Foreword.

Easter 1985. We first discussed the possibility of moving to Molyullah.
Janette has known Molyullah all her life because of her Uncle Lex living here.
I first came when I met Janette in 1976.
From Lex's point of view, it meant the farm would have a succession plan and he could stay here. He really only wanted three things:-
* to spend the rest of his life here
* to die here
* to be buried here.**
From our point of view, the decision wasn't straightforward:-
* we had three teenagers at high school and so had an obligation to see their education completed
* we would have to establish ourselves on a property with no house and no infrastructure
* our earning capacity would be greatly reduced - even if we could get work there.
We really did want to take up the challenge. The answer was to see the kids' education completed and then we would leave home. It was to be our ten year plan.
So, 1995 was the target.
In the meantime we could make plans and work on establishing some infrastructure.

** We did make enquiries about burying people on private property - it was no longer legal in Victoria. Lex even showed me where he thought he'd like to be buried. I had told him that I'd be happy to oblige as long as he died in Winter when the ground was soft and the digging easy.
We offered to cremate him and scatter his ashes wherever he wished, but he was adamant that he wanted to be buried.Read more