--- title: The Station Life | Country Life description: Country Life | Discover Burra news, tips for country living, beef recipes, and stories from Princess Royal Station. --- # The Princess Royal Blog Updates and Articles ## [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) ## [Are Farmers Mad?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/are-farmers-mad) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Jan 12, 2018 8:38:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Are%20farmers%20mad_%20V2.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/are-farmers-mad) Farming, a profession that much of the time seems to rely on luck rather than the skill and hard work the farmer puts in. Nature and natural elements play a vital role in farming, they can make or break a harvest in a matter of hours. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/are-farmers-mad) Topics: [Harvest](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/harvest), [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Farming](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming), [Environment](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/environment), [risk](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/risk) ## [Family Farms](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/family-farms) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Aug 25, 2017 8:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Family%20Farms.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/family-farms) Farming and station families have been around since the advent of agriculture in Australia . There are many families that have been working and living in rural Australia for many generations . [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/family-farms) Topics: [Community](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/community), [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), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Farming](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming), [Production](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/production), [Regional](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/regional), [Family](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/family) ## [The City? Or The Country?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-city-or-the-country) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Jun 16, 2017 2:26:13 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/The%20City-%20or%20The%20Country-.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-city-or-the-country) There are many reasons to love both the city as well as life in the country in Australia. In some cases, Australian’s are fortunate enough to be able to experience both. [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/the-city-or-the-country) Topics: [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [Rural](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/rural), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life), [Lifestyle](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/lifestyle), [City Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/city-life) ## [Why is Safety Important for Australian Farmers?](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-safety-important-for-australian-farmers) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Nov 4, 2016 1:39:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Why%20is%20Safety%20Important%20for%20Australian%20Farmers.jpg) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-safety-important-for-australian-farmers) ## The statistics are scary... [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-safety-important-for-australian-farmers) Topics: [Insider](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/insider), [Agriculture](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/agriculture), [Local](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/local), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life), [Farmers](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farmers), [Safety](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/safety), [Farming](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming), [WHS](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/whs), [Work Health and Safety](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/work-health-and-safety) ## [Why Is Community Support So Important? ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-community-support-so-important) Posted by [Princess Royal Station](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/author/princess-royal-station) on Oct 21, 2016 1:11:49 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/hubfs/Wordswags/Why%20Is%20Community%20Support%20So%20Important%3F.png) ](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-community-support-so-important) ### As The Burra Picnic Races 2016 rapidly approaches, we thought we would take to opportunity to reflect on why community service is important to us and also reveal the reasons why we do it.  [Read More **](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/why-is-community-support-so-important) Topics: [Community](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/community), [Sponsorship](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/sponsorship), [Australia](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/australia), [CommunitySupport](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/communitysupport), [Local](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/local), [Local Events](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/local-events), [Farming Families](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/farming-families), [Rural](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/rural), [Participation](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/participation), [Support](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/support), [Country Life](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/topic/country-life) [All posts](https://www.princessroyal.com.au/blog/all) ### Subscribe today. ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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