Ruse Estate Retreat

04/10/2026

If you want to know the history behind our name 'Ruse Estate', check out this video about James Ruse, a first fleet convict.
I'm a descendant of his through my mum's side of the family.

Who was James Ruse, and why did his farming experiment become an im...

23/07/2026

Mama and little Fergus have arrived in Western Australia. Our little bull looks very happy to be here!
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11/07/2026

Our beautiful animals.
How can you not smile when confronted with this every day.

25/06/2026

Little Fergus is thriving! He'll be coming over to Western Australia with his mama, Marie, in July.
We can't wait to meet him.

01/06/2026

100 trees planted after the massive storms here this weekend. It's actually a beautiful afternoon considering how crazy the weather was here. The power has been out for 24 hours so far, so planting trees is a nice distraction.

Only 1800 more trees to plant!
😜🤪😜

01/06/2026

We are very excited to introduce Marie of Bon Rean to our Highland herd. We also received a little bonus when we bought Marie, as she was in calf. Little Fergus was born on the 30th May.

Fergus will be the first calf to be born under our Fold name, 'Gleann Ruadh' (Red Valley) - a play on the name of the area we live in, which is Rosa Glen.

So welcome Marie of Bon Rean, and our very own Fergus of Gleann Ruadh.

26/05/2026

Sunrise at 5am in the morning. I wasn't up at that time but some guests still on Sydney time, were up with the birds to capture this gorgeous photo.

11/05/2026

My husband is going to kill me for this post, but I have to put it out there-
Your vote really counts🤣🤣🤣

Should we add some miniature donkeys to Noahs Paddock?