Host: Mystery Park Written by Tess Camm – Owner, Mystery Park. Working on a property, it is so easy to get caught up in the daily activities and not look beyond the boundary fence. Don’t mistake my passion for life in the bush one second, I just believe in taking outside opportunities and gaining as many […]
Host: Manners Creek Station Written by Jodie Grant – Manager, Manners Creek Station. One very common topic when talking with people unfamiliar with outback living is having children in the middle of no where. Common comments are ‘but it’s not fair on the children’, ‘they can’t go to school’, ‘they will be disadvantaged with home […]
Host: Carlton Hill Written by Alice – Governess, Carlton Hills Station. It’s early in the morning, 6am, I’ve got poddies to feed and school work to prepare for Beatrix and Archie before picking them up at 8am for their school day. I’m currently feeding six poddies which have come in from Stockcamp, they are fed a […]
Host: Mel McDonald – Rangeland NRM Written by Mel McDonald – Kimberley Project Manager, Rangelands NRM. It is amazing how an experience can give you a new perspective on life. For me, the early arrival of Trent gave me new appreciation for humanity. In the months after Trent’s birth, we received an overwhelming bout of support […]
Host: Mel McDonald – Rangeland NRM Written by Mel McDonald – Kimberley Project Manager, Rangelands NRM. After two years with Rangelands NRM in a job where you create your own work, I had created myself a mountain! Not only had to finalise a series of projects before the end of June (because it was the end […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Karen O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. The family. Visitors often come during the dry and stay for a few days/weeks and tell us how lucky we are to be living this life. But I often think that they fail to remember that they are on holidays . . . and […]
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: Yougawalla Station Written by: Jane Sale – Manager, Yougawalla Pastoral Company. “Penis.” Five year-old Tilly turned and recited her new vocabulary to me. Golden curls skirted her face and her little eyes peered up at me, waiting for feedback as to how she was doing. “That’s good, Tilly,” I replied, a little thrown off by the […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. To further explain our lives I will just elaborate a little about our background . . . My husband and I lived and worked about four hours away from Southampton until the end of 2004, coming home to do all the cattle work when required. […]
Host: Mystery Park Written by – Tess Camm, Owner, Mystery Park. It’s a steady start getting all the little people’s horses saddled and sorted in the morning, but they more than make up for the effort during the muster! Lending a hand. Today we are mustering a mob of young cows with their first calf […]
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: 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. 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 Written by Breanna Dorrington – Little Terror & Great Adventurer, Yarrie Station. Hello, I’m Breanna Dorrington, but everyone calls me ‘Kid’, because I am the youngest at Yarrie Station. I’m 12 years old and I’ll be telling you what its like for me to live in the bush. Obviously there isn’t a […]
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: 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 […]
