Host: Northern Beef Futures Written by Northern Beef Futures Team – Department of Agriculture and Food, WA State Government. DAFWA’s Northern Beef Futures team. The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) leads the Northern Beef Futures (NBF) project, funded by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions program. NBF is an export supply chain focussed, market-driven […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. The following is an (updated) article from the Graziher blog. Claire Dunne of Wooroona Grazing Co. created the Graziher blog before developing it into a magazine, which is available here. Mother of two, wife, beef producer and avid photographer; Amanda Salisbury sat […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. The following is an article from the Graziher blog. Claire Dunne of Wooroona Grazing Co. created the Graziher blog before developing it into a magazine, which is available here. Talia (Tay) Sheppard has a high flying job. She is the Chief Pilot […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. I’ve worked across three different countries (Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) on sheep farms, cropping enterprises, dairy farms, flower farms and cattle operations, and I wanted to put together a few bits and pieces from people I’ve worked with – I call […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. “A snapshot of the life of an amateur magazine publisher” Another early morning start at the office. So if I told you that I recently launched a women’s magazine, from middle-of-nowhere Queensland, what would you think? Are you thinking scenes of Mcleod’s […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. Naturally, cattle operations are run differently across the country depending on size of land, stocking rates, environmental factors, and the nature of the manager and owner. Here is the quickest overview for how we generally run things across the breeding and fattening […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. Katherine Outback Experience was officially launched in July 2013. The 90 minute show comprises authentic horse-breaking and working dog demonstrations, animal tricks, country music, and bush tales. I don’t want the show to be about me, I want it to celebrate and showcase […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. For the next few years I continued travelling around the country promoting the two albums, ‘Smack Bang’ and ‘Heatwave’ whilst breaking and training horses between gigs. It was a great experience, however the extensive travel was taking its toll. Playing a few tunes […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. Looking back on things, it’s crazy how one step in a different direction, away from our comfort zones can open up a whole new world of opportunity. It seems this has occurred more than once for me and has completely realigned my path. […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. In 2000, after three eventful years at the University of Queensland Gatton Campus where I had a hell of a time playing rugby and socialising, I finished my Bachelor of Applied Science in Animal Studies where I specialised in Beef Cattle, Genetics, and […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. I’m not going to lie, when Central Station first approached me to be a host, I was a bit hesitant about accepting the invitation as you could hardly call my 20 acre property on the outskirts of Katherine a farm, let alone a […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. They say that experience is a good teacher. My husband was born and bred on the land and he has experienced his fair share of the good along with the bad times. When the wet season failed to eventuate early in 2013 he knew that we […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. I remember the first time I ever heard the famous Dorothea Mackellar poem “My Country”. I was in primary school in Year Five; I was 10 years old. The poem struck a chord with me and in particular the two contrasting descriptions – “Her beauty and […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. As livestock producers we not only look after our cattle but we also take great care of the land. We make sure that we stock the paddocks with the right number of cattle in proportion to the amount of grass available; we ensure that native trees […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. As beef cattle producers our aim is to raise livestock which we either sell to restockers (graziers who will continue to grow the cattle to mature size), feedlots for domestic and export grade cattle, or to abattoirs for the wholesale beef market. Our principle is to […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Eversleigh Station. We’ve all been in that situation, haven’t we? You’re driving along the road, often in a hurry to get somewhere, and up ahead you see… a truck. So now you have to slow down, and at times, finding a suitable place to overtake that truck can […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. A Royal Flying Doctor Service plane coming in to land. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (or “The Flying Doctor” as it is more commonly known) would have to be among one of the most well known symbols of the Australian Bush. The Reverend John Flynn, founder […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elezovich – Owner, Country Downs Station. I must admit that writing the blogs for this year has also proved to be a bit of a struggle. Mainly because as the years progress and the more everyone who is a part of Central Station describes, explains, and takes all of […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Maike – Backpacker, Country Downs Station. Yesterday you learnt about Brandon’s experience at Country Downs and what he liked, what he disliked, and about what he got out of his time with us. Today, I am introducing another fabulous traveller that happened upon us in late 2014 and helped us […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Brandon – Backpacker, Country Downs Station. Today I would like to introduce you to one of the many overseas travellers that we have had the pleasure of meeting and spending some time with. I would have loved for all of them to write an account on what they thought, […]
