Early Bundaberg macadamia growers share insight into creating grower capital

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated March 20 2017 - 5:06pm, first published 3:00pm
Garry Sheppard's family were one of the early growers to move to Bundaberg and establish a macadamia farm. Picture: Lucy Kinbacher
Garry Sheppard's family were one of the early growers to move to Bundaberg and establish a macadamia farm. Picture: Lucy Kinbacher

IT started off as a few Bundaberg families taking a chance on growing macadamias but nobody expected their bright idea would one day turn the region into Australia’s largest macadamia producing area.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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