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HORSE trainer Graeme Little has some healthy plans for the house and property formerly owned by pop star Kylie Minogue. Instead of the lavish lifestyle portrayed by the carefully courtured pop jet-setting princess, Mr Little wants the property to be seen as a bedrock of taking agriculture back to basics with permaculture. Permaculture is described as being a regenerative and self-maintained agricultural system modelled from natural ecosystems. Mr Little bought the 20 hectare property, Beauciel (French for beautiful sky), and four-bedroom house in 2009 with hopes of turning it into an exclusive retreat for a small number of guests. In October, Mr Little will hold a two-day permaculture course at Beauciel with instructor David Spicer, who has had more than 15 years’ experience in permaculture, including working and teaching with Bill Mollison at the Permaculture Institute (Tasmania) and Geoff Lawton, the managing director of the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. Those attending the permaculture course can either take their own tents or book overnight stays in “backpacker style accommodation�. The island, the largest in Western Port, can only be accessed by sea or air and those attending the permaculture course are expected to use ferries from Stony Point or Phillip Island. Permaculture research institute managing director Geoff Lawton says Beauciel is “an ideal landscape ready to be sculpted and re-patterned into permaculture abundance and to share
Sustainable: A water-filled swale constructed on Graeme Little’s Beauciel property, French Island, which is being converted to operate under a permaculture system.
that experience with students of experiential weekend workshops, at each stage by stage of development�. “The diversity of slopes, soils, dams, fencing patterns, plus new and old buildings, makes this a very exciting proposition to share the learning experience with everyone who wants to know how to develop a property into a self-reliant life style,� Mr Lawton said. Shallow swales have already been dug along contours around a hill to catch rainwater, allowing it to slowly soak into the subsoil. Under a permaculture system, the land around swales is usually planted with “food forests� and vegetable crops.
The main farming activity now undertaken by Mr Little is growing comfrey, a traditional “healing� herb used on humans, animals and plants. He also plans to grow a range of other herbs at Beauciel, which has espaliered fruit trees dating from the property’s management under the Minogue family, along with some retired racehorses and Angus grazing cattle. The permaculture introductory design course runs from Friday evening 23 October to Sunday 25 October. Details: education@permaculturenews.org or glittle@frenchislandretreat.com.au or call 0419 369252. Keith Platt
DECKING
WEATHERBOARD
FLOORING SHEETS
FENCE EXTENSIONS
T/Pine 70x22 KD ACQ ........................... $2.05mt T/Pine 90x22 KD ACQ ........................... $2.50mt T/Pine 140x22 KD ACQ ......................... $5.50mt Merbau 70x19 Random ........................ $4.25mt Merbau 90x19 Random ........................ $5.65mt Merbau 140x22 Random .................... $10.75mt
Cedar 190mm....................................... $4.95mt Primed Baltic Pine 170mm ................... $3.20mt
Yellow Tongue 3600x900mm ............... $44.00ea Plyoor 2.4x1.2x15mm ........................ $54.50ea
2400x500 ............................................ $22.00ea
DOOR JAMB SETS
KDHW DAR SEL GRADE
2400x500 Woven ................................. $32.00ea
FIBRE CEMENT SHEET UNDERLAY
Meranti 110x19mm ............................. $33.00ea Primed MDF 110mmx18mm .................................... $19.25ea Meranti Ext. Unassembled w/out sill ........................ $75.00ea
1800x900 ............................................ $16.25ea
CYPRESS PINE
42x19 ................................................... $3.00mt 65x19 ................................................... $4.50mt 90x19 ................................................... $6.00mt 110x19 ................................................. $7.50mt 135x19 ................................................. $9.75mt 185x19 ............................................... $17.95mt
4.5MM
125x75 ................................................. $7.95mt 100x100 ............................................... $8.25mt 125x125 ............................................. $13.25mt 70x19 Blanks........................................ $2.00mt
1800x900 ............................................ $12.00ea 1800x1200 .......................................... $16.00ea 2400x450 .............................................. $8.00ea 2400x600 .............................................$10.75ea 2400x900 ............................................ $16.00ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $21.50ea 3000x900 ............................................ $20.00ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $26.75ea
6.0MM 1800x1200 .......................................... $23.25ea 2400x900 ............................................ $23.25ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $31.00ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $38.50ea
BLUE BOARD 2400x900 ............................................ $27.50ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $36.75ea 2700x900 ............................................ $30.75ea 2700x1200 .......................................... $41.00ea 3000x900 ............................................ $33.75ea 3000x1200 .......................................... $45.00ea
BGC DURAFLOOR 2250x600x19 T&G.................................$79.00ea
CEMENT PRODUCTS Concrete Mix 20kg ................................. $6.75ea Rapid Set 20kg ...................................... $7.75ea Cement 20kg ......................................... $7.95ea
SHADOWCLAD GROOVED Shadowclad 2.4x1.2x12mm ............. $105.00ea Shadowclad 2.7x1.2x12mm ............. $117.50ea Large quantities ........................................ P.O.A.
