Host: Yougawalla Pastoral Co. Written by Haydn Sale – Manager, Yougawalla Pastoral Company In 2017 we concluded the Sale of Yougawalla Pastoral Company to a Hong Kong Family. The company Jane and I, along with two city-based partners, established 10 years ago with one property and 800 head was eventually handed over to the new […]
Host: Mandora Station Written by Caitlin Mills, station co-manager. By March 770ml of rain had fallen on Mandora. The place was wet – I mean really wet, our centennial average is about 350ml, so receiving more than double that really put a damper on things. This was a pretty stressful time for us, we hadn’t […]
Host: Mandora Station Written by Caitlin Mills, station co-manager. As you saw in our last story, 2017 had been a year of firsts for us. Cyclone season has been added to that list. Mandora is situated in what is locally known as ‘Cyclone Alley’. We are smack bang in the middle of Port Hedland and […]
Host: Mandora Station Written by Caitlin Mills, station co-manager. Now I’m just putting this out there right now, I am in no way a fire expert! Sure, I’ve cooked a few deadly feeds over a camp fire but bush fires are in a league of their own, and they can be very dangerous. So, the […]
Host: Mandora Station Written by Caitlin Mills, station co-manager. G’day everyone! My name is Caitlin Mills and with my husband Ben we are the managers here at Mandora Station. We are super excited for you to join us this week on Central Station. Over the next few days you will read a few yarns about […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Kieren Mooney While recently trekking from Perth up to the Kimberley, I found myself with yet again another opportunity to make the journey out to Kachana Station. It’s not often that such a trip arises due to the isolation and logistical difficulty of reaching the station, as no maintained vehicle […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Bobby Henggeler. Living and growing up on a small station hidden in some of the most inaccessible country in the east Kimberley I think even the pigs would laugh at what I have seen fly! Kachana Station has no road access and is dependant on aircraft for its day to […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Bobby Henggeler. We have all heard that pigs can fly… so let me tell you a story! My name is Bobby and I grew up and live on Kachana Station in the Kimberley, WA. My family and I are lucky to call a small portion of this beautiful region, home. […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Jacqueline Henggeler, Owner. Station life and farming were new to me. I grew up in a small village in Switzerland, surrounded by mountains, not on a farm, but in a hotel my parents managed at the time. I never imagined I would one day live in the middle of the […]
Host: Kachana Station Written by Chris Henggeler, Owner. “What do you intend on doing with that pile of rocks?” Back then Dad could appreciate the rugged scenery and the good water, but his question at the time remains a reality check to this day. Kachana Rock-Eaters, whose bodies were shaped more like those of grey-hounds than […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor Smoko – the most savoured meal of the day. It’s that burst of calories you need to tide you over from the breakfast you scoffed down at sparrows, until the soggy sandwich in your saddle bag comes out well after lunchtime. Cakes, cookies, slices, sausage rolls – I’m […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the video that was posted on the Central Station Facebook page in April. Set to the Sunny Cowgirls song “I’ve got your back”, it featured people from across Australia holding signs of support for anyone going through a […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor Over a two-week period in July & August 2018, I went on an epic road trip, visiting 18 cattle stations across the Pilbara region of Western Australia. One girl, a Prado, and 6000km of (mostly) open road through God’s country (the Pilbara really is the best kept secret […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor. They say, “comparison is the thief of joy”. Nothing good comes from comparing your life to others; even when you find a situation where you come out on top, you’ll inevitably be able to find another one where you come in second best. Even though I’m here writing […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor In December 2017, I moved home to Australia after three seemingly-long years in the United States. I say “seemingly” because at the time it felt like forever, but now it often feels like nothing more than a distant memory, a dream that I woke from far too early. […]
Host: Heytesbury Cattle Company Written by Lea Hamilton, VRD Station. Keep up with Heytesbury Cattle Company on Facebook at the Bull’s Head Bugle page! Heytesbury Cattle Co. (HCCo) runs a quality herd of approximately 160,000 Brahman cattle, capable of selling sustainably up to 40,000 head per annum, each bearing the famous ‘Bull’s Head’ brand. HCCo […]
Host: Kadaitcha Pastoral Company Written by James Christian Since moving from the station to the bustling metropolis of Alice Springs I’ve had to adjust to a number of lifestyle changes. Some of them are probably for the better, some of them make my mother happier, and some of them I could do without. My commute […]
Host: Kadaitcha Pastoral Company Written by James Christian We’ve been solving puzzles in the beef industry since the first caveman rolled his first beast and tried to drag it back to his campfire. What’s the best way to use the animal – eat it or use it to breed more? How do you grow it […]
Host: Kadaitcha Pastoral Company Written by James Christian Once I was given the not-too-difficult task of driving a truck and trailers out to a set of yards on a station I’d blown into for a month or so’s work. I’d been to the yards a few days before, though only as a passenger, and naturally […]
Host: Kadaitcha Pastoral Company Written by James Christian Though they are clearly worlds apart, there are faint parallels that can be drawn between mustering wild animals on horseback or motorbike, and the Charge of the Light Brigade as immortalised by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in his poem of the same name. It was during the Battle […]
