The Path towards Today
- Original allotment was defined within an 1862 subdivision, part of the area named “Randalsea”.
- This subdivision was incorporated within the adjoining sheep grazing property.
- The original subdivision was re-surveyed in 1980 and individual allotments were sold off.
- Lot 62 was purchased in 1983.
- The allotment was fenced off to exclude grazing sheep.
- Flinders Ranges wattles and Silver wattles were planted along 2 fence lines – west and south.
- Mud House built 1985-1987
- Design = passive solar with clerestory windows (north facing)
- Construction = Post and Beam from recycled wool store timbers from Port Adelaide
- Walls = 10″ wide mud bricks (external); 8″ wide mud walls (internal)
- Ceiling = pine flooring boards from timber felled from Ash Wednesday pine forests and milled in the South East
- Mezzanine = recycled timber from Cheltenham grand stand