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Yarding Calves in Late Summer

Corcoran Parkers Matt Birch Moving Cattle

XKD and our Quality Cattle

Delivering supplemental feed to the herd

Delivering supplemental feed to the herd

Calves, Spring, and thick Pasture

Calves, Spring, and thick Pasture

After some solid rain, a sign perhaps

After some solid rain, a sign perhaps

Angus Bull resting in the French Paddock

Angus Bull resting in the French Paddock

Beautiful Blossoms in bloom as Spring arrives

Beautiful Blossoms in bloom as Spring arrives

Concrete Stock Troughs for clean fresh water to every paddock

Concrete Stock Troughs for clean fresh water to every paddock

Flooding is not uncommon across our River Flats

Flooding across our River Flats

Deutz Fahr 75hp utility tractor

Deutz Fahr 75hp utility tractor

Gardenias in the Gardens

Gardenias in the Gardens

Early Snowfalls

Early Snowfalls

Feeding out to our Paton Lick Feeders

Feeding out to our Paton Lick Feeders

Finding some dryground on a hill

Finding some dryground on a hill

Storms flood across the flats

Storms flood across the flats

Fruit Trees in Blossom

Fruit Trees in Blossom

To the Centre (Greg Johns) and the Brian Lake in Winter

To the Centre (Greg Johns) and the Brian Lake in Winter

Glorious afternoons at the Brian Lake

Glorious afternoons at the Brian Lake

Blossoms signal the end of Winter

Blossoms signal the end of Winter

Jayden refilling the Feed Bins

Jayden refilling the Feed Bins

Heavy rains break the banks of Fisher Creek

Heavy rains break the banks of Fisher Creek

Homestead Cellar

Homestead Cellar

MJK doing the rounds

Heifers Grazing

Hungry Heifers

Hungry Heifers

Orange Spring Blooms

Orange Spring Blooms

Seeding before the Autumn Break

Purple and Yellow Rhododendrons make a stunning display in late Spring

Purple and Yellow Rhododendrons make a stunning display in late Spring

Our river flats handle floodwaters well

Our river flats handle floodwaters well

Rhododendrons show a great display in the Gardens

Rhododendrons show a great display in the Gardens

Spring Grazing

Spring Grazing

Reids Calf Feeder Mix at 18% Protein

Reids Calf Feeder Mix at 18% Protein

Springtime looking down to one of the creeks

Springtime looking down to one of the creeks

Rudi Jass sculpture with a dusting of snow in the Homestead Gardens

Rudi Jass sculpture with a dusting of snow in the Homestead Gardens

Spring is blooming in the gardens

Spring is blooming in the gardens

St.Fillan Creeks teeming with Trout, this one went back

St.Fillan Creeks teeming with Trout, this one went back

Main driveway underwater after heavy Spring Rainstorms

Main driveway floods after heavy Spring Rainstorms

Swollen Creeks edge the Homestead Gardens

Swollen Creeks edge the Homestead Gardens

A beautiful Camelia in the gardens

A beautiful Camelia in the gardens

Trout Fishing in the Brian Lake

Trout Fishing in the Brian Lake

The Gardens are alive with colour as Spring arrives

The Gardens are alive with colour as Spring arrives

We get all weather at St.Fillan Farm

We get all weather at St.Fillan Farm

Winter Grazing

Winter Grazing

Pink Rhododendrons are a great show in Springtime

Pink Rhododendrons are a great show in Springtime

Ben lends a hand..or two..

Ben lends a hand..or two..

The hills around St.Fillan are regularly covered in snow, even into late Spring

The hills around St.Fillan are regularly covered in snow, even into late Spring

Winter Snowfalls in the Gardens

Winter Snowfalls in the Gardens

Wisteria blooms over the Henhouse

Wisteria blooms over the Henhouse

Quality PTIC St.Fillan Heifers

48-hour pasture rotations allow the mobs to predict the next move

48-hour pasture rotations allow the mobs to predict the next move

Fergus learning on the job

Fergus learning on the job

Ben Stewart

Ben Stewart

Always inquisitive

Always inquisitive

Autumn Calves

Autumn Calves

Diverse Pasture Mix

Diverse Pasture Mix

Bright Red Rhododendrons are a standout in the Gardens

Bright Red Rhododendrons are a standout in the Gardens

Autumn Maples

Autumn Maples

Dreaming of what might be..

Dreaming of what might be..

Angus Heifers

Angus Heifers

Fresh Calves are always a wonder

Fresh Calves are always a wonder

Echidnas are plentiful at St.Fillan Farm

Echidnas are plentiful at St.Fillan Farm

The St.Fillan Chow Chow

The St.Fillan Chow

Fresh Potatoes from the Birdcage Garden

Fresh Potatoes from the Birdcage Garden

Grazing diverse species pasture

Grazing diverse species pasture

Newborn Calf takes its first steps

Newborn Calf takes its first steps

Grazing in Winter

Grazing in Winter

Inquisitive Angus

Inquisitive Angus

Jayden Saggin

Jayden Saggin

Multiple Clovers as part of our diverse pasture mix

Multiple Clovers as part of our diverse pasture mix

New Chicks in the Henhouse

New Chicks in the Henhouse

Fresh apples in the courtyard

Fresh apples in the courtyard

Ben Stewart and a fresh Calf

Ben and a fresh Calf

Newborn

Newborn

No!

No!

Part of our Regenerative Ag Pasture program

Part of our Regenerative Ag Pasture program

Pulitano heifers join our herd

Pulitano heifers join our herd

Quiet temperament on display with our Angus Heifers

Quiet temperament on display with our Angus Heifers

Ready for their regular movement

Ready for their regular movement

Regenerative Pasture Mix

Regenerative Pasture Mix

TeMania Calves

TeMania Calves

Saved by the gate, Fergus learns the ropes

Saved by the gate, Fergus learns the ropes

St.Fillan Apples taste the best

St.Fillan Apples taste the best

St.Fillan Farm looking NE

Views across the farm looking NE

Red Cabbage from the Birdcage Garden

Red Cabbage from the Birdcage Garden

St.Fillan Heifers

St.Fillan Heifers

A mob of TeMania Heifers

A mob of TeMania Heifers

TeMania Heifers

TeMania Heifers

View west over our main dam

View west over our main dam

Wedgetail Eagles are a magnificent sight at St.Fillan Farm

Wedgetail Eagles are a magnificent sight at St.Fillan Farm

Main entrance to the farm

Main Entrance

Young Angus Calf

Young Angus Calf

A break in the rain

A break in the rain

A Rooster in the Henhouse

A Rooster in the Henhouse

A young Pulitano Heifer from Mansfield should be used to this weather

A young Pulitano Heifer from Mansfield should be used to this weather

Winter Sunset over the Brian Lake

Winter Sunset over the Brian Lake

Always be careful where you step

Always be careful where you step

A big day on the farm for Fergus

Fergus Siesta !

