Written by Stephanie Coombes, Central Station editor In 2015 and 2016 I attended Kansas State University, studying a Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication. As a part of my degree, I was required to undertake a research thesis. It wasn’t difficult for me to choose a research topic. I’ve been a passionate “agvocate” […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor If I had a dollar for each time someone has said something to me along the lines of “That’s so cool, I wish I could do that”, I’d probably be able to afford to buy myself a station … or at the very least a new Landcruiser (ok, […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) Before managing, everyone told us the hardest part about the job was staff. I couldn’t agree with this statement more. I don’t think many staff realise what a huge role they play in the operation of a cattle station. I’ve always been a firm believer […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) The yearn for children can be a strong one. One you can’t shake no matter how many times you try or how many times someone tells you to just relax and forget about it. The reality of being childless is one that cuts deep […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) Our first managers job was in 2012, just up to road from Miranda Station at a place called Inkerman Station working for a company called Gulf Coast agriculture. Nothing could have prepared us for our first 2 weeks. Most of it was spent cleaning. […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) We finished our season at Coolibah in 2006 where I cooked and Ken was flying. We then made the move back to Katherine in 2007. Ken was predominantly flying in the Barkly region, so he was never home. Even when his helicopter was due […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) “Can you cook?” I thought, “well, yes I can…”, but could I cook for 19 men with 2 camp ovens, 1 hot plate, 1 small chest freezer and a large pan used for salting beef, in a buffalo catching camp in the middle of […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly We have just recently run the fifth annual Coonamble Challenge & Campdraft, and I’m one of the committee members. Organising an event of this size and calibre takes a full twelve months – we start organising the next one virtually the minute the previous one wraps up. Needless to say, we had put […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly What I wear to work every day may not be gracing the catwalks of Milan or Paris any time soon, but it’s practical and works for me, and many other ladies on the land across Australia. Here are some fashion and functionality tips for those unacquainted to bush style. The Hat: one […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly If I had a dollar for every case of grain poisoning I’ve seen in the past few years, I’d be a rich lady. You see, we’ve been in drought and people have been hand feeding livestock for several years. Now you might think that if they’ve been doing it for so long […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly I often think that my job should be fictionalised into a TV show. I think I’d call it “CSI: Coonamble”. It probably wouldn’t be suitable for viewing anywhere near meal times, and maybe it wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it would certainly be educational. You see, I’m a large animal […]
What happens when the vet is too far away to call? Host: Latrobe Station Written by Jody Brown One of the greatest privileges of life on the land is also the most humbling of responsibilities: to not only bear witness to life and death, but to be implicit in the circle of life. Animals will […]
Host: Latrobe Station Written by Jody Brown While writing my previous blog entry, One for the Women, I came to the realisation that what began as a brief shout out to an irrepressible woman and her extraordinary escapades, would actually require a little more elbow room than one paragraph allowed. The following words hardly do […]
Host: Latrobe Station Written by Jody Brown As I write this, it is International Women’s Day. By the time you read this blog, the social media frenzy will have moved on; regular news items will have reclaimed their pride of place and fresh and evolving issues will be hash-tagging their way across the digital stratosphere, […]
Host: Remote Building Services Written by Lise Browning, co-owner – Remote Building Services. A rare weekend escape in the magical far north Kimberley. The amazing view from the loo! It had been a jam-packed few months renovating and building at Kalumburu Mission on the northern most point in Western Australia. Being so remote with few […]
Host: Remote Building Services Written by Lise Browning, co-owner – Remote Building Services. We were meant to leave from Drysdale Station and head to Kalumburu Catholic Mission, and had expected the council to finally open the final stretch of road only to find that they said it may take up to three weeks. Mmmm, what […]
Host: Remote Building Services Written by Lise Browning, co-owner – Remote Building Services. We arrived home late last night after a 7-hour drive from Darwin airport dropping the kids off to go back to boarding school. This morning we woke up and opened the blind to see black everywhere over the fence. The paddock in […]
Host: Remote Building Services Written by Lise Browning, co-owner – Remote Building Services. Here is a day in the life of a remote builder… 5:50am Wake up. There is smoke haze everywhere, definitely fire season now in remote Northern Territory. 6:00am Queue for the loo. Mustering camp here, 20 people and 2 loos, yay! Queue […]
Host: Remote Building Services Written by Lise Browning, co-owner – Remote Building Services. The following is an example of the types of letters we send to our friends and family while working in remote Australia. Hi, Sorry to do this as a group email but it’s the only way I can think of to keep […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Monica Haslet, Manager’s Assistant – Meda Station A lot of cattle stations have their special cow, steer or what ever it may be. Generally he or she is a quiet poddy that was hand raised and has remained quiet for years. We are one of those stations and as it […]
