Host: Kadiaitcha Pastoral Company Written by Sam Chisholm – Owner, Kadaitcha Pastoral Company. With a fresh breeze, bag and swag on the passenger seat, and the dust fading into the distance by the Avgas drums. The life of a mustering pilot in its prime, never in one spot for too long, hungry for long days, […]
Host: Kadiaitcha Pastoral Company Written by Sam Chisholm – Owner, Kadiaitcha Pastoral Company. One day an old man was walking through the bush when he came across a frustrated jackaroo. The Jackaroo was trying to cut down a Mulga tree, to build a yard, and was swearing and cursing as he laboured in vain. “What’s […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. It was last year I was talking with my sister Joni Rose who said “Bec you only get 100 years, if you’re lucky. So what are you going to do with yours?” This has been the strongest influencing question I have ever […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. BK Trick Riding rookie team 2017 wearing their R.P.M show shirts. When I started ‘BK Trick Riding – Run with Wild Horses’, it was so I had a name to put to committees. Then all the sudden there was this interest around […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. Meet the star of the show – Rose Gold This here is my mighty mare Rose Gold. She is seven years old, born and bred at Heytesbury Cattle Company. Her sire is Lawson’s Vision owned by Bill Doyle at Dixie Station. Her […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. Harry Lawton and I heading out to go mustering. This was actually take on the filming of ‘Cows for Cambodia’. “Champions are made when nobody is watching” – Michael Jordan. For the seven years I have been on cattle stations, the thing […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. My name is Becky Klingenberg, I’m a station hand at Kidman Springs Research Farm. I have chosen to share my story of hope to inspire anyone who lives remote or similarly to me once believed they were dealt a hand of disadvantages, […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Station Manager, Dampier Downs. Working with animals is arguably the best aspect of cattle station life. Whether it is dogs, horses, poddy calves, or cattle, animals add colour and character to our lives. However, as with all things worth-while, working with animals can also be […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Station Manager, Dampier Downs. Communication is key on a cattle station. In this job, things can – and do – change in an instant. It is easy to forget that everyday terms for us are a baffling journey into the unintelligible for those not used […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Lisa Sentfleben – Backpacker/Stationhand, Dampier Downs. Lisa worked for us last season – one of our many successful backpackers. Below is her experience in her own words. We – the boss, his sister, an English farmgirl, and me – work ten to twelve days in a row, then drive […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Lisa Sentfleben – Backpacker/Stationhand, Dampier Downs. Lisa worked for us last season – one of our many successful backpackers. Below is her experience in her own words. Red dust. Shimmering heat. Endless dry landscape. Silence. A chirping noise every now and then. Underneath the rabbit skin cowboy hat my […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Station Manager, Dampier Downs. Working on a cattle station is a complex job that requires a diverse skill-set. Working cattle, building and maintaining fences, operating machinery, servicing equipment, and keeping water flowing are all essential tasks that must be performed on a regular basis. In […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Helen Campion – Station Owner/Manager, Anna Plains Station. Mardie, 61 year old gentleman celebrating his 3rd birthday on the Plains. The humming of the Royal Flying Doctor Services (RFDS) jet engine approaching was a comforting sound after a long night of uncertainty. Touchdown on our all weather gravel […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Helen Campion – Station Owner/Manager, Anna Plains Station. It’s been twelve years since we left our house in Sydney to live on a cattle station in the Kimberley. The time has flown by. The little children we brought out from the city have grown up, so much so that […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Tim Stoate – Owner, Anna Plains Station. When your parents decide to live 270km from the nearest town, growing up in regional Western Australia is as interesting as it is different from the typical child. I was very fortunate in my upbringing. Having just under one-million acres to play […]
Host: Anna Plains Station Written by Helen Campion – Station Owner/Manager, Anna Plains Station. The sound of the alarm to get the camp moving at 5.10am sometimes comes around too quickly for a few members of the crew. Others have been smart and gone to bed early the night before. However, all are present for […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Josh Harling – Former Employee, Kalyeeda Station. Josh was a Ringer at Kalyeeda station for three years from 2000. He met his wife Emma here.They now live on a property near Cairns with their three children. He wrote this poem about his time with us. The Land is Vast and […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Casey McRobb – Stock Camp, Kalyeeda Station. I had no idea what to expect when I graduated from uni and accepted a short term contract as an Occupational Therapist in the Derby Allied Health Team. I knew that Derby was in the Kimberley Region, a few hours from Broome, but […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Hannah Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. As you grow older it is inevitable that you forge your own path, this often means leaving home and moving away. You get a job, responsibilities, and limited annual leave. It’s been ten long years since our last Kalyeeda Station family reunion and ten […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Hugo Rikard-Bell – Stock Camp, Kalyeeda Station. Note from Kalyeeda Station’s blog co-ordinator: “One of the most exciting musters in the Kalyeeda calendar is the River Paddock muster. As the name suggests this paddock borders onto the river and consequently after a big wet season (like last year) the fences […]
