Sweet Water Sweet Life

Sweet Water Sweet Life

Sweet Water Farm Organic Garlic Marcus Skipper and Sally Ayre Smith made the sea change to Sweet Water Farm eight years ago with no previous experience in farming and no idea as to what they might do to generate a livelihood. What they did know was that they wanted to...
Oh Deer – Mesopotamia Deer Farm

Oh Deer – Mesopotamia Deer Farm

The Macleay Valley was once home to one of the largest farmed deer populations in Australia, but low domestic uptake and challenges in developing the export market saw numbers decline. Mesopotamia Lodge is one of the two remaining commercial breeders locally and has...
Bucket Brewery, The Macleay’s own Nano Brewery

Bucket Brewery, The Macleay’s own Nano Brewery

Bucket Brewery – The Macleay’s own Nano-Brewery soon to be launched Pride of the Macleay showcases the stories of leaders throughout the Macleay Bucket Brewery, the Mid North Coast’s newest boutique brewery, is all set to launch at its home here in Kempsey.  The...

Ardent About Alpacas

Pride of the Macleay Series Written by Julie Woodrow Coordinator Healthy Communities Kempsey Shire Council Pride of the Macleay showcases the stories of leaders throughout the Macleay When Alastair and Karen Smedley emigrated from the UK, they made their home in...

Buddy & Me – How a spark became a flame

A spark became a flame Pride of the Macleay Series Written by Julie Woodrow Coordinator Healthy Communities Kempsey Shire Council Pride of the Macleay showcases the stories of leaders throughout the Macleay To say that Ashlea Morehead is passionate about candles and...