For the first time in over 10 years we had Christmas at home, with most of “the clan”.

The dam at the Keri-Keri house paddock which supplies water to the home area and nearby stock was cleaned & re-filled.

ACRE stands for Australia’s Creative Rural Economy, and it is an initiative based in the communities of northern Victoria and southern NSW.

On the 9th of February Andrew’s father, Peter, and two friends hired a plane in Moama and flew out over Northern Victoria and Southern NSW to see how the country was looking after the summer and its rains.

December was hot and dry with the surroundings “drying out”. However, just before Christmas that all changed quickly with 113ml (4 and a half inches) of rain on a Sunday afternoon.