Blooming Rhododendrons mark the beginning of Springtime

Blooming Rhododendrons mark the beginning of Springtime

Capital Pear Blossoms and our St.Fillan Bees

Capital Pear Blossoms and our St.Fillan Bees

Checking the Silos

Checking the Silos

Constant maintenance as we decommission poly stocktroughs

Constant maintenance as we decommission poly stocktroughs

Country Cooking never tasted better

Country Cooking never tasted better

Dams overflow and water runs in volume out of the surrounding hills and our upper dam

Dams overflow and water runs in volume out of the surrounding hills and our upper dam

Deutz-Fahr Utility Tractor

Deutz-Fahr Utility Tractor

End of the of the workday in the Gardens

End of the of the workday in the Gardens

Fallen Trees will get used for onsite timber where we can

Fallen Trees will get used for onsite timber where we can

Floodwaters wash over the laneways

Floodwaters wash over the laneways

Flying the flag in deep winter

Flying the flag in deep winter

Glorious Spring Blooms

Glorious Spring Blooms

Grazing land in the Yarra Ranges, St.Fillan after a snowstorm 2021

Grazing land in the Yarra Ranges, St.Fillan after a snowstorm 2021

John Deere Gators our workhorse in all conditions

John Deere Gators our workhorse in all conditions

Look North to the Sun, flying the flag in mid Winter

A ‘Zhu Wei’ sculpture looking North by the Flagpole in Winter

Magnificent Blooms of the Magnolia 'Vulcan'

Magnificent Blooms of the Magnolia ‘Vulcan’

Magnolia in bloom

Magnolia in bloom

Native Waratah in the Homestead Gardens

Native Waratah in the Homestead Gardens

Native Wattles put on a great show

Native Wattles put on a great show

Pelicans and a vast array of Birdlife enjoy the Dams and Lakes at St.Fillan

Pelicans and a vast array of Birdlife enjoy the Dams and Lakes at St.Fillan

Picked Fresh from the Lower Gardens

Picked Fresh from the Lower Gardens

Plentiful Evergreens including rare Firs, Pines and Cedars are found in the Park Gardens at St.Fillan

Plentiful Evergreens including rare Firs, Pines and Cedars are found in the Park Gardens at St.Fillan

Pulitano Females get a warm welcome to St.Fillan

Pulitano Females get a warm welcome to St.Fillan

Reids Stockfeed delivery

Reids Stockfeed delivery

Rhododendrons bursting into life

Rhododendrons bursting into life

Regenerative Ag and our ever changing Pasture Mix

Regenerative Ag and our ever changing Pasture Mix

Snow blankets the farm

Thick snowfalls cover the farm

Snow blankets the Stables

Snow blankets the Stables

St.Fillan Homestead after a cold front

St.Fillan Homestead after a cold front

Stock Feed Supplement delivers in all weather at St.Fillan

Stock Feed Supplement delivers in all weather at St.Fillan

Sun, Snow, Dry and Floods, St.Fillan has it all

Sun, Snow, Dry and Floods, St.Fillan has it all

White Hellebores in the Homestead Garden

White Hellebores in the Homestead Garden

View from the Homestead Library

View from the Homestead Library

Sunning ones face in the snow, St.Fillan Sculptures

Sunning ones face in the snow, St.Fillan Sculptures by “Zhu Wei”

The Hens range free at St.Fillan

The Hens range free at St.Fillan

Victorian Flag flies high over St.Fillan Farm

Victorian Flag flies high over St.Fillan Farm

Welcome Sun after a long winter

Welcome Sun after a long winter

Artichokes gone to flower in the Birdcage Garden

Artichokes gone to flower in the Birdcage Garden

Wild weather brings fallen trees

Wild weather brings fallen trees

Winter around the Pool

Winter around the Pool

All looking North

All looking North

Apiarist Ben Moore from Bens Bees manages our Flow Hives at St.Fillan Farm

Apiarist Ben Moore from Bens Bees manages our Flow Hives at St.Fillan Farm

Beautiful Magnolia Flowers

Beautiful Magnolia Flowers

Behind every good farm....

Rebecca

Checking the Hay Windrows prior baling

Checking the Hay Windrows prior baling

Cloudless

Cloudless

Crepe Myrtle 'Sioux' line the Pavillion Walkway

Crepe Myrtle ‘Sioux’ line the Pavillion Walkway

Family lunches in the Cigar Garden

Family lunches in the Cigar Garden

Farm Lunches are special at St.Fillan Farm

Farm Lunches are special at St.Fillan Farm

Farming in the Cigar Garden

Afternoon break in the Cigar Garden

Fendt and Fahr

Fendt and Fahr

Fendt Vario and a Rain Gauge, essential farming tools

Fendt Vario and a Rain Gauge, essential farming tools

Fisher Creek meanders through the Farm

Fisher Creek meanders through the Farm

Flowers are a vital component of our bio-diversity and gardens

Flowers are a vital component of our bio-diversity and gardens

Frosts show the intricate webs and life in the hedges at St.Fillan Farm

Frosts show the intricate webs and life in the hedges at St.Fillan Farm

Green, thick and diverse

Green, thick and diverse

Hay Baling

Hay Baling

Hilltop vantage point looks out across the farm

Hilltop vantage point looks out across the farm

Hydrangeas form part of the cooler lower gardens at St.Fillan

Hydrangeas form part of the cooler lower gardens at St.Fillan

Increased ground covers and managed grazing is the St.Fillan operation and forms part of our Regenerative Ag program

Increased ground covers and managed grazing is the St.Fillan operation and forms part of our Regenerative Ag program

