Rachael Ward has taken over a beef ranch in the Nambucca Valley in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales.
The effort to regenerate the property is now the subject of a new documentary, Rachel’s Farm, out now.
The actress, 65, says she was inspired to seek sustainable and regenerative farming options after the 2020 Black Summer wildfires, which ripped through a forest next to her property, which was a wake-up call.
Rachael, who lives in Palm Beach with husband Bryan Brown, 76, says she was “terrified” of the future, especially of her young grandson.
‘Of course I had no idea that my agreement meant that I would suddenly become a full-time farm worker in my mid-sixties,’ she says New idea.
Rachael Ward has taken over a beef ranch in the Nambucca Valley in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. Pictured with Bryan Brown
The shift to farm life comes after Rachael and her husband fall victim of false viral rumors falsely claiming to be the ‘super spreaders’ of the northern beaches in December 2020.
Avalon star spotters saw the legends on the silver screen in the then small, then Covid-riddled village on the Northern Beaches.
Incarcerated locals shared a series of over-enthusiastic stories about the actors – all nonsense.
Several Twitter users falsely claimed that Brown and Ward were the unnamed couple, aged between 60 and 70, who were notorious for flouting self-isolation rules.
Other versions of the flimsy story claimed the star couple must have been in home quarantine and given Covid to their personal trainer.
The actress, 65, says she was inspired to seek sustainable and regenerative farming options after the 2020 Black Summer wildfires, which ripped through a forest next to her property, which was a wake-up call
Rachael, who previously lived in Palm Beach with husband Bryan Brown, 76, says she was ‘terrified’ about the future, especially her young grandson
“Of course I had no idea that my agreement meant that I would suddenly become a full-time farm worker in my mid-sixties,” she tells New Idea
For the record, none of it is true. Their businesswoman daughter Rosie put the bizarre gossip to bed.
“My sister lives on Whale Beach. They were there to see her,” she explained to Daily Mail Australia.
“I think they were there Wednesday or something like last week, before everything about the northern beaches came out.
“And when they heard it, they all went and got tested to make sure they were all safe.
“They were both tested because they were in Avalon to see my sister and they are negative.”
The effort to regenerate the property is now the subject of a new documentary, Rachel’s Farm, out now
Rosie added that her parents have also not been abroad long before Covid.
And they don’t have a personal trainer either, as one version of the story claimed.
Anytime Fitness Avalon, who was sometimes mentioned in the fake stories, agreed.
The gym posted about the false story claims involving a trainer: “THIS IS NOT CORRECT IN ANY WAY.”
The couple have been married since 1983 and have three children, Rosie, Matilda and Joe.
The shift to farm life comes after Rachael and her husband fell victim to bogus viral rumors in December 2020 that falsely claimed they were the ‘super spreaders’ of the Northern Beaches