IPSWICH has a new and possibly cutest resident, Dublin, a donkey foal born at Queensland’s largest working llama farm, The Llama Farm.
Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said The Llama Farm at Pine Mountain was one of a growing number of farm visit experiences you could enjoy in the Ipswich region.
“Spending the day patting, cuddling and feeding adorable animals is always a day well spent and the latest Tourism Research Australia visitor data shows people agree,” Cr Harding said.
“We have seen a massive increase over the past year of day trippers visiting Ipswich, which has climbed by 19 per cent to more than 1.5 million visitors.
“Plan your next day trip to Ipswich and visit a few of our unique animal farms including The Llama Farm, Haigslea Ewe Nique Hobby Farm, Summer Land Camels, Naughty Little Kids, Spicers Hidden Vale Koala Safari and Mysteria Alpacas and Council’s very own free zoo, the Ipswich Nature Centre.”
The Llama Farm owner Shane Hancock said all the animals on his farm had names, with newborn Dublin son of Doris and Dougal.
“We offer something really unique to visitors on our farm, which is home to the largest herd of llamas in Queensland,” Mr Hancock said.
“Aside from our 70 llamas we also have four alpacas, 19 donkeys, four camels, 12 goats, even miniature ponies, six rabbits, three emus, two dogs and lots of different poultry to see and interact with.
“Llamas are generally not animals you would normally see as they are a rare livestock in Australia with only an estimated 2000 llamas in the country.
“Whenever a new baby arrives it’s always very exciting and Doris kept us waiting a few extra weeks.
“We are not a food production farm, so we are really close with all our animals and know all their distinctive personalities and I have plenty of stories to share about the antics they get up to.
