Namparra Leigh is situated on a property formerly known as “The Mitre Paddock” which took its name from the Bishop Mitre Rocks at the front of the property.
Marj’s grandfather, George Henry Noye bought the Mitre paddock in 1902. Back then the only evidence of any building was a tumble down stone chimney. George and his family lived three miles away on another farm, he rode on horseback between properties and worked the Mitre clearing, fencing and grazing.
Some years later in 1943 Marj’s parents, Tom and Marj Noye bought the property directly opposite the Mitre and named it Greenvale. For sixty years Greenvale and the Mitre were farmed as one property growing Murray Grey beef and merino sheep, then after the wool crash of the late 1980’s fat lambs took place of the merinos.
In the 1970’s Marj and her late husband Peter bought a small acreage of the Mitre paddock from her parents and built their family home at the site of the old stone chimney. This new home was named Namparra Leigh.
During the 1980’s Peter and Marj built two cottages and installed a swimming pool and thus began their farmstay holidays.
The ensuing twenty four years were spent running childrens camps during the school holidays, entertaining them with horseriding, farm activities & swimming. Their children Brendan, Adrienne & Jo Anne played a huge role in the city kids entertainment. Between school holidays the cottages were used for families and groups.
In 2005 Greenvale was passed on to Brendan and his wife Thea and they are farming deer and beef cattle.
The Mitre paddock is farmed under the name Namparra Leigh breeding Murray Grey beef and Peter’s turkeys which he began breeding when Marj retired from trail riding.
It’s a quieter life now, however guests do enjoy the solitude, listening to the frogs on a warm spring afternoon, waking to the birds that continue their song throughout the day. On a cold Ruffy winters day to sit cosy by the pot belly with a glass of red.
The view from the eastern prospect is brilliant on the Horizon is Mt Wombat and further around far away snow capped Mt Bulla and in between the tablelands.