Late Afternoon in Hay Season

Late Afternoon in Hay Season

Looking up at the towering Sequoia Giganteum in the Homestead Gardens

Looking up at the towering Sequoia Giganteum in the Homestead Gardens

Lynton Harrison does the stock rounds

Lynton Harrison, Stock Agent

Many variety of Waterlillies seemingly float on the Brian Lake, providing a wonderful habitat and shade for fish, frogs and insect life on the Brian Lake

Many variety of Waterlillies seemingly float on the Brian Lake, providing a wonderful habitat and shade for fish, frogs and insect life on the Brian Lake

Multiple Clovers in our mix

Multiple Clovers in our mix

Never waste an Artichoke, even if Flowered

Never waste an Artichoke, even if Flowered

New multi-species pasture mix

New multi-species pasture mix

Passion Fruit vines in the Birdcage Garden

Passion Fruit vines in the Birdcage Garden

Pinecones

Pinecones

Purple Lavender around the Sculpture Pond

Purple Lavender around the Sculpture Pond

Silage delivering from Gippsland

Silage delivering from Gippsland

Soft Pink Gardenias

Soft Pink Gardenias

Spring Flowers adorn the Gardens

Spring Flowers adorn the Gardens

The complete Farmers meal...

The complete Farmers meal…

The Courtyard Clock

The Courtyard Clock

The Pavillion Walkway abloom with Agapanthus, Lavender and towering Italian Pines around a Greg Johns Sculpture in the pond

The Pavillion Walkway abloom with Agapanthus, Lavender and towering Italian Pines around a Greg Johns Sculpture in the pond

There is nothing better than our fresh Summer Berries here St.Fillan Farm

There is nothing better than our fresh Summer Berries here St.Fillan Farm

Waterlillies on the Brian Lake

Waterlillies on the Brian Lake

Wouldn't pass muster at a Supermarket chain but our naturally shaped St.Fillan Carrots are exceptional to taste

Wouldn’t pass muster at a Supermarket chain but our naturally shaped St.Fillan Carrots are exceptional to taste

Yellow Roses freshly cut

Yellow Roses freshly cut

3 new Table Top Bulls settle into St.Fillan in the sorting yards

New Table Top Angus Bulls settle into St.Fillan in the sorting yards

Constructing our new sorting yards

Constructing our new sorting yards

Do you know a better spot for lunch ?

Do you know a better spot for lunch ?

Family Business, Oscar helps out in the Yards

Family Business, Oscar helps out in the Yards

Fencing and the Fendt

Fencing and the Fendt

Fendt and Fencing

Fendt and Fencing

Fergus learns to 'stay' in the driveway. Good Dog !

Fergus learns to ‘stay’ in the driveway. Good Dog !

Full Service Stud, Table Top Angus really delivers

Full Service Stud, Table Top Angus delivers

Italian Bees on flowering Chives

Italian Bees on flowering Chives

Oscar takes a backflip into the water troughs whilst managing a Bulls advance...

Oscar takes a backflip into the water troughs whilst ‘managing’ a Bulls advance…

Red Chestnut Tree in the Parkland Gardens

Red Chestnut Tree in the Parkland Gardens

Rhododendrons en-masse blooms are hard to beat

Rhododendrons en-masse blooms are hard to beat

Auger Loading the Lickfeeders with Reids Stockfeed

Showtime

Showtime

Spiders are an essential part of the bio-diversity of any thriving environment

Spiders are an essential part of the bio-diversity of any thriving environment

Table Top Angus Stud Bulls in the yards

TTA Bulls arrive into the yards

Streamlife at St.Fillan

Table Top Genesis arrives

TTA Genesis arrives at St.Fillan

Table Top Makeham, Dusty and Genesis take a drink after the trip down from NSW

Table Top Makeham, Dusty and Genesis take a drink after the trip down from NSW

Te Mania Qoyor stands out in the herd

Te Mania Qoyor stands out in the herd

Rhododendrons are a standout feature of the Gardens at St.Fillan Farm

Rhododendrons are a standout feature of the Gardens at St.Fillan Farm

Tim Scott from Table Top Angus Stud with new Bulls in our yards

Tim Scott from Table Top Angus Stud with new Bulls in our yards

Welcome to St.Fillan, Table Top Dusty

Welcome to St.Fillan, Table Top Dusty

White Lavender, pretty, fragrant, and the Bees love it

White Lavender, pretty, fragrant, and the Bees love it

A good mothering trait is what we breed for at St.Fillan

A good mothering trait is what we breed for at St.Fillan

A great product, we practice what we preach and direct application RPR from Tunisia is the Autumn 2021 Fertz Program

A great product, we practice what we preach and direct application RPR from Tunisia is the Autumn 2021 Fertz Program

Allunga Angus Bull Q40

Allunga Angus Q40

Preparing for Pasture Work

Allunga Bull Q6 joins the team

Allunga Q6 joins the Commercial Bull Team

Allunga Bull with Lawson Angus Genetics

Allunga Q40 in our Commercial Bull Team, Power Plus with a pedigree of Lawson Angus Genetics

Always need a warm coat at St.Fillan in Autumn

Always need a warm coat at St.Fillan in Autumn

Angus Heifers in May

Angus Heifers in May

Arrival of 5T Lick Feeders

Arrival of 5T Lick Feeders

Friends for life, looking out to the NE

Friends for life, looking out to the NE

Daniel O'Toole delivers another truckload from up North

Daniel O’Toole delivers another truckload from up North

Farmlife at St.Fillan Farm

Farmlife at St.Fillan Farm

Fendt and Fahr in the Machinery Shed

Fendt and Fahr in the Machinery Shed

Fergus takes a bath

Fergus – Wet Pup !

