Autumn Sticky Beak Friday - Coojar / Nareen

Limestone Coast Landscape Board together with MFMG presents

Autumn 'Sticky Beak Friday'

Friday 13 March 2026, Coojar / Nareen  (VIC) 

9.00am to 4.30pm (VIC TIME)

Sticky Beak Fridays are all about looking over the fence to see how other farmers run their businesses. Throughout the series, we’ll be visiting a variety of different businesses throughout the Limestone Coast and Western Victoria, learning from our hosts and each other, and having a look at the new, the old, the successful and the not-so-successful!

Tim and Georgie Leeming, 'Paradoo', Coojar

9am (VIC time):    Meet at Tim and Georgie Leeming's property  'Paradoo', 160 Armidale Road, Coojar  VIC  3315

To kick off the day we'll be heading to Tim and Georgie Leeming's Coojar property 'Paradoo' for a sticky beak of their journey across 18 years, growing from 3000DSE to 30,000DSE with a move into lamb feedlotting, and a recent change in direction with re-allocation of assets, priorities and focus. What got them to where they are now, and how do they ensure their diverse enterprises deliver consistent output? 

Richie and Sardie Edgar, 'West Cuyuac' Nareen

We'll then make our way to Nareen, visiting Richie and Sardie Edgar's property, 'West Cuyuac' -  a family run business focussing on commercial lamb production and finishing through a feed lot system and fodder crops, with a ewe flock based on composite genetics from Paradoo Prime. Along the way they've purchased ex-forestry land - what have been the challenges and how have they made it work for them?

About 'Paradoo', Coojar

'Paradoo' is a family run business comprising 500 spreadable hectares/Glenburnie( Mt Gambier) 110 ha including 30ha irrigation, 30 dry land lucerne. Over the past 18 years they have expanded from 3000DSE to 30,000DSE, introducing lamb feedlotting for maximum reproduction efficiency. A change of direction and focus has seen a re-allocation of assets, priorities and focus from 90% of assets being rural land, livestock and plant to 35%.

About 'West Cuyuac', Nareen

West Cuyuac Pastoral Co is a family run business focussing on commercial lamb production and finishing through a feed lot system and fodder crops.Their ewe flock is based on composite genetics from Paradoo Prime. Over the last ten years they have purchased x forestry land and continue to develop this back to productive grazing country. 

Included in the day will be morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and drinks for the end of the day!

All welcome - we look forward to seeing you. 

For further information contact Meg Bell on 0433 499 630.

Note times are Victorian. 

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COST

MFMG Members $50, additional MFMG primary producer members $30

Non MFMG members $200. Morning tea, light lunch, afternoon tea provided.

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Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea included.