Chace Range Sunset 1

February 3, 2009
Chace Range Sunset 1

We are into a new year and much is happening.
During the current 40+ degree C days the 4 new Eco-villas are drawing close to completion for the April 1st bookings. All this just in time for the May 1st handover of some 9000 hectares of Arkapena Station to Rawnsley Park.
Very exciting times as we expand Rawnsley [...]

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Chace Range Sunset 2

February 3, 2009
Chace Range Sunset 2

Tony talks over the tour plans with some of the blokes…

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Chace Range Sunset 3

February 3, 2009
Chace Range Sunset 3

…and the ladies are more interested in the drinks and nibbles.

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Summer Rain

December 14, 2008
Summer Rain

We have had around 4 inches of rain in the last 4 to 5 weeks, mostly monsoonal moisture from the north. After a dry winter it is wonderful to the trees, bushes and shrubs looking so green and happy. Not much germinates with summer rain though, apart from some ferals like onion weed which loves summer [...]

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Sheep Shearing Star

November 5, 2008
Sheep Shearing Star

Norton became a multi media sheep shearing star today being filmed by the “Totally Wild” TV crew as well as by two Dutch journalists. He still got paid the same though!

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Goodbye Horse Riding…The End Of An Era

November 3, 2008
Goodbye Horse Riding...The End Of An Era

As Rawnsley Park Station continues to grow, and we expand our walking, biking and driving tour operations,
we have found that stableing and caring for our horses, as well as the labour and expense of running the horse rides is no longer viable. With some sadness we announce that on the 25th of December this year the last horse ride [...]

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New Eco-Villas Under Construction

September 23, 2008
New Eco-Villas Under Construction

Construction on the 4 new Eco-villas is well under way. The footing pads are in, the steel floor shell form work is erected and ready to be filled with concrete for the floor. All is on track for an April ‘09 start date. Touch wood! In the photo Tony & Julie inspect the sites and [...]

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Farewell Fabio

September 19, 2008
Farewell Fabio

A sad day at Rawnsley today! An old & trusted friend had his life cut short when hit by a car this morning. It was one of those incidents that you know shouldn’t have occurred & if you could wind back the clock you would. Sarah was bringing the horses in for the 9.30am ride [...]

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Big things are happening at Wilpena Pound

September 8, 2008
Big things are happening at Wilpena Pound

It’s been a big week for our neighbours up the road. We heard this week that Keith and Lynette Rasheed have sold the Wilpena Resort to the Anthology Group. The handover is happening just about as we write this.
There have been months of rumours in the district that it was the Voyages group or Alan [...]

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Rawnsley Park Staion Wedding

August 30, 2008
Rawnsley Park Staion Wedding

Congratulations to Tim & Marg (Our Tour Guide and Front Office Manager) on their marriage. Sat August 30 brought the heaviest rain event for the winter at Old Wilpena Station with around an inch of rain. It caused a quick change of venue as the marquee floor was mud. The service moved to the reception [...]

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