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  • @ABCNewsIndepth
    @ABCNewsIndepth  Місяць тому +546

    Thanks to everyone who's asked for an update. The hearing is over and a decision is pending so things are still up in the air. We'll update you again as soon as we hear more.

  • @dalebusby8298
    @dalebusby8298 26 днів тому +114

    Feral cats are decimating Australia yet the government want to go after this jem of a bloke for having a few donkeys worlds gone mad keep up the great work fighting for nature not just for your children but for every animal that owes its life to your great work ❤

  • @simonhawkins1892
    @simonhawkins1892 Місяць тому +660

    As someone looking in from abroad, every time I watch a documentary about Australia's struggles, it seems that bureaucracy is the biggest barrier to repairing that country

    • @jaguarwarrior866
      @jaguarwarrior866 Місяць тому +73

      @simonhawkins1892 Speaking as an American, it seems being 'biggest barrier' to Positive, Constructive Change is something Australian Bureaucracy shares with Governments around the World.

    • @benjahmon
      @benjahmon Місяць тому +60

      This is but one of many examples of dogmatic bureaucracy stifling innovation in Australia. Taxpayer dollars should be spent assisting these pioneers and not lawfare against Genius.

    • @dougdownunder5622
      @dougdownunder5622 Місяць тому +17

      Strayuh is a police state.

    • @bianchaesson1441
      @bianchaesson1441 Місяць тому +11

      That has to be true, unfortunately!

    • @gedofgont1006
      @gedofgont1006 Місяць тому

      There's no doubt about it: bureaucracy is the enemy of progress.

  • @BundyToo
    @BundyToo Місяць тому +805

    What a great story of a great man. I sincerely hope the bureaucrats can get their head around what a great job and service Chris and his family are doing for the country.

    • @aosaeanor
      @aosaeanor Місяць тому +77

      Donkey's have lower fertility & reproductive rate + a year long gestation period. Infact in many regions of the world they are teetering on extinction. For these animals to be invasive seems odd.
      Donkeys have done plenty good for the land. Unless the Govt wants the land going back to being a dry arid arid region prone to wildfires , there is really no reason to cull them .
      Besides, there doesn't seem to be any farms nearby that these donkeys are causing harm to

    • @paulawagstaff686
      @paulawagstaff686 Місяць тому +46

      Yes, a great story indeed. Today is the 6th November. All the best for your hearing from NZ

    • @hehnothinpersonalkid5323
      @hehnothinpersonalkid5323 Місяць тому

      Ridiculous I hate our left wing bureaucrats who want to play god. Our land evolves and they want to

    • @hehnothinpersonalkid5323
      @hehnothinpersonalkid5323 Місяць тому +15

      Hold it like an Amish in 1880s policy

    • @diratlion1664
      @diratlion1664 Місяць тому +24

      hear, hear. Well said Whereas I'd want the person in change who can't see the evidence rightly sacked/ removed and I looked for an update over the last 2 days of court proceedings

  • @Chris-ut6eq
    @Chris-ut6eq 21 день тому +61

    The world needs more people like this. Let the science lead and legislators learn. No issue is simple and this is no exception.

  • @martingomezcardenas1087
    @martingomezcardenas1087 Місяць тому +489

    From Mexico: Thanks Chris and Chris familiy. Remember: “There are men who fight for one day and are good, there are others who fight for a year and are better, there are those who fight for many years and are very good but there are those who fight all their lives, those are the essential ones” (Bertolt Brecht). I am a biologist, and I know you are in the correct side of human history, and into the correct side of nature. Your work will be followed by me and by many of ecological restoration scientists.

    • @LeonardLewanski-f8t
      @LeonardLewanski-f8t Місяць тому +12

      What a fantastic quote I read that quote years ago more people need to read or hear it especially these days

    • @ulriklange3924
      @ulriklange3924 Місяць тому +7

      .. and from Denmark ☕💪

    • @genespell4340
      @genespell4340 Місяць тому +29

      ​@@b23456He uses mineral blocks to get the donkeys to move out of one area into another. The blocks are about one foot square, if I remember correctly. Livestock lick the blocks for minerals and salt. When I was a kid one or two of my siblings and myself chipped some pieces of salt off of a salt block to lick. My stepmom stuck her head out the door yelling that we would get some disease from the cows. We milked the cows and drank unpasteurized milk and ate butter made from the cream. If our cows had a disease we would have been sick long before that day. We still kept our pieces of salt and licked them. We treated them like a lollipop.

