![]() However, earlier this year Van Dairy Group was probed by the Environment Protection Agency after a leaked auditing report raised concerns about the farm’s management, while the Circula Head Council issued environment protection notices to Van Dairy in April this year requiring dairy effluent management improvements on nine farms. In 2016 then Treasurer Scott Morrison approved the Chinese owned Moon Lake Investments’ $280 million acquisition of the dairy farms from the Tasmanian Land Company. This is the second major rural property and agribusiness transaction in Tasmania in less than a month after Melbourne-based Prime Value Asset Management acquired a portfolio of 11 farms from Chinese owner Van Dairy for more than $60 million. He is a co-developer in the Cattle Hill Wind Farm. The farmer is also a champion of biodiversity and has pioneered alternative ways to generate income from farms by embracing wind generation. He also owns the Dungrove Station, a sheep, cattle, wool and sawlogs enterprise in Bothwell, in central Tasmania on the River Clyde. Located in the Tasmania’s pristine Northern Midlands and Southern Midlands in the Central region, Stonehouse Grazing is a historic 18500-acre farm, a wool and livestock enterprise running about 15,000 sheep.ĭownie has deep roots in Tasmania’s farming community, his family has grazed sheep and cattle for over 150 years. The $46 million sale is one of the highest prices paid for a single property, of any type, in Tasmania in recent times – since Charter Hall’s acquisition $50.3 million acquisition of the ANZ Centre office building in Hobart’s CBD from businessman and property developer Robert Rockefeller in December 2018.Ī few months later the US-born Rockefeller teamed up with the Newton and Farrell families to buy Hobart’s MACq 01 Hotel for $50 million – below developer Vos Group’s expectations of $60 million and significantly under the $80 million valuation by the Tasmania Valuer-General at the end of 2018. “The deal was done off the market.” the source said. Industry sources told Australian Property Journal, that Downie has acquired Stonehouse Grazing in Lemont, from farmer Tony Seymour for $46 million.Īccording to the source, Seymour has sold Stonehouse Grazing to Downie on a walk-in-walk out basis. As the leader of the Wodu Media design team, he is responsible for ensuring delivery of an exceptional design brief, handling revisions constructively and efficiently, performing quality control, and ultimately making sure both artists and clients receive full value.EXCLUSIVE: Renowned sixth generation cattle and sheep farmer, and wind farm developer Peter Downie has quietly bought one of the Apple Isle’s historic farms in the largest single asset transaction in Tasmania in recent memory. In addition to internet marketing consulting, Peter has personally designed hundreds of logos, graphics, and websites, and has overseen countless more in the role of creative director. “I enjoy sharing my knowledge with businesses, working as part of a team to achieve strategic goals, and keeping up to date with the latest web technologies.” As a search marketing expert who has overseen the acquisition – and defense – of scores of top 3 position keywords, Peter is in a position to help you navigate the ever-changing field of Search Engine Optimization. If you want to rank high on search lists today, your site design will need to be refined, organized, and equipped to respond to future Google® algorithm updates. Those days are over… building it no longer means they will come. Back then, you could set up a simple website, add some meta keywords and the traffic would start rolling in. Since founding Wodu Media in 1999 in Key West, Florida, Peter has witnessed dramatic shifts in the internet marketing landscape. I appreciate quality and see things through to completion – from the initial vision to the finer details.” “I’m a web consultant who is also able to jump in and execute my own ideas. You might also call him the Wodu Media GPS, i.e., General Problem Solver. ![]() With a wide skill set that includes design, web consulting, and implementation of advanced internet marketing strategy, he oversees the daily operations of Wodu. Peter Downie is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Wodu Media.
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