Host: Glenormiston Station Written by Becki Carr – Station Cook, Glenormiston. I’m very happy to introduce to you our very busy cook Becki Carr. Becki came to work with us in June last year and is a very valuable member in our team. She is organised, clean, cooks a fantastic meal, and is always looking […]
Host: Glenormiston Station Written by Gretta Allan – Head Stockwoman, Glenormiston. I am proud to introduce to you Gretta Allan our Head stockman or Head stockperson if you will, Gretta has come to us as a first year head stockman this year but is backed with plenty or knowledge and experience. Those of us who […]
Host: Glenormiston Station Written by Jess Coster – Station Hand, Glenormiston. Jess Coster is our longest serving member on Glenormiston and has been a huge help to us all, there’s nothing like turning up to a new station and having someone stick around and be kind enough to help you out with their knowledge of […]
Host: Glenormiston Station Written by Nicky Gurney – Manager, Glenormiston. Hello my name is Necleisha Gurney, aka Nicky – my name is a tongue twister for most, and my husband’s name is Ryan. We live here along with our two beautiful daughters Gracie (5) and Emma (3) on Glenormiston Station in Queensland’s North West Channel […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Kylie – Station Cook, Gallipoli. Hi Everyone, I’m Kylie. I’ve been the cook here at Gallipoli for the last two and a half months. Here is just a little about my background . . . I grew up in the outer western suburbs of Brisbane, with my parents and three […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jamie ‘Irish’ Smith – Station Hand, Gallipoli. I worked for NAP Co for two years at Coorabulka Station in 2008 and 2009. We ran steers, an absolute dream to work in the yards and to muster. Since then I have worked with cattle in New Zealand, the UK, and did a short […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Chloe French – Governess, Gallipoli. G’day, I’m Chloe the Gallipoli Governess (Govy). I have been working for the Bishop family for almost two years now. I teach three kids that I lovingly refer to as, ‘my minions’. First up, Lachlan in year four, Georgia in year one, and last but […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jack Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. Hello all Central Station followers, and a big hello from Gallipoli Station! A little bit of info on us for you before we start – we are an outstation to Alexandria Station in the Northern Territory, 96km North of Camooweal, just a pinch over the […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Katie – Station Hand, Wallal Downs Station. The first thing that hit me when I arrived at Wallal was how far from anything the station was! I realise now this is normal for station life but I did have to wonder at the time whether I was in the […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Katie – Station Hand, Wallal Downs Station. Hi all! I’m Katie and I’m the girl Cinna (or as you may know her Jacinta) has been telling you about. Roughly a year and a half ago I was working an ordinary 9-5 office job in my hometown of Adelaide. Today I […]
Host: Warrawagine Cattle Co. Written by Jacinta Mills – Owner, Warrawagine Cattle Co. Hi to all you Central Station followers! It’s Jacinta here, and the last time I was talking to you I was busy introducing you all to life at Wallal Downs Station. Well . . . what a busy and eventful 12 months […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Tom Robertson – Ringer, Liveringa Station. Tom. Waking at 4.30 am to the familiar “knock, knock, knock” of the generator springing to life signals the beginning of another day at Liveringa Stock camp. No doubt today will be similar to many that came before it, and many that will […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Zarrah Blackwell – Ringer, Liveringa Station. Zarrah. Working at Liveringa Station in the Stock Camp is one of the best things I have done. There are not many industries around that you get so much variety and experience on a daily basis as what you do working on a […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Glenn Staines (‘Woodrow’) – Ringer, Liveringa Station. At Liveringa this year we have eight ‘ringers’ (station hands) including the Head Stockman, who spend a good deal of the ‘season’ (period of time it is possible/viable to process the cattle) out at either Hardman’s or MacCreas stock camps. Over the next […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Christine Dillon – Mother of Staff and Gillian Sirl – Photographer, Liveringa Station. I love this short piece written by the mother of one of our ringers this year. I think it reflects how mums feel everywhere when their babies grow up, leave home, and enter the workforce. . . […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Linda Cossor – Station Cook, Liveringa Station. On average, our cook has 21 mouths to feed every day. That, however, doesn’t include the three pilots that we forgot to mention were coming tonight, the vet who’ll be here for three days, the ringer’s parents who are up for a visit, […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Catherine – Home Tutor, Liveringa Station. The education of our children has always been my biggest challenge whilst living this beautiful station life. We are so incredibly fortunate, though, to have had a succession of wonderful Home Tutors. Catherine, a trained teacher from the UK, is with us for the […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Jed O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. Jed and I are in our sixth year here at Liveringa Station – and finally I think we can now say we know both the place and the job really well. Jed agreed to start our week of blogs with a piece on his […]
Host: Blina Station Written by Constance Grey – Manager, Blina Station. Every year, about December – Matt and I receive a swag of resumes from the Jumbuck head office to draft and select the coming seasons station hands. When you split them between girls and boys – we have about seven female applicants to one male […]
Host: Blina Station Written by Constance Grey – Manager, Blina Station. When I tell people that we muster on horses, images of handsome ringers on horseback, dashing helicopter pilots, beautiful McLeod’s Daughter-esque jillaroos with pretty bandanas, tight wrangler jeans, and perfect hair may come to mind for some. But often it is a long hard slog, […]