    • @paulcallicoat7597
      @paulcallicoat7597 Місяць тому +12

      @@genespell4340 What a wonderful upbringing and so healthy. If more children were raised with no sugar and lots of animal based food and lots of mineral salt the ones here in civilization wouldn't be so physically and mentally ill. I now eat very little sugar/carbs and plants. I eat beef and smaller amounts of other meat,cheese and butter and lots of mineral salts. I'm now 74 years old and feel better than I did 30 years ago. I am very metabolically healthy now but only 2.5 years ago I wasn't. That is what carnivore woe has done for me. Look up Dr.Paul Mason,Dr.Shawn Baker,Dr. Ken D.Berry,Prof.Tim Noakes. There are many others on Low Carbs down under as well.

  • @Gloriajeanne33
    @Gloriajeanne33 24 дні тому +37

    Great documentary.. You and your family are pioneers. Australia is a harsh land where you are. lt takes people of strength and perseverence to not only stay the distance, but to improve upon the harsh conditions. Big Respect & Gratitude for what you have learnt and are building as a legacy for generations to come.

  • @salivadriven
    @salivadriven Місяць тому +238

    Bravo. As a passionate believer in regenerative farming practice I know how crazy I sound to conventional farmers. Even most environmentalists believe in destroying any flora or fauna not native to the region. The worst I’ve seen is the ripping out and destruction of Willow trees on creek embankments. I’m not highly educated in these topics but have read and seen enough to know this man is on the right track. Fighting the good fight. ‘The role of science is not to defend your hypothesis but to challenge it.” Very true yet very often forgotten.

    • @raclark2730
      @raclark2730 Місяць тому +10

      Invasive plant species are actually a huge ecological problem that often fly's under the radar. It can also cause other affects like increased fire risk in some regions. However by their very nature we should make some exception for Willows. I certainly hope they were working on the banks afterwards.

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому +1

      At this time a large body of scientific research says he is wrong. I hope he presents a much stronger case than the ABC presented here.

    • @renee1741
      @renee1741 Місяць тому

      @@buildmotosykletist1987really? You can see for yourself all the water and regeneration there. Maybe the “large body of scientific evidence” is bunk and a self fulfilling prophesy.

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Місяць тому +2

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 TROLL...

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Місяць тому

      @@raclark2730 marsupials evolved in what is now called ''South America'', before even join North America''... they migrated to Australia, through Antarctica, when the three continents were joined together...
      EVERYTHING ALIVE HERE HAS MIGRATED FROM ELSEWHERE... the first migrants from South- East Asia, brought their dogs with them that we call now ''dingo''...
      NOTHING IS UNLIMITED...EVERYTHING HAS A BEGINING AND AN END... [except the human stupidity...]

  • @ericaltmann5711
    @ericaltmann5711 Місяць тому +144

    One of the pioneers of regenerative agriculture. An Aussie legend. Good on ya mate.

  • @daviddean8198
    @daviddean8198 Місяць тому +201

    What an amazing man, what an amazing woman, what a fabulous family! Australia is stronger, better and wealthier for 'new settlers' like these folks. Respect.

  • @richardwilliams1334
    @richardwilliams1334 Місяць тому +292

    Go Chris go go man this world is so short of people like you.
    This is your 2nd day in court and by know I hope you and your families have managed to turn the tides of this bureaucratic nonsense we in this other world have been forced to live by.
    Kia ora from NZ.

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому +5

      It is not bureaucratic nonsense, it is scientific research which took farmers many years and large sums of money to prove. Now they are allowed to cull the feral pests, I hope some silly judge does not destroy all their hard, expensive work.

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Місяць тому +6

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 YOUR TROLLING TO REALL PEOPLES COMMENTS SIMPLY SHOWS HOW SIMPLE YOU ARE...

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому

      @@user-McGiver : So you have no factual argument and resort to inane insults. Bye.

    • @judylloyd7901
      @judylloyd7901 Місяць тому +14

      ​@@buildmotosykletist1987
      Did you actually watch this video? It seems that the donkeys supply an important benefit, so let's hope that this farmer can continue the way he is so that longer term results can be clearly seen and measured 😊

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому

      @@judylloyd7901 : Yes, I watched it closely, did you? That's a vague, unsubstantiated general comment and not backed up with specific science. The case against the donkeys is an extensive, well documented case backed by extensive scientific research. There's plenty of evidence and easily found, I suggest you actually learn some solid facts before you jump to conclusions.

