Our Story.
At Walla Park we celebrate the environment, people and culture. We aspire to keep culture alive by creating space for first nations people and our community to learn, connect and grow through story telling and discovery.
The Paech family have been connected with this land throughout the last 110 years, spanning six generations. Ashley and Sheena Paech, along with their three children, are the latest generations to be caring for this land, now known as Walla Park. The Paech family home is the original Walla Walla Station Homestead, built in 1860 beside the Billabong Creek and on sloping granite soils. On top of the hills, outcrops of large granite rocks form what is known to us as ‘The Lookout’. It is a significant place for our family and the Wiradjuri people, providing a major vantage point for the area. It is also known as Morgan’s Lookout as bushranger Dan Morgan is said to have used it as a hideout.
At Walla Park we are grateful to be caring for this land and are passionate about creating a sustainable farming system. Our goal is to work with nature to build a healthy ecosystem that our kids can grow and connect with into the future.
Sustainable farming.
At Walla Park we celebrate the environment and pride ourselves on caring for country. We are proud of the natural beauty of our property and work hard to improve its biodiversity and functionality. Our strength in sustainable farming practices enables us to combine outcomes for both agriculture and the environment, demonstrating that productivity and sustainability can work hand in hand. We take the time to grow our connection with the land through training and just exploring the diversity of experiences at Walla Park. We look for opportunities to share that connection with others.
At Walla Park we set ourselves high standards in environmental stewardship and frequently engage in projects and initiatives, such as Landcare, to continuously improve the environmental assets on our property and minimise our environmental footprint.
Over the last five years we have planted over 3000 native trees and shrubs with assistance from West Hume Landcare. Birding Australia are conducting quarterly surveys along these plantings to gather data on how we are improving biodiversity and connection in the landscape.
We have fenced and protected over 50 ha of bushland and waterways from the impacts of livestock and over grazing. These areas have seen significant natural regeneration of gum trees and wildlife populations in the last ten years due to our implementation of environmental management plans for each of the sites.
We have robust rotational grazing practices that ensure we are minimising the environmental footprint of our farming business. Maintaining ground cover year-round reduces the risk of erosion and our greenhouse gas emissions and builds soil carbon. We can always do better and each year we look for ways to improve the integration of farming and the environment.
