New Web Address

We are very excited to announce that our new web address is:
www.brokebackridge.net

Movember has Arrived

Glen, I and some local blokes are doing our best to raise some much needed funds for Prostate Cancer and Beyond Blue (Depression).. We hpooe no one will have to go through this but we do have friends in this situation....
For the entire month of November we will be growing Mo's (God Help Us well me really Glen's will be fine)..
I hope you can sponsor us to help the cause.
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Cattle Barons

"Little Man' ... he's da man for the job!

He's quiet and gentle ... but keen to please.

Some of our purchases which require fattening and then off to the markets they go ...

A New Arrival!!!!

Only minutes old!!

Lyn Maree is now the proud mum of Angie.

Stage One of the Pool Area

Here is a pic of Phil McCraken enjoying our pool... A great mate and he gets around....

All coming together this pic was taken @ a BBQ we had for a few local friends... Glen is near BBQ.... No pic of me in this one

The structure of the deck that Pete and I ( Ray ) built..

Treading the rails !!!!!

We have been busy!!!!
Installing a cut down old leaking poly water tank.. Attaching a deck to the back with bar and flitchering the sides, Glen has been building a water fall and pond... This will eventually form a series of pools leading to the main pool..
hope you like the pics
Ray and Glen

The first Drink!!!on the deck

Cool Slideshows

Native Wildlife @ Brokeback Ridge

Daily we are blessed with such lovely native wildlife... From the bird life to the Kangaroos which enjoy grazing on the front paddocks. They can often be seen having a cool drink from the dam which surrounds the front of our home.. Since our arrival we have been feeding the bird life and now having these Guys and Gals arriving for breakfast and dinner is a true wonder...

Our Bargin - The Wagyu F1

Since the decision to fence our property and look for a hobby income..we have been interested in the exciting industry of cattle.. Although we are unable to support large herds on our property we were very interested in supplying some beef to our table.. Wagyu cattle are a new exciting venture for Australia and deemed the best tasting most tender beef in the world.. Originating from Japan these cattle have large meat marbelling content and have only been released from Japan to Australia and the USA within tthe last 20 or so years...We were lucky enough to see a advert in the local paper offering these two for sale as the farmer had no fodder and was looking to reduce his herd... We obtained the mother and daughter for a giveaway price and hope that they will eventually produce a small tasty herd for our consumption and the market..

Our Newest Arrivals - The Calves

We have been busy playing parents to our two poddy calves.. Named Valda and Denise after Ray's Grandmother and Mother.. Dad finds this amusing and we are told keeps mooing at Mum...

Morning and afternoon are now filled with bottle feeding these two...

Both are Braford ( Brahman Hereford cross) Jerseys...

The Boys Arrive

What a team!!!!!!

Excellant Blokes

Excellent Fun

A day @ Wreck rock

Hey we have been fishing

The almighty Mangrove Jack Excellent for dinner!!!


Glen with a Cod great eating





Our fishing buddy Johnno

Thanks to our mate John we have been on the water..... Quite often now and we are loving it.... Been catching all sorts of things including Mangrove Jack....

Below is a pic of Ray with cod.....and with a Mangrove jack

Apples our Pig

We have been lucky enough to have been given Apples.... She was in pig when we picked her up from my parents property... She travelled 16 hours in a double horse float from Newcastle to here.... What a road trip a pig, a piano and poultry....