  • @ashmouse
    @ashmouse Місяць тому +122

    Zimbabwean origin farmers are the most tenacious people I've ever met

  • @playwme3
    @playwme3 Місяць тому +218

    I’ve got a 40 acre lifestyle block with nice varied terrain. Ever since we got our 2 pet donkeys the back paddocks they live in have never looked better. They eat the thistles and serrated tussock, they keep the dam walls in good condition and they can go anywhere. The bigger environmental pest is humans, but they don’t seem to be culling any of them.

    • @wyattfamily8997
      @wyattfamily8997 Місяць тому

      The biggest environmental "pests" are usually Bureaucrats and Politicians, especially the kind that "know it all" and attempt to impose their damaging views on those with DECADES of hands-on experience.

    • @maralfniqle5092
      @maralfniqle5092 Місяць тому +9

      Give them time

    • @suzywichers983
      @suzywichers983 Місяць тому

      they are culling man, it's been going on for centuries, open your eyes

  • @george-1961
    @george-1961 Місяць тому +148

    As a wildlife gardener, I find this effort of Chris and his family to be an important message to how nature can be revived to how it should be. Absolutely loved what he has achieved in the name of nature and the environment, well done you for showing the way 😊

  • @CharanjitSohal-h5t
    @CharanjitSohal-h5t Місяць тому +124

    Wonderful story and testimony of Human resilience and grit. Such a shame for lack of support .

  • @jocelynconvery3462
    @jocelynconvery3462 Місяць тому +161

    The earth is so lucky that this man is doing this work.Well done

  • @incredible8me
    @incredible8me Місяць тому +30

    WA GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
    HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THE WORTH of this man's work.

  • @justiceforall8574
    @justiceforall8574 Місяць тому +39

    This earth needs people & family just like these guys.

  • @paulrummery6905
    @paulrummery6905 Місяць тому +113

    That's a grand family of remarkably strong character. The story is very moving, very hard stuff, very inspiring stuff. Love & salutations.

  • @bevanstratton5970
    @bevanstratton5970 Місяць тому +196

    All the best mate, you have science on your side and support from everyone who has seen this show. All the best.

    • @ulriklange3924
      @ulriklange3924 Місяць тому +5

      I am watching , from Denmark . 😊☕

    • @safffff1000
      @safffff1000 Місяць тому +6

      To Australian bureaucracy, science doesn't exist except a way to control never to improve

  • @owenturnbull6424
    @owenturnbull6424 Місяць тому +74

    This story rings a bell for me. In 1991 I drove up to Zimbabwe with a fellow student called John Nicholson to visit his parents on their farm in Southern Zimbabwe. His father had been one of the biggest farmers in Zimbabwe during the bush War. At the end of the war, he had to get rid of his farm or have it appropriated. He retired, but got bored and bought a small farm to keep busy. What impressed me was how open he was to try different farming techniques to look after wildlife and try to help nature. His neighbors may have thought him crazy but what he was doing made sense to me.

  • @JamesAlexander-b7h
    @JamesAlexander-b7h 28 днів тому +20

    Amazing story, the government should work with them, together they could achieve everything they both want and Australia needs. ❤😁👍

  • @jamiegunson7800
    @jamiegunson7800 Місяць тому +70

    Amazing family. What they have achieved is something to behold. We had the great fortune of spending 3 days at Kachana with Bobby and the kids whilst on a month long flying trip around Australia. Without a doubt the best 3 days of the whole trip. Best of luck you guys.

  • @Toeka-en-NOU
    @Toeka-en-NOU Місяць тому +68

    Please keep us posted, we hope and pray that everything will go according to your way. Love what you have accomplished through dedication and hard work.

  • @peterpusey3206
    @peterpusey3206 Місяць тому +107

    Love the work you’re doing, 50 years ago I worked as a prospecting hand out in the Kimberly’s and had a year in a campsite based at a bore hole. Now I live a gentle life on the Isle of Wight. It is so important that we rebuild the soil and its resilience to withstand the likes of a fire. I love the fact that Chris saw the light and understood what is needed before many of us even woke up to what we had destroyed.

  • @DMoore-w2o
    @DMoore-w2o Місяць тому +87

    Chris, hit the nail on its head - if we stop innovating, then what chance do we have in bringing about beneficial change? Yet again we see a State Government making a blanket determination without taking the time to understand the results this family are recording. It’s a shame the WA Dept of Primary Industries didn’t comment and share their point of view on the donkeys, this possibly due to the upcoming hearing. I hope that the ABC post an update on the outcome of the hearing and this inspiring family. Dan Moore

    • @niczoom
      @niczoom Місяць тому +4

      Well said.

