Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh Another year for us done and dusted. Much like everyone else’s it involved lots of hard work and good fun. Here is a glimpse of our contract mustering lifestyle last year: It all started with our yearly recruitment process, locating a combination of enthusiastic men and women ready […]
Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh I often hear people ask ‘how do you live in such isolation?’ in regards to the location of our outback homes. Stations are located hundreds of Kilometres from towns, roadhouses or neighbours, with roads which are often closed due to poor weather conditions – the same conditions which […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. Way back in 2001 we opened up Kilcowera to paying guests, since then we have had thousands of them through the gates. It was a fairly easy decision to make as we had […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. I have been trying to recollect some of the strange items of interest that I have seen since I have lived in the bush, here at Kilcowera. Here are a few of them… […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. Now this is a job that not too many people ever really give a second thought to. But never the less it is a never ending job and crucial to the safe operation […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. I guess city people never give a thought as to how we get rid of our rubbish? The ways are many and varied. And you know something that really annoys me? Some mail days […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. Hi! I’m Toni, one half of the Sherwin partnership. I’m the one who does all the writing, banking, officey things and knows how to fix the computer, printer or internet when something goes […]
Host: Donal Sullivan I tried for several days to write about how my family manages our properties until I realised that the best way to explain would be to show you, rather than tell you. So following are some of my own photos of our station life and cattle management, as well as some photos […]
Host: Donal Sullivan If you missed my post yesterday, you’ll read below some of my observations on characters you commonly find on cattle stations, inspired by Sir David Attenborough. These are written entirely as a joke, and anything that sounds illegal is definitely not based on a real person or real events. ‘The Chopper Pilot’ […]
Host: Donal Sullivan I have had many opportunities to observe station life over the years I’ve spent living and working on the land. As an avid documentary watcher, I’ve often wondered what one of the greatest naturalists of all time, Sir David Attenborough, would think of our lives and the characters that work on cattle […]
Host: Donal Sullivan Cooking for a stockcamp for a season (between March and November) taught me a lot about myself, the people I worked with and life in general. I also learnt a bit about cooking, like how to salvage burnt scones, and how to cook good rib-bones! My kitchen was open to the elements, […]
Host: Donal Sullivan Good Morning/Evening to you, Central Station reader. I’m Donal Sullivan, from Cave Creek Station in the NT but if you have Instagram you may have come across me sharing images of station life under the guise of ‘tinycruiser’. If you don’t have Instagram then I feel I should tell you I’m a […]
Last week the WA government announced a decision to have all 5 Schools of the Air remain open. This has been a huge win for rural and regional families across the state. The following was written before the government announced the reversal on their decision to close all 5 schools at the end of 2018. […]
Last week the WA government announced a decision to have all 5 Schools of the Air remain open. This has been a huge win for rural and regional families across the state. The following was written before the government announced the reversal on their decision to close all 5 schools at the end of 2018. […]
Last week the WA government announced a decision to have all 5 Schools of the Air remain open. This has been a huge win for rural and regional families across the state. The following was written before the government announced the reversal on their decision to close all 5 schools at the end of 2018. […]
Last week the WA government announced a decision to have all 5 Schools of the Air remain open. This has been a huge win for rural and regional families across the state. The following was written before the government announced the reversal on their decision to close all 5 schools at the end of 2018. […]
WA Premier McGowan and his WA Labor Government have announced $64 million of cuts to the regional Education Department budget, forcing the closure of: the School of the Air six Camp Schools the Moora and Northam Residential Agricultural Colleges and; the Landsdale Farm School. The cuts will also deliver a reduction in funding of 25% […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Kirsty Williams – Manager, Mt. Sarah Station. I won’t deny that there are moments where I miss being able to catch up with a best mate for an impromptu coffee and a chinwag. I’ve wondered what life would be like doing a school drop-off rather than saying goodbye to […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Mia Ackland – Governess, Mt. Sarah Station. When you wake up every morning feeling excited for what the day will bring, you know you’re in the right job. Hello! I’m Mia, the Governess at Mount Sarah Station and I supervise Lucy (five years old) who started reception this year […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Kirsty Williams – Manager, Mt. Sarah Station. With the nearest town having the claim to fame of “Australia’s hottest and driest town,” images of a cottage garden with lavender and seaside daisies weeping over the edge of the garden path probably isn’t exactly what comes to mind. Either delusional […]
