Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Stationhand, Yarrie Station. We were about halfway through the mustering season, when Tara and I went down to one of our mustering camps to pick up some gear. “Lets do pants off Friday, and take a photo”, Tara said. I was in my own little world, and […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Susan Lymbery I’ve enjoyed the most amazing outback experience by getting involved in the development of Yarrie Station’s Great Sandy Desert garden, an innovative project to explore viable and sustainable uses for native Pilbara desert plants. It is a joint project between Yarrie Station and Outback Trees, and covers area […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Stationhand, Yarrie Station. Most nights during dinner we do Pit and Peak at Yarrie. Some love it, others aren’t overly excited about it, but it’s a great way of getting a conversation going around the dinner table or camp fire, and no matter how dumb you feel, […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Caroline Tundulin – Caretaker, Yarrie Station. We first arrived early February 2015 to Marble Bar, the hottest town in Australia. And boy was it hot. To be in middle of summer and living in a caravan, we kept thinking “Have we gone crazy?” Our job was to be caretakers at […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Stationhand, Yarrie Station. For the second time The Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association and Yarrie Station had the privilege to host Pilbara Livestock Handling Cup here at Yarrie. It’s a competition that my boss Annabelle and her friend and livestock handling consultant, Boyd Holden, started last year. It […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Ebony Hill – Stationhand, Yarrie Station Once again I’m lucky enough to call Yarrie my home, for the second year in a row. 2017 has been a great year for me at Yarrie, I have learnt lots and many laughs have been shared. 2017 started off for me down at […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Station Hand, Yarrie Station. So here I am, just about to finish the 2017 mustering season at Yarrie. It’s been a ball, no doubt about that. From the very first day I came up here, I knew I’d come to the right place, working for people who […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Station Hand, Yarrie Station. Five years ago I was working as a journalist at a harness racing magazine in Norway. Some of the most common questions in my interviews were always “Where do you see yourself in five years?” or “What sort of plans do you have […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Breanna Dorrington – ‘The Kid’, Yarrie Station. You may remember a story of the “Kid” from a few 2013? Well she’s back and growing up awfully fast, which for some is scary – but for Yarrie we are very happy about as every school holidays she arrives the more helpful […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Sheryl Dorrington – Assistant Manager of Yarrie Station. Sheryl has a long history with Yarrie, first coming to work for Annabelle’s parents when she was about 18 years old. Since that time she has been away, raised her daughter Brea and worked on other farming properties across the state. She […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Andrea Craigie – Station Hand/Record Keeper, Yarrie Station. Andrea has returned to Yarrie Station again this year and works as a Stationhand/Record Keeper. A lot of her role includes collecting, collating and summarising station records as well as yard work and handling weaners. I’d have to say that a pretty common […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Ebony Hill – Station Hand and Sally Jolly – Guest, Yarrie Station. Today’s entry is two blogs in one! They are written by Ebony Hill and Sally Jolly Growing up on small acreage and having to do high school in a regional city was not for me, my dream was […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Colin and Corrina Lewis – Managers, Tamangunyah Farm. Yarrie also runs in conjunction with a farming property 1400km south in the state’s mid-west. This region has an opposite growing season to the north, with most rain falling from May to September, meaning in a perfect season our operation has access […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Owner, Yarrie Station. What a huge 12 months for Yarrie and the new Outback Beef business! It’s been my first year running solo as our family succession plans have kicked into fruition. The first bonus is that I’m still here and plan to be for the rest […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Stevie Murray – Station Hand/Horse Trainer, Yarrie Station. We are grateful to have Stevie join our team from the States this year. Even though you will hear that her experience with cattle is new, she has an amazing background with horses including completing the Mongolian Derby in 2014. She is […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Wizard – Mechanic, Yarrie Station. The Yarrie Wizard is our senior station hand and mechanic. His name actually evolved from the thought of him being the station fairy due to his ability and brilliant mind to invent and fix anything; of course a fairy doesn’t quite suit his personality so Wizard […]
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: Yarrie Station Written by Kelsie Coppin – Leading Hand and Josje de Bruin – Station Cook/Domestic, Yarrie Station. Kelsie is Senior Station Hand and Livestock Leading Hand and has worked at Yarrie over the past ten years. Her family date back in the Pilbara for over five generations. She is a core part of the […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Owner, Yarrie Station. Building a stronger connection across our complex supply chain. After two weeks of living in the stock camp this month it easy to become quite separated from the rest of the world, to even what is happening in our own cattle industry. The days […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Andrea – Record Keeper/Station Hand, Yarrie Station. It amazes me how many things we have to help us with our lives in the bush, and how we take them for granted. I can’t imagine what it must have been like so many years ago for those who first started grazing this […]