Fergus takes a break

Fergus takes a break

Reactive Phosphate Rock (RPR) Fertilizer

Fog lifts slowly in Autumn

Fog lifts slowly in Autumn

Frost is no concern to our flock of St.Fillan Geese

Frost is no concern to our flock of St.Fillan Geese

Grazing the hill pastures

Grazing the hill pastures

Heifers for Autumn joining

Heifers for Autumn joining

A crisp dawn breaks

A crisp dawn breaks

John Deere Gators replace all Quadbikes now

John Deere Gators replace all Quadbikes now

Looking on, extremely quiet Heifers dont mind having their photo taken

Looking on, extremely quiet Heifers dont mind having their photo taken

Machinery Shed

Machinery Shed

May on the Farm

May on the Farm

Gallagher Panel Scanner and a 24 month Heifer

Mob of Heifers

Mob of Heifers

Not so mobile, 5T Paton Feeders can only be moved empty

Not so mobile, 5T Paton Feeders can only be moved empty

Reactive Phosphate Rock from Tunisia delivered by Matt Helder and Dindi Ag

Reactive Phosphate Rock from Tunisia delivered by Matt Helder and Dindi Ag

Replacing all Quadbikes, the JD Gator with ROPS handles the winter mud with ease

Replacing all Quadbikes, the JD Gator with ROPS handles the winter mud with ease

RPR from Tunisia for Autumn Application

RPR from Tunisia for Autumn Application

Billy and an orphaned Kangaroo before he gets delivered to the Sanctuary

Billy and an orphaned Kangaroo before he gets delivered to the Sanctuary

Sun in Winter...doesn't feel too warm however

Sun in Winter…doesn’t feel too warm however

Thanks to Haeuslers Shepparton for the JD delivery... and a new cap for MJK

Thanks to Haeuslers Shepparton for the JD delivery… and a new cap for MJK

The breeding shows through with Allunga Q40

Allunga Q40

The wonders of a cool climate in the lower gardens

The wonders of a cool climate in the lower gardens

Our traditional farmer

Traditional Farming

This calf has a great maternal trait mother as she covers him up in a hay trail against the cold

This calf has a great maternal trait mother as she covers him up in a hay trail against the cold

Up close and personal with a mob of quiet calm Heifers

Up close and personal with a mob of quiet calm Heifers

Vetch Hay from the Mallee

Vetch Hay from the Mallee

View from the hills, looking East/NE across St.Fillan Farm

View from the hills, looking East/NE across St.Fillan Farm

Weird and wonderful weather...

Weird and wonderful weather…

Worthy of a master landscape painter, Winter Afternoon at the Brian Lake

Worthy of an old master landscape painting, the Brian Lake

A lovely Hydgrangea variety in the Lower Gardens

A lovely Hydgrangea variety in the Lower Gardens

A tray of fresh strawberries and raspberries from the Birdcage Gardens

A tray of fresh strawberries and raspberries from the Birdcage Gardens

Active groundcover around the homestead, keeps the weeds down and the kids outside

Active groundcover around the homestead, keeps the weeds down and the kids outside

Almost there, Rhododendron Buds in October

Almost there, Rhododendron Buds in October

Apple Blossoms

Apple Blossoms

Berries in Season fresh from our Gardens

Berries in Season fresh from our Gardens

Bill, Brent and MJK

Bill, Brent and MJK

Black Hellebores under a Heritage Listed Lawson Cyprus

Black Hellebores under a Heritage Listed Lawson Cyprus

Colour everywhere in the gardens

Colour everywhere in the gardens

Early Waterlillies on the Brian Lake

Early Waterlillies on the Brian Lake

Evergreen Spring Growth

Evergreen Spring Growth

Flowers in every Garden

Flowers in every Garden

Winter over the Lake

Winter over the Lake

Fuji Apples in Blossom

Fuji Apples in Blossom

Garlic Flowers from our Gardens

Garlic Flowers from our Gardens

Glorious Gardenias

Glorious Gardenias

Hay Season

Hay Season

Herbs gone to seed, the Bees love it

Herbs gone to seed, the Bees love it

Highway Meadow after its first treatment of a new species variety mix

Highway Meadow after its first treatment of a new species variety mix

Lynton Harrison tells MJK how its done

Lynton Harrison/MJK & a Serious Agent/Client Moment !

Magnolia Trees in the Gardens

Magnolia Trees in the Gardens

No pool heating here

No pool heating here

Orange is the new Pink

Orange is the new Pink

Our first Apples of 2020

Our first Apples of 2020

Our Pasture Hay from P1 2020

Pasture Hay from P1 first cut

Pasture at St.Fillan

Pasture at St.Fillan

Pear Blossoms around the Central Sheds and working areas

Pear Blossoms around the Central Sheds and working areas

Loading up for NVLX Barnawartha

Privet Vulgaris is no stranger to snow as our Driveway Hedge

Privet Vulgaris is no stranger to snow as our Driveway Hedge

Rainbow after a storm

Rainbow after a storm

Regenerative Agriculture on full display with this meadow of multi species pasture

Regenerative Agriculture on full display with this meadow of multi species pasture

Rhododendrons in flower

Rhododendrons in flower

September Snow

September Snow

Snowball Bushes put on a great show along the pathways at St.Fillan Farm

Snowball Bushes put on a great show along the pathways at St.Fillan Farm

Snowflurries make for a great Springtime

Snowflurries make for a great Springtime

Springtime Snow

Springtime Snow

Steavenson Falls a short drive and hike from St.Fillan

Steavenson Falls a short drive and hike from St.Fillan

Sunset over the Brian Lake

Sunset over the Brian Lake

The Library Office in the Homestead

The Library Office in the Homestead

The modern Ploughmans Lunch, St.Fillan style

The modern Ploughmans Lunch, St.Fillan style

The pastures thick even late December

The pastures thick even late December

Who said vegetables can't be pretty - Cabbage in the Birdcage Garden

Who said vegetables can’t be pretty – Cabbage in the Birdcage Garden

Working Bull working

Working Bull working

Angus Heifer enjoys some sunshine

Angus Heifer enjoys some sunshine

Angus Heifers

Angus Heifers

Another Bee favourite in the Gardens

Another Bee favourite in the Gardens

Autumn Gardens

Autumn Gardens

Autumn over the Brian Lake

Autumn over the Brian Lake

Autumnal Driveway

Autumnal Driveway

Bees love our Gardens

Bees love our Gardens

Biodiversity and thriving soil even on the pathways

Biodiversity and thriving soil even on the pathways

Butterflies are attracted to our wide range of flowers

Butterflies are attracted to our wide range of flowers

Capital Pears show Red around the Cigar Garden in late May

Capital Pears show Red around the Cigar Garden in late May

Driveway paddocks looking West

Driveway paddocks looking West

Essential playware on our Farm

Essential playware on our Farm

Homestead over the Hedge

Family Farm

Michael & Rebecca in South 1

Farmers lunch at St.Fillan

Farmers lunch at St.Fillan

Fisher Creek

Fisher Creek

Flurry of Flag shows a gentle Northerly

Flurry of Flag shows a gentle Northerly

Fog Lifts to reveal a magnificent Autumn Day

Fog Lifts to reveal a magnificent Autumn Day

Frosts and webs

Frosts and webs

Geese and the Seasons Goslings make the Brian Lake home

Geese and the Seasons Goslings make the Brian Lake home

Goulds lane of magnificent Poplar Lombardi trees mark the entrance to our first farm in Buxton, just down the road from St.Fillan

