Gate etiquette
Submitted: Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 07:30
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Member - shane r1
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It’s not hard is it?
I liken it to if you are in someone else’s
home, you leave things as you find them
Or isn’t that common behaviour either.
People that do this stuff probably make the most noise about not being able to go into place that get locked up
For those that are not on FB
Copy and paste from
mount Ive station
A disappointing post to have to make but here we are. PLEASE, if you are visiting us here at Mt Ive, remember that we are a working sheep station. While we are lucky enough to be able to allow access to a number of tracks throughout the property so our guests can get a really good look around, these tracks take you through our work area and at times you will pass through gates that are used to contain our stock. It is so very important that you please leave all gates as you find them - if they are open great, leave them that way, but if they are closed then it is imperative that you shut them (properly, the same way we have them latched) after yourself. If you are travelling in convoy we suggest the easiest way to ensure this rule is followed is by having the lead vehicle, the one who opens the
gate, pull to the side and let the rest of the convoy pass through so the same person who opened the
gate can then shut it afterwards.
Unfortunately we have had an incident this week where several gates have been left open resulting in stock that had been mustered ready for shearing now being loose in paddocks they shouldn't be. This will mean precious time for our station hands attempting to locate several hundred animals they had been lucky enough to locate once already and then further time and effort in trying to re-muster this stock back to the areas they should be in, all within a limited time frame because shearing must go ahead on the scheduled dates. This is obviously a situation we find very disappointing, and we appreciate the assistance of all our guests in helping ensure a similar incident does not occur again (i'm not sure our head stockman could take that, he doesn't have much hair left as it is ??)
Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Monday, Jun 02, 2025 at 08:01
Monday, Jun 02, 2025 at 08:01
Well, I’d suggest a lot of parents are too blame. Sitting up in the front seats, comfortable & relaxed, so when a
gate appears, they get the kids to open it. All good, drive through the gateway, but if this is done too quickly, and the vehicle rolls a couple of car lengths too far, the kid’s flight mode is activated, and all the
gate opener wants to do is get back to the safety of the vehicle.
They may shut the
gate, and perhaps latch it, but any decent gust of wind will
test their latching skills, or lack thereof.
Any group of more than five vehicles, once they get spread out, can leave gates open without decent communication, or a system in place, ie: a
rock, a stick or a lump of cow poo, on the
gate post denotes “Close the bloody
gate”!
Bob
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Monday, Jun 02, 2025 at 10:34
Monday, Jun 02, 2025 at 10:34
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Bob, I didn't know about the "
rock, stick or cow poo" on the
gate post.
But I do remember my father saying…. "If you get there first, put a
rock on the post and if I get there first I'll knock it off."
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