Host: Jim and Terry Lindsay – Low Stress Stock Handling
Blog author: Anna Tickle
Region: Hughenden, Queensland
Nearest town for shopping: Hughenden – 90km away
Number of Cattle: 4000
Number of Staff: 4
Size of Property: 24, 000 ha
How often and how the mail is delivered: Twice weekly
How often is the shopping done: Every few weeks
Jim and Terry Lindsay are livestock producers based near Hughenden in North West Queensland, running up to 5000 head of Brahman cattle on 24,000 ha in an average season.
Over the years, Jim and Terry have become heavily involved in training within the livestock production landscape, which sees them travel across the country to teach and take part in schools and education programs.
For Jim and Terry’s livestock operation, a heavy focus on breeding fertile, medium-framed animals with a good temperament is paramount, ultimately leading to profits.
Being a couple that generally keeps pretty busy with an impressive array of commitments, hosting the Central Station blog is something new for Jim and Terry, and they hope you find their story interesting.
You can learn more about their livestock handling schools at http://www.lss.net.au/
An Alice Girl
An Alice Girl is Tanya Heaslip’s extraordinary story of growing up in the late 1960s and early 70s on a vast and isolated outback cattle property just north of Alice Springs. Tanya’s parents, Janice and Grant ‘the Boss’, were pioneers. They developed the cattle station where water was scarce, where all power was dependent on […]
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When the boss bought home a wife
A copy by memory of poems by W. DeBeuzeville, who worked for Berte Wilkinson at Yallowin (a stock dealer in the years 1905, 1906, and 1907, before the days of motor cars). When the boss bought home a wife Yes, he’s married is the old boss now, And leads a quiet life A sitting round […]
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Episode 54. Steph Coombes – It takes a village
Welcome to the final Central Station podcast for 2020! As per usual, you’re listening to me, Steph Coombes, who is the host of this podcast and who also manages all of the Central Station platforms. Today’s episode has been inspired by Lucy Daley, who featured on Episode 52. When asked what message would she put […]
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When the warning signs aren’t there
Written by Lara Jensen, Wondinong Station I answered the knock at the door the night my brother and his two friends were killed. It was just before midnight when two local police officers arrived at our Murchison homestead. Shearing was due to start the following day. Around our kitchen table, we learnt that three beautiful […]
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International Contributors
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AGP Indonesia (2013-2015)
Host: Lisa Wood Company: PT. Agro Giri Perkasa (AGP) Business: Importer of Cattle to Indonesia Location: Indonesia My Role: Traceability Manager Short bit about myself: I came to Indonesia as a traceability officer on a steel fabrication project for a WA mining project. While I was working on this project The Ban occurred. I remember […]
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Hodgson River Station (2013-2015)
Location: Hodgson River Station, NT Website: Cattle Producer Hello Central station readers, I’m located in the NT with my husband and 2 children. We operate a small cattle property in the Roper Gulf breeding Droughtmasters. Our main turnoff is to the live cattle export trade, particularly Indonesia but also the countries that take heavier […]
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Katherine Outback Experience (2016-)
Host: Katherine Outback Experience, Riverboyne Horsebreaking & Training Manager/ owner: Tom Curtain Region: Katherine, Northern Territory Nearest town for shopping: Katherine – 6km Nearest roadhouse: Katherine Number of Cattle: 1 Brahman steer, his name is ‘Tin Shaker’! Number of Staff: 2 Size of Property: 20 acres How often and how the mail is delivered: Mail is […]
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Helen Springs Station (2015)
Host: Helen Springs Station Managers/ Owners: Helen Springs Station is owned by S. Kidman and Co Ltd and is managed by Chris Towne, along with his wife Sally Towne. Brunchilly, the outstation to Helen Springs, is managed by Luke Giblin. Region: Helen Springs and Brunchilly are situated in the Barkly Tablelands in the Northern Territory. Nearest town […]
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Undoolya Station (2018-)
Station Name: Undoolya Station Owners/Manager: Ben and Nicole Hayes Region: Alice Springs, Northern Territory Nearest town for shopping, doctors etc: Alice Springs, 30km Nearest Roadhouse:Alice Springs, 30km Number of Cattle: 5000 Breeders Number of Staff: Size of Station: How often and how is the mail delivered: How often and how the stores shopping is done:
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Manners Creek Station (2014)
Location: QLD/ NT Border Let me first introduce myself- I’m Jodie and together with my husband Dusty and three daughters Willow (1 year old), Jaz (2.5 years old) and Emily (15 years old) we manage Manners Creek Station- a cattle station on the QLD/NT border. Manners Creek is just under two millions acres in size […]
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Florina Station (2020-)
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Tobermorey Station (2019-)
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Hidden Valley Station (2019-)
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Mt Riddock Station (2020-)
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Steph Coombes (2015-)
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Guest Contributors (2013-)
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Mandora Station (2018-)
Host: Mandora Station Managers/Owners: Owners – Jane and Haydn Sale; Managers – Ben and Caitlin Mills Region: West Kimberley, Western Australia Nearest town for shopping, doctors etc: Port Hedland, 250 to the west, and Broome, 350km to the east Nearest Roadhouse: Sandfire – 20km Number of cattle: approx. 3500 Number of staff: 4 permanent, 2 seasonal […]
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Kadaitcha Pastoral Company (2016-)
Host: Kadaitcha Pastoral Company Owner: Sam Chisholm and James Christian Managers: As above Region: Central Australia Nearest town for shopping, doctors etc: Alice Springs Nearest roadhouse: Tilmouth Well Roadhouse Number of cattle: 800 Number of staff: 2 – 5 Size of station: 110 square kilometres How often and how the mail is delivered: Once a […]
