Written by Steph Coombes – Editor, Central Station. Can you think of anything more iconic to outback Australia than the old windmill? Standing tall and strong in an open field – I bet you can imagine that sound of metal creaking as the blades rotate around and around, ever so slowly. Invented in America the […]
Written by Debbie Dowden – Challa Station, WA. Col Stanton is a bit of a legend in our area. Not only because he’s a top bloke, can drive a grader like it’s his dancing partner and has loads of interesting yarns to tell. The thing that makes Col a legend is his soil conservation skills. […]
Host: AgForce Queensland Written by Amelia Shaw, AgForce Policy Officer. AgForce has been the unifying voice for Queensland’s beef, sheep and grain producers since 1999. Our strength continues through our membership and a strategic vision to secure the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the agribusiness sector. AgForce has approximately thirty staff based in Brisbane and regionally around […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elizovech, Station owner/manager The end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 hosted the biggest wet season that most of the Kimberley has seen in many years. By the end of March 2018, two cyclones and an intense tropical low system passed over the West Kimberley area and dumped […]
Host: Zoe Hayes Location: North West Queensland Well I suppose Mother Nature heard our prayers when we poured our hearts out to her asking to wet the dusty ground AND ease up on the hot grueling days we were working in; she pulled through! As I sit in my room on day ten of the ‘wet […]
Host: Direct Drilling Written by Jill Williams – Co-Founder & Operations Manager, Direct Drilling Always best to start with introductions of who’s who. Direct Drilling was founded by my partner Andrew McWaters and myself, as one of the twists and turns of live’s journey. Andrew (aka) Andy, and myself, retired for all of 9 weeks, […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. Harry Lawton and I heading out to go mustering. This was actually take on the filming of ‘Cows for Cambodia’. “Champions are made when nobody is watching” – Michael Jordan. For the seven years I have been on cattle stations, the thing […]
Host: Anthony Lagoon Station Written by Georgia Clark – AACo Graduate Program 2016. I was lucky enough to accompany our Bore Runner – Parrot – on his “southern run”. What a terrific way to see and learn so much about the property! The Bore Runner always knows what’s happening around the grounds, how his bores […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. Eva cattle in a Holding paddock down on Tarrabool. Cattle – well, they are the reason we are here, aren’t they? Eva Downs runs a mixture of cattle from Brahmans to AACo’s own composite bred cattle. To go into it a […]
Host: Legune Station Written by Belinda Rasheed – Manager, Legune Station. In the dry season it’s hot, in the wet season it’s hotter, and wetter, and everyone goes just a little bit crazy . . . The annual ‘working season’ or ‘dry season’ (March to December) is our chance to be as productive as possible, […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Paul Jones – Bore Runner, Lake Nash Station. The light of day sneaks through the cracks and its 4:30am again. Time to pull on the boots and see what Cook’s got on. As usual, plenty of tucker – wonderful! Head over to the workshop to check the oil, water, […]
Host: Abingdon Downs Station Written by Barry Keough – Owner, Abingdon Downs. I love rain. I can never get enough of it so when the first rains come at the start of the wet season I am like a crazed child splashing about in the rain, often being referred to as a “loon”. What the […]
Host: Glenormiston Station Written by Nigel Binks – Bore Runner, Glenormiston. One of the most important jobs on the Station is the Bore runner’s job, making sure the stock have water, without water there is no stock! Nigel Binks is our Bore runner and we are glad to have him, he is reliable and honest […]
Host: Blina Station Written by Matt Wood – Manager, Blina Station. We always hear about the Managers, the Headstockmen, and the Ringers that embody the station life. However, all too often we forget about a group of people that do a huge amount of skilled and important work behind the scenes to keep the station […]
Host: Southhampton Written by Kylie Savidge – Owner, Southampton Station. Hello once again from the crew at Southampton, St George. I cannot believe it is time for me to write about our year and what has happened since I last sat down at my computer and thought, “what in the heck will I talk about […]
Host: Riveren Station Written by Georgia Underwood – Manager, Riveren Station. Friday – Assembly day Friday is the children’s favourite school day – not because it’s the last day of the week, but because they have school assembly on IDL. They get to hear what has been happening in other classes during the week, what […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Arlen – Bore Mechanic, Alexandria Station. Hey, how you going? I don’t have a lot to tell yah. I’m the kind of person who sticks to myself and that’s probably why I enjoy living and working out in the middle of nowhere. I shouldn’t say it’s the middle of nowhere, […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Alex – Overseer, Yarrie Station. Alex is Yarrie’s Senior Station Hand and Overseer. He first started working on Yarrie when he was 15 and has been a part of the family ever since. He left in his late 20’s to manage other properties and even dabbled in the big dollars […]
Host: Soudan Station Written by Mark Sullivan – Bore Runner, Soudan Station. The primary focus of our role as Overseer is to produce high quality beef cattle; for this to happen we need to ensure our cattle have a constant supply of two very important things; feed and water. Our Bore Runners/Water Technicians/Pumpers (their title […]
Host: Newcastle Waters Written by Steph Coombes. What comes to mind when you think of cattle stations? Jackeroos and Jillaroos covered in sweat and dust, mustering thousands of cattle on horseback? The crackle of a two-way radio as the helicopter buzzes in the sky? The sizzle of a branding iron and the noise of cattle […]
