Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Alana Moller – Star of Hope Station, Queensland. My name is Alana. I live at Star of Hope Station, an hour and a half west of Clermont, with my husband Scott and our three girls. The Star of Hope herd. Our eldest daughter is now at boarding school, however […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tina Sendall As a family travelling Australia and working along the way, our kids have been enrolled with Distance Education through Hay SOTA in NSW as well as Alice Springs SOTA in the NT. A key factor to this type of schooling is the need for a Home Tutor, and […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Mikayla Schwarz, Governess – Gum Creek Station, South Australia. If people asked me a few years ago in high school what I planned to do in the future, I would have never considered a gap year – let alone being in the outback. My name is Mikayla and I […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tannas Godfrey, ‘Barrygowan’ Station, Cunnamulla QLD. We live on ‘Barrygowan’ Station in South West Queensland, the Queensland/New South Wales border runs through the middle of our property aggregation. Our closest major towns are Cunnamulla which is 150km north west in Queensland and Bourke which is 230km south west in […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lisa Macintosh, Gum Creek Station, South Australia. Its 2018 and we are very aware that no two people are the same, that everyone can have their own opinion and that we must respect and encourage such. We strive to teach forgiveness, awareness and compassion to our children and neighbours, […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lynly Kerin, North Well Station, South Australia. One is the loneliest number, and never so much as it is in the Distance Education schoolroom of a property where you are also going solo in the under eighteen category of its population. Quite often the picture painted of a school room […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Helen Campion, Owner, Anna Plains Station People ask me what it’s like to live on and manage a remote Kimberley cattle station… After having spent the last 12 years at Anna Plains Station, I can honestly say that this job is probably not what you think it is. In […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Greta Stonier, 2017 Crew Member. After finishing school, I had no idea what I was going to do with myself… I applied for a few local Sydney Universities, an apprenticeship with the AFL head office, and to a recruitments company for cattle stations on the northern end of Australia. […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Jackson Scott, 2017 crew member. Don’t be original, it’s all they ever say, but being a ringer, its not ideal pay. Stockmen from the top end, young and hard and mean, but half of them from boarding school, nothing but a teen. Too cool for uni and filled with […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Karlee Barber, Station Cook. My name is Karlee Barber, I am from a small town called Bemboka. On the far south coast of NSW, nestled in the Bega Valley (yes that’s right, the home of Bega Cheese). Growing up I always had an interest in farming and the country […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Natasha Mahar This Broome girl needed some time out and a purpose again as there was way too much binge Netflixing happening while I wondered what to do next in my life. My dear friend Helen, aka Mrs Boss made the call… “Tarshy, get your arse down here to […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Cass Heal, AgForce Projects Co-ordinator. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and regionally around Queensland. Growing […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Amelia Shaw, AgForce Policy Officer. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and regionally around […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Marie Vitelli, AgForce Weeds Policy Officer. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Sharon Purcell, AgForce Southern Inland Queensland Regional manager. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Brett Carlsson, Senior Wild Dog Coordinator. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and regionally […]
Written by Emma Moss Before I share the story about my first muster I want to explain a few things and will continue to do so throughout my story. Many explanations/words will be obvious for most people, but I didn’t know much before I started, and I still have a long way to go. All […]
Written by Emma Moss Living in very close proximity to people in an isolated place, you learn a lot about yourself and the people you’re living with. Some people are good at reading situations, they know just the right time to back off, go for a walk or quit the jokes. Others sometimes butt heads. […]
Written by Emma Moss Rodeos are a major part of the social life for those living on a station. Up in the Kimberley, rodeos and camp drafts are often held over the same weekend – as people travel so far to these events, it makes sense to save a trip and hold two events at […]
Written by Emma Moss “Where are you from?” I have never noticed until someone pointed it out to me. If people stand around in a group and introduce themselves, the way they say where they’re from is often said in a muttering tone like a side thought. It’s a bit like the town they’re from […]