  • @jasonbussenschutt8262
    @jasonbussenschutt8262 Місяць тому +85

    What a great man and an amazing couple living such a tough life but still have a teenage love for each other.

  • @ianlancaster4897
    @ianlancaster4897 Місяць тому +66

    Wishing you all the best with your ongoing battles. No question, you are doing the right thing. I have huge admiration for trailblazing folks like you.

  • @petersterling5334
    @petersterling5334 Місяць тому +59

    This Man is a Hero for his Grit and Determination to Regenerate the Land!! Its Very Clear that the Cattle and Donkeys are Key Ingredients to Regenerate this Barren Landscape!!

  • @marcydoyle9279
    @marcydoyle9279 Місяць тому +17

    Get Chris’s legal team to research the term ‘feral’. If any grazier contains a herd, manages numbers and paddock/area rotation, they are ‘domestic’ stock not ‘feral’ stock. Feral animals are those that take up running and breeding with no human input controls, this is not the case for this station’s operations. If all introduced animals such as horses and cattle were feral without distinctions, then so are our country’s ‘Thoroughbred racehorses’ and ‘beef’ production.

  • @MonikaMundell
    @MonikaMundell Місяць тому +82

    It's an incredible story of savvy land management and strong spirit. Kudos to Chris and his amazing family. I wish you much success in getting the recognition you deserve.

  • @BradGryphonn
    @BradGryphonn Місяць тому +174

    I'm nearly 61. I'd organise myself to head over there and become a station hand to support these people if they asked.

    • @yawaragirl
      @yawaragirl Місяць тому +20

      Me also

    • @mariuskoekemoer4646
      @mariuskoekemoer4646 Місяць тому +18

      Awesome on you
      Not everything is bad if manage correctly

    • @shantishanti1949
      @shantishanti1949 Місяць тому +13

      Sure seems like something many would like to do we just did not know it could be done - the “religion “ of science told us it could not be done e UNTIL SOMEONE DOES IT. It’s like running the one minute mile …… not possible until it was done … and now the one minute mile is a slow runner. Seeing is believing- this family has shown it can be done, Now others need to get out and repeat and improve what amazing success they have had …..👏🏻👏🏻

    • @ulriklange3924
      @ulriklange3924 Місяць тому +3

      Just ask ...

  • @RussellCrafter-r1g
    @RussellCrafter-r1g Місяць тому +67

    I was taught that we are keepers of the country. We save it in good condition for the next generation. You can not learn out of books, you must be on the actual ground to understand it. My very late grandfather told me love the country and it will love, if you do not it will break your heart. He was a very wise man . Keep up the good work Chris, job well done mate. Cheers.

    • @paulcallicoat7597
      @paulcallicoat7597 Місяць тому

      Some books relate universal knowledge and others were outdated by later research. There are very accurate human diet books and most are out and out lies. We humans are obligate carnivores,not omnivores. Look that up and you will get told the lies by AI because the data that is uploaded is mostly false. Lies about meat and the saturated fats were started back 60 years or more.The result of people believing these lies is obesity,cancers,heart attacks and strokes and the highest numbers of people of all ages suffering from diabetes. Children as young as 5 being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver as well.

  • @williamwambugu587
    @williamwambugu587 Місяць тому +105

    Very impressive and worth emulating. The Ausi government should support such initiatives.

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому +3

      The large body of scientific work done to get the permission to cull the pests is very impressive. If he has a case then I hope his research supports it.

    • @renee1741
      @renee1741 Місяць тому +6

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 again, seems like bunk. This guy has proven them wrong. If the donkeys should go then so should the cattle yet no one is making him kill his cattle.

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому +1

      @@renee1741 : Then why didn't the ABC give us the facts ?

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Місяць тому +3

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 TROLL...

    • @renee1741
      @renee1741 Місяць тому +5

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 why haven't you given us the facts? All you do is say he is wrong based on "evidence" when the obvious evidence is right in front of your face on this video. Lush fields and running water in the desert... what do you need?

  • @c.Drishta
    @c.Drishta Місяць тому +9

    Inspiring story worth paying more attention and sending more support to than the face that is COP 29 happening simultaneously. This is the kind of ecological work the world needs to get behind. To Chris and the entire family, thank you for your courage, dedication and trail blazing. How can we support you?

