Written by Stephanie Coombes – editor It’s often the most simple things in our day that we take for granted – hot water at the turn of a tap, wifi that loads a YouTube video almost instantly, a quick trip to Woolies to satisfy that craving, and a short walk down the driveway to collect […]
Written by Aticia Grey – Glenflorrie Station The hardest part is to know when it’s time to admit defeat. Zen & a young premature calf saved via cesarean & survived. Raising orphan calves is something we have always done here at Glenflorrie. My parents taught me early on the value of compassion and Dad would […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Justine – Cook, Glenforrie Station. Hi my name is Justine, and welcome to the Glenflorrie kitchen – where there’s dishes a plenty and lately non-stop tomatoes coming in my door ready for sauces or chutneys. As the beloved “cookie” (yes everyone gets the nickname) you’ll have plenty of people coming […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written Justine – Cook, Glenforrie Station. “What if I’m not up to standard? What will happen?”, I enquired, and Teesh, the Glenflorrie station manager, replied with “As long as you are willing to give it a go, we’ll keep you round”. That was all the reassurance I needed to accept the position, […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Abby – Station Hand, Glenforrie Station. I am in the last few weeks before finishing my first season on a cattle station. I work on Glenflorrie station in south west Pilbara. For me this is a dream come true. I had always wanted to work on a station and I […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Owner/Operator, Pilbara Working Dogs. To learn more about Aticia’s working dogs, follow Pilbara Working Dogs on Facebook Sometimes it is phrased as a question, more often an accusation. “That’s too many dogs! Poor old cow is out numbered! That’s cruel, harassing her like that!” Let me get something out […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Margareta Osborn – Author, Glenforrie Station. Catch up on part 1 here. Our return to the station after the first few weeks baptism of fire was wrought with new challenges. A contract mustering crew took over the week-to-week mustering schedule. It was now my husband and son’s job to cart […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Margareta Osborn – Author, Glenforrie Station. Most people I know, when given the gift of four months long service leave, would pack a caravan and tour around Australia or at least head to the glorious beaches of sunny Queensland. Not this family. We chose to go work a mustering season […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Station. Catch up on part 1 of our trip here. Beef Week. Well, the name pretty well sums it up, it was a great week that was kicked off with a dog auction at the Great Western. Not a kelpie to be seen but the […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Station. Courtney touched on our road trip earlier in the year in her blog but I wanted to expand on a few of my favourite highlights. Being two young women on the road in a cruiser ute with a trailer load of dogs (only 20 […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Brahmans. Catch up on part one here Lesson No 3. Handle livestock with parallel lines and understand the impact your feet and eyes have on the movement of livestock. Now this one is taking me quite a bit to get used to. We naturally want to […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Brahmans. Last year I wrote a piece for the Downunder Magazine about how I got started with my team of Kelpies by attending one of Neil McDonald’s Advanced Livestock and Working Dog Schools. Well, this year I was fortunate enough to attend another three, one of […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Ratty White esq. – Station Hand, Glenforrie Brahmans. After smoko the cows and calves were shifted to the laneway, ready to walk out past the six mile bore to a paddock called Susan’s where they were going to be living for now. We left the cows to start wandering their own […]
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Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Ratty White esq. – Station Hand, Glenforrie Brahmans. Two weeks into my time at Glenflorrie and the body clock was behaving itself, waking me in the dark a few minutes before the opening riff of The Beards’ song “You Should Consider Kissing A Bearded Man” burst through the pre-dawn quiet. Best […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Brahmans. There is always great excitement in the lead up to the first muster of the season. Over the wet season, you’ve had time to conveniently forget the endless hours spent hauling portable panels from one mustering spot to the next, just how uncomfortable your […]
