Waygara Petting Farm

Home
Australia
Orbost, VIC
Waygara Petting Farm

We're a mobile Petting Farm, fun for kids and kids@heart alike! We are a family-run business based on a property near Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria.

To give you an idea of our location if you’re unfamiliar with Orbost, we’re about half an hour from Lakes Entrance, or an hour from Bairnsdale. We're available to do Petting Farms and Pony Rides across East and Central Gippsland. We do not currently have a Petting Farm or Pony Ride set up on our property, but if we discover enough interest, we are hoping to set one up. If you'd be interested in a

come-to-the-farm style Petting Farm or Rides, where you can come calling instead of having the animals visit you, let us know! We've got all sorts of animals here at Waygara; big(ish) and small. Check out our website for Petting Farm animal profiles. Our menagerie includes: Mini ponies, Angora goats, milking goats, cross-bred (pet) goats, alpacas, Damara sheep, fleece sheep, calves, Saddleback piglets, farm/guard dogs, poodles, ducks, guinea fowl, chooks, rabbits and guinea pigs. You can see the animals’ individual breed pages on our parent site, Waygara.com. At Waygara.com, some of the larger animals, like goats, have pages of their own! Most of these animals produce babies, understandably, and we can’t keep them all, understandably! So if you are looking for goat kids, guinea pig babies, poodle puppies or one of the other above-mentioned creatures, email us to see what we've got. We have been breeding most of these animals for some time, so we bring a heap of experience with us to our Petting Farm excursions. If you’re after a Petting Farm, educational experience or Pony Ride at your place, or for an event you are organizing, contact us for an obligation-free quote. Feel free contact us about any questions you have or suggestions you’d like to make, too. Thanks heaps for visiting! The Waygara Petting Farm Team

PS We are fully insured, including the Pony Rides and Goat Jinker :)

15/08/2023

Hi everyone! We've been getting a few enquiries so thought it would be worth an update.
We closed our petting farm business in 2018 due to family commitments, and don't know if we will resume again at this stage.
The nearest petting farms we know of are Jindi Farm and Barn babies, both in south Gippsland.
We are still breeding our goats, sheep, Guinea pigs and poultry for our personal use and to sell. For sales head over to fb.me/WaygaraLAPS for sales.

We have done limited tours and goat visits over the last few years however, and hope to expand these in the next year. When we are ready to update plans, check Waygara Farm Tours, or as always, send us a message.

Thanks again for all the support over the years! Very grateful for our community.
Cheers!
Carrie, and the rest of the team

22/06/2018

Hello Friends!
It has been lovely to have served you and so many others over the 6 years that we have been operating our Petting Farms, Goat Cart Rides, Miniature Pony Rides, Goat Milking Demonstrations, Farm Tours, etc.
However, after much discussion, and with much sadness, we are hereby announcing that we will no longer be offering these services. Our family circumstances have changed over the years and of late the requisite commitment to operate these ventures has moved on to other things.

Firstly, Ruth and I would like to thank our many staff for their enthusiasm, expertise and support over the years.
Secondly, we'd like to thank you, our faithful customers, who have expressed so much appreciation for our offerings. Thanks for the many who opened their homes and lives to share the adventure with us.

We have fielded many enquiries of late regarding other providers who may fill the void we leave. Unfortunately we haven't been able to give much direction in this regard. So please feel free to leave a comment regarding other providers of similar services whom you would recommend.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for further announcements of other ventures we may offer further down the track.

