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Mike Witney & Steve at Eagle Rock

May 19th, 2012

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Mike Witney & Steve at Eagle Rock

Sydney Weekend video

May 19th, 2012 Anketell

We grabbed a few friends, plugged in a few guitars and everyone had a ball! As Mike said, what else do you do with an old shearing shed?

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Australian Traveller features Tor Cottage

May 1st, 2012

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Australian Traveller features Tor Cottage

Australian Traveller likes our view

May 1st, 2012 Anketell

It only took one image of Tor Cottage to entice Australian Traveller to feature it in The View on the coveted last page.

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Violet the calf

October 30th, 2011

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Violet the calf

Bucolic – it sounds umm…

October 30th, 2011 Anketell

bucolic |byoõ’kälik|
adjective
of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a pastoral poem): via Latin from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos ‘herdsman,’ from bous ‘ox.’

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Big Tree at Anketell Forest

August 16th, 2011

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Big Tree at Anketell Forest

The Big Tree on the National Register of Big Trees

August 16th, 2011 Anketell

It was growing before white people came. It’s survived the early tree-cutters and farmers, bush fires, drought and hungry stock. It’s even survived the old sheep dip that was once nearby and the box tree growing underneath and through its canopy. And it will out-survive us, too I hope.

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Clean Up Australia Winners at Anketell Forest

July 2nd, 2011

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Clean Up Australia Winners at Anketell Forest

Our ‘thank you’ to Cliff who Cleans Up Australia

July 2nd, 2011 Anketell

Cliff Hargreaves of the Sunshine Coast has well earned the title of Local Hero.

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Music, and Abby on a roll

January 7th, 2011

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Music, and Abby on a roll

Our Brumby Guests

January 7th, 2011 Anketell

Until recently the wild horses in Australia’s national parks were culled. Nowadays a number of Brumby rescue organisations are capturing the horses in a humane way and then taking them to Brumby rescue reserves. These two beautiful fillies were born in the wild country of the Guy Fawkes National Park just east of Armidale.

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Rainbow over Anketell Forest

December 17th, 2010

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Rainbow over Anketell Forest

Rainbow Delight

December 17th, 2010 Anketell

After storms raged over south east Queensland and the northern Tablelands, we at Anketell Forest were left with a stunning pair of rainbows. My trusty pentax took a few pics.

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Best Country Stay Award

December 8th, 2010

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Best Country Stay Award

Winners! NSW Best Country Getaways Award

December 8th, 2010 Anketell

We are pretty chuffed with ourselves. We’ve only been open a bit over a year and already Tor Cottage has been awarded the title of Best Country Getaway in NSW by the national boutique accommodation booking site, Take A Break.

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SMH Theatre in the Wild

March 29th, 2010

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SMH Theatre in the Wild

Theatre in the Wild ~ SMH review

March 29th, 2010 Anketell

Anketell Forest was featured on the coveted 3rd-to-last page in the Travel section of the Sydney Morning Herald on Sat 27th March, 2010. The journalist Craig was a friendly interesting fellow who really seemed to enjoy himself over the few days he was here.

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Morning bird in mist

February 17th, 2010

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Morning bird in mist

Nature’s apartment blocks

February 17th, 2010 Anketell

There is no such thing as a useless tree in a forest. Habitat trees are vital for wildlife. I call them nature’s apartment blocks.

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