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Sages Cottage Farm

85 Sages Road, Baxter, Australia
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Sages Cottage is a beautiful, heritage-listed 38 acre property in Baxter.  It is managed by Wallara - a support service for adults with different abilities Wallara became proud custodian of Sages Cottage Farm in December 2013 and throughout 2014 worked tirelessly with a team of local volunteers to restore the property to its former glory.

Today it is a tranquil place with heritage protected buildings, a picturesque lake, conservation bushland area, manicured gardens, a beautiful old barn and the original cottage which dates back to the 1850s.  

The Barn has been restored and is now open to the public for weddings and other functions and the grounds have been approved for Segways Tours which opens the property up to various options for corporate team building activities.  Our official caterer, Going Gourmet, runs Baxter Barn and all the events.

Local schools now come through the property to learn about their local history, the conservation of our land and the care of animals and art groups and other community groups have made the property their base.

In early 2015, Sages Cottage became a place for Wallara service users to gain valuable work experience assisting with the maintenance of the gardens and looking after the many animals that now enjoy their retirement in these beautiful surroundings.

It is estimated that during 2016, over 10,000 people will visit the property and enjoy and benefit from all that Sages Cottage Farm has to offer.


To continue our work we are inviting individuals and organisations to be part of our ‘Friendraiser’ campaign and become a member of Sages Cottage Farm’s Circle of Friends.



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Wallara Australia is an innovative, sector leading support service for adults with different abilities. Based in Melbourne’s south-east suburbs, we support over 550 people across 30 sites by providing community day services – including specialised high care support – residential and supported accommodation, part time and full time employment and training and workplace opportunities.
We have 3 sites in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula area, one of which is Sages Cottage Farm.

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Volunteer Artistic Support Position at Sages Cottage Farm

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A huge shout out to Langwarrin Rotary and friends who, over the Christmas break, sizzled their way through hundreds of sausages at Bunnings in Frankston, spending all day feeding hungry customers. Aided by Wallara staff members, Sandy Tennant, Baden Johnson and Karen Scholey, they raised $1,400 which kicks off Rotary’s fundraising efforts to assist Wallara in building a Sensory Garden at our Langwarrin site. Langwarrin Rotary is now planning a trivia evening (details to follow) and funds raised from this will also go towards the garden, which will be a tranquil space for clients to relax and enjoy a beautiful sensory experience. To find out more about the project, or how you can help with its development, contact Karen on 0418 537 711

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Wallara's Annual 'Dinner Under the Stars' Charity Fundraiser is coming to Frankston! Hope you can join us. Check out the recap from a previous event here https://vimeo.com/176259854

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Frankston RSL

Frankston RSL is a Major Partner of Wallara and Sages Cottage Farm

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https://www.facebook.com/abcnews24.au/videos/1406911532675719/ The Sages Team go to Baptcare once a week and both groups have a great time. The collaboration recently caught the attention of the ABC and they captured it in this video.

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Everyone visits Bunnings over the Christmas period, so make it the 28th of December and visit the Langwarrin Rotary/ Wallara sausage sizzle tent and support the development of the sensory garden project at Wallara's Langwarrin site.

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Sages Cottage All Abilities Olympics

Sages Cottage All Abilities Olympics
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WallaraTV's next show is coming to Channel 31 very soon - make sure the dates are in your diary!

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