Central Station - True Stories from Outback Australia
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Central Station - True Stories from Outback Australia
True stories from the Australian Outback, told by the people who live them. Meet the men and women who live and work on some of Australia’s most remote cattle stations. There are tales of mustering, stock camps, working dogs, rogue cattle and hard bloody yakka, but also the fun of a bush weddi...
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Codie & Jasmine Henville - The new kids on the block
In recent episodes, we’ve heard from women who have spent decades on stations, carrying with them generations of family history and a lifetime of know...
Meg Officer - An everlasting love of the Murchison
This episode is proudly brought to you by the Shire of Murchison, in celebration of 2026 being the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.<...
Julia Foulkes-Taylor - Finding her fit with Flax and Fleece
When Julia Foulkes-Taylor moved to Yuin Station, she wasn't just moving to a new home—she was stepping into a family with deep roots, a multi-generati...
John Hagan - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners.
In thi...
Mickey Hayes - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
The Hay...
Gaynor Cleary - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Cameron Chalmers - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
The pio...
Di Martin - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Gil Bowman - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Tony and Pam Davis - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Steve and Bec Cadzow - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Col Stanton - Red Centre Reflections
This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners
In this...
Gary Prior - Red Centre Reflections
*This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners*
In th...
David Bird - Red Centre Reflections
*This episode was recorded as part of a Centralian Land Management Association project - which they have kindly shared with our listeners*
In th...
![Libby Gooch - Sink or Swim [Voices of the Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/d9daa759-884c-4bdc-8ccc-b2c90034eafa/image.jpg?t=1746831868&size=Large)
Libby Gooch - Sink or Swim [Voices of the Gascoyne]
This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy l...
![Jos & Jenny Percy - From Wandina to Williambury [Voices of the Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/7e5d819f-fe0b-4505-ac69-b2c90032fdc1/image.jpg?t=1746831771&size=Large)
Jos & Jenny Percy - From Wandina to Williambury [Voices of the Gascoyne]
**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy...
![Chris & Tim D'Arcy - The Lyndon Legacy [Voices of the Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/64e3c8c5-b1fd-4cf6-8414-b2c900335604/image.jpg?t=1746831815&size=Large)
Chris & Tim D'Arcy - The Lyndon Legacy [Voices of the Gascoyne]
**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy...
![Mick & Winsome Hearman - Treasured Memories from Middalya [Voices of the Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/c7342fcb-ae1b-4f5f-861a-b2c90031fa07/image.jpg?t=1746831624&size=Large)
Mick & Winsome Hearman - Treasured Memories from Middalya [Voices of the Gascoyne]
**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy...
![Jane & Lochy McTaggart - A big life at Bidgemia [Voices of the Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/fbee53da-ddd0-46fd-81f1-b2c90031230a/image.jpg?t=1746831595&size=Large)
Jane & Lochy McTaggart - A big life at Bidgemia [Voices of the Gascoyne]
**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy...
![Margot Steadman - Sliding doors led me to Dalgety Downs - [Voices Of The Gascoyne]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/e330664f-db15-442d-8d16-b2c9002fe032/image.jpg?t=1746831510&size=Large)
Margot Steadman - Sliding doors led me to Dalgety Downs - [Voices Of The Gascoyne]
**This episode is part of a mini-series produced for the Gascoyne Catchment’s Group, who have kindly allowed me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy...
![In loving memory of Peter Ritter [Repost of Episode 144]](https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/d3d56d8d-11c9-411a-aade-af8f001be4a7/a3eee463-eab6-4871-9d27-af8f018041e9/06375189-168b-4131-be7c-af8f01804205/image.jpg?t=1674170344&size=Large)
In loving memory of Peter Ritter [Repost of Episode 144]
On July 25, 2024, a tragic helicopter mustering accident claimed the lives of Peter Ritter and Gavin U’Ren.
It was a privilege it was to not jus...
Garry Riggs (Part 4) - Mercenaries and mid-air emergencies
Welcome back to our fourth episode with Garry Riggs from Lakefield Station in the Territory. When we last left Garry, he had just wrapped up his time...
Garry Riggs (Part 3) - Blina and Calwynyardah adventures
Welcome back to our third episode with Garry Riggs from Lakefield Station in the Territory. In his first two episodes, Garry shared tales from his adv...
Munro Hardy (Part 4) - A licence to learn
When Munro Hardy said he wanted to be a pilot, his year 11 careers advisor shut down the idea pretty quickly. So, Munro filed the idea in the back of...
Ashley Dowden - Triumph after tragedy [Repost]
One moment can change your entire life.
Ashley Dowden learnt that lesson at age 11, when he survived an accident that claimed his mothers life a...
Pip Bain (Part 2) - Taking the long way around [Repost]
The first year out of school is equally exciting and terrifying – you’re considered an adult by society, and with that comes both freedoms and respons...
Pip Bain (Part 1) - Memories of my mother & Mt Clere Station [Repost]
The time we spend with people and places doesn’t determine the impact they can have on our lives.
That is so very true for todays guest, Pip Bai...
Nick Ormsby - Self made
Nick Ormsby has flipped the script on what it means to be a "high school dropout". Despite leaving school at just 14 and having his teachers tell him...
Paddy Heatley (Part 1) - A story like no other
Paddy Heatley had a fairly unconventional childhood. By the time he left home at the age of 9, he’d already dropped out of school – foregoing learning...
Tammy Kruckow - A hard lesson to learn
From the outside looking in, Tammy Kruckow was living her best life. She and her husband were managing a large cattle station for a corporate pastoral...
Col Greenfield - Life inside the Woomera Prohibited Area, and outside the Dog Fence [Repost]
In this episode, Steph travels to the centre of South Australia to Billa Kalina Station, which has been in the Greenfield family since 1938.
Pas...
Felicity Brown - Tales from a 1990's stockcamp [Repost]
Felicity Brown is a milliner whose work has been featured at New York Fashion Week not once, but three times.
Twenty years before the bright lig...
Wayne Bean (Part 3) - A change of career and time for horses
Wayne Bean spent his adult life working towards one goal - managing a cattle station. So, when he resigned from his job as the manager at Flora Valley...
Wayne Bean (Part 2) - The Heytesbury years
This episode is part 2 of our chat with Wayne Bean – if you haven’t listened to Part 1, you know the drill, go on, go back and listen to it first.
Wayne Bean (Part 1) - Just trying to get ahead
For the longest time, Wayne Bean just wanted to get ahead. To achieve his career goal of managing a cattle station, to have his own land, and the time...
Willie Cook (Part 2) - Filming "Outback Ringer", and facing an uncertain future head on
This is Part 2 of our chat with Willie Cook. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, go back and listen to it first – trust me – you don’t want to listen t...
Willie Cook (Part 1) - Catching Wild Bulls & Water Buffalo 101
Willie Cook is known for being the bull-catching, helicopter-flying Kiwi from the ABC tv series “Outback Ringer”.
He first came on the podcast i...
Toni Tapp Coutts - Bill Tapp, The Cattle King
Bill Tapp wanted to be the next Cattle King of Australia, and for a time he was.
In this episode, Toni Tapp Coutts shares the story of a man who...
Caroline Ashby - Training for Ironman Triathlons in the Outback
Caroline Ashby is one of Australia’s toughest athletes.
She’s completed 10 Ironman triatholan events, qualifying for the World Championships 4 t...
Toni Tapp Coutts - Shaped by the Territory
Born and raised in the Northern Territory, Toni Tapp Coutts has had a varied career, from working on cattle stations, to owning a variety store in Bor...