Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. 4.30am – the alarm goes off. It is still pitch black outside when we get up and prepare ourselves for a yet another day on a Kimberley cattle property. We are on Margaret River Station, where we are currently contract mustering for Jane and […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. It is 5.40pm. We just got back from a long day fixing floodgates and checking the paddocks in preparation for tomorrows muster here at Margaret River Station I apologise to everyone who has been checking in earlier to read today’s blog. I fell asleep […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. There are various answers as to why we catch bulls. Kimberley cattle stations can be as big as one or two million acres (and bigger), with cattle spread all over the place. Creeks and rivers, thick bush and mountain ranges, sandy deserts and salt […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. You catch wild bulls? How? Where? Why? I am sitting in the passenger seat of the ‘blue dog’, one of our bull buggies. The terrain is rough, the grass is high. Locky spots the ‘flat’ in a distance and while radioing the helicopter pilot to see how […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. Welcome to this week on Central Station. I am Tini from Lochon Contracting. Locky and I will be hosting this blog for the next seven days. We are currently contract mustering on Bulka Station and Margaret River Station. Haydn & Locky at Margaret River Station. The […]
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, […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Manager, Koordarrie Station. Though we may be many kilometers from our neighbours, the community puts a big effort in to rally together and invest time and energy into events such as our local gymkhana weekend. This event is in two weeks and last weekend we held the […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Manager, Koordarrie Station. Hello, It’s now my turn on Central Station this week and with the fantastic blogging from previous members, the pressure is on! We have been very fortunate this winter to have received regular rain fall, of mainly small amounts up till just recently. Because its […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Chris Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Myroodah Station Manager, Chris Daniell. As far back as I can recall I have had the pleasure of growing up in the Australian bush, more commonly referred to as “Outback Australia” by our city dwelling cousins. An environment full of hard-working people with common […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Aerial shot of Myroodah Station. With unseasonal rain this week, the mustering program has again been hampered. The roads and paddocks need to dry out – this is the third lot of dry season rain we have had this year. We have had to […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Undertaking Traineeships in Agriculture are Dylan Lennard, Brendan Button, Kadjana Skinner, Robert Scott, Byran Malay and Wesley Karadada. Myroodah not only aims to produce good quality cattle for their commercial livestock business, but also, and perhaps more importantly we are striving to produce […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Flooded Myroodah crossing over Fitzroy River – our main access in to the Station. Properties in the north of Australia have two distinct seasons – the “Wet” and the “Dry”. The season that most station managers will tell you they enjoy most is the […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Katy – Nanny, Myroodah Station. Little Sam & I on the banks of the Fitzroy River – not a bad backyard! Hello all! My name is Katy and I am the Nanny. I am a backpacker from Scotland and I am spending a short time here, to help out Pam […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin Myroodah Station Staff during the Low Stress Stockhandling School. When 16 Aboriginal stockmen and women exited the training room on Myroodah station this afternoon, there was a vibe of empowerment and confidence of new […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. It’s Monday morning on Myroodah Station. The staff have been fed breakfast and packed their smoko and lunch for the day ahead. As daylight breaks, they are off to work. The day for me starts early too. I collect my dogs and walk towards […]
Host: Lisa Wood/ AGP Indonesia Written by Lisa Wood – Traceability Officer, AGP. Today is the day we go to the Indonesian abattoir. This is the day that I know some have been waiting for, while personally, I have been dreading. I am not looking forward to the deluge of hate comments that are sure […]
Host: Lisa Wood/ AGP Indonesia Written by Lisa Wood – Traceability Officer, AGP. What is Way Laga? In very simple terms, Way Laga is a research project that aims to answer the questions of: How do breeding cattle perform when their diet is based on waste palm oil (sawit) leaves? Does a base diet of […]
