RFTTEJOBS.com connects employers with job seekers across Australia's cattle stations, farms, feedlots and rural industries.
Since 2007, Ringers From The Top End (RFTTE) has grown into one of Australia's largest online rural communities, bringing together more than 400,000 followers across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X, along with 65,000+ weekly newsletter subscribers.
Today, RFTTEJOBS.com helps thousands of people build rewarding careers in agriculture while helping employers find quality staff who understand regional and remote Australia.
RFTTE by the numbers
I started Ringers From The Top End (RFTTE) in 2007 for one simple reason... to find a few old mates I'd worked with on Carlton Hill Station in the East Kimberley back in 1992.
I was looking for blokes with nicknames like Longfella (aka Loose Pizzle), Hank, Woody, Tiny, Turtle, Rambo, Burner, Big Luke, Fast Eddy, Mick, Mitch and Rut.
I found a few more mates than I'd bargained for.
What began as a small Facebook group has since become one of Australia's largest online communities dedicated to cattle station life, rural jobs and Australian agriculture.
People often ask where the name Ringers From The Top End came from.
While I was working at Carlton Hill Station, Slim Dusty and Joy McKean stayed on the station while travelling around Australia in their caravan. Slim was there to have a photograph taken for what would become the cover of his album Ringer From The Top End.
As a very green jackaroo, I was fortunate enough to spend time with Slim. He taught me a few practical skills, including how to use a chainsaw, and shared some advice I've never forgotten: learn and take it slowly.
The name Ringers From The Top End is my small tribute to Slim and Joy, and to a time in my life that shaped everything that followed.
After years of seeing people ask the same questions in the RFTTE community...
...I realised there was a genuine need for a dedicated jobs platform built specifically for Australia's rural industries.
In 2019, I launched RFTTEJOBS.com full-time, and in 2024 began trading as RFTTE Pty Ltd.
Today, we're proud to connect employers with job seekers across cattle stations, sheep stations, feedlots, farms, transport, agribusiness and rural support services throughout Australia.
I'm incredibly proud that thousands of people have found employment through RFTTEJOBS.com.
Many arrive looking for their very first station hand job and go on to build lifelong careers in agriculture.
We've also helped hundreds of employers find quality people who genuinely want to work in rural and remote Australia. See our TESTIMONIALS PAGE
The best part of the job is hearing from someone who lands their dream role, or an employer who tells us they've found exactly the right person.
RFTTE has always been about much more than employment.
People come to our community to:
Whether you've spent forty years on stations or you're dreaming about your very first season, everyone is welcome.
Meet some of the employers using RFTTEJOBS.com or read our employer and job seeker testimonials.
Before launching RFTTEJOBS.com, I worked across several industries including hospitality, construction, advertising, digital marketing and financial services both here in Australia and abroad.
However, my time working as a jackaroo on Carlton Hill Station remains one of the most influential experiences of my life.
It taught me resilience, teamwork, mateship and a deep appreciation for the people who live and work across rural Australia.
I've always believed every Australian should spend a season or two working in the bush. The skills, friendships and experiences stay with you for life.
That experience continues to shape everything we do at RFTTEJOBS.com today.
Our mission is to help more people discover rewarding careers in Australian agriculture while helping employers find great people.
RFTTEJOBS.com is an Australian jobs website specialising in employment across cattle stations, farms, feedlots, agribusiness and rural industries.
RFTTEJOBS.com is independently owned by founder Simon Cheatham and operates as RFTTE Pty Ltd.
Ringers From The Top End was founded in 2007 as a Facebook community before expanding into the dedicated rural employment platform RFTTEJOBS.com in 2019.
Jobs advertised on RFTTEJOBS.com include station hands, jackaroos, jillaroos, cooks, bore runners, machinery operators, mechanics, livestock transport drivers, feedlot workers, overseers, managers and other rural and agricultural roles.
Absolutely. Employers can advertise jobs through RFTTEJOBS.com and reach one of Australia's largest audiences interested in rural and agricultural employment.
Whether you're searching for your first station hand job, looking for quality staff, reconnecting with old mates or simply enjoy life in rural Australia, we'd love to welcome you to the RFTTE community.
See you around the online campfire.
Hooroo for now,
Simon Cheatham
Founder | RFTTE.com | RFTTEJOBS.com
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Want to know more about how RFTTE grew from a small Facebook group into one of Australia's largest rural communities? Read the full RFTTE story.
Black and white portrait: Simon Cheatham, photographed by Jon Lewis. Header image: Carlton Hill Station crew, 1992, courtesy of Susan Bradley.
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