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 […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Camille Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. I was diagnosed with Anorexia when I was 15. Having an eating disorder is never an easy experience, but when you live six hours from the nearest GP (general practitioner) and a further three hour flight from the nearest Eating Disorder (ED) clinic, life […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In our first blog this month I mentioned we were on our way to Tasmania to present at a conference. Now . . . being hot weather and hands on, in the bush sort of people, flying to […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Katherine Rural Campus Show Team – Show Prep and 2017 Katherine Show – Photo Essay: It’s that time of year again at Katherine Rural Campus . . . SHOW TIME! Katherine High School students and CDU staff practising […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Each year, Sally and Ian Aldridge bring Rural Industries Skills Training Students from Victoria to experience three weeks living and working in the Northern Territory. The program combines two weeks on-station work experience and one week working with […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In 2017 the Agriculture and Rural Operations team have close to two hundred students on forty stations, scattered across some of the most diverse and remote landscapes the Northern Territory has to offer. Developing student skills and knowledge […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Hello Again from Alison and Fiona! You may remember us from our blog last year describing the work that we do for the Charles Darwin University’s Agriculture and Rural Operations team as VET Lecturers / Workplace Assessors (Horse/Cattle […]
Written by Shaelyn Meyer – Consultant, Crossroads Ranch Consulting, Montana USA. Read part 1 here. Below, I will compare the various ways the operation has changed in the past 20 years. These are changes that have worked for us, but holistic management is not about applying a cookie cutter management plan made up by someone else. […]
Written by Shaelyn Meyer – Consultant, Crossroads Ranch Consulting, Montana USA. Hello! I’m writing to you from Montana! I grew up on a 10,000 acre ranch in rural eastern MT, but of course, the “rural-est” places in the U.S. still don’t quite compare to the Australian Outback. I know because I spent a year in AU; […]
Host: HerStory Western Lifestyle Photography Written by Kaylie Franklin With August, nearly behind us at the community pasture things are starting to gear up for the fall season. I know, fall, already! We definitely capitalize on our long summer days in Canada. Sun rise at 5:00am most mornings and sets at 10:15pm most evenings. We […]
Host: HerStory Western Lifestyle Photography Written by Kaylie Franklin Just when we thought winter would never end and the snow would never stop, the sight of green grass and the sounds of momma cows bawling for their new baby began. In my opinion this is one of the best times of year in Alberta, and […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. The bang tail muster of Easter 2017 has come and gone, with weaning taking place earlier than normal due to our season turning dry again. There has been no rain of any significance since Sept 2016. This has led to minimal grass growth and cows […]
