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What Does It Mean to Be a Pastoralist?
18 Jun, 2026
The year 2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. It offers a unique opportunity to showcase and celebrate the landscapes and people who shape Central Australia’s rangelands. Covering around 75% of the country, the rangelands are closely associated with the outback and are deeply embedded in Australia’s culture and identity. Recently, Central Australia-based livestock engagement officer Caleb Schwartz from the...
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From School of the Air to Remote Nursing in the Kimberley
10 Mar, 2026
How Bec Crozier found her calling as a remote nurse caring for some of Australia’s most isolated Kimberley communities. Image above: Bec with colleagues Deb Nicholson and Lizzie Curtis in 2018. I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with Bec Crozier on a couple of occasions, first at Nerrima Station in the West Kimberley when a mate, Gus Rose, and I delivered some horses there, and again last month for a few days at Broome Rodeo and...
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Govies, Gowns & Ringers Rugby
23 Nov, 2025
It was great to see the cattle station community come together again in mid-November. After a long season, it was time for cattle station staff to let their hair down in Katherine, NT... on Friday night, it was the Govies Gala, celebrating the tireless work of Governesses, Home Tutors and Nannies, where frocks were donned and penguin suits dusted off. On the Saturday, hamstrings stretched and boots strapped on, it was a day of Ringers Rugby...
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