Blog Archive
Nurofen for cows
Written by Stephanie Coombes – editor *Note: this article has been written so anyone, regardless of their background, can understand. Whilst I am not a veterinarian, I consulted with a number of practicing and policy veterinarians, as well as technicians from pharmaceutical companies during the research for this article. For a great technical summary on […]
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Unexpected isolation in the middle of nowhere
Written by Grace Hambling – Humbert River Station Editors note: Grace met her fiancee while working in the Northern Territory. They eventually moved down south, but like many others, found themselves drawn back north. They returned to the NT over the 2019/20 Christmas/ New Year break. Upon our return to living on a Cattle Station […]
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9 years on, why I still support live export
Written by Barbara Camp – Kalyeeda Station It occurs to me in the years I’ve been writing for this site, I’ve shared a lot about my weird and wonderful life in the bush – my love for animals and horses, and my experiences living in remote Australia after finding love out bush when I went […]
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New tricks
Written by Tannas Godfrey – Tobermorey Station So, this is not a story about Barrygowan Station – it’s about Tobermorey Station and more importantly about how everyone has an opportunity in agriculture. So how did we get 3000km and in another Territory since my last Central Station blog? New digs – our first day at […]
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Nationals launch petition for better signage on regional roads
The Nationals WA spokesperson for Transport, Vince Catania, has launched a petition calling on the Western Australian State Government to ensure policies for road works signage are strengthened to create safer regional roads. Mr Catania said he has been seeking Government support for improved road signage procedures for several months, but the matter had come […]
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School fun, in the middle of nowhere
Written by Maddie Johnston, Governess – Mount Sarah Station My name is Maddie and I’m the luckiest govie alive to have a job on Mount Sarah Station with Kirsty and Cameron Williams. I supervise two of the four children with their schooling through Port Augusta School of the Air (SOTA) with their classroom teachers located […]
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An Easter calamity
Written by Monica Haslet – Meda Station Over the Easter weekend we decided to take the kids out for a nice family ride for the first time. The result was not quite what we hoped for… instead of the nice fun little walk past the billabong, around the house and back to the horse yards, […]
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Episode 31. Katie O’Donoghue – Taking the leap, and learning to appreciate where you are right now
Katie works at Mandora Station which is situated on the 80 mile beach between Port Hedland and Broome in Western Australia. That’s right, Mandora is on the beach! Anyway, Katie has a very unusual story – I don’t want to give too much away – but let’s just say she didn’t set foot on a […]
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Stepping up during a crisis
Written by Maddie Staff, Florina Station One day you’re just the govie. The next… well let’s just say it wasn’t what I would have ever expected, least of all in my life. If you asked me 8 months ago if I thought I would be able to do this, I would’ve said no. But, here […]
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Water is life
Written by David Pollock, Wooleen Station Over the past 13 years our main objective on Wooleen has been resting the landscape from grazing as much as possible, in order to let it recover itself from historical overgrazing. I won’t go into that too much because we covered it in last years stories (Story: Watching the […]
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10 life lessons I learnt from living on a remote cattle station
Written by Miss Meg – former stationhand in the Northern Territory Living remote can challenge you in many ways. Some people just flat out say “No, I couldn’t do it,” some people want to try it for a while and some people love the lifestyle. I know it’s not for everyone and to be honest […]
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The last windmill
Written by Steph Coombes – Editor, Central Station. Can you think of anything more iconic to outback Australia than the old windmill? Standing tall and strong in an open field – I bet you can imagine that sound of metal creaking as the blades rotate around and around, ever so slowly. Invented in America the […]
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Episode 29. Caitlin Mills – Starting out in the Pilbara, and a brush with the RFDS
Caitlin Mills has spent the past decade working on cattle stations in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia. In this episode we chat about Caitlin’s early days in the Pilbara, the different versions of how she supposedly met her future husband, and the day she had to call the Royal Flying Doctor Service. […]
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Are you bogged, mate?
Written by Mary O’Brien I spend a lot of time raising awareness about spray drift but recent events have compelled me to talk about something that disturbs me even more than spray drift. I have spent my whole life working in rural and remote Australia and always around country blokes; working with them, for them, […]
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It takes a community
Written by Anne Marie Huey – Dampier Downs Station. We’ve all heard the old adage “It takes a village to raise a child”. Well, in my opinion, it takes a community to raise a steak. While we’ve been encouraged to “Thank a farmer” for our next meal, as someone whose job it is to contribute […]
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Episode 28. Hugo Rickard-Bell – The Incident
Central Station [SHORT STORY] episodes bring the stories from our website to life through the authors themselves. Find the story from this episode here: https://www.centralstation.net.au/the-incident/ Narrated by: Hugo Rickard-Bell You can listen to the episode on the Apple Podcast app by clicking here, on the Spotify app by clicking here or through the media player below. […]
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From the stock camp to sailing on cattle ships
Written by Camille Camp – Kalyeeda Station. I recently went on a nine-day voyage on a live export vessel. A cruise you might say, a cattle cruise, however the journey was anything but cruisey! The prospect of working as an onboard stocky has always appealed to me. As pastoralists, we produce cattle that journey to […]
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Baby, can you handle the heat?
Written by Kirsty Williams, Mount Sarah Station With the car packed to the roof, three kids plus a new baby to take home, looking in the rear-vision mirror heading out of Adelaide in the early hours of the morning was a great feeling. After being away just shy of four weeks whilst waiting to have baby […]
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Whoa, boy!
Written by Debbie Dowden – Challa Station, WA. Col Stanton is a bit of a legend in our area. Not only because he’s a top bloke, can drive a grader like it’s his dancing partner and has loads of interesting yarns to tell. The thing that makes Col a legend is his soil conservation skills. […]
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Episode 27. Danielle Doyle – The adventures of Miss Chardy from Mittiebah Station
Danielle Doyle has become an iconic character of outback Australia over the past 7 years through her insightful (and hilarious) blog and “Miss Chardy“. Labelled by her husband as an “indoor cat”, Dan Doyle is not your typical cattle station manager’s wife. She doesn’t ride horses, and you won’t catch her out on a muster […]
