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Living & Making a Living

It’s whatever time in the morning you want it to be!  You walk out of your house and are confronted by your own 40 hectares of Australia.  Not only is it your home, it’s your place of business.

It’s quiet, your nearest neighbour is kilometres away.  There is virtually no traffic on the road that runs past your place except for the school bus twice a day and the feeling of space is remarkable.

This is what greets hundreds of Australian families living on small acreage on the outskirts of our regional towns and cities.  It’s a far cry from the cramped city block where people live cheek to cheek with their neighbours and the stress of every day living continues to grow.

More and more families are opting for a simpler and more natural way of life where they can actually make a living from home.

Some have turned their hobbies into businesses.  Dog and cat breeding and boarding, raising horses, goats, alpacas and even buying established olive farms.   Farmstays and creative pursuits such as pottery and painting are springing up to take advantage of the ever increasing numbers of tourists looking for that country experience.

These days of instant access to the world through the internet has opened up even more options.  Communications and marketing ventures are now being run from the home office of farm houses all over Australia.

There is a great deal of information and assistance available to people who are considering this type of tree change.  The Department of State Development and Department of Primary Industries should be the first points of call for people seeking the right information and advice.

As always it is extremely important for people to do their research first to make sure that what they are planning is financially viable.