help wanted for a country kid
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 19:46
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Pete G
Have a daughter looking for a gap year on a bush station..she has done a school base traineeship in automotives, loves the country life (we are in
Tamworth) rides, partakes in rural fire fighting, drives my fourbie with competance, studied Agriculture at school and loved it when we went to
Marree a few years ago where her mother lived as a
child. Prepared to go anywhere have a go at everything and learn everything on the way
Reply By: darrell.QLD - Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 20:25
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 20:25
peter..be very carefull posting something like that on an
public
forum....loonies are everywhere...
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Reply By: Kiwi & "Grenade" - Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 21:49
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 21:49
Try Iffley in QLD....about 3 hrs out of Rocky I think.....friends son joined up with them in April and was out mustering for 3 weeks within 6hrs of being there.....He had no formal training....just the love of
farm. station life with another family member....
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Reply By: Member - bungarra (WA) - Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 23:05
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 at 23:05
Pete G
There are numerous positions for
young people with interests and esperiences such as your daughter
These positions are advertised all the time in publications such as Outback Magazine...a particular good one for this type of work...
Also make contact with specialised Agricultural Employment agencies...these have regular intakes...........You will find that the majority of these annual intakes occurr in the first 3 months of the calendar year...particular the northern cattle stations where it fits in with the seasonality of the work approching the dry season
towards the end of the calendar year the advs. appear for the coming season....
my daughter did a full season in the NT on one of the big runs...
she was / is a very capable country kid....born and bred in the bush and obviously her skills and background got the interview past first base...as it sounds like your daughter will be able to do so
but nothing was taken for granted by her employer...she was taken in about 6 weeks before the season started...and sent through a chem. cert course, bush survivals, stock handling, R& M on vehicles etc....OH & S and so on
This is now a very common practise...look around at the bigger operations and you will see them and what they offer............choose carefully and it could be be a wonderful experience for all
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Follow Up By: Kroozer - Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 04:28
Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 04:28
Jesus wish i was given some training when i did my stint on a station. Was thrown straight in the bull catcher, given some straps and told to go ''roll some bulls''. 8 bulls later and out of straps, was then told to get out and ''flank it''. Tell ya now, one of the weirdest feelings ever, being able to hold a Brahman bull down with your bare hands. Then told to go up in the chopper and find the scrubbers. Probably the best and most toughest experience ever, and i really do admire ladies who work the land, especially on the Northern stations. They really do give as good as the blokes, if not better. Best of luck finding a place, i know just about every station is looking for people at the start of every year. It would not be hard to find somewhere, just make sure its somewhere decent, some
places are wonderful others are living hell and when ya a couple of hundred k's from nearest town it aint much fun.
What part of Oz is she looking at going?
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Reply By: PandJ - Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:55
Sunday, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:55
Hi Pete G
Interesting to read where your wife came from
Marree. I worked at
Muloorina Station back in the sixties, and may know your wife. Hope your daughter finds what she wants as one can't beat the bush. I have been back to
Marree and Muloorina 4 time since leaving.
Cheers P&J
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Monday, Sep 01, 2008 at 21:11
Monday, Sep 01, 2008 at 21:11
Pete,
As bungarra said,
check out the back pages of Outback mag, for details of the major pastoral companies. They would be starting to look for staff NOW, as the competition for good quality
young people is very tight.
Have worked for a large company for many years, and earlier this year was one of the instructors at their annual induction week. Some really excellent
young peeople were in the group. They learn fencing, shoeing, horse work, motorbikes, windmills & mechanics, as
well as learn about the less exciting aspects, such as safety, HR, chemicals etc.
As also said earlier the girls can really work, and usually try hard,
Will send you an MM, Pete,
Hooroo,
Bob.
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