerce’s sundowner!
Julie Walsh
We get asked a number of questions at the Moora Chamber of Commerce. One recent question was, “Why do we hold Sundowners?”
On March...
Hay history reaps rewards
In the Bible, chaff is considered the most humble of wheat products, containing little to no value. Yet for the Turner family – the...
Back to the future
Throughout the West Australian grainbelt shimmering crops of wheat, barley, canola and oats stretch as far as the eye can see – glowing liquid...
A passion for provenance
For Courtney Bayliss at Gingin Premium Meats, the path from paddock to plate is shorter than most. The supply chain from her family farm...
