Horsham House is a Finalist in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2010!
Rare species in environmental plantings at Horsham House!
| Rare butterfly find! | |
| In early February we spotted the very rare golden-rayed blue butterfly feeding on our grass-replacement native groundcover (Myoporum parvifolium). This butterfly in known to exist only at three small lakes in the Wimmera and feeds and reproduces solely on this groundcover. For more information see the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority's story on this butterfly. |  |
New to our breakfasts!
| Sourdough bread | |
| Horsham House's own hand made sour dough bread, using locally sourced Pink Lake Salt. Our bread is made by Chris after he undertook a course and obtained a mother culture (from which our bread is made). We are now in the process of sourcing locally grown and milled wheat for our bread. |  |
| Free range eggs | |
| We now source our free range eggs from a producer near St Arnaud. Their eggs have bright yellow yolks, firm whites and come from happier chickens! |
Upgrade to our free WiFi system
A higher gain antenna (better!) has been installed which dramatically improves our wireless network range and data speed. We run a free WiFi b/g network for guest use.
Tour of Future Sustainability Leaders
| We hosted a tour of about 40 high school students from Westernport, Melbourne and Wimmera regions during November. Our environmental initiatives in reducing our resource consumption and waste whilst preserving the heritage values of Horsham House were a clear demonstration of 'can do' change for the better! |