Host: Annaburoo Station Written by Barb Phillips – Manager, Annaburoo Station. Annaburroo is presently carrying 2000 breeders and an additional 3000 agistment cattle from September through to March, with these numbers set to increase as we fix the last of the internal fences on the place. We service the live export market with animals being shipped […]
Host: Annaburoo Station Written by Barb Phillips – Manager, Annaburoo Station. What a journey it has been to run horses on the floodplain. But, as they say . . . “where there’s a will, there’s a way”. Annaburroo is situated along the Mary River system, 100km ESE of Darwin. We have many creeks and billabongs that […]
Host: DAFWA Aboriginal Business Development Project Written by Lexine Mourambine – Future Manager, Yallalie Farm. This blog was written by Lexine Mourambine. Lexine is the future manager of one of the properties the ABD project works with “Yallalie Farm”. My Grandfather, Kevin Barron, was the driving force behind acquiring our family a 1200Ha farm in Dandaragan, […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. In the past, we have had visitors, workers, and friends write a blog to give another point of view about our life and what we do. This year, William, our eldest son, was interested in knowing what ‘Central Station’ was and what it […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. There are many aspects of our business that we have discussed over the years, however, one of the many that we haven’t as yet, is dingoes and the role they play in our industry and more importantly in our philosophy. Many agricultural properties […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. The importance of genetic improvement is by no means a new area for many cattle breeders, or for any other livestock either, however, what is not well known by many is that the term “genetic improvement” can mean many things to people depending […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. As I mentioned yesterday, 2016 was a pretty busy year for us with continuing development and maintenance on the station, but also the realisation that it was only a matter of time before we were going to have to go to that next […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech – Owner, Country Downs Station. Once again another year has passed and, along with everyone else we know, I can never seem to get over or understand how quickly time flies by. 2016 brought us a wonderful sense of relief in our business and also on the station. […]
Host: Dr. Bryce Mooring Written by Dr. Bryce Mooring – Co-owner, Broome Cattle Vets. I believe that often management of beef cattle particularly in rangeland situations can be over complicated, hence the title of this blog. The best producers do the simple things very well and consistently year in year out. Obviously, each production system will […]
Host: Dr. Bryce Mooring Written by Dr. Bryce Mooring – Co-owner, Broome Cattle Vets. Dave Morrell has been involved in the Kimberley beef industry from a small boy growing up on Louisa Station and as a veterinarian for over 40 years. This is a man whom has invested his entire life into the beef industry, guided […]
Host: Dr. Bryce Mooring Written by Dr. Bryce Mooring – Co-owner, Broome Cattle Vets. Flying in over Roebuck Bay for the first time you are instantly dazzled by the different colours of soil and water! This is a feeling that you constantly associate with Broome being home and It does not matter how many times you […]
Host: Dr. Bryce Mooring Written by Dr. Bryce Mooring – Co-owner, Broome Cattle Vets. My desire and passion to live and work in the beef industry developed as a young boy growing up on a property near Bourke in New South Wales. What else could a kid want? Fifteen kelpie dogs to play with, horses […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Nanthus van der Lely – Station Hand, Koordarrie Station. My name is Nanthus van der Lely I was born on 16th of April 1997 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. My early childhood was complicated due to the fact that my parents were divorced, but as the youngest of three children I never […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Eddie Vanderstadt – Volunteers, Koordarrie Station. In November 2011 myself, Maggie (my wife) and our 11 year old daughter Tea set out from, Melbourne Victoria, on an adventure to travel around Australia. We had no definite plan of where we would go and no time frame, other than we were travelling […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. During 2016 it became apparent to Rory and I that the kids needed a teacher. Someone who took it seriously. The other someones had not quite worked out as we had hoped and it fell to me to take on the cap of Teacher […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. It’s been almost seven years at Koordarrie. Wow. What a journey so far and I have to be honest, there was some very close times when I thought I could easily throw a bag and the kids/horses in the truck and get out of […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. Hello world! It’s been a while since I wrote blogs for Central Station. I’ve been busy – busy reproducing, teaching, gardening, campdrafting, volunteering, plus parenting – loving, despairing, and forgiving all in the space of seconds. Some days have been an exercise of one […]
Host: Robert Johnstone Within the first eight months of our marriage, I spent six of those on the other side of the country. Yep, some might say my wife is extremely patient! One particular wise man told me I had ‘worked out this marriage thing pretty early on in the piece’. To be able to […]
Host: Robert Johnstone The ordinary, everyday experiences that come with working in remote areas of Australia, and the privilege to explore the beautiful landscape is all part of the ‘perks’ that come with the job. Ensuring that “work life balance” is maintained can sometimes seem impossible during the full swing of the mustering season. Nevertheless, when […]
Host: Robert Johnstone Many crush side conversations with ringers have entailed a deep discussion about what exactly I do when my arm is inside the rear end of a cow spaying or pregnancy testing. Generally, the questions or observations that are made include something along the lines of, ‘what you just put your hand in, roll […]
