Words from the winner:

“A Quiet Life”

Photo

The photo features a small group of Avington Stud Superfine Merino ewes with their lambs.

The paddock has a fenced-off creek on one side that was planted with Lombardi poplars in the 1960s as part of an erosion control project in the district by the Government.

During Summer the trees provide good shade for the sheep and in Autumn there is a spectacular display of colour. In the last 25 years we have planted over 160,000 trees on the property and all have been native to the area.

Tree planting is an essential part of our land management strategy as well as providing shade and shelter to the sheep.

Lyndsay Henderson, Avington Merino