Date Farm in full fruit and attracting significant tourism

The date farm was designed by JMLA in conjunction with Jim Phillips Irrigation consultant in Charleville, Queensland. The farm has reached maturity and is bearing commercial scale fruit thanks to owner Mark Hampel’s careful approach. A cool room is being built to house the fruit, and the storage facilities have been upgraded. Over ten thousand […]

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Datefarm comes of age

The datefarm in Charleville, Queensland was designed by JMLA to harness the beauty and productivity of the palms in a curvilinear landscape. The layout of the farm intended to also provide an interpretive setting for agrotourism. The farm now attracts several thousand visitors a year, who come to sample the date produce in a dramatic […]

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