--- title: The Station Life | Australians description: Australians | Discover Burra news, tips for country living, beef recipes, and stories from Princess Royal Station. --- # The Princess Royal Blog Updates and Articles ## [Impacts of drought spread far and wide](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/impacts-of-drought-spread-far-and-wide) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on May 17, 2019 4:03:41 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Impact%20of%20drought%20spread%20far%20and%20wide.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/impacts-of-drought-spread-far-and-wide) Written by [Vanessa Binks](https://twitter.com/VBinksStockJour)   It does not seem to matter if SA's primary producers have experienced consecutive good or bad seasons, this drought is not discriminating against anyone. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/impacts-of-drought-spread-far-and-wide) Topics: [Regional](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/regional), [Country](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country), [Australian](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australian), [South australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/south-australia), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians), [Drought](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/drought) ## [Princess Royal Station 2018](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/2018) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Dec 14, 2018 12:43:09 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Princess%20Royal%20Station%202018%20%281%29.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/2018)   Well, its that time of year. The Christmas decorations are going up and the carols have started on the radio. As 2018 comes to an end here at Princess Royal, we thought we’d share a snippet of what has been a somewhat trying season as well as some of the achievements we are proud of in this last blog of the year. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/2018) Topics: [History](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/history), [Agriculture](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/agriculture), [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Farming Families](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming-families), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Farming](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming), [Family](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/family), [South australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/south-australia), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians) ## [Wild Dogs](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/wild-dogs) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Nov 16, 2018 8:50:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Wild%20Dogs.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/wild-dogs)     Written by Anna Nunn    It’s a moment as you are driving along that you feel like you need to rub your eyes or blink a few times quickly… crossing vast outback and in the distance, you spot a dog. It seems totally out of place. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/wild-dogs) Topics: [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Environment](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/environment), [Country](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country), [Outback](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/outback), [Stations](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/stations), [Australian](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australian), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians), [Drought](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/drought), [cattle station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/cattle-station) ## [Isolated Shouldn't Mean Alone](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/isolated-shouldnt-mean-alone) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Nov 2, 2018 1:41:29 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Isolated%20Shouldn%27t%20mean%20alone.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/isolated-shouldnt-mean-alone)   Rural mental health is a topic that needs to be discussed , frequently . The issue is often pushed into the spotlight after a life is tragically lost to suicide or an extreme weather event strangles parts of the country . However , we believe that it is a topic that needs to be brought up in the nation’s conversation more often.   [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/isolated-shouldnt-mean-alone) Topics: [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Mental Health](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/mental-health), [Health](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/health), [City Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/city-life), [Country](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country), [Outback](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/outback), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians) ## [Getting in Touch with Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/getting-in-touch-with-farmers) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Oct 5, 2018 12:25:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Getting%20in%20touch%20with%20farmers.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/getting-in-touch-with-farmers)   Australian consumers have never been so in touch and interested in where their food has come from . In what has been referred to as the ‘Paddock to Plate’ movement, a wave of interest has sparked into farming. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/getting-in-touch-with-farmers) Topics: [Agriculture](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/agriculture), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Suppy Chain](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/suppy-chain), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians), [Food](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/food) ## [How has Australian Agriculture Changed?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/how-has-australian-agriculture-changed) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on May 4, 2018 12:22:43 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/How%20has%20agriculture%20changed_.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/how-has-australian-agriculture-changed) Australian farms have come a long way in Australian agricultures very short history.   The [ABS](http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/7503.0) published that there were 85,681 farms in Australia with a gross value of production of  $60.8 billion in 2016-17 ([ABS, 2017](http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/7503.0))  These figures are made even more impressive by the fact that our Aussie farmers are so good at what they do that they can not only provide for the Australian population but export a significant amount to other countries, further supporting the Australian economy . [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/how-has-australian-agriculture-changed) Topics: [History](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/history), [Agriculture](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/agriculture), [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Farming](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians), [Technology](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/technology), [Productivity](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/productivity) ## [The Reasons to Love Our Rural Emergency Services](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-reasons-to-love-our-rural-emergency-services) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Mar 23, 2018 9:02:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/The%20reasons%20to%20love%20our%20rural%20emergency%20services.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-reasons-to-love-our-rural-emergency-services) No one goes to work looking to get hurt, but accidents do happen and help is usually on hand within minutes at most worksites . On a cattle station, things are a little different.   [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-reasons-to-love-our-rural-emergency-services) Topics: [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [CommunitySupport](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/communitysupport), [Rural](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/rural), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life), [Health](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/health), [Regional](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/regional), [Country](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country), [Outback](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/outback), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians) ## [The Problem with Drought](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-problem-with-drought) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Feb 23, 2018 8:51:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/The%20problem%20with%20drought.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-problem-with-drought) Drought and prolonged periods of low rainfall can have a profound impact on vital ecosystems and the people rely on the land to make a living . [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-problem-with-drought) Topics: [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Farming Families](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming-families), [Welfare](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/welfare), [Environment](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/environment), [Regional](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/regional), [Country](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country), [Outback](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/outback), [Australian](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australian), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians), [Drought](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/drought) ## [When did Australians learn to love wine?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/when-did-australians-learn-to-love-wine) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Feb 9, 2018 8:04:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/When%20did%20Australians%20learn%20to%20love%20wine_.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/when-did-australians-learn-to-love-wine) There is no doubting that us Aussies love our plonk. The ABS published that in 2012-13, 487.7 million litres of Australian wine was sold domestically for $2,369.2 million! ([ABS, 2013](http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/1329.0Main%20Features22012-13?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1329.0&issue=2012-13&num=&view=))  [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/when-did-australians-learn-to-love-wine) Topics: [History](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/history), [Wine](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/wine), [Wine Regions](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/wine-regions), [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Australian](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australian), [South australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/south-australia), [Australians](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australians) [All posts](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/all) ### Subscribe today. ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Beef (33)](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/beef) - [Australia (32)](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia) - 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