We’ve dealt with lots of people and businesses over the years and collected many contacts that we find useful for ourselves, our customers and our friends. We hope you find them useful too.
Alpaca Magic
- Alpaca Magic
- Fibre Magic – Distributor of Roberta Spinning Wheels
- Alpaca Magic on Facebook
- Ertoel Wheels – Technical information about Electronic Spinners and Carding Machines
- Llamas, llamas, llamas at Alpaca Magic – YouTube
Shearers
- Ian Elkins Alpaca Shearing – Ph 6282 6246 or 0417 496 815 (Alpaca Magic uses Ian as our shearer)
- Bruce Patterson – Ph 6258 8542 or 0412 610 561
Farriers & Toenail Trimmers
- Billy Finn Equine & Exotic Animal Farrier (Donkeys, Llamas & Alpacas) – Ph 0467 672 046
- Peter Jones (Farrier) – Ph 0409 710 423
- Cut Above Secateurs – either 4357A or 4358A & sharpener MultiV
Fibre Processing
- Alpaca Magic Workshops
- Alpaca Fibre Processing – Tanya & Jim Boston – Ph 0417 497 940
- Tread Softly Fibre Processing – Tony Cook, Gunning NSW – Ph 0403 291 359
- McDonald Wools – John & Lisa. Situated in Gunning, buys Alpaca fleece – Ph 02 4845 1457 or 0419 603 357
- Boston Fine Fibres Southern Tablelands NSW – Ph 0417 497 940
Pet & Livestock Carers
- Max & Ruby’s Pet Sitting – Servicing the greater Canberra area
Animal Handling Services (also see shearing page)
- Certified Horse Dentist (does llamas and alpacas too) – Lucy O’Shaughnessy (ACT & Southern NSW) – Ph 0407 237 909
- Animal Physio – Louise Steinman – Ph 0410 956 417
- Bowen Therapy for animals
- Alpaca & Llama Husbandry – Ian Elkins
Livestock Transport
- Alpaca Magic has a double horse float
- Rohan Dalgleish
- Alternately you could try Yellow Pages for “Horse Transporters”
Animal Societies & Contacts
- Donkey All Breeds Society of Australia
- Donkey Society of N.S.W.
- Llama Association of Australia
- Australian Alpaca Association
- Alpaca Therapy (Therapy Alpacas available for hire in & around Canberra) – Ph 02 6241 6757
- Noah’s Ark Mobile Petting Zoo – Canberra – Ph 0409 626 881
- Golden Ridge Animal Farm – Family-friendly farm in Sydney
Accommodation
- AirBNB
- Youth Hostels Australia – Cheap accommodation
- Dickson Backpackers
- Gundaroo Colonial Inn
- Capital Country Tourist Village – Ph 02 6230 3433
- Rydges Eagle Hawk
- Ibis Budget Canberra – Formerly Hotel Formule 1 Canberra
- Queanbeyan Visitors Information Centre – Ask for accommodation close to Sutton Road