Goulds lane of magnificent Poplar Lombardi trees mark the entrance to our first farm in Buxton, just down the road from St.Fillan

Hay awaits the next mob

Hay awaits the next mob

Homestead Entrance Hall

Homestead Entrance

Lettuce Varieties in the Birdcage Gardens

Lettuce Varieties in the Birdcage Gardens

Little wonder most visitors drop-by around Noon

Little wonder most visitors drop-by around Noon

Luke practicing for the Wide World of Sports Woodchop

Luke, an Axe, and plenty of Firewood

Lunch is always a treat at St.Fillan

Lunch is always a treat at St.Fillan

MJK

Michael

Never too young to learn - Planting trees along drainage ditches are all part of our Regernative Ag approach

Never too young to learn – Planting trees along drainage trenches – part of our Regenerative Ag philosophy

Purple glory

Purple glory

Quiet Cattle are Content Cattle

Quiet Cattle are Content Cattle

Taking it in

Taking it in

Testing out new Regen-Ag methods with a Soilkee Renovator

Testing out new Regen-Ag methods with a Soilkee Renovator

The Birdcage Garden in Autumn

The Birdcage Garden in Autumn

Weaners in the Mist

The homestead vegetables from the Birdcage Garden

The homestead vegetables from the Birdcage Garden

Everyone loves Rebeccas cupcakes

Everyone loves Rebeccas cupcakes

We have planted many native Banksias and Bottle Brush trees around St.Fillan Farm to support increased birdlife and insects

We have planted many native Banksias and Bottle Brush trees around St.Fillan Farm to support increased birdlife and insects

When is a hat not a hat...tomatoes and lettuce from the Birdcage Garden

When is a hat not a hat…tomatoes and lettuce from the Birdcage Garden

Willows and the Island Bridge

Willows and the Island Bridge

Working in the Deer Block

Working in the Deer Block

Zucca, Carrots and Pumpkin from the Birdcage Garden

Zucca, Carrots and Pumpkin from the Birdcage Garden

Almost ready to Calve

Almost ready to Calve

Angus S year Calf

Angus S year Calf

Another Calf hitches a ride

Another Calf hitches a ride

August 21

August 21

Autumn Calves lick their lips over Vetch/Oaten Hay

Autumn Calves lick their lips over Vetch/Oaten Hay

Autumn Calves

Autumn Calves

Calving Season Spring 21

Calving Season Spring 21

Camelias in late Winter

Camelias in late Winter

Cow Pat in all its bio-organic healthy glory

A Cow Pat in all its Bio-Organic Glory

Farm Dogs Life

Farm Dogs Life

Feeding out our Silage

Feeding out our Silage

Fergus of St.Fillan at 8 months

Fergus of St.Fillan at 8 months

Fergus on the East Lawn

Fergus on the East Lawn

Fodder essential during the colder months

Fodder fed out during the colder months

Freshly Cut Flowers always a feature in the Homestead

Freshly Cut Flowers always a feature in the Homestead

Grainline Auger makes loading easy

Grainline Auger makes loading easy

Rodeo Comes to Town

Hay, Heifers and Autumn Calves

Hay, Heifers and Autumn Calves

Hellebores

Hellebores

Henhouse Browns

Henhouse Browns

Hens everywhere

Hens everywhere

Jayden carries an Autumn 21 Calf

Jayden carries an Autumn 21 Calf

JD SUV Gator, easy to park

JD SUV 4×4 Gator

Loading up the feedcart

Loading up the feedcart

Heifer 21

Heifer 21

Its a Family Affair at St.Fillan Farm

Family Farm, MJK & Rebecca

Moving stray calves made easy ..

Moving stray calves made easy ..

