Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Nanthus van der Lely – Station Hand, Koordarrie Station. My name is Nanthus van der Lely I was born on 16th of April 1997 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. My early childhood was complicated due to the fact that my parents were divorced, but as the youngest of three children I never […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Eddie Vanderstadt – Volunteers, Koordarrie Station. In November 2011 myself, Maggie (my wife) and our 11 year old daughter Tea set out from, Melbourne Victoria, on an adventure to travel around Australia. We had no definite plan of where we would go and no time frame, other than we were travelling […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. During 2016 it became apparent to Rory and I that the kids needed a teacher. Someone who took it seriously. The other someones had not quite worked out as we had hoped and it fell to me to take on the cap of Teacher […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. It’s been almost seven years at Koordarrie. Wow. What a journey so far and I have to be honest, there was some very close times when I thought I could easily throw a bag and the kids/horses in the truck and get out of […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. Hello world! It’s been a while since I wrote blogs for Central Station. I’ve been busy – busy reproducing, teaching, gardening, campdrafting, volunteering, plus parenting – loving, despairing, and forgiving all in the space of seconds. Some days have been an exercise of one […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. Seven months ago, Rory and I talked about how we would like to go to Beef Week in Rockhampton, Queensland. Beef Week is a huge event occuring once every three years, showcasing beef cattle breeds, trade stalls, and anything else you could think of […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Sammi McCormack – Girl Friday, Koordarrie Station. The challenges of nursing are endless and far beyond what any text book can fully make you understand. So after five years as a Registered Nurse, working in both the city and country I decided to tick a number off my Bucket List: […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. At Koordarrie we have a few fur babies. Our little Jack Russell Rosco must be mentioned first as he is everyone’s friend – very loyal, loving, and a great family pet. He was not impressed though when we recently brought home a new addition […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Taylor Day – Governess, Koordarrie Station. If you asked me six months ago what I’d be doing and where I’d be, I wouldn’t have thought I’d be where I am today. How clichéd really but it couldn’t be any truer. I completed year 12 last year and here I was […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. Sweat dripping down your back, your shirt sticks and its only 8 o’clock in the morning. Welcome to summer in the Pilbara! Every station has its own rhythm and traditions over summer, some folk escape to the south or the beach for a period […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. The story continues . . . Planting lawn before the summer rains (fingers crossed!) come. A little rain has fallen and given the small trees and lawns a good start, as well as the grass for the cattle. Lawn is going well, shadecloth […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. It has been an interesting journey so far and the first eight months or so were probably the hardest for myself more than Rory as he continued on as he normally did, mustering and so on next door. But the kids and I […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. A piece I wrote at a Influential Womens Forum last year . . . Today I am going to share with you a little of my story. I am going to leave you in no doubt that rural women are amazing . . . […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. The alarm goes off. It is a nice quiet sort of alarm, I detest the nerve jangling, brain rattling alarms that give you a heart attack! So at the early hour of 3:30am, we rise out of bed, to get the kids ready […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. It has been a busy two weeks for the de Pledge family. We travelled 800km to my husband’s family property for three nights, to talk business and assess where we were at and where we were going. It was lovely to see the […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. We’ve been lucky enough to have had some rain this summer. I feel quite ridiculous when I say that even though we’ve had some, we’re not quite right just yet. Compared to our eastern neighbours, we are in a jungle. Having grown up […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Manager, Koordarrie Station. Every year, we have a ‘Crew’. They can come from overseas, they can be Aussie, they tend to be young (18-25) and sometimes they were part of last years ‘Crew’. This year most of our crew are from Africa! We have four Namibians and […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Manager, Koordarrie Station. A very important part of the busy time of year, is the contribution of help from volunteers. These people can be Grey Nomads, couples or families travelling with children. There are so many websites where your need for assistance is listed and where you […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Manager, Koordarrie Station. Last week my Au Pair and I took the children into our local town. Our youngest child was still suffering from a hacking cough, which had been troubling her for some time now. I had taken her to another doctor in another town a […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Pip – Au Pair, Koordarrie Station. Hi All! So I’m Pip the Au Pair (or Nanny but it sounds like an old goat) at Koordarrie Station. My mission is to look after Kristie and Rory’s three kids. Luckily for me they are awesome kids and provide my day with lots of laughs, […]
