Host: Monkira Station Written by Deborah Desreaux – Manager, Monkira Station. Hi, well this is a little bit about Monkira Station. Monkira is owned by one of Australia’s oldest pastoral companies, The North Australian Pastoral Co Pty Ltd. It is 921,000 acres situated smack bang in the middle of the Channel Country. The Diamantina River […]
Host: Fortescue Helicopters Written by Weldon Percy – Operations Manager, Fortescue Helicopters. As mustering pilots we often get asked a lot of questions about how to get a job, so I’ve written a few of them down with some answers that might help anyone out there who wants to become a mustering pilot learn more […]
Host: Fortescue Helicopters Written by Weldon Percy – Operations Manager, Fortescue Helicopters. Heading to work at sunrise with Jennifer “Niffy” Paul from Williambury Helicopters (Photo Weldon Percy). A day in the life of a mustering pilot generally starts the day before. Most of our work is a long way from home, at least over an […]
Host: Fortescue Helicopters Written by Weldon Percy – Operations Manager, Fortescue Helicopters. G’Day my names Weldon Percy, co-owner and Operations manager for our business here’s a little bit about how I ended up doing what I do. I was born and raised on my family’s cattle and sheep property at Hawkes Bay on the north […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. As I come to the end of my Central Station week, I start a new adventure in agriculture. I have had an amazing journey from a handy stock woman to an international consultant. I have travelled the world doing work I am passionate about […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. For the last three years I have had the opportunity to host a group of Nuffield agricultural scholars in Doha, Qatar. Nuffield Australian Farming Scholarships is a unique program that awards primary producers with a life changing scholarship to travel overseas and study an […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. Strazvootiya In April this year I had the opportunity to accompany a team to Russia to undertake cattle handling and horsemanship schools for a company with multiple farms. With the Russia/Ukraine situation simmering and the notoriously unpredictable scheduling of live export we gathered in […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough. Many people dream of a life on their own property, working their own cattle, and making their own plans. For much of my life I have worked on properties and with other’s animals, gaining […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. Where a career in Ag can take you with good attitude, hard work, and a fair dose of luck? Time flies when your having fun, its been a year since I blogged at Central Station last. When I finished up last year I had […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jacki Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. So I am writing this at the time of year when we all start saying “can’t wait for the wet, have just booked my holiday down the coast” etc. Unfortunately, the brain hears this and tends to head off early. Don’t worry, it’s not […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Chloe French – Governess, Gallipoli Station. Moving from a small sheep station just 45km out of Whyalla in South Australia to a cattle station, which was four times bigger than our place, was a big change. My name is Chloe, 18 years old and just finished school last year, I […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jacki Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. One of the things I really enjoy about where I live is the people we get to meet and work with. One of the Jilly’s on the station with her Colt. Every year we generally get some new faces on the place, whether they […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jacki Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. This is my spin on an event that happened just the other day (a little tongue in cheek). “Whaaaat? What have you done to her?” Was my initial response. Brolga (my husband) shot me an offended glance. “No, wasn’t me, I didn’t do a […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jacki Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. Before I get started, allow me to give you a quick rundown on who I am. My name is Jacki Bishop, wife and mother of three children, native to Victoria. Yes, I can all hear you say ‘Oh a Mexican’, and you would be […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Sean Coutts – Weaner Camp, Alexandria Station. G’day all, Jolly here. I have been up at Alexandria Station working for NAP Co since the start of the year. I came up from Albany NSW, where my family operates a mixed grazing cropping farm. Tom and George – Weaner yards at the […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Stacey Haucke – Head Stockwoman, Alexandria Station. Hi my name is Stacey Haucke. My job title is Head Stockperson of the stock camp here at Alexandria. Home for me is Heidelberg Station, a couple hours west of Bowen (QLD) in the hills not far from Burdekin Dam. The complete opposite to […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Nikki Iversen – Stud Overseer, Alexandria Station. Hello, my name is Nikki Iversen, I’m often referred to as the “Stud Chick” and this is my story. Nikki Iversen The plan was to jillaroo for two years at my first station. Three and a half years later I am looking after the […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Narda Grover – Manager, Alexandria Station. Hello, my name is Narda Grover and I live on Alexandria Station with my partner Stephen Bryce. We have both have lived and worked on cattle stations across the top of Australia all our lives, so I’m not sure what a reader of this blog […]
Host: Nerrima Station Written by Sally Courtney – Manager, Nerrima Station. Nerrima Station ain’t no Hilton, but it is a home! From the air taken in the dry season – Homestead, the workshop, the quarters, dam, the yards, and the old stables! From March to October, Nerrima is home to six members of the stock […]
Host: Nerrima Station Written by Mick Courtney – Manager, Nerrima Station. Co–operative breeders are the key, I believe, to a smooth mustering, drafting, and processing operation. Time and time again I’m sure we’ve all been held up by un-cooperative animals. Quite often throwing the whole day’s logistics out and plenty of unneeded stress on animals […]
