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FAR Volunteer – Julie
By Monica
In September we found out a little bit more about FAR volunteer Julie.  A FAR volunteer for just over one year, Julie volunteers with her partner Paul.  We asked her a few questions... What ...
Read More Colin the rooster has surgery
By Monica
Colin in his new sandals Colin the rooster has both osteo-myelitis and arthritis, and has been on pain management for the last little while. Between Christmas and New Year, however, we noticed his symptoms advancing, ...
Read More Raffle – Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer
By Brad King
Drawn 1/2/22 Valued at $450 the Ninja® Foodi® Dual Zone Air Fryer is the first air fryer with 2 independent 3.8L baskets that let you cook 2 foods, 2 ways, at the same time, not ...
Read More The first residents of Farm Animal Rescue
By Monica
Bubble and Squeak In November 2011 a tiny baby chick was found on the sidewalk in Woollangabba, not far from "The Gabba" stadium. Thankfully the person who found the chick was a compassionate soul and ...
Read More A chicken and egg story
By Monica
The early December 2021, one FAR chicken, Simone, was showing distress and was admitted to the vet as an emergency. The cause of her pain was found to be 400 grams of rotting egg fragments ...
Read More Host a Summer BBQ
By Monica
Host a Summer BBQ! AND be part of Australia's largest vegan BBQ! Proudly sponsored by Herbidoor Help save lambs, and register to Host your own BBQ, then invite your friends, family and colleagues to donate ...
Read More Farm Animals in Urgent Need
By Monica
Animals are living bleak, short lives, right now Farmed animals in Queensland and Australia typically live very short, very bleak, sometimes painful and sometimes abusive, lives. Often there is nobody effectively looking out for farm ...
Read More Farm Catering
By Monica
As of December 19th   2021 business operations restricted due to Covid-19 will be removed, other than verification of visitor and volunteer vaccine status. That means that beyond that date, for only $5, you ...
Read More Piggy Christmas
By Monica
Join us for Piggy Christmas See the pigs enjoy their Christmas lunch on December 5th, 2021. On one day of the year the pigs come off their diet and enjoy an all they can eat ...
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