Host: Saltriver Horsemanship Written by Heath Stewart – Owner, Saltriver Horsemanship and Topstock WA Feed Services. My father was a social campdrafter and I got the bug quite early. It is a common denominator between my work and interests; many friendships and client relationships have been founded through my participation of the sport. CC ready […]
Host: Saltriver Horsemanship Written by Heath Stewart – Owner, Saltriver Horsemanship and Topstock WA Feed Services. Hi everyone, my name is Heath Stewart (also known as “Spoon”) from Saltriver Horsemanship and Topstock WA Feed Services, and thanks for having us back again to host Central Station. We’ve had a ridiculously busy calendar year so far […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Luke Chaplain – Horsebreaker/Bronc Rider, Lake Nash Station. G’day Central Station patrons! Good to be having a yarn with you all. My name is Luke Chaplain, and I am originally from a cattle station North West of Cloncurry. After graduating from high school I spent two years working on Boomarra […]
Host: Gallipoli Station Written by Jack Bishop – Overseer, Gallipoli Station. Hello all Central Station followers, and a big hello from Gallipoli Station! A little bit of info on us for you before we start – we are an outstation to Alexandria Station in the Northern Territory, 96km North of Camooweal, just a pinch over the […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Jed O’Brien – Manager, Liveringa Station. Jed and I are in our sixth year here at Liveringa Station – and finally I think we can now say we know both the place and the job really well. Jed agreed to start our week of blogs with a piece on his […]
Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh – Owner, Farrcombe Contracting. It is very common now for most stations to use bikes in preference to horses, they say bikes are quicker, less maintenance, cheaper to run etc etc. We prefer to use a combination of horses and bikes. We run four bikes: A quad, 2 […]
Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh – Owner, Farrcombe Contracting. Campdrafting is a great outlet for us, it’s a way to socialise, be competitive on a sporting level, and be involved in community events. Campdrafting is a popular sport up here. Owners, managers, ringers, and townies alike get together to have a yarn, a […]
Host: Southhampton Written by Kylie Savidge – Owner, Southampton Station. Considering that 12 months have gone past since I last wrote some things have changed. Old friends have passed on and new ones have come along – two legged and four, so I thought I would introduce some of the new characters and touch on […]
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: Soudan Station Written by Samantha Dunwoody – Leading Hand, Soudan Station. This week is a pretty busy week; our stock camp is preparing themselves for our first round of mustering. Our stock camp consists of two ladies; Charlotte and Christina, two fellas; Kurt and John and is led by our little pocket rocket Woody, Samantha Dunwoody. […]
Host: Koordarrie Station Written by Kristie de Pledge – Owner, Koordarrie Station. At Koordarrie we have a few fur babies. Our little Jack Russell Rosco must be mentioned first as he is everyone’s friend – very loyal, loving, and a great family pet. He was not impressed though when we recently brought home a new addition […]
Host: White Kangaroo Station Written by Sarah Streeter – Manager, White Kangaroo Station. I work White Kangaroo solo for most of the time. My brother and sister-in-law with one other employee come in only for the week or so that it takes to do each round of mustering, which we do three times a year […]
Host: Mt Bundy Station Written by Sue Witham – Owner, Mt Bundy Station. If you have read our previous blog, you are probably waiting to see how our new life was working out . . . Well, the sulking teenagers got the better of us and seriously I was going to poke someone in the eye […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniells – Manager, Myroodah Station. Managing Myroodah Station four years on, for the Indigenous Land Corporation, we have not wavered in our commitment to support and help provide better outcomes for Indigenous people in the cattle industry. We are all ears and keen to assist when new opportunities arise. One […]
Host: Helen Springs Station Written by Sally Towne – Manager, Helen Springs Station. Tom Hall Hello my name is Tom Hall, I am currently employed as a station hand at Helen Springs station which is owned by S. Kidman & Co. I began my journey in the northern cattle industry at the beginning of 2013 […]
Host: Helen Springs Station Written by Luke Giblin – Outstation Manager, Brunchilly Station. My name is Luke Giblin, I am the Outstation Manager of Brunchilly. Located 120km north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Brunchilly is the outstation of Helen Springs. I started my station life when I was sixteen and got a job on a […]
Host: Helen Springs Station Written by Sally Towne – Manager, Helen Springs Station. The Towne Family. Hi from the Towne Tribe!!! My husband Chris and I manage Helen Springs Station, we have four gorgeous children, ten year old twins Jack and Chloe, eight year old Annabelle, and seven year old Emily! We love our amazing […]
Host: Monkira Station Written by Deborah Desreaux – Manager, Monkira Station. Having grown up with cattle and horses all his life. Anthony Desreaux sees a big need for horsemanship skills to be continually taught in the cattle industry today. With OH & S being so important and the high rates of motorbikes, quad, and horse […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. Strazvootiya In April this year I had the opportunity to accompany a team to Russia to undertake cattle handling and horsemanship schools for a company with multiple farms. With the Russia/Ukraine situation simmering and the notoriously unpredictable scheduling of live export we gathered in […]
Host: Nerrima Station Written by Mick Courtney – Manager, Nerrima Station. Co–operative breeders are the key, I believe, to a smooth mustering, drafting, and processing operation. Time and time again I’m sure we’ve all been held up by un-cooperative animals. Quite often throwing the whole day’s logistics out and plenty of unneeded stress on animals […]
