By ANEEKA SIMONIS
NAR Nar Goon farmland has collapsed in on itself, opening up a large and mysterious sinkhole.
It appeared out of nowhere, according to the puzzled Seven Mile Road residents who fear it may swallow up more land, or worse, one of their many animals.
A makeshift fence has been propped up around the hole, estimated to be two metres wide.
But the depth is unknown.
Resident Russell Jackson attempted to gauge how far the fall would be with a six-foot stick.
“I couldn’t touch the bottom,” he reported.
He and his partner Belinda Garner keep a five-acre hobby farm.
Miniature horses are among those that live out their days in the paddock transformed into a quasi-danger zone since the sinkhole formed about two weeks ago.
“If one fell down, I wouldn’t be able to get it out,” Russell said.
Cardinia Shire Council have been notified, however Russell said it so far looked like it would be up to him to fill the hole.
“I am just really interested to know why it opened up and if more will open up,” Russell said.
Around the same time as the Nar Nar Goon sinkhole formed, a much larger sinkhole was reported in Ipswich, in south-east Queensland.
The widely reported sinkhole quickly grew out to 10 metres wide, swallowing up more and more of the residents’ backyard before it was filled.
A sinkhole is said to naturally form when water dissolves surface rock.
The Nar Nar Goon hobby farm is also home to full-sized horses, goats, ducks, chickens, dogs and cats.
