We took a few weeks holidays and look what we found 2 Eucy stills. One run by Robbie and work for the dole helpers operating every second weekend as a tourism project and at Mickeys Distillery an old relic that was last used in 2011, the State Forest stopped harvesting in that area unfortunately. Not…
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The best floor cleaner around, a teaspoon of Kangaroo Island Eucalyptus oil and warm water. Great for any floors, no streaks, degreaser, keeps away insects, kills bacteria and smells so fresh and clean, Clean the natural way it’s better for the environment and yourself. There are many great benefits when it comes to cleaning naturally. Not…
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We had the pleasure of this bunch call into Emu Ridge on their 48th National Bug-in trip. They were staying 3 nights at the Kingscote Caravan Park and 3 nights at the Western KI Caravan Park. They were a happy bunch, we hope they had a lovely holiday! There team trip consisted of 2 from…
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German media team Britt and Freddy Dohmen travelled around Australia interviewing a range of people. We were lucky enough they stopped at Emu Ridge and interviewed Bev Turner about our Eucalyptus Oil. This is great for all German speaking people who are interested and want to know more about this wonderful Kangaroo Island/Aussie product. The full interview was…
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Proudly the Cellar Door for Kangaroo Island Ciders. Come out and enjoy a Cider tasting paddle and a meal while visiting Emu Ridge. We have had a long association with Graham and Mary Jones, Larry and Graham met at an essential oil seminar in Adelaide in 1993. Graham helped us with our Eucalyptus research. A…
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For some people some things never change. We had the pleasure of Graeme and Christine Gill from Lauriton NSW call in to visit us at Emu Ridge. They are travelling around Australia in “Ruby” a Propert Vintage Caravan and a 1972 LJ Torana. Im partial to Torana’s, my first car was a GTR. They were…
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Larry and I recently caught up with the South Australian Churchill Fellows in Adelaide at the recent Annual Dinner and AGM at the Adelaide Pavilion Larrys Winston Churchill fellowship (1998), was granted to study “The Production, Marketing and Utilization of Native Flora and Fauna, Particularly Essential Oils, in South Africa and Europe”. It was great…
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Love this pic of Lorry Ldr from Groovy Grape Tours, we have experienced extreme weather conditions here and we have had the longest disruption to ferry services in history. So a few visitors were trapped on KI and a few locals trapped on the mainland. That’s what we get for living on a beautiful…
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I was having a search on Instagram and came across this great pic of our old eucalyptus oil refining shed. I’m glad I found it because we have more things happening and it doesn’t look like this anymore. Thank you Jordi! Here is the link to his Instagram photo and you can follow Jordi Moya…
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Here’s a wonderful pic of our old GMC truck taken my Michele Williams. I’m sure it’s in many people’s albums, a photographers dream! The truck was origionally purchased and owned by FH Fauldings who used to own our property, once it was sold in 1952 for the soldier settler scheme the truck was purchased by…
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Did you know that there will be a rare full moon this Christmas? Full moons are a rare event at Christmas time because they don’t occur very often, with the last one being recorded 38 years ago in 1977. The moon will be at it’s brightest and fullest from around 10:00pm – 10:30 pm. They…
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The Kangaroo Island Dwarf Emu, a species of the past Kangaroo Island once had it’s own native emu Dromaius baudinianus, a very similar species was also found in some parts of Tasmania. Discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802, the emu was much smaller than those found on the Australian mainland and they were very prevalent…
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