Van Der Colt Rural Contractors.

18/10/2026

25/06/2026

Been running around doing property maintenance lately.
Dropping these trees that where killed more than a decade ago for firewood and then forgotten about. As someone who says "I'll get to that task later on" and then forgets, without condemning or condoning I understand 😂

These dead standing trees posed a risk to people and animals, with several falling/breaking apart in winds and storms and damaging fences.
So what better way to test out the new stihl saws (yes, I grew up and decided not to get another batch of husqvarnas..)

With them dropped and ready to be processed for firewood, we got some paddocks slashed just before the rain hit.

13/06/2026

We attended LLS workshop today hosted by the La Familia Pygmy goat farm, we learned some new things, had much information updated and enjoyed the experience.
Even got to watch twins being born.

Now to take what we learned and apply it to our own goats, and to offer a better understanding of needs and services to those we contract to.

29/05/2026

Sometimes the best companions in life have 4 legs and fur 🤠🐎🐕

Boundry and and stock paddock fencline checking before more rain is on the way, but thats the fancy way of saying its to wet to work and id rather be riding. 😂

29/05/2026

Nice screen printing done by Chris our screen printer. How good do these look? Let Chris do his magic on your work uniforms.

27/03/2026

Livestock could be key to controlling w**ds without chemicals.

27/03/2026

On thursday my son and I attended a workshop provided by Local Land services and Port Macquarie council bio security officers on w**d biosecurity, w**d control options , and w**d management plans.

LLS where kind enough to print off and laminate a poster size map of Snakes valley farm to aid us in w**d control and project planning.

Alot of this was a refresher from my chemical spraying courses, But offered an insight to new resources and information to better help us on the farm and with current and future clients.

As always, it was a pleasure to meet and socialise with other people in the Agricultural industry from various different areas.

18/03/2026

Supervisor on-site.

Dont know how he got that job, i haven't seen him do any work yet. 😂

01/03/2026

Started the month off great with this boundary colorbond fence.
Definitely an improvement on the privacy.

25/02/2026

Helped pick up, check off and deliver colorbond materials, but as far as unloading he isnt the best helper 😂