The Stud, at Highton Lismore, in the Western District of Victoria, is so named to symbolise the South Australian roots of its owners and our adaptation to the Western District of Victoria. It also demonstrates our love of Australian trees and it acknowledges the custodianship of the land by the indigenous people who have preceded us.
Gurranong (sugar) Yerrinan ( a large gum tree)
A.W.Reed, Aboriginal Place Names, Heinemann, Chatswood, 1992 pp.45
Sugar gums (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) are a South Australian eucalypt successfully introduced into the grasslands of the Western District in the nineteenth century.
In the twenty first century sugar gums are highly regarded and used by landowners in the Western District as windbreaks and plantations for shelter and timber. Sugar gum plantations planted as woodlots have become particularly popular in the past few years.
We enjoy our place of sugar gums and lowlines and invite you to investigate further.