Terms of Use

By using hollyshomestead.com.au ("the site"), you agree to the terms below. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

General Information Only

Everything on this site — grow guides, animal guides, how-to guides, tools, and blog articles — is general information based on our own research and experience. It is not professional advice of any kind: not agricultural, veterinary, medical, food safety, structural, electrical, financial, or legal advice. Your specific situation, climate, soil, council regulations, and circumstances will differ from ours, and results will vary.

Food Safety — Please Read Before Preserving or Processing Food

Several guides on this site cover home food preservation and meat processing. These carry genuine safety risk if done incorrectly:

• Home canning and preserving: incorrect processing time, method, or acidity can allow Clostridium botulinum (botulism) or other harmful bacteria to survive. Always follow a tested, reputable recipe exactly for the specific food's acidity and processing method — this is not an area to improvise. If in doubt, don't eat it.
• Home meat processing and butchery: involves genuine food safety, hygiene, and regulatory considerations that vary by state. Requirements for personal use versus sale differ significantly. Always check with your state's food safety or agriculture authority before proceeding, and learn hands-on from an experienced person for your first attempt if at all possible.

We take reasonable care to make these guides accurate, but we are not food safety authorities, and following any guide on this site is entirely at your own risk and discretion.

Animals and Livestock

Our animal guides are general care information, not veterinary advice. If an animal in your care is unwell or injured, contact a qualified veterinarian. Requirements for livestock keeping (council approval, registration, welfare standards) vary by location — check your local requirements before acquiring any animal.

Infrastructure and Structures

Guides covering fencing, water systems, dams, alternative energy, and other infrastructure are general information, not engineering, electrical, or plumbing advice. Structural, electrical, and water-related work often requires council approval or a licensed tradesperson — check your local requirements before building.

No Warranty

The site and its content are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We don't guarantee the guides, tools, or calculators are accurate, complete, or suitable for your specific purpose. Tool outputs (the Block Planner, Cost Estimator, Savings Calculator, and others) are estimates for general planning only, clearly labelled as such throughout, and should not be relied on as precise or guaranteed figures.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss, damage, illness, injury, or expense arising from your use of this site or reliance on its content, including but not limited to issues arising from food preservation, animal care, or infrastructure work undertaken based on information found here.

Intellectual Property

The content, design, and printable guides on this site are our own work. You're welcome to download and print guides for personal, non-commercial use. Please don't republish, resell, or redistribute our content elsewhere without asking us first.

Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms can be sent to admin@hollyshomestead.com.au.

This is a general terms page for a small Australian website and does not constitute legal advice. If you have specific legal requirements, we recommend having it reviewed by a qualified professional.