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Rivergum Rise - Alpaca Basics Course

This popular course is ideal if you're new in alpacas, thinking of getting started or you are an experienced breeder seeking tips on business and breeding strategies.

Call Anne & Darryl on (08)9062 9027 for details or email rivergum@rivergumrise.com.au

 

Mobile Matings

Currently operating in and around the Perth area and throughout the South West.

Give us a call (9062 9027) or drop us an email for drive-by matings - ALL AREAS. rivergum@rivergumrise.com.au

Herd Guards

We have sold over 400 alpaca herd guards in WA. ... details ...

Rent-a-Fox-Guard New service now available

 

Rivergum Rise Collection
of
Tops & Yarn
from the best in our herd

White, Fawn, Brown, Grey, Rose Grey & Black
FREE postage within Australia.

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Summer 2006/7

Settling into 500 broad wheatbelt acres just west of Corrigin with room for our 350 alpacas to move and graze.

Wheatbelt country has excellent soils with ideal mineral content for alpacas - no more selenium injections!

 

 

A typical summer sunset in the wheatbelt.  Angoras in "goat city".

May, 2007

Rivergum Rise work with Suncloud Farm and Elders Breeding Services to run the first commercial auction of alpacas in Western Australia.

The day is successful with over 90 attendees including bidders from NZ, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

 

Feeding 400 alpacas - wheatbelt style - using a bulk sheep trail feeder.

 

 

Snapshots of 2006

July 16th - Rivergum Rise run the first ever Alpaca Basics for Beginners Course.

More than 60 new and prospective breeders attend a day jam packed with information, fun, fine food and lots of hands on alpaca activities.

Rivergum Rise Temptation wins first place in Junior Fawn Female at the 2006 Fairbridge Village Alpaca Show.
Rivergum Rise Temptation wins Champion Junior Female at the 2006 Fairbridge Village Alpaca Show.
Rivergum Rise Zeus wins first place in Adult Black Male at the 2006 Fairbridge Village Alpaca Show.
Eringa Park Tuscan wins:

o Senior Champion Male
o Supreme Champion Fleece

at the 2006 Fairbridge Village Alpaca Show

Rivergum Rise Jacomo wins Champion Junior Male Suri at the 2006 Perth Royal Show.
Rivergum Rise Temptation wins Reserve Champion Junior Female at the 2006 Perth Royal Show.
Eringa Park Tuscan wins Reserve Champion Senior Male at the 2006 Perth Royal Show.
Eringa Park Tuscan wins Supreme Champion Huacaya Fleece at the 2006 Perth Royal Show.
Rivergum Rise Temptation wins first place in Junior Fawn Female at the 2006 National Alpaca Show in Canberra.
November 2006

Rivergum Rise relocates to the heart of the Western Australian wheatbelt in Corrigin, W.A.