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Fountainhead
was originally a dairy farm and has been turned into
an Avocados orchard oprox 20 years ago. WP looked at
over 400 properties over ten years to find "Fountainhead".
Wayne
paints the Fountainhead picture,
"Bill Mollison told me to find water, water &
water when looking for the site for our Farm.' Fountainhead
certainly has that." Located only I km from the
Maleny Post off ice, less than 1 hour north of Brisbane
airport & with spectacular views of the
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glass
house mountains, Fountainhead has many water sources.
The springs on the property percolate over a million
litres a day, Fryers & Walkers Creek run thru the
property and over four areas of Lake make an impressive
site.
"The main production will eventually be from the
water, Parrott states."Red Claw, local yabbies,
duck, rice & fish will all be worked into a Bio
Diverse moving, Aquaculture. But that is about three
years away. The sensitive creeks lead to the local Baroon
Pocket Dam which is the Caloundra/Maroochydore water
supply. So we will work diligently in our planning to
ensure that our relationship with that water supply
is enhanced."
"All, ready,we have acted upon requests from the
local Water authorities in regard to high
levels of dairy effluent finding its way into the water
way." After meeting with some
local dairy producers Fountainhead has setup a worm
form to "clean" this waste product then put
it through our composting system. This creates clean
compost, vermiculite & worm juice as well as ridding
the water of the pathogens that it previously was absorbing.
"A Permaculture Solution if ever I have heard one,
Parrott concluded, "and the attitude of the Local
dairy farmers was great".
400
Avocados trees & 100 citrus, (will be increased
with Exotic Citrus to aprox 800 as well) will have Blueberry,
Lychees & Figs added to them.
Fully 2 acres of zone one & two is being built at
the moment.
Total self sufficiency within 5 years is the fountainhead
goal.
During
this period an organic co/op will be set up processing
produce for local consumption.
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Fountainhead is blessed to have living with us,
a family of Platypus, a colony of Echidnas &
Water Dragons. Magpie Geese visit often . Wedge
Tailed Eagle and Peregrine Falcon are often sighted.

A
host of wetland birds prevail along with many
woodland species. My particular favourite is the
Lewin's Honey Eater.
Wayne
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UNDER
CONSTRUCTION

Main
bulding and renovations
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Expansion
of the lake
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Consruction
of the
Mandala vegetable garden
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