Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barbara Camp We’re drafting at the yards today. Out at Rodney’s bore that 17kms from the homestead. Yesterday we mustered in the breeders from the paddock with horses, bikes and choppers and today we’re ready to start pulling off those big sappy weaners, vaccinate the cows and brand the baby […]
Host: Callanna Station Written by Lucy Goldspink The bush is a marvellous place where people are selfless and generous. Sure, in times of hardship you can become engrossed in your own life and the difficulty you are facing, but when someone needs something others are always there to help. Our community has been tackling severe […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor In 2015 and 2016 I attended Kansas State University, studying a Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication. As a part of my degree, I was required to undertake a research thesis. It wasn’t difficult for me to choose a research topic. I’ve been a passionate “agvocate” […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barbara Camp NOTE: For a bit of context this blog is a follow-up to a bit of a funny situation I found myself in after writing what I thought was a joke piece a few years ago about diversifying our station into a dating scheme due to the high number […]
Host: Callanna Station Written by Lucy Goldspink I now see drought from another angle. I have always been on the land, but now I live in a small city 380kms from my new husband. There are a few reasons for the change; opportunity, and mounting pressure, both financial and personal. It hasn’t rained at home […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor In 2015 and 2016 I attended Kansas State University, studying a Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication. As a part of my degree, I was required to undertake a research thesis. It wasn’t difficult for me to choose a research topic. I’ve been a passionate “agvocate” […]
Written by Dean Maughan As a kid, I grew up on a dairy farm in Harvey, southern WA. Right from a very young age I became involved in horses and dairy cattle. This progressed to me developing the “dream” that when I finished school, I would like to be a “Ringer” and spend a year […]
Host: Callanna Station Written by Lucy Goldspink “Planning an outback wedding?” you say, “How romantic! How fun! How wild!”. I say, “How much bloody work!” My darling husband and I got engaged in February 2018 and married at home on the station in April 2019. We chose to get married at home against many people’s advice, […]
Written by Stephanie Coombes, Central Station editor In 2015 and 2016 I attended Kansas State University, studying a Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication. As a part of my degree, I was required to undertake a research thesis. It wasn’t difficult for me to choose a research topic. I’ve been a passionate “agvocate” […]
Written by Steph Coombes, Central Station editor If I had a dollar for each time someone has said something to me along the lines of “That’s so cool, I wish I could do that”, I’d probably be able to afford to buy myself a station … or at the very least a new Landcruiser (ok, […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) Before managing, everyone told us the hardest part about the job was staff. I couldn’t agree with this statement more. I don’t think many staff realise what a huge role they play in the operation of a cattle station. I’ve always been a firm believer […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) The yearn for children can be a strong one. One you can’t shake no matter how many times you try or how many times someone tells you to just relax and forget about it. The reality of being childless is one that cuts deep […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) Our first managers job was in 2012, just up to road from Miranda Station at a place called Inkerman Station working for a company called Gulf Coast agriculture. Nothing could have prepared us for our first 2 weeks. Most of it was spent cleaning. […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) We finished our season at Coolibah in 2006 where I cooked and Ken was flying. We then made the move back to Katherine in 2007. Ken was predominantly flying in the Barkly region, so he was never home. Even when his helicopter was due […]
Host: Rutland Plains Station Written by Liz Cameron (@dusty_lens_ and @gulfcountryworkwear) “Can you cook?” I thought, “well, yes I can…”, but could I cook for 19 men with 2 camp ovens, 1 hot plate, 1 small chest freezer and a large pan used for salting beef, in a buffalo catching camp in the middle of […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly We have just recently run the fifth annual Coonamble Challenge & Campdraft, and I’m one of the committee members. Organising an event of this size and calibre takes a full twelve months – we start organising the next one virtually the minute the previous one wraps up. Needless to say, we had put […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly What I wear to work every day may not be gracing the catwalks of Milan or Paris any time soon, but it’s practical and works for me, and many other ladies on the land across Australia. Here are some fashion and functionality tips for those unacquainted to bush style. The Hat: one […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly If I had a dollar for every case of grain poisoning I’ve seen in the past few years, I’d be a rich lady. You see, we’ve been in drought and people have been hand feeding livestock for several years. Now you might think that if they’ve been doing it for so long […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly I often think that my job should be fictionalised into a TV show. I think I’d call it “CSI: Coonamble”. It probably wouldn’t be suitable for viewing anywhere near meal times, and maybe it wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it would certainly be educational. You see, I’m a large animal […]
What happens when the vet is too far away to call? Host: Latrobe Station Written by Jody Brown One of the greatest privileges of life on the land is also the most humbling of responsibilities: to not only bear witness to life and death, but to be implicit in the circle of life. Animals will […]
