Episode 21: Why regenerative farming helps our waterways

With Felicity Wheelwright

On a crisp and sunny morning in April, 2023, Siwan Lovett, Kate McKenna and Chris Walsh (ARRC’s Managing Director and podcast producers, respectively) took a drive from Canberra to Roslyn Estate near Goulburn to meet Felicity Wheelwright, the guest star of this episode of Take me to the river. This episode is recorded on the banks of the Wollondilly River, only two kilometres downstream of its headwaters. Felicity is a fifth-generation regenerative farmer in the Crookwell region and a fourth-generation farmer on Roslyn Estate, and one of our Rivers of Carbon restoration champions, restoring water quality in Sydney’s water catchment. Felicity’s farm is holistically grazed and over the last 30 years, her family has undertaken a plethora of restoration projects to protect and restore her property, including planting a 17 kilometre long native tree corridor. Felicity also has a background in banking and business improvement strategies and is blending this together with her experience in farming to talk to us today about the benefits of holistic grazing and regenerative agriculture. Below, find some photos of her magnificent property, showing the differences over time as projects were being completed.

 

Felicity Wheelwright

On a crisp and sunny morning in April, 2023, Siwan Lovett, Kate McKenna and Chris Walsh (ARRC’s Managing Director and podcast producers, respectively) took a drive from Canberra to Roslyn Estate near Goulburn to meet Felicity Wheelwright, the guest star of this episode of Take me to the river. This episode is recorded on the banks of the Wollondilly River, only two kilometres downstream of its headwaters. Felicity is a fifth-generation regenerative farmer in the Crookwell region and a fourth-generation farmer on Roslyn Estate, and one of our Rivers of Carbon restoration champions, restoring water quality in Sydney’s water catchment. Felicity’s farm is holistically grazed and over the last 30 years, her family has undertaken a plethora of restoration projects to protect and restore her property, including planting a 17 kilometre long native tree corridor. Felicity also has a background in banking and business improvement strategies and is blending this together with her experience in farming to talk to us today about the benefits of holistic grazing and regenerative agriculture. Below, find some photos of her magnificent property, showing the differences over time as projects were being completed.

Roslyn Estate

Roslyn Estate in the early 1980s (top) and Roslyn Estate today (bottom).
Roslyn Estate in the early 1980s (top) and Roslyn Estate today (bottom).
A panoramic view of Roslyn Estate today from a viewpoint on the property.

Contact Felicity via the links below:

Roslyn Estate Instagram

Felicity Wheelwright on LinkedIn

Behind the scenes:

Want to get involved?

We would love to hear from you. To find out if restoration incentive funding might be available to you, please reach out to our friendly Rivers of Carbon team.

Lori Gould, Program Manager
✉️lori.gould@arrc.com.au
📞0439 030 058

Isobel Bender, Project Officer
✉️isobel.bender@arrc.com.au
📞0405 780 774

Learn more

Isobel Bender (left) and Lori Gould (right)

Our work with Felicity is funded by WaterNSW as part of our Rivers of Carbon Source Water Linkages program.