by Dave | Jan 1, 2019 | Native Animals, News From The Edge, Off Grid Living, Water Security
After December’s rain, we saw our water started to get a little ‘brown’. As we rely on rain water collection this is not abnormal and can have lots of different indications.
But this was a first.
by Dave | Mar 6, 2018 | Construction, News From The Edge, Water Security, Weather
The rain we have received over the last few days has filled the big house water tank.
So I got to see the water tank overflow diffuser that we made in action.
by Dave | Jan 4, 2018 | Construction, News From The Edge, Water Security, Weather
With almost 30 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, our top tanks are overflowing.
This was the first test of the new top water tank overflow system we set up recently.
by Dave | Jan 2, 2018 | Construction, Erosion, Growing Food, News From The Edge
Today we got the finals touches done to the new Banana Bed.
With a bit of luck our bananas will now thrive and give us a few bunches to enjoy.
by Dave | Dec 25, 2017 | Construction, Erosion, Growing Food, News From The Edge
Just in front of the new Compost Bins is the old Banana stand. It has been here for a long time and occasionally pops a bunch of bananas.
So we are going to keep it, and give it a better bed to grow in.
by Dave | Aug 7, 2017 | Construction, Erosion, Sustainable Living, Water Security, Weather
As part of our ongoing water security measures we had new water tanks installed at the shed-level last year.
5 x 2000 litre modular tanks were installed on the southern side of the shed. One of the only pieces of ‘flat land’ we own.
by Dave | Feb 4, 2017 | Construction, News From The Edge, Off Grid Living, Water Security
With the tank level wall almost finished, it is time we started on moving our 27,000 litre poly water tank.
It has been on a 14 degree ‘lean’ since we got here, and we have a nice new level pad to put the tank on. But first we have to free it from the bank it sits against. 20+ years of erosion and weather have locked it in a bed of clay.
by Dave | Feb 15, 2016 | News From The Edge
Erosion is on of the big three issues that we have to deal with her at Arborlon. So we have been addressing one of the issues that leads to the above image.
It is a problem I have seen in every house I have lived in in Queensland. Poor storm water control – in this case gutter overflow, during significant rain.
by Dave | Sep 13, 2015 | News From The Edge
Work completed 13th Sept
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