PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 So being a little bored on a saturday morning i whipped the phone camera out and did a quick lap round the farm, highlights being you get to listen to local radio on the journey, see my dodgy shack of a house lol and our dam that looks like something from mars due to all the red algae! bit long but its a big property and this is only half of it! :elvis: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Aw I can't see it for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 might be because i only just uploaded it, the joys of the interweb grr lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 So being a little bored on a saturday morning i whipped the phone camera out and did a quick lap round the farm, highlights being you get to listen to local radio on the journey, see my dodgy shack of a house lol and our dam that looks like something from mars due to all the red algae! bit long but its a big property and this is only half of it! :elvis: Blimey! It is a big property ................ is it crops only or do you also look after cattle or sheep? All that blue sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Blimey! It is a big property ................ is it crops only or do you also look after cattle or sheep? All that blue sky! it is huge! is all crops here, wheat, barley, chickpeas, sorghum and cotton, only just planted the sorghum a week or so ago and the cottons going in early October providing we get some rain! the blue sky is one thing but you should see the stars at night!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 That is just mental. You'd never just get how big. Not hard to find a place to be on your own hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 it is huge! is all crops here, wheat, barley, chickpeas, sorghum and cotton, only just planted the sorghum a week or so ago and the cottons going in early October providing we get some rain! the blue sky is one thing but you should see the stars at night!! How huge is huge?! You are so lucky. Wish I lived and worked on a big rural property like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 would you believe there's currently only three permanent staff that look after the whole place, me and two others, one being the boss who spends 80% of his time in more admin type roles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 How huge is huge?! You are so lucky. Wish I lived and worked on a big rural property like that. Is 7500 hectres! i do feel quite lucky, trust me though haha i've worked on a lot of not so nice farms to gain experience! i'd never done any farming before i got to australia, came here as a welder/fitter but fell in love with farming, travelled all over the country gaining experience in different roles which lead me to this job... is a whole different ball game working for a corporate farm... in a good way so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is 7500 hectres What is that in acres? About 18? Or better still can you convert that to miles or kilometers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 What is that in acres?About 18? Or better still can you convert that to miles or kilometers? is around 75 square kilometers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 You obviously sound as though you love it, not the kind of place I could live but that's what makes us all different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 is around 75 square kilometers Oh. Just a teeny weeny place then! I remember when I first arrived in Australia, being utterly amazed to learn there were cattle stations in the outback, that were almost the same size as England. I mean that is mind boggling! I don't know how true this is (it was in the Daily Mail after all) but I read that Anna Creek is the largest cattle station in the world and occupies a 24,000 sq km of remote South Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 i do love it 69% of the time lol.... for me it's getting to drive the big machinery, being a company that's owned by a bank the budget is just crazy, apparently our spray rig is the only one of it's kind in the country, they paid $750000 for it! everytime a bit of kit clocks up 3000 hours they buy a brand spanker latest model, we've got four s690 headers here! crazy stuff from what i'm used to.... in the farming game i'm basically getting to drive supercars everyday and get paid for it!! i'd actually pay to drive some of this stuff lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 i do love it 69% of the time lol.... for me it's getting to drive the big machinery, being a company that's owned by a bank the budget is just crazy, apparently our spray rig is the only one of it's kind in the country, they paid $750000 for it! everytime a bit of kit clocks up 3000 hours they buy a brand spanker latest model, we've got four s690 headers here! crazy stuff from what i'm used to.... in the farming game i'm basically getting to drive supercars everyday and get paid for it!! i'd actually pay to drive some of this stuff lol Boys and their toys :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 So what's the social life like where you are Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 So what's the social life like where you are Paul? non existent lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Looks like a great place!Im guessing the house is like tied accomo that comes with the farm?Must be extremely peaceful there,always a bonus in my book!How far is the nearest town Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Is 7500 hectres! i do feel quite lucky, trust me though haha i've worked on a lot of not so nice farms to gain experience! i'd never done any farming before i got to australia, came here as a welder/fitter but fell in love with farming, travelled all over the country gaining experience in different roles which lead me to this job... is a whole different ball game working for a corporate farm... in a good way so far! Wow Paul i thought our vineyard was big it's about half of your property. Love the farming life though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Boys and their toys :laugh: Not just boys Freckle i drive some big farming equipment ( not as big as the stuff Paul drives) and i'm a woman. Like Paul our company changes the equipment after 3000 hours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Looks like a great place!Im guessing the house is like tied accomo that comes with the farm?Must be extremely peaceful there,always a bonus in my book!How far is the nearest town Paul? you're right, house comes with the job, makes the wage feel a lot better paying no rent or bills haha... nice coming home to a cool house as I can just leave the air con on 24/7 I'm about 2 kms from town as well which is awesome! our farm actually borders the airport which is walking distance from my house and flys to Sydney daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Oh wow Paul,so is Moree the closest town to you?Nice place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyPaul Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Oh wow Paul,so is Moree the closest town to you?Nice place? Moree is actually not a bad town, it has a bad reputation but I've found it pretty friendly, other bonus is if I want to goto Brisbane it's only a five and half hour drive away, the other week I finished work at 5pm and was in my hotel room in Brisbane by 11pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nice one hon!Do your family enjoy living on the farm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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