In the far north of South Australia you’ll find a number of cattle stations belonging to the William’s family, where the second, third and fourth generation work side-by-side. Cam Williams is a 3rd generation pastoralist and manager of Peake Station. With his wife Kirsty, who featured on our podcast back in Episode 87, and their […]
Kirsty Williams lives on Peake Station near Oodnadatta in South Australia. In amongst working on the station, working in town as a teacher, sharing her home with staff, and juggling four kids under the age of 6 (and the endless baskets of dirty laundry that come with it all) – Kirsty certainly didn’t think there […]
Written by Maddie Johnston, Governess – Mount Sarah Station My name is Maddie and I’m the luckiest govie alive to have a job on Mount Sarah Station with Kirsty and Cameron Williams. I supervise two of the four children with their schooling through Port Augusta School of the Air (SOTA) with their classroom teachers located […]
Written by Kirsty Williams, Mount Sarah Station With the car packed to the roof, three kids plus a new baby to take home, looking in the rear-vision mirror heading out of Adelaide in the early hours of the morning was a great feeling. After being away just shy of four weeks whilst waiting to have baby […]
Written by Kirsty Williams, Mount Sarah Station. Whether you are born into it, married into it or just fell in love with it, those in agriculture are simultaneously dealing with drought, floods, bushfires, fluctuating prices, international trade tension, animal welfare and misled consumers. Livelihoods are reliant on something completely uncontrollable – the weather. There are good […]
Written by Kirsty Williams, Mount Sarah Station I was nervous with George starting kindy given all he wants to be when he grows up, “is a worker!” But easing into kindy days bit by bit, stretching the time out longer and longer over the weeks (and a few bribes of toy tractors and the like) saw […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Kirsty Williams – Manager, Mt. Sarah Station. I won’t deny that there are moments where I miss being able to catch up with a best mate for an impromptu coffee and a chinwag. I’ve wondered what life would be like doing a school drop-off rather than saying goodbye to […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Mia Ackland – Governess, Mt. Sarah Station. When you wake up every morning feeling excited for what the day will bring, you know you’re in the right job. Hello! I’m Mia, the Governess at Mount Sarah Station and I supervise Lucy (five years old) who started reception this year […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Kirsty Williams – Manager, Mt. Sarah Station. With the nearest town having the claim to fame of “Australia’s hottest and driest town,” images of a cottage garden with lavender and seaside daisies weeping over the edge of the garden path probably isn’t exactly what comes to mind. Either delusional […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Alex Josefski – Station Hand, Mt. Sarah Station. To me, the greatest part of my job is being able to learn something new every day. Whether it is a major skill; like driving a truck or something as simple as tying a knot. No matter how big or small […]
Host: Mt. Sarah Station Written by Kirsty Williams – Manager, Mt. Sarah Station. Stations kids are immersed in the day to day real-life running of the station, growing up surrounded by adults, and often swearing like one too! You can’t hide the facts of life from them or sugar-coat it for that matter. The steak […]
