ACRE stands for Australia’s Creative Rural Economy, and it is an initiative based in the communities of northern Victoria and southern NSW.

On the 9th of February Andrew’s father, Peter, and two friends hired a plane in Moama and flew out over Northern Victoria and Southern NSW to see how the country was looking after the summer and its rains.

December was hot and dry with the surroundings “drying out”. However, just before Christmas that all changed quickly with 113ml (4 and a half inches) of rain on a Sunday afternoon.

Dowling Keri-Keri Pastoral Company was selected as one of the better prepared clips in the Elders sale catalogue.

Keri-Keri didn’t escape the unusual amount of rain to fall in the summer around Australia.

All stud sheep on Keri-Keri were classed for joining to take place in January 2011.

With unending amounts of rain shearing dragged on and on.