Before the wedding was the proposal – read the story here. Host: Blina Station Written by Constance Wood – Manager, Blina Station. I’ve never been one of those girls who dreamed about their wedding. To be honest, I thought that getting married and living happily ever after was one of those things that happened to […]
Host: Southhampton Written by Kylie Savidge – Owner, Southampton Station. Lastly I would like to talk about depression and my journey with it, not because I like talking about this but because I feel that if I talk about it and just one person reading this gets help then I think it is worthwhile to […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barb Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. It is 6.04am and I am woken to the sound of my mobile buzzing into life next to my ear; “Hello, Barbara. We’ve been tasked. Would you like to come flying?” Well, ask a girl a silly question! Of course I do! In every […]
Host: White Kangaroo Station Written by Sarah Streeter – Manager, White Kangaroo Station. I prefer not to define myself by being a single parent. There are countless women raising their child/children on their own, whether it is due to the ending of a relationship, their partner spending weeks or even months away working, or a […]
Host: Mt Bundy Station Written by Sue Witham – Owner, Mt Bundy Station. Almost four years have gone by since we tragically lost our son Ben. I often think when people say that they have “lost” someone, I think “what – down the back of the couch or in the supermarket?”- but no, we lost him […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. A sound and fertile bull is fundamental to any successful breeding operation. The number of cows which will be joined to a bull is generally calculated on paddock size, country type, length of joining period, and other seasonal and environmental factors. Most bulls will […]
Host: Yougawalla Station Written by Haydn Sale – Manager, Yougawalla Pastoral Co. Doodie and his two great loves, Selena and the pastoral map of his country. Life in outback Australia can be very hard. Until you have experienced the depths of these hardships, isolation, droughts, unrelenting extreme heat, loneliness, it is hard to explain how […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Manager, Dampier Downs Station. Earlier this year I wrote a blog about what it takes to be a ringer. As the year draws to a close and employers and employees alike are beginning to think about what next season will bring, I thought I would write […]
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: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barb Camp – Station Hand, Kalyeeda Station. Hi everyone, My name is Barb, I’m a 27 and live on Kalyeeda Station in the East Kimberley with my husband, James and his family – the Camps. We raise Brahman cross cattle for sale primarily via live export on the our 120,000 hectare […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Manager, Dampier Downs Station. You’ve heard about the big horizons, the scrub bulls, the good horses, and all the adventure of living and working on a remote cattle station. You’ve got the Wranglers, the boots, and the ute and you’ve decided to head north to […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. What will happen when it rains? Who knows how far away we are from drought breaking rain? What will be left of our lifetime’s hard work? A multimillion dollar question. When it rains, dams will fill, creeks, rivers, and water courses will flow again. It […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Chris Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Myroodah Station Manager, Chris Daniell. As far back as I can recall I have had the pleasure of growing up in the Australian bush, more commonly referred to as “Outback Australia” by our city dwelling cousins. An environment full of hard-working people with common […]
Host: Yougawalla Pastoral Co. Written by Haydn Sale – Manager, Yougawalla Pastoral Co. My name is Haydn Sale. My wife Jane and I live and work at Yougawalla Station. Jane and some of the other women from local pastoral stations came up with the great idea for this blog, to give people an insight into […]
