Host: Meda Station Written by Monica Haslet, Manager’s Assistant – Meda Station As Troy mentioned in his first blog he had heard from a few people that when they have searched Meda on the internet they have could not find a lot of information. I have had a first hand experience of this and it […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Troy Haslet, Manager – Meda Station (This is part 3 of a 3-part series. Click here for part 1, and here for part 2). On Meda, weaners are stockpiled and fed hay while we get through a few breeder paddocks. When we finish those musters, it’s time to start processing […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Troy Haslet, Manager – Meda Station (This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Click here for part 1). Drafting days are the early-start days – we try to get out to the yard just before daylight. This is done so that at first light we can get started and […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Troy Haslet, Manager – Meda Station (This is part 1 of a 3-part series – click on the link above to find more stories from Meda Station). I have been racking my brain on what to write about and I have heard from a few people that when they search […]
Host: Northern Beef Development project Written by Geoff Moore, Senior Research Officer, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Hi, my name is Geoff Moore and I am a part of the Mosaic Agriculture team within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s (DPIRD) Northern Beef Development (NBD) project. The team includes pasture agronomists […]
Host: Northern Beef Development project Written by Mariah Maughan, Development Officer, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development What does a government officer do? I get asked this question too many times to count, so I thought this is an opportunity to give an insight into the extension and development work I do that contributes […]
Host: Northern Beef Development project Written by Mariah Maughan and Steph Coombes, Development Officers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development If you had the chance to make a low-risk investment of $15,000 to improve your business, what would you spend it on? At first glance, many of us would consider that a simple question. […]
Host: Northern Beef Development project Written by Mariah Maughan and Steph Coombes, Development Officers, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Most of the stories on Central Station are fairly light hearted, so perhaps the title of this blog may have raised a few eyebrows. “Mortality? Are they writing a blog about death?”, we hear […]
Host: Northern Beef Development project Written by Clare Atkins, Development Officer, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development In my time as a stock inspector, I have seen some incredible things and travelled a few miles! My name is Clare Atkins and up until a few weeks ago, I was one half of the Department […]
Written by Sophie Heffernan, Guest contributor. So you’re probably reading this expecting to hear another romanticised story about a young girls adventure ‘up north’ and in some ways you’re probably right… But please, just hear me out. The lessons and values I acquired living in the Kimberley, working on a remote cattle station, accompanied me […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Georgia Goode, Stationhand, Yarrie Station The thing that concerned me most about relocating to the Pilbara for the 2018 mustering season was the real possibility of making the acquaintance of the slithering reptiles that inhabit it. As it turns out, it was something much smaller I should have been nervous […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad, Stationhand, Yarrie Station After finishing my time at Yarrie in October 2017, I went to New Zealand for a month to catch up with friends and do a number of horse treks. Through December 2017 and January 2018 I was lucky to work for Harmony Agriculture and Food […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Lydia Inglis – Stationhand/Technical Assistant, Yarrie Station When I finally made the decision to move to Pilbara and work as a station hand, I had mixed responses such as: “That’s amazing, you’ll have so much fun!”, “That’ll be a nice wee break from your career”, and let’s not forget the never-ending “Why?”. […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Tannas Godfrey, co-owner. When I came to Barrygowan Station, I had been fortunate to have a diverse range of experiences in my life. I grew up on North Stradbroke Island on the East coast of Queensland. I have been a lifesaver, served as an Officer in the Australian Army and […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Samantha Thompson, Family friend. I live in London, as far removed from the Queensland countryside as you can get but my ties to the “bush” are strong as some of my closest friends live and work in rural communities. As a child of immigrants, many a school holiday was spent squashed […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Tannas Godfrey, co-manager. I want to start this article by saying that I will put up my hand and say that I am not a person with a natural sense of direction. When I went away to the Royal Military College in Duntroon, it became apparent very early on I […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Tannas Godfrey, co-manager. As I mentioned in our introduction my husband Hugh and I run Barrygowan as part of the family business, Tinnenburra Pastoral Company. I thought I would talk about what has been involved since my husband’s family came to own it, we followed a few years after Geoff […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Geoff Arthur, previous owner. The year 1950 was the beginning of a golden 20 years for sheep industry in Australia – and Barrygowan was in a prime position to take advantage of that. Season-wise, 1950 to 1956 were bumper years which coincided with the wool boom generated by the Korean […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Barry ‘Blade’ Johnstone (long-time friend) and Tannas Godfrey, co-manager. Late last year I penned an article for Central Station as part of the Isolated Parents and Children’s Association (ICPA) host week. As a result, the lovely editor of Central Station, Ms Steph Coombes got in touch and invited ‘Barrygowan’ Station […]
Host: Wooleen Station Written by David Pollock, co-manager. Until 2006 Wooleen was predominately a sheep station, but we always had a couple of hundred cattle. For 100 years everyone adamantly maintained that this was well and truly ‘sheep country’, until the price of wool plummeted, and later on the dingoes came back. Now almost everybody […]
