I avoid making political comments. To me voting is a private matter, and soapboxing too often just alienates those with opposing views on one hand and preaches to the choir on the other. And the personal vitriol that is thrown around is disgusting (‘play the ball, not the man’, should be the mantra for everyone). […]
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May 22nd, 2022“Biggest Mobs – Longest Shadows” – Brand new book
November 26th, 2015The brand new book, “Biggest Mobs – Longest Shadows”, can now be ordered online. Purchase a copy of “Biggest Mobs – Longest Shadows”. I’m currently buried in orders! But if you have any queries, don’t hesitate to contact me (details on the bottom of the page). “Biggest Mobs – Longest Shadows” is unique because […]
Terra Firma sale of Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC)
November 20th, 2014It’s two and a half years since I wrote about Ken and Geoff Warriner leaving Consolidated Pastoral Company, saying: “…it will be interesting to see how long Terra Firma retains ownership of CPC. With few exceptions, overseas investment companies seem to retain Australian cattle station investments for less than five years, so it will be […]
Australian National Park Management and Conservation
October 28th, 2013Apparently the Queensland LNP are continuing property purchase talks with the owners of 3 cattle stations in far South-West Queensland, for yet more millions. Several questions are immediately obvious: Where is the money coming from to purchase these cattle stations. Some of it wouldn’t be from taxes paid by remaining cattle station owners, by any […]
RMWAH in receivership – failure of the Henbury Cattle Station project
July 2nd, 2013R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH) has gone into receivership. No surprise. What is surprising is that blindingly obvious questions, which I posed in blog posts dating back to the company’s formation, remain unanswered. Years later. I hope taxpayers enjoyed kissing their millions goodbye. I’ve written a number of blog posts mentioning RMWAH; here are several of the […]
Starving cattle to graze in Queensland National Parks
May 16th, 2013Predictably, conservationists are jumping up and down about the prospect of certain (starving) cattle being allowed to graze in some of Queensland’s National Parks. Quite a few of the parks being considered would already have (feral) cattle in them, and all would have been cattle stations at one time. They were made National Parks due […]
NAPCo – North Australia Pastoral Co – shares for sale
May 13th, 2013The North Australia Pastoral Co (NAPCo) is one of Australia’s oldest large pastoral companies; having been established in the 1870s. Renowned for conservative, steady management (the most likely style to make a healthy profit, long-term); the ownership of NAPCo has always been kept as secret as possible; with long-term shareholders living unassuming lives out of […]
SLM Australia Livestock Fund
March 12th, 2013SLM Partners Australia Pty Ltd has set up the SLM Australia Livestock Fund, which has apparently been buying property around Cunnamulla (Southern Queensland) and Enngonia (North Western NSW). The plan is to cell graze large numbers of cattle to “improve productivity while enhancing the environment”. SLM stands for “Sustainable Livestock Management”. Presumably SLM Partners will […]
Kimberley chopper crash
October 12th, 2012On 4th Oct 2 pilots were flying Robinson R22s to Larrawa Station (half way between Halls Creek & Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley WA) after mustering on Louisa Downs, when tragedy struck. One of the choppers crashed after apparently touching the side of a gorge in the Margaret River. 40-year-old pilot Angus Mundell was found by police […]
Ken & Geoff Warriner leaving Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC)
July 4th, 2012It’s not really a surprise that Ken Warriner is set to leave Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) because it was likely sooner or later. However it is a big surprise to hear today that Ken’s son Geoff, CPC Chief Operating Officer, is also set to leave the company – and in less than 4 week’s time. […]