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Farmer Testimonials - North Queensland

“The more excess water we get in the wet, that we can keep until the end of the year, the longer our growing season will be and the more productive our pastures.”
- Paul Lefeuvre, ‘Belemaher’ near St Margaret’s Creek.

“The ultimate aim for us is to rehydrate the soils, slow down the erosion, make more water available and make more use of the rainfall we get so we get more infiltration and make our season go a little bit longer.”
- Chris Lefeuvre, ‘Worona Station’ near Townsville.

“If this puts more moisture there we’ll have a better response with our grasses around these areas.”
- Tim Whelan, ‘Bumbleginny Station’ near Charters Towers.

“The idea of agriculture and rehydration working together is a fantastic thing.”
- Gerard Lyons, ‘Four Mile Station’ near Majors Creek.

 

Case Studies - Mulloon Creek, southern NSW

“If this really works for us it won’t be unique anymore, it’ll be commonplace.”
– Gerry Carroll, ‘Mulloon Farm’, Mulloon NSW

“It’s going to make a hell of a difference I think.”
– John West, ‘Westview Farm’, Mulloon NSW

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“They’re making us all more knowledgeable about what happens in the landscape. They’ve definitely improved the value of our land and we have the ability, certainly, to run more cattle.”
– Ulli Tuisk, ‘Palerang’, Mulloon NSW

“There will be generations ahead of us that will feel the benefit from the work done by the Mulloon Institute.”
– Sue Tuisk, ‘Palerang’, Mulloon NSW

 VIP Testimonials

The Hon Shane Stone AC QC, former Coordinator General of the Federal Government’s National Drought & North Queensland Flood Response & Recovery Agency, visited the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative with his team in September 2020.

The Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia the Hon David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and his wife Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, visited Mulloon Creek Natural Farms in October 2020.

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the Mulloon Institute in October 2018 to see first-hand how landscape repair and rehydration is boosting the Mulloon Creek Natural Farms’ drought resilience and improving agricultural output.

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United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network:
“We are thrilled to learn that the Mulloon Institute, together with the Australian National University, is conducting projects aimed at developing and testing farming practices and agricultural models that would be more sustainable on an economic, social and environmental point of view. We feel we have much to learn from you, and therefore invite you to partner with the SDSN on the above-mentioned Initiative, to identify synergies between our work and develop concrete cases for agricultural transformation pathways in Australia.”