Testimonial: Wool production & biodiversity working together for Tony & Janet Gall - 'Wilson's Creek'

Abstract

'Wilson's Creek' has been managed by Tony and Janet Gall since 1981, and was purchased by Tony's father in 1949. Tony and Janet's aim is to conduct a profitable wool enterprise whilst caring for and improving their native environment for the future. "We appreciate our natural resources and want to add to and improve them," says Tony. This is not always easy - the duplex soils derived from the granite and meta-sedimentary parent materials are of low to moderate fertility, naturally acid, and prone to erosion. The pasture improvement era in the 1950s-1970s saw the widespread decline and death of scattered native trees and small stands of timber in developed parts of the region, a process of 'dieback' that continues today. This testimonial describes Tony and Janet's passion for their land and the commonsense, practical approach they have adopted in developing a profitable, respected, modern superfine wool business. Since the land sustains their business, they in turn strive to improve their farm environment and nurture the natural resource base.