2023 was a big year for our expansion. In mid-December we have all our buildings up with roofs on, work starting on solar panels, power lines have been dropped underground, and work has started on the pathways and basic grass landscaping.

We hope to be able to start offering services from mid 2024. We can’t wait to show you our new facilities.

We still have lots of fundraising to do to fit our and furnish the buildings, have better landscaping and install all the civils – check out our key fundraising event for 2024 here: Lake High, Great Victorian Walk for Autism. 

The Farm at a glance

Family Cabins

  • All twelve cabins built
  • Roads, carparks and concrete pathways commenced
  • Retaining wall east face of road cutting commenced
  • Furniture placed in a cabin for demonstration purposes

Multipurpose Activity Centre 

  • The Multipurpose Activity Centre (the MAC) is built and at lockup stage
  • Arena frame and roof complete – lights, sprinklers, and surface treatment still to come
  • Services roughed in

School

  • The roof is on!
  • Framed, roofed and services roughed in
  • Practical completion target July 2024
  • Landscaping still to come 

Student Residences

  • All three residences are built
  • Finished ground levels, paths, patios, roads, car parks and basic landscaping 

Pods

  • All three pods built. 
  • Service connections complete
  • Work started on decks, verandas, gates, fences, and remedial works internal and external 

Meeting Place

  • The hut is framed and roofed and internals largely complete
  • Power, reticulated water and storm water roughed in