Our outdoor office whilst the sun is shining

Our outdoor office whilst the sun is shining

Mother and Calf

Mother and Calf

Moving the smaller Paton Lick Feeders

Moving the smaller Paton Lick Feeders

New 5T bins

New 5T bins

Paton Portable Feed Cart

Paton Portable Feed Cart

Pear Blossoms around the farmyard

Pear Blossoms around the farmyard

REIDs Beef Mix, 14% Protein with Almond Shell

REIDs Beef Mix, 14% Protein with Almond Shell

Spring Calf 2021

Spring Calf 2021

Spring edges closer

Spring edges closer

Seed Hoe and the Fendt Vario

Supplemental Feed

Supplemental Feed

Stress Free Cattle Movements Across St.Fillan Farm

Team TeMania Bull

Team TeMania Bull

This Calf took a ride as he got separated from his mob

This Calf took a ride as he got separated from his mob

Vetch Hay

Vetch Hay

Violet Town Concrete Troughs arrive

Violet Town Concrete Troughs arrive

Wet on the Hills

Wet on the Hills

Winter Feed Out

Winter Feed Out

Winter Hay Mix

Winter Hay Mix

Echidna on the laneway verge

Echidna on the laneway verge

Flowers and plentiful insect life around the gardens

Flowers and plentiful insect life around the gardens

Red Cabbage

Red Cabbage

TeMania Stud Bull

TeMania Bulls in our Commercial Team

Autumn Mornings

Autumn Mornings

The Brian Lake

The Brian Lake

Frost in Autumn

Frost in Autumn

Taking Shade Under A Mighty Oak

Frosted Grasses

Frosted Grasses

Geese and The Brian Lake

Geese and The Brian Lake

Light Frost

Light Frost

May 2020

May Mornings

Rebeccas Cupcakes

Rebeccas Cupcakes

Suns Out in May

Sun’s Out in May

Tennis Pavillion at Night

Tennis Pavillion at Night

The Island Bridge across the Brian Lake

The Island Bridge across the Brian Lake

Trucking Cattle

Trucking Cattle

Trucks filled with Angus Cattle head North

Trucks filled with our Angus Cattle head North

Waiting to load

Waiting to load

A surpise warm day in September

A rare warm day September 21

Bees love Blossom

Bees love Blossom

Bens Bees own Honey, we always appreciate a sample and try others products

Bens Bees own Honey, we always appreciate a sample and try others products

Checking the Hives

Checking the Hives

Even with the smoker, these German Bees didn't apppreciate the intrusion

Even with the smoker, these German Bees didn’t apppreciate the intrusion

Ever Reliable, REIDs stockfeeds deliver

Ever Reliable, REIDs stockfeeds deliver

Grainline Grain Auger

Grainline Grain Auger

Great Line of Heifers

Great Line of Heifers

Heifers and Calves September 21

Heifers and Calves September 21

Mother and young calf

Mother and young calf

New Mothers and Calves as Spring Season is well underway

New Mothers and Calves as Spring Season is well underway

REID deliver 25 MT into our Silos

REID deliver 25 MT into our Silos

Team TeMania Bulls Arrive

Team TeMania Bulls for our Spring Calving Program

TeMania Heifer still in her Winter Coat

TeMania Heifer still in her Winter Coat

a Team TeMania mother

a Team TeMania mother

Tulips appear inthe lawns as Spring arrives

Tulips appear inthe lawns as Spring arrives

Wide Laneways Make Movements Easy

Weaning Our Calves

Turtles in the Pool

The Kitchen Gardens Provide A Delicious Salad

Allunga Q40 Slimmed Down After a Solid 6 Weeks Work

Summer Supplemental Feeding

Late Afternoons in Summer

Spring Drop S-Year Calves

Seeking Shade Under Canadian Maple Trees

REFLECTIONS

Quality Angus Heifers

Yarding Females for Pregancy Testing

SW Seed

Lavender Garden in Late Summer

On the Moooove

Mothers Milk

Constant Equipment Manintenance is Essential on a Farm

Looking at you Looking at me

Lillies on the Brian Lake

Brenden te Boekhorst & Jayden Saggin

Equipment Maintenance and Prep for Operations

Jayden and UV Safety taken to the Next Level

Impatient Calves

Our Entrance Driveway

Grazing the River Flats

Geese Eggs in the Haystack

Dusty Work

Concrete Stock Bridges

Chicory and Bees in our Pasture Mix

Working Late in the Yards

Central Ops

Brenden te Boekhorst & Jayden installing new Stockwater Troughs

Bees and Lillies on the Brian Lake

Allunga Stud Bull Q40

Afternoon Glory

Matthew Birch from Corcoran Parker, Mansfield

Black Spur en-route to St.Fillan Farm

First Steps for a New Calf

S year Heifers with Autumn CAF

Pregnant Heifers at the Marysville Farmblock

Matt Birch Assessing a Mob for Auction+

Solid A-Grade Beef

In the Race for the Scales, Scanner and Crush

Free Range Hens

Windy Autumn 2022

Floodlit Yards means we can load Cattle 24/7

MJK & Jayden working the Yards

Calves, Calves, and more Calves

Regular Visits from Ben and his Team

Autumn CCAF

Mothers Day 2022

Jayden and a Mans Best Friend

Magnificent S Calf at Weaning

The Banks of our Main Lake

The Florence Burn

Easy Calm Cattle

Young Pumpkins in the Birdcage Garden

Rainclouds Gather to the North

Apparently Life is a Balancing Act…

Tools of the Trade

Healthy Streams with Mountain Cool Clean Fresh Water

PTIC Heifers

Ducks Settle on the Brian Lake

Poolside

Baby Steps

E-Type Jaguar and St.Fillan Farm, a Classic Match

Classic Aberdeen Angus

Working in Winter

S165

Magpie and the Stables

The Brian Lake in Winter

Team TeMania Bulls

Te Mania Q 107

Father & Son, Michael & Oscar Fencing

Easy Management in the Arrowquip Crush

Drenching Allunga Q006 In the Yards

“Eat My Dust” they say…

Multi-Cell Yards Make Easy Work

Jayden & the team from Corcoran Parker Mansfield

Fiori di Zucca

Colourful Salads from the Birdcage Garden

The On-Site Maintenance Crew from Seville Tractors

Fresh Produce from the Kitchen Gardens

Lynton Harrison

A Solid Pen of St.Fillan Agco Cows

Summer, Cassie, and a Whispering Angel …

Hazy Sunset over the Brian Lake and Greg Johns “To The Centre”

Red Maples Colour The Main Driveway

Reids Stockfeed 14% Protein Supplement

Quality Breeders in the Homestead Paddock

Sorting StF Cattle, Dunedoo NSW

The Working Dogs, Dunedoo NSW

PTIC Breeders Arriving Back Home after Summer Away

Easy Cattle Movements Between Paddocks

Fungi in the Parkland Lawns

Bio-Diversity Nature Reserve

One of our Bio-Diversity Nature Laneways

Typical Winter in our Valley as a Rainfront rolls in

Winter. Weather. Water

Sometimes “Old School” Works Just Fine…110mm in the Gauge

Quality Angus

ISA Brown

StF Bull in the Lower Brian Paddock

A wet Spring 2022 and lush green pasture

Spring 2022

Magnolia “Vulcan” Sapling in bloom

Commercial Team Bull, Allunga Q6 in the off-season

One of our Commercial Team Stud Bulls resting in the off-season

Spring Weather in early September rolls through the Valley

An early “T” year Calf enjoys some sunshine

Good Angus Mothers make Great Calves at St.Fillan

Calving in the Homestead Paddock

Late Winter Sunshine

Brisk Mornings on the Farm in Early Spring

“T” Calving Season gets Underway in ’22

Quality Beef

Te Mania Heifers from Marcus Hill, Vic.

