*This blog has been contributed anonymously. The number one thing I have found from working in the northern beef industry is that there is as much to be learnt from doing things the wrong way as there is from doing them the right way. Let me back up for a moment: over the previous 30 […]
Written by Munro Hardy I recently moved to Sydney for a new position with a Tech company – a complete 180 for me. I’d spent the last 13 years in the Northern Territory working in the great outdoors (aside from 2 years working underground, where I was focussed on saving money for my chopper license […]
Written by Aticia Grey – Glenflorrie Station The hardest part is to know when it’s time to admit defeat. Zen & a young premature calf saved via cesarean & survived. Raising orphan calves is something we have always done here at Glenflorrie. My parents taught me early on the value of compassion and Dad would […]
Written by Connie Wood – Blina Station Being part of the management team at Blina, I wear many hats, one of these being the stand-in bore runner when we have been short staffed, or down to skeleton crew over the wet. This has meant that I’ve done more than a few miles on different occasions […]
Written by Miss Jodie A couple of years ago my husband and I moved from acreage on the outskirts of beautiful Katherine to suburban Brisbane. We both found it challenging to say the very least and made some epic blunders along the way, but we learnt and survived, and I thought that I would share our […]
Written by Sarah Cook – Aileron Station “We’re getting a killer”. “We need a killer”. “Time for a killer”. “Save him for a killer”. “Found a killer”. These one-liners are enough to scare the be-jezus out of townies, but for some of us, killers can be a cause for celebration. My son, Hayes Cook, about […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