  • @SeethaGopalakrishna
    @SeethaGopalakrishna Місяць тому +124

    I am moved .in faraway south India where rapid realestate is gobbling up every piece of earth, I am holding on to small little forest so I can leave behind a small patch of greenery untouched. very hard considering I am 62 and a woman amidst different patriarchal landed gentry groups. This story gives me a hope. BTW here in Tamilnadu South India currently few people are rearing donkeys for milk and to produce value added commodities/

    • @tinyliny4ever
      @tinyliny4ever Місяць тому +11

      God bless you for your long sightedness

    • @SeethaGopalakrishna
      @SeethaGopalakrishna Місяць тому +4

      @ thank you .

    • @sophieclarke220
      @sophieclarke220 Місяць тому +7

      Amazing! stay strong

    • @SeethaGopalakrishna
      @SeethaGopalakrishna Місяць тому +5

      @ thank you for the kind words

    • @buddyrojek9417
      @buddyrojek9417 Місяць тому +3

      I would like to visit you and pay 💰 to have some rural unique life . I was in northern India. I want to visit the south. Consider hosting tourists

  • @PariahQuail
    @PariahQuail Місяць тому +45

    Support from California for the Katchana Station project!
    It sounds like Chris has been responsibly managing the donkeys on his property and should be allowed to continue to do so.

  • @cuteduckdontlie4636
    @cuteduckdontlie4636 Місяць тому +20

    What beautiful story. God keeps them always blessed. 🙏🏻 🇦🇺 🇨🇭 🇿🇦 ❤️

  • @anaeccles7951
    @anaeccles7951 Місяць тому +25

    Hi Chris and family, just want to tell you how much I admire you. God bless you for looking after the land He has given. Will pray for victories over the donkeys culling. Hope your family takes on board the farm and the principals you’ve layed down. Take care from the uk

  • @gideonporter537
    @gideonporter537 Місяць тому +70

    I remember Allan Savory having a great deal of difficulty too - mostly because of b/s scientists who spooked Aussie politicians. Keep going and good luck Chris and family.

    • @JDAfrica
      @JDAfrica Місяць тому +1

      If it was up to the environmental scientists - no one would build anything ever again. Because they get paid a high salary regardless, and have never tried to develop or create a thing.
      The problem as well is the same people who create the legislation are also consultants for big companies wanting to develop … they draw out the process to get paid astronomical amounts of consulting fees - and reject a proposal sometimes because of minute grammar issues.

    • @Jessica-kk1cz
      @Jessica-kk1cz Місяць тому +1

      @@JDAfrica. In Western countries, environmental scientists make very little, and it is a sacrifice to live such a way. In Western countries it is the developers that are corrupt oligarchs. The solution is cohabitation with nature with sustainable design. More people would tour Africa for the globally exceptional nature and culture, if it were not for the security issues among the people. Development of land does not bring prosperity, but rather development of people does. Hope Africa learns from our many Western mistakes about lack of respect for science and nature, and does not follow our path, but rather charts a new, better path than the ones we’ve used here in the West.

    • @gideonporter537
      @gideonporter537 Місяць тому

      @@JDAfrica that's just rubbish. Environmental scientists collate DATA (and when it tells us we are in sh*t creek they let us know). Only flat earthers call Climate Extremes a hoax now. Are we waiting for entire states to be flooded, tornadoed, hurricaned, wild-fired (I know I made some words up but you know what I mean) before we acknowledge the environmental scientists are right. By the way - entire states ARE being devastated these days.... perhaps we are now saying entire seaboards or multiple mid-west states must be excoriated before we acknowledge that Houston has a problem?

  • @graemeeyre8933
    @graemeeyre8933 Місяць тому +50

    So good to see people thinking outside the box. In the way that they have regenerated the land

  • @richo083
    @richo083 Місяць тому +65

    What a great family. I believe in what they stand for👍 best australian story in my opinion.

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому

      How do you know that Chris is not wrong ? Scientific research currently show he is wrong.

  • @markwhelan9887
    @markwhelan9887 Місяць тому +30

    This man and his family are extremely resilient and decent the love of country and no nonsense approach to sustainability is second to none instead of getting told what he should do he should be listened to and appreciated for his work and his ability to change the amount of dying land by trial and error along with new ideas bring the land back to very a healthy state in those areas he has conered off. Cheers my goid man sending lots of moral support and appreciation your way 🙏❤️😉🦘👍🇦🇺

    • @tallboy49
      @tallboy49 Місяць тому

      The problem is there are people in these government departments who have no clue what is actually going on in these areas. Where are the greens when they are needed. After all they are supposed to be the ones who say they know everything about conservation.

