Sylvia Leighton and Peter McKenzie are dedicated to the balance between farming, conservation and sharing discoveries. Their property, Wilyun Pools Farm is a testament to their vision.

Wilyun Pools Farm, with the motto ‘Seeking Balance’ is a 1214ha property, located in Wellstead District, 100 km’s north east of the City of Albany on the south coast of Western Australia.

Sylvia is a conservation and land management TAFE lecturer and mentor to students; she also leads community workshops and field trips. Now a botanist, Sylvia was a baby when her family purchased Wilyun Pools Farm in 1965. Peter has a farm forestry and agriculture background and has worked with farmers across the region promoting integrated farm forestry.

Together they are dedicated to using regenerative farming methods to make Wilyun Farm more sustainable and have worked with a network of like-minded landholders. They have adopted the three pillars of Landcare and Regenerative Agriculture – healthy environment, healthy society, healthy economy and believe in taking actions to increase their rural communities societal wellbeing.