ABC Open Great Southern WA
Kate
Interview by Sonja Pascho.
Kate left the hustle and bustle of Fremantle for a life in country Western Australia in 1987.
After years of happy holidays on the south west coast, she and her husband took the plunge and bought a hobby farm near Albany, making the move with their two young sons.
It was a fresh start, but funnily enough the answer of what to do with their acres of land came from Kate's past work as a nurse in Fremantle.
When the legendary Australian bushman Harry Butler ended up in hospital, Kate was assigned to help care for him.
She spent two days with him and he gave her some unexpected advice.
Cut flowers, mushrooms and cabinet making timber.
He told her, if you want to make some money from a small patch of land in the south west those three would be the best options.
Kate and her husband decided on cabinet making timber. Their trees are now growing quite tall and they're starting to think about who will be the buyer.
Kate says Harry got it right on cut flowers and mushrooms as well.
Since the start of her new life she's seen both crop up in the region and become successful.
Harry has of course now long since left Albany, but Kate's still tipping her hat to the bushman's tip.
Kate
Interview by Sonja Pascho.
Kate left the hustle and bustle of Fremantle for a life in country Western Australia in 1987.
After years of happy holidays on the south west coast, she and her husband took the plunge and bought a hobby farm near Albany, making the move with their two young sons.
It was a fresh start, but funnily enough the answer of what to do with their acres of land came from Kate's past work as a nurse in Fremantle.
When the legendary Australian bushman Harry Butler ended up in hospital, Kate was assigned to help care for him.
She spent two days with him and he gave her some unexpected advice.
Cut flowers, mushrooms and cabinet making timber.
He told her, if you want to make some money from a small patch of land in the south west those three would be the best options.
Kate and her husband decided on cabinet making timber. Their trees are now growing quite tall and they're starting to think about who will be the buyer.
Kate says Harry got it right on cut flowers and mushrooms as well.
Since the start of her new life she's seen both crop up in the region and become successful.
Harry has of course now long since left Albany, but Kate's still tipping her hat to the bushman's tip.