  • @michaellee8198
    @michaellee8198 Місяць тому +8

    Wonderful story of commitment, belief and love of life and environment. Bureaucracy and Government will have much to answer for if they fail to see the light, Good luck to you and yours.

  • @grantbell6117
    @grantbell6117 Місяць тому +12

    As an ex Northern Rhodesian, now resident in Namibia i throughly enjoyed the documentary of your struggles and joys on conservation in the Kimberly area of Australia. I'm glad to see you haven't lost your Rhodesian accent! We will be praying for you and yours. Much blessings in Christ Jesus.

  • @janesmith9024
    @janesmith9024 Місяць тому +23

    November 2024 final hearings ended in Perth. State Administrative Tribunal deliberates over several months now. I don't really why even if they disagree that this farmer's land in a limited area cannot be used as an experiment. Wonderful programme and family by the way and in a sense the story is relevant to us all - it is a love story. The donkeys making the dipped land as they roll in dirt is very like the greening of Sahara work to have dips where water collects in wet seasons and makes a lot of sense.

  • @robynreid3027
    @robynreid3027 Місяць тому +24

    What a stunning story of strength, courage, determination and integrity. Love and best wishes with the hearing

  • @gregazzopardi3733
    @gregazzopardi3733 Місяць тому +39

    Just brilliant. Outstanding land management and rejuvenation by dedicated people. To be envied!

    • @buildmotosykletist1987
      @buildmotosykletist1987 Місяць тому

      What is that management ? Why is it brilliant ?

    • @user-McGiver
      @user-McGiver Місяць тому +3

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 TROLL...

    • @wyattfamily8997
      @wyattfamily8997 Місяць тому

      More likely prosecuted by Bureaucrats who won't listen and their bruised egos.

    • @renee1741
      @renee1741 Місяць тому +3

      @@buildmotosykletist1987 tell us why it isn't since you're so convinced

  • @akberali678
    @akberali678 Місяць тому +5

    Just seeing this I support this man. Please help this man, don’t put him in jail. Learn from him, don’t ruin this opportunity

  • @tooslick4986
    @tooslick4986 Місяць тому +7

    Wow. This guy and his family are an amazing hard workers ever in the middle of nowhere.

  • @LyriqalFlame767
    @LyriqalFlame767 Місяць тому +11

    You guys are doing such a wonderful work,,, Chris is a legend though,im from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and the name Kachana actually really does mean "A Far Away Place"_ n for me it really is a Kachana ,, thanks for also not abandoning your past and modern day Zimbabweans would tell you we wouldn't go along with how land was taken by force but that's another topic for another day ❤❤❤

  • @buzzinbilby4308
    @buzzinbilby4308 Місяць тому +10

    What terrible circumstances to face during dreadful times in Africa. But what a blessing to have brought this man to the right place to start again. After horrible times that have left many of the original custodians forcibly rid of there country, its people like this that country needs to restore that custodianship and manage country, indigenous or not. We need more of this common sense, hands on and connected to country approach and less irrational fear mongering or lock it up type of policy from people who haven't step foot on land and gave a single thought to how things really work.

  • @taleandclawrock2606
    @taleandclawrock2606 Місяць тому +15

    Thankyou for leaving comments on for this invaluable public resource documentary!!!❤ Australia with so much damaged land, so needs oppotunities like this, for large scale, long term experimentation and trial for regenerative agriculture. Outstanding work. ❤❤❤❤

  • @kezertl7401
    @kezertl7401 Місяць тому +11

    This is an epic story of strength, resilience, dedication, love and courage. We need more people like you on this planet. What an amazing accomplishment Chris, I was totally in awe of not just the beautiful landscape you’ve created but the numerous regenerative ecosystems that are naturally flourishing.
    This shouldn’t be about politics but rather the creation and restoration of the land.
    God bless you and your beautiful family.

  • @thearmchairjournalist566
    @thearmchairjournalist566 Місяць тому +27

    That woman is a true blue Aussie and I am proud she has made our country her home 🫶🏼

  • @Jami-vm1zv
    @Jami-vm1zv Місяць тому +28

    As a rural American who has a ranch/farm, it's hard for me to understand the government telling a landowner what kind of livestock you can keep on your land.

    • @dougdownunder5622
      @dougdownunder5622 Місяць тому

      Strayuns hate politics so much that they have ceded the government to control freaks.
      Unthinkable that rational & normal people would run for election
      When they do, they are demonised by presstitution.

  • @debrafry2951
    @debrafry2951 Місяць тому +40

    What an amazing story, good luck and God bless.

