Shane & I (Anne) spent many years living and working in the Goldfields. We never imagined we would be selling olives but after searching the state looking for a lifestyle business Yirri Grove appeared. This lovely little olive farm overlooking the breathtaking Recherche Archipelago in Esperance would prove to be just the ‘sea change’ we were looking for.
In the beginning there was some TLC and a fair bit of maintenance to bring the olive grove into production, not to mention a whole lot of learning about olives to do. The first crop in 2010 yielded 110kg and gave us the opportunity to make a few mistakes over 101 possible ways to debitter and preserve olives. In the end we settled on a simple old-fashioned method. The following years harvest yielded 330kg boosting our enthusiasm and giving us enough confidence to hit up the bank with a business plan. As a result, the Bonolio Olive Oil processor arrived in March 2012 just in time for the bumper 3,300 kg harvest.
In 2014 the Olive Processing Factory and Farm Shop was built, eventually growing to include the Yirri Grove Restaurant too, giving our customers the opportunity to pop out to the Farm, enjoy olive tasting, high tea and delicious meals featuring the best of Yirri Grove with views of the olive groves and archipelago. We are firmly committed to promoting and supporting locally grown and produced food. We thoroughly enjoy our sea-change with Cape le Grand National Park literally on our doorstep and we are proud to supply a product that is grown locally in the sunshine, cared for with loving hands and taken the time to mature properly.
Over the last few years, a private runway has been built to encourage private pilots to land and discuss planes with Shane over his Barista made coffee, the buildings and cottage have been upgraded and a windmill installed to supply constant water to the gardens.
We will continue improving Yirri Grove with plans of accommodation in conjunction with Heyscape Cabins.
Yirri Grove 