Written by Emma Moss It was a quieter day we were having. We’d finished a few big musters, the yards were empty and the head stockwoman and I went to check some fences. There was a bit of a drama in the last muster. The guy riding the motorbike that day didn’t go to the […]
Congratulations to the team from the Katherine Rural Campus for their outstanding results at the Katherine and Darwin 2018 shows! Photos and results below. As the deliverer of more than 160 qualifications, The Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the largest training provider in the Northern Territory. CDU delivers courses across eight campuses and centres and […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Russell Young I grew up on rural remote properties in North West Queensland. I completed my schooling through Mt Isa School Of The Air. After the completion of grade 10 I left school and started working for the McDonald family. A large privately owned family cattle […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines Hello again from the NT! So far, we have mostly done Central Station blogs on the Katherine Rural Campus and our team, the Agriculture and Rural Operations team, since we do horses and cows! (and machinery). So we thought for something different this year we […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines In 2018 CDU welcomed new staff member Ann Pedersen to the position of VET lecturer/workplace assessor beef cattle and horse production. Ann is joining the workplace assessment team going out to stations and delivering and assessing Certificate II, III and IV in Agriculture and […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines Here at the Katherine Rural Campus and in the Agriculture and Rural Operations Team we strive to be at the forefront of industry best practice and this means regular training in areas that increase animal welfare and business productivity. In 2017 and again in […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Danielle Brown Let’s start with a bit about me! My name is Danielle Brown and I live in Alice Springs, N.T. I was born and raised in Darwin and grew up on a small rural property in Noonamah located on the outskirts of Darwin. My sister and I […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Madeline Harley I should start with introducing myself, my names Maddi and I live in Katherine, Northern Territory. I work with for a feedlot company in Katherine that provide feed for the live export boats. I was born a station girl, my parents running large cattle […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager I met my partner Ryan, in March 2016, he was on route to his ‘dry season’ job based in Kununurra driving a cattle truck for a family owned business all over the Northern Territory and eastern Western Australia. I was quite content to continue my single, […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager When I moved back to work for the folks at the end of 2013 I found myself as a proud owner of my first poddy calf pretty quick. I figured it wouldn’t be the last poddy I got, so I decided to name them in alphabetical […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager I am 5th generation Britton in this area and to me, seeing Santa Gertrudis cows out in the paddock is just second nature. The breed itself originates from a Shorthorn cross with Red Brahman, so I guess it’s a good combination on paper too. But just […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager Most people think ducking to the shops would involve jumping in the car to drive 5 minutes down the road to get a bottle of milk and loaf of bread. My ducking to the shops involves at least two weeks planning to book appointments for; the […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager We took on Mudgeacca and its organic certification with optimism. It was unknown territory to us all, but Mudgeacca itself has been organic since 2001, so we let it teach us a few things so to speak. Without all the paperwork that comes with it, we soon […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager We generally do two ‘rounds’ of mustering a year at Mudgeacca with our breeders. The first round always falls around Easter, just when the summer heat has had the edge knocked off of it – this makes it a bit more pleasant for both the cattle […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly All small communities wouldn’t run without volunteers on local event committees and I’m just so proud to be part of the Coonamble Challenge & Campdraft committee – an event that began in 2015 and has grown in size and reputation in just four short years. Have a read of one of my […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly Sometimes I feel like I’m part of the “CSI” team – investigating livestock illness and death and putting all the little pieces together – history, clinical signs, lab testing, and an examination of the paddock – to get a diagnosis and fix the problem. A while back I got called out by […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly Smoko: a rest from work for a smoke; a tea break. Everyone knows that smoko is the best meal of the day (closely followed by beer time, might I add). This is very important to me in my job as a veterinarian for several reasons. Not only do I love cake, I […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly Our district has been in a severe drought for a long period – many farmers have been hand feeding cattle and sheep for months, and in some unfortunate cases years. I spoke to one lady this morning in the hairdressers that has been hand feeding stock for five of the last seven […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lindy Hick Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 “Photography is a love affair with life.” Buzz Uzzle. My name is Lindy Hick, […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Michelle Eulenstein Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 Michelle Eulenstein grew up on Magnetic Island in Far North QLD and fell in […]