  • @lesleyb6317
    @lesleyb6317 Місяць тому +37

    What a good man, love his work ❤❤❤

  • @ErwinLey-f8q
    @ErwinLey-f8q Місяць тому +12

    All the best for you and your family and also for the donkeys . 👍👍👍. 😉😎

  • @jonpieters4223
    @jonpieters4223 Місяць тому +3

    Sir, my prayers for your common sense actions in this massive action are for and with you. May our Everlasting God keep His hand over you and your family. Well wishes from South Africa.

  • @angelroar883
    @angelroar883 Місяць тому +26

    God be with you in this bureaucratic bollicks - best wishes and love 🕊✨

  • @TwoHemiViewer
    @TwoHemiViewer Місяць тому +45

    Let's hope this amazing family succeed.

  • @jobyjob_memoriesof1985
    @jobyjob_memoriesof1985 Місяць тому +13

    Truly amazing.. We need such innovators..
    We need to honour and give incentives to such people, and not for some useless property investors draining the treasury and creating housing stress.

  • @mariafrech9205
    @mariafrech9205 Місяць тому +8

    My deepest respect for your work, your endurance, perceverence and steadfastness, courage and mutual support. All the best,

  • @markienorvelli5004
    @markienorvelli5004 Місяць тому +57

    Great to see another Rhodie doing the right thing, Alan Savory was a family friend back home and we use some of his ideas here in FNQ. Hang in there guys you're on the right track and doing a great job.
    Sala gutjle lina.

  • @shamiemcguire1588
    @shamiemcguire1588 Місяць тому +9

    Can't say enough about Chris and his family. Much respect. This is the best of Utube👏👌

  • @gedofgont1006
    @gedofgont1006 Місяць тому +3

    Beautiful film, beautiful country, beautiful family.
    I hope they prevail.

  • @treefarm3288
    @treefarm3288 Місяць тому +44

    I've had donkeys here in a rainforest environment in NQueensland. They're intelligent, adaptable, hardy and easy to get along with. Also I believe the culling programs aren't really successful due to the donkey population recovering within a couple of years, according to a lecture I attended by those doing it.

  • @tyvs-x6l
    @tyvs-x6l Місяць тому +13

    What a beautiful couple.

  • @vickydimitriou6156
    @vickydimitriou6156 Місяць тому +32

    What a fabulous Australian story and family trying to do right to country surely bureaucracy sees the science of regenerative farming.

  • @nobrakes7247
    @nobrakes7247 Місяць тому +7

    What an absolutely legendary Australian family
    You make me proud to be Australian
    If you need help in any way, I'm happy to help as much as I can

  • @ranjitsingh2969
    @ranjitsingh2969 Місяць тому +4

    Good job Chris I support u all the way...I am an environmentalist...read in science your findings is 100.% correct...

  • @sophieclarke220
    @sophieclarke220 Місяць тому +8

    This is so inspiring. What a gift to the world that Chris can read the landscape so well, thinks outside of the box and is so principled.

  • @kdjat
    @kdjat Місяць тому +12

    Great work Chris, the authorities would have to be blind not to see that you have turned that land around for the better! Wishing you all the best, hopefully the hearing result is in your favor!

    • @wyattfamily8997
      @wyattfamily8997 Місяць тому

      Australian authorities arer renowned for "being blind" as long as they maintain the power and authority over others, they are happy.

  • @JacquelineHahn1
    @JacquelineHahn1 Місяць тому +9

    God bless them for their care of country

  • @bulldogstrut1
    @bulldogstrut1 Місяць тому +4

    I wish them nothing but success. May they prevail!

  • @willowwobble
    @willowwobble Місяць тому +19

    I hope the narrow minded beaurocrats open their eyes, ears and hearts and recognise that these pioneers have rediscovered the way to stop desertification using nature. This family should be recognised for helping to stop Australia becoming one big desert, they are national heroes!

  • @nickleen7896
    @nickleen7896 Місяць тому +3

    What a great story. Well done Chris and family. Keep up the good work.

  • @warrenharrison5052
    @warrenharrison5052 Місяць тому +6

    Chris, Australia is lucky to have such determined, innovative and resilient people as you and your family here. All power to you and best of luck with Kanchana and a contented retirement.