Solid Te Mania Heifers in Springtime

Brenden keeps it straight whilst Fencing

A swollen Fisher Creek after the Storm

River Flats in Flood Winter ’22

Upgrading our Cattle Yards

Mothers Milk

TEXAS Bull R176

TEXAS Bull Q400

Planted in 2015 this “Cedar of Lebanon” will tower over the Eastern Lawns

Ornamental Maples mix beautifully with flowering Rhodadendrons

Fuji Apples in Blossom Spring ’22

Blooming Azaleas in the Homestead Gardens 2022

Robust Spring Calf 2022 – T12 grazing the River Flats with his Mother

A Pair of Quality Angus Cows and their Calves

One of our Heritage Land Rovers, Series 3 LWB

Jayden and his new baby, Colten Saggin

Annie Edwards from WWS in our yards Preg-Testing Cows Autumn 23

Through the stone arch our S3 Land Rover

Jayden and MJK at Te Mania Sales, Hexham Western Victoria

Second calvers post-weaning

Hows them apples ? Our farm Fuji and Granny Smith

Brenden & Jayden at the weigh scales panel in the yards

Rebecca heading out in a Land Rover S2A

Autumn on full show in the Homestead Gardens

Inquisitive Spring “T” year Weaners

Part of our Heritage Collection is this great 1964 Series 2A SWB Land Rover

The Homestead

Our 1969 S2A LWB in the Main Driveway

Land Rover Series 2A

XKD in the Forecourt

Geese on the Lawns

Classic Farms & Classic E-Types

Late Autumn in the Main Driveway

S2A Land Rover, A vintage workhorse from our heritage collection

Putting Cows through the Yards in mid-winter

CCAF

Overlooking the Brian Lake in July

Matt Birch (Corcoran Parker, Mansfield) in our Yards

Cold Winter Mornings on the Ranges

A helping hand planting out trees in the paddocks

Bringing Cows in for Pre-Calving Prep

Texas Pride T711

Texas Pride P633/Coonamble Investment P58 Heifer Calf

Pregnant in Winter

Fresh Lettuce from the Birdcage Garden

MJK & Magnificent Trees in the Homestead Gardens

Wonderful Birdlife in the Brian Lake

Winter Mornings

Texas Undine N555/Rennylea Reward R24 Heifer Calf

Hay Shed No.1

Heifer Calf – Texas Undine T652

Texas Undine N555 in Mansfield

What a view…

Parking in the Driveway

Free Range-ing !

Greg Johns and Winter Sun

Nearing the end of Winter for the Bulls

Cauliflower in the Kitchen Gardens

Pregnant Cows in Mid August Sunshine

Healthy Cows as Calving Season begins

Quality St.Fillan Cows as Calving Begins

First Calf for Spring ’23

Calving Spring ’23 First Arrival

Mother & Calf

Day One!

Across the Brian Lake, looking South-East

View through the rear courtyard to the East Lawn

Bull Calf (ET) by BALDRIDGE COMPASS out of TEXAS PRIDE P633

Young Heifer Texas Pride T711

Fresh Bull Calf (ET) by SAV RAINFALL out of TEXAS UNDINE N555

Heifer Calf (ET) St.FILLAN UNDINE U207 Sired by SAV RAINFALL

Adding some supplemental dry-feed Hay to the thick Spring pasture has these milking Cows lining up for it

Cows Calves Sunshine & Lush Grass

Lynton Harrison & Mike at Cassillis NSW with some St.Fillan Angus

Chris Taarnby from the Elders Carbon Team as we drill soil core samples for the CER Carbon Program

Rebecca

Preparing the Bulls for joining season, rain or shine !

A pair of our John Deere 4×2 Gators….and the dog

Cows and 8 week Calves graze in the Lower Brian amid 180 year old Oaks and Elm Trees

Privet Vulgaris Hedge in Flower late Spring

Jayden and Angus Recip Cow in the Crush receiving ET

Mike, Laurens de Wit and Nick Myer in Tasmania for St.Fillan Agco

ET’23 in the yards with Brenden MJK and Jayden as Dale Edwards gets a shout-out at the back (Dale does the work)

View from the Clocktower

The Autumn break arrives as rains sweep across the farm and the broader Eastern States

The Late Autumn Break Approaches

Our previous Manager Brad Hedger drops in for a visit !

Rebecca on the hill paddocks

Autumn and our Cattle Yards

Agronomist Matt Helder of DindiAg with MJK

The Rain Cometh !

Brenden & Jayden

Feedout!

A Young StF Stud Bull Calf at 6 Months

A Neat Pair of StF Stud 6 Month Bull Calves

Pair of Spring’23 StF Stud Bull Calves

The Stars are just so much better at St.Fillan

Pink Hat Day

View NE Across the Farm in Mid April

Approaching the Main House

St.Fillan Homestead in the afternoon sun

View Across the “Florence Burn” southwards to the Main House

Florida Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum) in Autumn

Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) in Autumn

Red Ensign (Australian Merchant Marine Flag) flies high in Autumn

The Fisher Creek in Autumn

Crepe Myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) and Greg Johns Sculpture at the Lavender Pont

Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima) in Autumn Glory

Crystal Clear Waters Flow under the Main Driveway Bridge

Michael Kudelka

Sunrise through the mist

St Fillan RAINFALL U205 – Bull Calf – Stands Out in the Herd

Always Inquisitive. Always Friendly. St.Fillan Angus.

Bred for Docility, Calm, and Ease.

Table Top Angus DUSTY R183, one of our Power Commercial Sires

Carbon Sequestration Manager Dr.Thakur Bhattarai from Elders Carbon Team, QLD and MJK finalising the CC program

Loading Hay 24/7

Cold and Crisp, Early Mornings in Winter

Sunrise in Winter looking to the East/NE Across the Farm

Checking Fencelines after Winter Sunrise

Sequoia Giganteum & The Homestead

MJK with son Rupert

Fergus

Jayden Saggin

A new StF Stud Calf in the Spring Sunshine

Walking Amongst Fresh Calves in Spring

Straight off the truck from Kangaroobie NSW, a GILMANDYKE Heifer joins the Breeding Herd

Cigar Courtyard in Full Blossom

Embankment Gardens

Beautiful Blooms – Rhododendrons

Gallery

Early Gallery

Brad Hedger, Manager

Brad and a very young Brent and Bill

Clear night skies

Environmental shelterbelts fenced off from operations are a haven for birdlife insects and the varied wildlife at St.Fillan