KDHW F17 90x35 ................................................... $5.15mt 90x45 ................................................... $6.65mt 140x45 ................................................. $9.85mt 190x45 ............................................... $14.60mt 240x45 ............................................... $20.50mt 290x45 ............................................... $24.95mt
TREATED PINE POLES 75-100x1.8mt ...................................... $5.25ea 75-100x2.4mt ...................................... $7.50ea 75-100x3.0mt ...................................... $10.25ea 75-100x3.6mt ...................................... $13.50ea 100-125x1.8mt .................................... $8.50ea 100-125x2.4mt ................................... $11.25ea 100-125x3.0mt ................................... $18.50ea 100-125x3.6mt .................................. $21.25ea 100-125x2.4mt Splits ............................ $8.50ea
OBHW F8 50x25 ................................................... $1.25mt 75x38 ................................................... $2.75mt 125x38 ................................................. $4.65mt
MDF CRAFTWOOD 2400x1200x3mm ................................ $11.00ea 2400x1200x6mm ................................ $18.00ea 2400x1200x9mm ................................ $24.00ea 2400x1200x12mm .............................. $27.00ea 2400x1200x16mm .............................. $30.00ea 2400x1200x18mm .............................. $33.00ea
PARTICLEBOARD 18mm 2400x450 ............................................ $12.00ea 2400x600 ............................................ $16.00ea 2400x1200 .......................................... $32.00ea
POLYESTER “GREENSTUFF� POLYESTER BATTS BATTS
R1.5 12pc 16pc $29.00 $29.75 per bag R2.0 R3.5 R3.0 6pc 8pc $25.75 $34.50 per bag
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BLACKBUTT 85x19 T&G E/M FLOORING
NATURAL GRADE
$3.75 plm Packlots Only (Approx 500lm) MELAMINE - EDGED 16MM
TREATED PINE SLEEPERS
2400x300 ............................................ $11.00ea 2400x450 ............................................ $17.00ea 2400x600 ............................................ $22.00ea 1800x450 ............................................ $13.50ea 1800x600 ............................................ $17.00ea 3600x450 ............................................ $26.50ea 3600x600 ............................................ $35.00ea Not Edged 2400x1200 .......................................... $40.00ea 2400x1200x3mm ................................ $18.00ea
200x50
PINE LINING 140x12 VJ/Regency .............................. $1.95mt 140x19 VJ/Floor.................................... $3.30mt
PINE DAR STD GRADE 42x19 ................................................... $1.10mt 70x19 ................................................... $1.45mt 90x19 ................................................... $1.80mt 120x19 ................................................. $2.20mt 140x19 ................................................. $2.65mt 190x19 ................................................. $4.00mt 240x19 ................................................. $5.75mt 290x19 ................................................. $7.95mt 140x12 ................................................. $2.15mt
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2.4 mt ................................................. $13.25ea 2.4 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $12.00ea 2.7 mt ................................................. $15.00ea 2.7 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $13.50ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $16.50ea 3.0 mt (Packs 50) ................................ $15.00ea 200x75 1.8 mt ................................................. $15.00ea 1.8 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $13.50ea 2.4 mt ................................................. $19.95ea 2.4 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $18.00ea 2.7 mt ................................................. $22.50ea 2.7 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $20.25ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $24.75ea 3.0 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $22.50ea 3.6 mt ................................................. $29.75ea 3.6 mt (Packs 30) ................................ $27.00ea 200x100 2.4 mt ................................................. $26.50ea 2.4 mt (Packs 25) ................................ $24.00ea 3.0 mt ................................................. $33.00ea 3.0 mt (Packs 25) ................................ $30.00ea
2400x500 Oriental ............................... $26.00ea
TREATED PINE R/S 100x12 Paling....................................... $0.65mt 150x12 Paling....................................... $0.95mt 150x25 ................................................. $2.00mt 75x50 ................................................... $2.40mt
PRIMED MDF MOULDINGS
T/PINE F7/MGP10 – LASER CUT
S/Bevel 42x15 ...................................... $1.00mt S/Bevel 67x15 ...................................... $1.30mt S/Bevel 67x18 ...................................... $1.35mt L/ Tongue 67x18 ................................... $1.35mt L/ Tongue 92x18 ................................... $1.95mt L/ Tongue 140x18 ................................. $3.25mt B/nose 67x18 ....................................... $1.35mt B/nose 92x18 ....................................... $1.95mt
70x35 ................................................... $2.70mt
CYPRESS PINE PICKETS 70x19 900mm ....................................... $1.80ea 70x19 1200mm ..................................... $2.30ea 70x19 1500mm ..................................... $2.85ea 70x19 1800mm ..................................... $3.30ea
DESIGN PINE - PRIMED T/PINE 18x18 Quad/Fillet/DAR .......................... $1.50mt 42x18 DAR ............................................ $2.50mt 66x18 DAR ............................................ $3.50mt 90x18 DAR ............................................ $4.75mt 138x18 DAR .......................................... $7.15mt 30x30 Int Stop ....................................... $2.95mt 57x30 Ext Stop ...................................... $5.25mt 42x42 DAR ............................................ $4.75mt 66x42 DAR F7 ....................................... $7.25mt 90x42 DAR F7 ....................................... $9.50mt 138x42 DAR F7 ................................... $14.25mt 185x42 DAR F7 ................................... $18.95mt 230x42 DAR F7 ................................... $29.50mt 280x42 DAR F7 ................................... $35.50mt
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T/PINE FASCIA PRIMED 190x32 D&G... ...................................... $9.50mt 240x32 D&G... .................................... $18.50mt
PINE MGP10 70x35 Long .......................................... $2.45mt 70x45 Long ...........................................$3.15mt 90x35 Studs ......................................... $2.15mt 90x35 Long .......................................... $2.45mt 90x45 Studs ......................................... $2.95mt 90x45 Long ...........................................$3.35mt
PINE MERCH 90x35 ................................................... $1.25mt 90x45 ................................................... $1.60mt
PINE F7/MGP10 – LASER CUT 140x45 ................................................. $5.75mt 190x45 ................................................. $8.25mt 240x45 ............................................... $11.25mt
GALV SLEEPER CHANNEL ‘H’ SECTION $40.00MT ‘C’ SECTION $24.00MT
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