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Should I work on a cattle station?

22 Jun, 2025

3 Ringers | Wave Hill Station 2022 by Emma Moss Former Kimberley-based ringer Emma Moss shares her advice for those seeking to work on cattle stations 'up north'... Maybe you have left high school, finished university, had a quarter life crisis, watched 'Territory' on Netflix; or want to find yourself a dinky-di cowboy or cowgirl. So, now what? You may find yourself asking: Should I go up north? Okay, the idea of uprooting your life to a...

Your actions will dictate what jobs you get...

03 Jun, 2025

Ben Reardon at Stanbroke's Kamilaroi Station, QLD Ben Reardon was the Head Stockman at Kamilaroi Station, one of Stanbroke's 7 station's in far north Queensland, altogether comprising over 1.2 million hectares of prime grazing country. Each year, prior to a new season commencing Ben sent his new charges a few word's of wisdom which he has developed over the years from his experiences on several cattle stations. He owes much of this...

Why some stations don't take dogs

02 Jun, 2025

Here's a succinctly and well written piece telling us why a lot of properties won’t allow you to bring your dogs with you. In a nutshell, some employers do take dogs and some don't... it's a simple case of asking before you go... so there are no surprises! NO DOGS ALLOWED Let's talk about dogs. Everyone loves them, and so do we. The 'no dogs' condition is very common on cattle stations and every time we advertise a position vacant, we...

King of the Outback Skies!

01 Jun, 2025

Many of you will know Kerry Slingsby or at least know of him, as he was indeed once King of the Outback Skies - a legend. The documentary of the same name aired on TV in 1998, but has since been sitting unavailable due to copyright laws on a dusty shelf in Canberra at the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA). So in late 2018, I was determined to get this important historical footage of Outback Australia to the public...

Christmas Creek Love Story

01 Jun, 2025

Kris Utech these days in his trusty hat Clancy Utech , 24, from the NT contacted RFTTE by Instagram saying: 'I showed my Dad the photos that Lynette Wood shared recently and he loved them! He speaks of life on the stations daily so was excited to take another trip down memory lane. My dad, Kris Utech, was the Head Stockman of Christmas Creek station in the Kimberley from 1985 - 1989. He met my mum, Christine, who was the Govie on...

The Bogged Blog

01 Jun, 2025

Anna Plains Station WA 2000 by Joe Grace Most of us have been there before - bogged... but some do it better than others! Whether it be on a cattle station during the wet (or dry), your farm or just on a road trip when you get 'unlucky' there's always a good bogged story to follow. We all take some gratification thinking 'thank God that wasn't me' when someone gets bogged, and if it's a mate it usually involves a case of beer being handed...

Kimberley Daze

01 Jun, 2025

These fantastic photos of life on a cattle station are by Lynette Lincoln (nee Gray). Lynette Wood nee Gray Lynette confesses she is "an older lady, country at heart who spent many of my best years in the Kimberley". A keen photographer who developed and printed her photos in the Station kitchen at night. Lynette is now 78, living in Tasmania and is well known as a gardener. Lynette and her garden were featured in the Spring Edition...

Going the distance on Chainsaw

30 May, 2025

By Brent Langley To some young bucks he might be an older bloke getting in the way behind the chutes at one of the local Rodeo’s. But go back more than 30 years and a young Dave Johnston had just pulled off one of the most remarkable rides in Australian rodeo history, a 90 point ride on the previously unridden bull Chainsaw. A ride that would put Davey Johnston into Rodeo folklore. Even Country singer Reg Poole would sing about...

Ingenious Australians!

29 May, 2025

Ellenbrae Station on the Gibb River Road in the Kimberley is a beauty... "This photo was shared with us by Allan. He and his family were travelling in the Kimberley in 1986 when their back axle broke near the Gibb River Road. When it happened they sat down, had a cup of tea and came up with the plan you see in the photo. They drove the 110km like this from the corner of the Kalumburu Road all the way back to Derby, even passing a tourist...

In the Middle of Nowhere

24 May, 2025

Terry with faithful shadow Kyber at her Riveren beginnings – the camp fire stove, the bough shed living area and the tent master bedroom – in the middle of nowhere." If you're not living on a cattle station, then you'll get transported to one on every page you read in Terry Underwood's epic autobiography 'In the Middle of Nowhere'. Earlier this year in Darwin at the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association Conference I had the pleasure...

Put a bend in them!

22 May, 2025

Over the years I've seen various social posts lay claim as to who took the shots below, and where they were taken... most have been incorrect... so I'll put the myths to rest! These fantastic images are by Alice Springs photographer Hans Boessem at Helen Springs station number 1 yards, near Tennant Creek in September, 2001. The 5,200km2 Helen Springs Station sits on the western end of the Barkly Tablelands, and is now owned and run by S....

David Warriner: Fighting the Good Fight

18 May, 2025

David Warriner knew from the time he was knee-high to a Brahman bull that he would be a cattleman. “It never crossed my mind to be anything else,” he says. David was brought up on cattle stations and is now the consulting manager to the Tipperary Group of Stations, which sprawl across 7500 square kilometres west of the Adelaide River, 200 kilometres south of Darwin. David Warriner | Jackaroo (Supplied) He has also taken on one of the...

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