  • @eustaciogriego1912
    @eustaciogriego1912 Місяць тому +3

    It’s nice to see your story of immigration . My family here in New Mexico go back to the 1500s my Great great grandfather , on my grandmother side ,was a mule skinner , brought supplies to the place called Santa Fe ,no one remembers the name of Town that was conquered by the Spanish . That town had been there for hundreds of years. And renamed Santa Fe . This story gives me a glimpse of what my grandfathers life was like in those days ,imagine New Mexico in those day was so remote the only way you could get there was by mule or horseback. No roads, just trails,Many people in those days use donkeys for all sorts of labor ,My grandmother saw the first model T. enter Santa Fe .He build a home in Santa Fe for his family one of the first home that was built there. Thank you for your video.

  • @MarkCosgrove-b3p
    @MarkCosgrove-b3p Місяць тому +4

    It's hard to be ahead of the curve and history. Great job thinking outside the box. And grejob bringing health back to that land.

  • @lcz4033
    @lcz4033 Місяць тому +3

    What a love of his wife. Support for the family and their vision.

  • @jetnzmusic
    @jetnzmusic Місяць тому +8

    You are incredible Sir, all prayers you beat this cruel ignorant stance of outdated Govt Control…you have Proof Evidence Science - you have achieved your purpose .. NEVER give up ❤

  • @annemacpherson916
    @annemacpherson916 Місяць тому +11

    Your innovative spirit is incredible!

  • @lynnehodgskin7478
    @lynnehodgskin7478 Місяць тому +3

    What an amazing story of true grit and determination! Hopefully you will be able to get through to the people in their big offices who are book smart but not land smart! Great job you and your family have done!

  • @alancross2826
    @alancross2826 Місяць тому +12

    The same bureaucratic idiots who messed with the great PETER ANDREWS for decades on regeneration. Another great AUSSIE story ABC, make sure we get the results of the NOVEMBER 5th meeting. Many thanks and Regards, Alan from the UK.

  • @jasonforrestal6050
    @jasonforrestal6050 Місяць тому +5

    You guys are just AWESOME 😃 GOD bless you guys

  • @letstalk3265
    @letstalk3265 Місяць тому +37

    Another great Australian story. Champions.

  • @robyngrubb8413
    @robyngrubb8413 Місяць тому +11

    Brilliant story... All power to this man and his family. Bravo !

  • @sharynhughes1061
    @sharynhughes1061 Місяць тому +3

    The Government never helps, but both hands are out, will take your money, All The Best to Chris and His Family. CONGRATULATIONS !!

  • @eyrunsigrunardottir6977
    @eyrunsigrunardottir6977 Місяць тому +5

    Not so long ago I saw an other story on UA-cam about an Australian man who was also turning the barren land into oasis. He had to deal with so much adversity as well, I don´t understand why it has to be like that.

  • @raymondwright2985
    @raymondwright2985 Місяць тому +13

    From a fellow Rhodesian from Mangula farming areas... Kanjani Shamwari ! Wish you all the best and success in saving your donkey's. Hamba gashle...... Rhodesian haingopindi munyika! Vanoita kuti zvive zvakanaka

  • @gillgimberg2022
    @gillgimberg2022 Місяць тому +6

    The stupidity of most/all governments knows no bounds.

  • @rhonamocke6527
    @rhonamocke6527 Місяць тому +6

    I will put you on my prayer list tonight. Blessings from Perth. Previously from South Africa. I have the greatest respect for farmers. I envy your lifestyle.
    God bless

  • @Welldone827
    @Welldone827 Місяць тому +23

    Best wishes, wonderful people !!!!

  • @bevfitzsimmonds3382
    @bevfitzsimmonds3382 Місяць тому +3

    All the very best. You and yours are in my prayers, and I pray that God will grant you justice and a fair go. What you are doing is Good. A hug from me. ❤️

  • @endurmuunganirwa1304
    @endurmuunganirwa1304 Місяць тому +4

    I'm from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 but it took me a while to realise that "Kachana" was actually in my local language....great to see a former Rhodie pursuing his dreams...I can only say "keep on keeping on, Chris."

  • @normankeoghan5298
    @normankeoghan5298 Місяць тому +6

    Funny how you never see a city so called environmentalist hugging a tree when it’s on fire. This is another classic example of land management at its finest. If you can empress other custodians of similar land then you must be doing it right. Hats off to you and your family.

  • @MrBigfella1234
    @MrBigfella1234 Місяць тому +20

    This guy is a hero what a set of balls on this bloke

  • @tanyalove6983
    @tanyalove6983 Місяць тому +2

    This is a beautiful story of two people in love living in a shack . You raised a beautiful family and healthy hard working children. You did a great job! Your kids came off your property too. Hope everything went well that you still have your donkeys. Donkeys are very faithful and loyal animals