Thanks again, and all the best for your future animal adventures! :)

(The pictures:
1 & 2: Young Zoe, up from the day with her family from Cranbourne for the Bush Races at Canni Creek [http://www.buchanracesatcannicreek.com.au/], had a ride on our Australian Miniature Pony, Bonnita, led by our Meagan, Saturday 17th February, 2018 .
3: Our Matthew, Tom & Meagan, with Peter in front, enjoy a break with the ponies at Canni Creek.
4. Young, and not-so-young alike, enjoying the petting farm at Canni Creek.
5. Most of the petting farm crew pose for photos after finishing our final public petting farm - the East Gippsland Field Days, Saturday 28th April 2018, at the Bairnsdale Airfield.
Back row boys: Joel, Tom, Tyson and William.
Middle row girls: Leah, Megan, Ruth, Rebekah, Jasmine, Carrie.
Front: Stephanie, Ellie, Peter with Geoffrey in the very front!
6. Our Rebekah with a young Damara lamb.
7. Our Carrie and Tom with young Damara lambs.
8. Our Ellie nursing a young goat kid on her lap.

17/02/2018

Hi friends! Today (Saturday, 17th Feb. 2018) from 1pm until around 3pm we will be at Canni Creek, near Buchan, offering a free petting farm courtesy of the Buchan & Gelantipy Race Club (http://buchanracesatcannicreek.com.au/) at their picnic races! We'll also have our miniature ponies available for rides for $5 per first ride, $2 for subsequent rides. Lots of fun to be had at the picnic races! :)

30/12/2017

Party time! New Year's Eve (Sunday, 31st December, 2017) on the foreshore at Lakes Entrance! Lakes Entrance New Year's Eve Fireworks We'll be there, near the footbridge, from midday until around 4pm. Entry to the Petting Farm is *** FREE *** courtesy of the Lakes Entrance Advancement and Development Association (leada.com.au). We'll also have our miniature ponies available for rides for the little ones - $6 per first ride and $3 per subsequent ride. Now that is good value! :)

10/12/2017

Come on down to the foreshore in Lakes Entrance to the Messy Church christmas celebration! Here for another hour, until 1pm!

17/11/2017

Tomorrow in Orbost! Saturday 18th November 2017! ** FREE ** petting farm at the St James Anglican Church Annual Fete! We'll be there with our animals from 9am until 2pm. Access to the petting farm is free and there will be lots of other things to do, see and buy! :) Drop by and say hello and bring the little ones for lots of animal fun.

10/11/2017

Miniature Pony Rides for the little ones! Tomorrow, Saturday 11th November 2017 from 11am until around 4pm at the The Bairnsdale Show 2017. Rides will be charged at $6 for a first ride and $4 for subsequent rides. We'd love to see you there! :)

05/11/2017

Announcing: we will be operating our Petting Farm at the Swan Reach Primary School Twilight Fair tomorrow (6th November 2017) from 5pm until 8pm. (The fair itself will continue until 9pm.) Access to the attractions, including the Petting Farm, will involve a fee. But there is sure to be lots to see and do! :)
So feel free to drop by and say hello and check out the animals!

02/11/2017

Announcing our next public event! :) We'll be at the Toorloo Arm Primary School on the Lake Tyers Beach road from around 11am until 3pm with our petting farm and miniature pony rides. The School's community fair goes from 10am until 3pm and there will be heaps to see and do. It is a major showcase and fundraiser for the school. Read more about it in their latest newsletter here: http://taps.vic.edu.au/newsletters/2017/31stOctober.pdf. A wrist-band system will apply for access to the attractions including the petting farm. Purchasing will be available on the day on site. Our Miniature Pony Rides will be charged separately at $5 for a first ride and $3 for subsequent rides with first time riders given priority. (Riders under 40kg only!) So, feel free to drop by and say hello. We're looking forward to seeing you there!

30/10/2017

Looking for a hands on farm incursion like no other? Kids of all ages can learn how to tell a woolly goat from a hairy sheep, the differences between alpacas and llamas, how to milk a goat and recognise a guinea Fowl, and a whole lot more with our Educational Petting Farms. As well as an introduction to the breeds and purposes of many common farm animals, we include plenty of time for each class to cuddle the baby guinea pigs, rabbits, chicks and goat kids. Contact us to arrange a quote for your school!

Address

PO Box 203
Orbost, VIC
3888

Telephone

+61351543145

Website

http://waygara.com/index.php/waygara-petting-farm-home

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Waygara Petting Farm posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Gym/sports Facility in Orbost?