These camels chomp on weeds to keep them in check


Photos By Michelle Stark

Merlin, pictured here with his mother Lady Guinevere, is growing big and strong.

What usually comes to mind when we think of camels is the sandy deserts and nomads in the Middle East. Hardly would we associate these hardy animals with Australia or weed control.

"We live just on the edge of Toowoomba (aka 'Camelot') in a suburb called Mt Rascal. We actually live on top of Mt Rascal on about 120 acres (48.5ha) of land," says Michelle Stark, 46, a former high-school teacher in English and History, who now works from home as a module writer and course manager for Central Queensland University.

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