Winton Farm is located along Boronia Road, Knox, adjacent to the Dandenong Creek.
It is believed the first owners were a family named Boyle? and they ran it as a dairy farm, the milking shed and yards can still be seen.
Later it was leased by a vet who ran a few head of cattle on the property.
This land and neighbouring acres was purchased as land for the Scoresby freeway.
In the 1970's the farm was leased from Vicroads and run as an agistment property with approx 40 tenant horses with numerous horse floats on-site.
In the early 1990's Melbourne Water compulsorily acquired the land adjacent to Dandenong Creek and, the then SEC, the land for/under the high voltage power lines.
The low lying land abutting the creek, has always been a flood plain with billabongs.
In May 2003 we were sorry to say goodbye to Lou and Warren who have gone 'south' to their own property. The paddocks just aren't the same without horses, instead of the neighing you hear the brmmm brmmm of the 'dirt' bikes.
Winton Farm Old Barn
Winton Farm Horse Stable
Winton Farm Old Dairy
Winton Farm Old Homestead
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