ELIZA Pearson has a big job on her hands managing 67 bores on an outback station that spans almost one million acres (400,000ha).
Kalala Station is 10km from Daly Waters and 280km south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, dissected by the Stuart highway.
The property has a mix of country including areas of highly productive black soil and runs a herd of more than 13,000 Brahman breeders.
The problem
It’s Eliza’s job to manage the water on the station, and to make sure bores operate effectively and cattle always have access to fresh water.
On a station this size, a bore runner is…
