Matilda Fry

As a stock hand at Wallumba I inducted cattle, I was able to identify and treat the sick ones while cutting them out of mobs on horse back. While at the feedlot I also did plenty of mustering, general maintenance including putting up and maintaining fences around the paddocks and learnt to drive certain machinery such as a loader, bobcat, feedtruck and extended my experience on tractors. Being a penrider at Wallumba also added to my experience of being able to read cattle and handle them in a low stress manor. At this job I have also done a lot of bull handling with clients such as freeze branding, helping take photo/videos and a little bit of semen testing although I do not have the equipment to do it on my own.

Working on Mirrimindi as I have been growing up I have helped doing a lot of stock-work including drafting, helping with weaning, branding and mustering on horse and bike. I have done a bit of fencing and started to learn to weld as well.

At this job I had during my schooling years I learnt basic tidiness and it allowed me to further my people handling skills so I can get along with almost anyone.