Host: Country Downs Station Written by Kurt Elezovich – Owner, Country Downs Station. Today I am heading out to do some fencing (checking and fixing wires etc.) and to chainsaw the larger shrubs and the not-too-large trees that continuously annoy us by growing along all of our fence lines. As I will be out all […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elezovich – Owner, Country Downs Station. Well today we have to spend some time in the vegie garden! Tie up tomatoes, pick the ripe fruit/vegies, and any fresh greens or herbs that we want for dinner. Fertilise, water, and check for pests . . . the biggest being our youngest […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elezovich – Owner, Country Downs Station. On Mondays (so yesterday!), I spend the mornings teaching our four year old, William, his school work. Because he is only in Kindy, it is relatively simple but very time consuming as it is all about ‘play-based’ curriculum. We have lots of fun […]
Host: Country Downs Station Written by Nikki Elezovich – Owner, Country Downs Station. Hi to everyone reading this blog. As you may have garnered from our profile, I am Nikki Elezovich from Country Downs Station. My husband and I feel quite privileged and humbled at being a part of such a grand scheme as Central Station, […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Karen O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. The 2013 cropping team consists primarily of Barry Chapman (Cropping Manager) and his two hardworking offsiders Jake O’Dell and Lisa Leonhardt. Barry and his wife Bev joined the Liveringa team quite recently, and are a wonderful addition to the “Liveringa family”. Barry is a […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Karen O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. I’ve found over the past couple of years that our Home Tutors have become like family members. Lucy is no exception. We all adore her – she is fun, intelligent and funny. I love her positive influence on the kids . . . and […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Jed and Karen O’Brien – Managers, Liveringa Station. On a personal note, I think we are extremely lucky here to have a gorgeous group of young workers who are understanding and inclusive when it comes to our kids. While they are not often out and about around the cattle while […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Karen O’Brien – Livestock Manager, Liveringa Station. Cattle come out of “Paradise” paddock en route to “Big Farm” yard . . . the chopper brings up those who really don’t want to leave Paradise . . . despite the fact that, as far as paddocks go, this one is about as far from […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Karen O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. For several weeks at a time (and for three months of the year) our ringers go out to “stock camp”. This means dragging a trailer with supplies and the camp kitchen, otherwise known as “the gypsy wagon” (a rough kind of caravan with an oven/stove, sink, fridges, […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Peter (Jed) O’Brien – Livestock Manager, Liveringa Station. Comprising about 265,000 hectares of pastoral cattle lease, Liveringa is situated 120km southeast of Derby; the Fitzroy River forming more than 100km of its southern boundary. We are a large cattle holding with 14,000 breeding cows and 22,000 total head. While our main focus […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Wave Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. Click to enlarge pictures Since Dad and Mum bought the station, it has always been a family run station, and school and work has always been a big part of life. I remember in year five I didn’t actually complete many school sets, Linda […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Wave Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. Kalyeeda Station is a 122,000 hectare property including 45km of Fitzroy River frontage and 42,000 hectares floodout with eight natural waters. To cater for the dispersal of 8,000 head of cattle, including 3,600 breeders, we also have 13 bores and three dams. These are […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Wave Camp – Kalyeeda Station. Motorbikes. Even though the horses undertake an important role in Kalyeeda work life, the bikes here also have a vital part to play. Obviously they’re very helpful to have on musters and while walking cattle away from the yards, as they keep the cattle moving […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Wave Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. Justin Cooney first worked for Peter and Cheryl Camp in 1988 on the station they managed on the edge of the Northern Territory; Carlton Hill. It was here that he met his partner Julie, a Kiwi, and after a year of station work they […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Angharad Preece – Tutor, Kalyeeda Station. Some of the Kalyeeda Crew. As I wait in Broome for a boy I barely know to take me nearly 400km out of town and into the Outback, I’m pretty nervous. Okay, so I know that James Camp is a lovely guy, I’m going to […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Wave Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. Yarding up with Peter, Camille, Wave and Rosella. Hi, I’m Wave and I have lived in the Kimberley my whole life. My Mum and Dad, Peter and Cheryl Camp, bought Kalyeeda Station in 1996, the year before I was born, and we have lived here […]
Host: Yarrie Station So let’s cut to the chase – I’m a ‘Pom’ and two years ago I left my mundane job back where the sun certainly doesn’t shine and came over to Oz as the typical ‘backpacker’. I was seeking the original sun and fun fuelled working holiday with the intention of doing a […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Manager, Yarrie Station. The girls at Yarrie Station are drafting cattle for greener pastures in the South today and getting sweetened up by truckies.
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Manager, Yarrie Station. The team at Yarrie Station have had their usual big day, loading, trucking and looking after their cattle. Click below to see it all for yourself
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Manager, Yarrie Station. Today is a first for Central Station! Click on the link below to view the video of “Sundays at Yarrie Station” and stay tuned to meet all the crew and have a daily video update of what’s happening in the Pilbara this week.
