ACT farmer locks in 99-year lease to build family future
Pat Gregory, 27, has secured a 99-year lease to run an 85-hectare sheep farm in the ACT.
Pat Gregory is the fifth generation of his family to farm in the ACT. Gregory is 27 and runs sheep on 85 hectares at Spring Station in Tharwa.
The farm has a 99-year lease, a rare security that changes how he plans for the future. Recently, Gregory spent $15,000 on lime for a wheat paddock to feed his sheep, an investment he would only make with long-term certainty.
Gregory sees farming as a lifestyle choice and a chance to raise his two-and-a-half-year-old son Teddy and a second child due in March on the land. Some ACT farmers in Majura Valley have also secured 25-year leases from the government.
- 85 hectares
- Farm size
- 99 years
- Lease term
- $15,000
- Lime investment
- Two-and-a-half years
- Son's age
Why it mattersYoung farmers with long-term land security can invest in improvements. Pat's $15,000 lime investment shows what becomes possible when farmers know they will stay on the land.
AustraliaYoung ACT farmers investing in the land signals the rural sector remains viable despite pressure from nearby suburbs and development.
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