Someone to watch over us
On a visit to Grantville cemetery, Geoff Ellis discovered its occupants are in trusted hands. THE graveyards of Bass Coast are an unlikely tourist attraction that are being explored by more and more...
Old habits die hard
Geoff Ellis farewells the chips and chocolates. MY GRANDFATHER lies buried deep inside my memory. Slowly dying in a hospice, one-armed and bedridden, his spectre merged with my shadow for a moment....
Bimbadeen, place of good view
Climate change is just the latest challenge for Bob and Anne Davie. Geoff Ellis reports on a Ventnor couple who have always faced up to the ethical, economic and environmental challenges of farming....
Taking the long view
Farming is big business for Caleb and Shiona Berry, and that includes planning for a more sustainable future, writes GEOFF ELLIS. NORTH from Wonthaggi the coastal plain grows into green hills and...
'You can't farm just to watch the roos'
Like every farmer, Daryl Hook is juggling the challenges of sustainability: environmental, financial and personal. Geoff Ellis report.
Fields of broken dreams
Consumers should use their wallets as an agent of change to demand fair working conditions for all, writes GEOFF ELLIS. LIKE me, you’ve probably spotted coolie hats in the fields around Wonthaggi,...
Pastures of plenty
Brian Enbom and his beefies on his Jumbunna property Like all good farmers, Brian Enbom always has another thing to do. Our local Landcarer of the year fits more into a day than seems humanly possible,...
In the blood
“Have you gone raving mad? I mean, I came here in all good faith, to help my country. I don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint?” Tony Hanock in The Blood Donor. GEOFF ELLIS rolls up his...
Everyone's a loser
Cows are not the only victims of the modern dairy industry, writes GEOFF ELLIS. AS SOMEONE who used to have to get cows to step backwards off a slowly spinning concrete platform, I agree wholeheartedly...