Fresh from the Gardens

Hydrangeas flowering in the Spring

Loading up for carting hay

Oranges in the Forecourt

Our free range Chickens and Geese

Steers on the River Flats

Our first FlowHive Beehive

The Arched Stonewall courtyard entrance

The Birdcage Garden under irrigation in Spring

Traffic on the Driveway

Across the Parklands to the Machinery Shed

A gaggle of young Goslings venture off their island nest

Ag Bike on the Hill overlooking the property to the North East

Always a flower in the Gardens

A mighty Oak towers over the gardens

Arrival view of the Homestead

Autumn Mornings

A Young Maine-Anjou Bull

Azaleas outside the Library

Baron Ferdinand von Mueller honored at the Royal Botanic Gardens

Greg Johns sculpture amidst the lavender and the wild honey bees

Belted Galloways in Calving Season

Belted Galloways on the lush river flats

Bill and Tom dont mind the wet weather

Birdlife and Platypus in the Brain Lake at St.Fillan

Blanket fog across the Brian Lake

Blue Tongued Lizard – Tiliqua Scinocoides Scinocoides

Bonnie the farm puppy

Bountiful pastures at St.Fillan

Brewster the Rooster

Butterflies in the Gardens

Carting Hay

Changing the Flag

Chicken Shed and Main Machinery Shed

Chickens roam the gardens

Chinese Sculptures on the lawn

Classic E-Type Jaguar S3 at St.Fillan Farm

Clovers and Rye Grass make up the lush pastures

Cold Mornings in Spring

Colour in the Gardens

Contemplation in the Lavender Gardens

Cows on the North Western slopes

Cutting the heavy Rye Grass for Hay

Daffodils emerge with the warmer days of Spring

Daybreak at St.Fillan Farm

Dining Al Fresco

Drenching RA Heifers before they leave for Queensland

Duffy slashing for Silage

Early Autumn and the Trout are biting

Early evening around the pool

Early Morning Frosts

Eastern View of the Cigar Garden and Walled Entrance

Euro X calves

Farm Fresh Produce

Feeding out the Belteds

Fergus one of the Maine-Anjou Bulls

Flying the Victoran Flag

Flowered steps lead down to the stream

Flowers from the Gardens

Fog at daybreak over the Brian Lake

Fresh Berries from the Birdcage Garden

Fresh Goslings

Freshly planted Vegetables in the Birdcage Garden

Fresh salad from the Birdcage Garden

Our XKE at the front gates on arrival

Frost at St.Fillan

Frosty Morning at 3c

Garage and Clock Tower

Gas delivery by YVGs new Tanker Truck

Geese in the stream

Glorious Autumnal Colour

Greg Johns To The Centre

Guardian Figure by Greg Johns

Happy hens lay better eggs

Hay and Silage Contractor Peter Duff with Snuggles…and Brad

Hay Bales in December

Heavy Work for the 3B’s

Heifers through the cherry blossoms

St.Fillan Classic Collection Ferrari 250 GT PF

Homestead from the driveway

Homestead from the East Lawn

Homestead Gardens Winter Morning

Honey from our StF Beehives

Horse Stables

Hydrangeas from the Homestead Gardens

“IKARUS” by Rudi Jass on the homestead lawn

Informal dining in the Conservatory

Joining season for the Red Angus cattle

Late Summer in the fields

Lazy Summer Afternoon

Looking across the Western Lake

Looking East to the main operation area

Looking north across the 20m Pool

View North towards the Lavender Pond and Sculpture

Looking west over the creek towards the Homestead Gardens

Lucy.. our original Homestead Goose

Lunch with homegrown and local produce

Magnificent displays in the Gardens

Magnificent Red Angus x Maine-Anjou Calf

Managers Residence and Pump Shed

Mid Morning Fog in Winter

Moo

Mushrooms in the winter time

National Trust trees throughout the gardens

Native Blue Superb Fairy Wren Bird settles on the doorknob

New Buxus Hedging freshly planted

New Calf

New Chicks in the Henhouse

Newly planted Buxus Hedges around the homestead looking North

Newly planted Oaks Elms and Willows in a wet area of the farm fenced off as a nature shelter belt

Northerly view across to the Birdcage Garden and Fergus MA Bull resting in the shade

North view across the Brian Lake

One of our Greg Johns Sculptures

One of our John Deere Gators in the gardens

One of our Paringa Red Stabiliser Bulls

Farmhand Tom Carpenter

Solid Red Angus Stud Bull

Onions from the Birdcage Gardens

Operational Centre at the Farm

Our Euro X claves

Panoramic View

Parklands around the Homestead looking East

Parklands looking West to the Henhouse

Perfect for entertaining around the Pool

Peter Duff from Euroa cutting Hay

Planting vegetables in the Birdcage Garden

Pool Cabana

Pool Pavillion and the Tennis Court

Poolside

Rainbow to the East

Randy the Rooster

Red Angus Bulls settling their status prior joining time

Red Angus Calves and a young visitor

Red Angus Stud Herd grazing in the Spring

Red Angus x Maine-Anjou Cross Calves

Red Angus x Maine-Anjou Calves in Spring

Restoration Project for the StF Heritage Collection

Royal Melbourne Show Maine-Anjou

The Stables and rye grass horse paddock

Slashing for Hay on the fertile River Flats

The southern gardens

Spring flowers for the table

Spring Goslings at St.Fillan Farm

Spring Onion and Chives in the Birdcage Garden

Spring storm approaches The Gardeners Cottage

Springtime in the Gardens

St.Fillan Geese

Stables Paddock with Cattleyards in the background

Stairs down to the Stoney Creek

Steers

Summer by the pool

Rex Hunt, a “surprise” visitor fishing in the stream

Surveying the Fodder Crop

Tennis Court And The Pavilion

Tennis Pavillion and the Swimming Pool

Tennis Pavillion from the Southside

The Birdcage Garden nearing completion

The Birdcage Garden under construction

The Brian Lake is now a haven for waterbirds and wildlife

The Cigar Garden with its Anthony Pryor sculpture

The Cigar Sculpture Garden

LR Defender 90

The Driveway in Autumn

The Entrance to St.Fillan Farm and Homestead

The Guest Cottage

The Irish Strawberry Tree comes down…

The Jetty on the Western Lake Dam

The Kitchen Bench

The Main Driveway

Our classic Jaguar XKE in the driveway

The Original St.Fillan Gates relocated to the western Homestead entrance

The St.Fillan Flag flies on the homestead eastern lawn

The working Operations Centre at the farm

Through to the Pool and Tennis Court

Trout from the stream

Utes out on the job

View across the Farm

Victorian Blue Tongue Lizard

Welcome view of the Homestead

Vista down to the North East

Working in the Cattleyards

Wollemi Pine grown from seedling

Waratahs in the Gardens