8th August, 2022
👩🍳Position Vacant👨🍳
Heli-Muster NT (based at Victoria River Downs Station, NT) is on the hunt for a new cook to finish out our 2022 season! Sadly our Margo is heading back overseas after 18-months of expanding our waistlines!
The cook’s role is to provide meals (smoko, dinner, making sure lunch foods are available, and baking as needed) for 8-25 staff / visitors Monday to Saturday and maintaining a clean and happy kitchen. Other minor duties include food ordering, preparation of guest rooms as needed, cutting up beef and occasional light gardening.
This position is available from the end of August through until the middle of December 2022, with potential for continued employment re-commencing February 2023 for the right person.
This position would suit a highly motivated person with a flair for cooking good food and a positive team attitude.
Please forward resume, cover letter and 2 recent referees to jobs@heli-musternt.com.au.
For more information, please contact Georgie on the above email or phone 08 8975 0777.
5th August, 2022
Victoria River Downs Station (VRD)
Time flies when you’re having fun! The team at Victoria River Downs (VRD) and Humbert River Station (HBR) have had a massive few months with so many exciting opportunities!
The team completed first round mustering at the end of May, with the crew enjoying the experience of camping out at #36 Yards and Larry’s Lake. All breeders have been processed and their weaners branded, educated and walked away. In between a busy mustering program, 6450 baits were cut, injected and put out by the team for the wild dog baiting program at VRD and HBR.
A well-deserved few days was had at the annual Bull's Head Muster in June. The VRD and HBR crew showcased their team work in the station challenge, placing second, just one point behind Mt Sanford. A great few days was had by all and a massive thank you to our team here at VRD for all their efforts in hosting the event.
Back to work after Bull's Head Muster, joiner heifers were mustered and preg-tested before being walked out to a fresh paddock. The team worked hard to process, paddock and turn off sale and agistment cattle.
So far this year, 3400 head of sale cattle have been processed as well as transferring 561 head to the agistment property and a further 480 to Birrindudu. The #1 heifers were recently mustered and drafted through the yards for our keeper heifers to be selected. The culls are to be transferred to Flora Valley later this month.
It’s not all work though! We were very lucky to have Bill and Jody Harding visit VRD for a weekend in July to hold a private horsemanship and working dog school. Moolooloo and Pigeon Hole made the trip to attend also, this was a great weekend enjoyed by all.
We had Jim Leonhardt from Impact Mechanical Maintenance hold a heavy vehicle training at VRD for selected people from each Heytesbury Station to attended. Later in the month he also conducted our light vehicle training, specifically for the VRD and HBR team. A massive thank you to Jim, a wealth of knowledge and experience was gained by all who attended.
The staff have had the opportunity to attend local campdrafts and rodeo’s recently, with some great results from the team! We are looking forward to making it to a few more in the coming months.
The weather hasn’t been kind to us this year, delivering a below average wet season followed by out of season, cold wet weather at the end of June. Despite the few millimeters of rain we received, the Victoria River had stopped flowing and the crossing at Dashwood was a dry and dusty location. Last week we experienced an earth tremor during the night, the following morning the Dashwood crossing was flowing over the causeway!
4th August, 2022
Well done to all those that competed at last weekends Kununurra Campdraft and Rodeo Association. Great results from our team, including our Junior & Mini Draft entrants - awesome to see the young kids out there giving it a go too.
Encouragement Draft
5th - Joe Spurr on Shimano (Victoria River Downs)
Top Cut Out - Porsha Faulks (Flora Valley Station)
Open Draft
1st - Gary Faulks on CTK Moonbeam (Flora Valley Station)
2nd Equal - Rusty Richter on Penny (Victoria River Downs)
5th Equal - Gary Faulks on Roman Destiny (Flora Valley Station)
Novice Draft
1st - Gary Faulks on Deltora Destiny (Flora Valley Station)
2nd & 3rd - Tylah Bonisch on Serena (Victoria River Downs)
Ladies Draft
3rd - Paige McMahon on Little Moss Tawriffic (Victoria River Downs)
5th - Kate Townsend on Chardonnay (Flora Valley Station)
Maiden Draft
2nd - Julie Richter on Comanche (Victoria River Downs)
Maiden for Maiden
4th - Liz Horne on General (Moolooloo Station)
5th - Joe Spurr on Little Woman (Victoria River Downs)
Novice Bull Ride
4th - Tom Costello (Pigeon Hole Station)
Junior Draft
2nd - Hayley Richter on Smarty (Victoria River Downs)
5th - Hayley Richter on Crystal (Victoria River Downs)
Mini Draft
5th & 6th Sophie Jepson on Donna(Pigeon Hole Station)
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We also had some fantastic results for the Jewel of the North Novice Campdraft. Awesome work by Gary in round 6 with a 1st, and then an amazing 2nd by Kate (Tinkey) in the Overall Final.
Round 6 (Kununurra) - Jewel of the North Novice Series
1st - Gary Faulks on Deltora Destiny
6th Gary Faulks on Silvermoon
Final - Jewel of the North Novice Campdraft
2nd - Kate Townsend on Baby Acres
15th - Gary Faulks on Deltora DestinyCongratulations to our JSW Holdings Junior Winners:
1st George Dahl with a 66
2nd Hayley Richter with a 61
3rd Lucas Elliot with a 58
4th Madeline Hayes with a 56
5th Hayley Richter with a 55
Tied 6th Cambel Elliot and Jett Dahl with a 53
Thanks to Judge Sally Fletcher
📸 Emma Moss Photography
2nd August, 2022
Our iconic Victoria River Downs Stations is currently seeking a Boreman. Contact Rusty or Joe (08) 8975 0795
1st August, 2022
2nd place - Kate Tinkey Townsend! Great work!! 🤩
Congratulations 🎊 👏
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