abc.net.au/news/soap-manufacturers-buy-nsw-tea-tree-farm-produce-essential-oil/101451088Just a short drive from lakes and beaches in the New South Wales Great Lakes region lies a lush pocket of farming land.For Allan and Jane Hutcherson, purchasing this property fulfilled a long-held dream.
"We have a contract manufacturing business … and one of the things we always wanted to do was to create our own brand," Mr Hutcherson said. For almost three decades, the couple has been making soap for big companies in their factory in Sydney's Northern Beaches. But the tea tree farm presented the chance to finally start their own skin care line, using essential oils produced from the plants on the property."We're actually producing oils from all of these wonderful botanical plants, and we're using them in our manufacturing facility."Regenerating the farm"It was a little bit run down, but we've given it a lot of love and planted a lot more trees and introduced new species," Ms Hutcherson said.
The pair have expanded to include lemon myrtle, old man saltbush and kunzea to the mix, and they are not stopping there., which a lot of people know as Rosalina," Mr Hutcherson said.The farm in 2018 compared to now.