Digger’s Rest Station
Wishing You a Peaceful and Happy Holiday Season
We would like to thank all of our friends, family, staff, and guests who came out to stay with us this past season. We hope you all have the kind of holiday season you’ve been dreaming of, whether it’s reading a few books or heading off on a grand adventure!!! Roderick and I will be…
Continue ReadingThe Gift of Travel
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~Mark Twain Never have we been more aware of the freedom in…
Continue ReadingDiggers Rest vaccination policy for 2022
We want to let everyone who is considering a trip to Digger’s Rest Station, and the Kimberley, in 2022 know that we will be following the advice of the Tourism Council of Western Australia, and the requirements of the West Australian government, requiring all staff, guests and visitors to be fully vaccinated for Covid 19…
Continue ReadingDiggers Rest Royalty
This is our beloved Cat, which is short for Caterpillar because he would bulldoze his way through the thickest of scrub, and plow through creek crossings, always leading the way for the rest of the mob. Cat is now enjoying his twilight years in the home paddock, with daily nosebags and access to hay. Back…
Continue ReadingConsidering the Kimberley in 2022?
The signs are all there that the Kimberley will be hopping next season, so if it’s been on your list, you may want to start planning now. If you are an adventurous soul who loves remote places with spectacular landscapes, while still appreciating a good feed, a shower at the end of the day, and…
Continue ReadingWaiting on the Rain
This is the time of year when we look for nimbus clouds in the sky! The last time rain fell at Diggers was on March 23, and there have been many 40 and up degree days in between then and now. Our thoughts are constantly on managing water, and keeping animals and gardens alive. We…
Continue ReadingRegeneration Project 2021
This video, created by Jacob Butler, aka Shakey, is a fantastic snippet of some of the regeneration work we have had happening out here at Diggers, and on our sublease of El Questro during this dry season just gone. Our regeneration project was made possible by a Natural Resources Management grant. We still have a…
Continue ReadingAnother Dry Season Gone
Yet another dry season has come and gone, and this one was just about as extraordinary as the last! Since life is unpredictable, I suppose we should be used to our mercurial borders by now… The season started off with a bang, and finished with a whisper. In May, we were busy with the Station…
Continue ReadingJust Some Of Our Amazing Mob
Diggers Rest seems to attract interesting characters, and this year we’ve had some of the best of the best! Our new found friend Jean added so much to our lives this year. She is truly a multi-skilled woman. Jean took on the cooking with gusto (first time ever that we’ve had a full time cook…
Continue Reading2022 Station Based Horse Riding Holidays!
We’ve just finished putting together our 2022 dates for the weeks of Station Based Horse Riding Holidays! There’s lots of interest out there, so if you have a date in mind, let us know and we can save a saddle for you. Check out our 2022 dates and itinerary here. We hope you can join…
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