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Station・Beef cattle station (Station)

Yougawalla Pastoral Co (Halls Creek, Kimberley)

A large beef cattle station company in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with stations mostly around Halls Creek; the website says it is "now hiring for the 2027 season"
Halls Creek (the stations are in remote areas around it; exact addresses have not been published), Western Australia 6770

Beef cattle
Specified work✓ Eligible
PayTo be confirmed
TransportTo be confirmed
AccommodationAccommodation provided
Overall score7.4・Worth considering

Specified work eligibility

Use the postcode of the work location — not the company's head office, and not where you live.

✓

This location counts as specified work

Postcode 6770 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".

Work address

Pastoral stations in the Halls Creek region, Kimberley WA 6770 (exact station address not published; company mail: PO Box 3635, Broome WA 6725)

Postcode 6770・Halls Creek / Kimberley · Map location is approximate

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Work category

Plant and animal cultivation

Harvesting and packing fruit and vegetables, pruning trees and vines, livestock work, and primary meat processing such as slaughtering, cutting and packing. Secondary processing such as winemaking or processed meats does not count.

Within one employer, not every role counts as specified work (for example office admin or cleaning depends on Home Affairs' current temporary concession). Check the label on each role below, and keep every payslip.How specified work days are counted

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Jobs

1 casual / seasonal roles. Duties, requirements and required licences are listed separately.

Station handStation Hand

Seasonal (temporary) Counts as specified work

The website lists only job titles, with no details of the work. The form asks about experience with cattle skills, machinery, fencing and so on; the website mentions a stock handling course at the start of the season.

Pay method

To be confirmed
The website says only “attractive wage and accommodation package” and gives no amount.

Hours

To be confirmed

Requirements

Must have a visa / work rights that allow work, Able to work the whole season, Two referees, Résumé and cover letter

Licences

Not required

Recruiting for the 2027 season on the website; the form says the season runs from about February–March to October–November and that they are looking for “seasonal and permanent roles”, but it does not say which of these this job title is, so it is tentatively marked seasonal based on the season period here; please confirm with the employer when applying. Sources: https://www.ypco.com.au/ , https://form.jotform.com/262281121697054

This employer also has 2 other roles that are full-time, permanent part-time, of unknown type, or don't count as specified work. We only list casual roles, so they are not shown.

Work duties

Beef cattle station work; the website lists Station Hand, Mustering Pilot, Bore Mechanic, Cook, Farm Hand and Truck Driver, and mentions a livestock handling course at the start of the season. Detailed job duties are not stated.

Work environment

The website says the company operates about 2.9 million hectares of Kimberley stations, with most of the stations around Halls Creek (the website and the RFTTE page).

Pay and superannuation

What the employer publishes and the legal minimum are shown separately.

Pay
The website says only “an attractive wage and accommodation package” and does not publish an amount.
Applicable Award
Pastoral Award (MA000035)
Legal minimum hourly rate
FLH1 (new starter, less than 6 months' experience): $32.18/hour
FLH2: $33.05/hour
FLH3: $33.11/hour
Casual (including the 25% casual loading), effective from 1 July 2026.Fair Work pay guide
Piece-rate guarantee
Shearing and similar piece work have separate rules; general farm hand piece rates have no daily minimum guarantee. If the employer provides food and accommodation, up to $165.86 a week can be deducted.
How you are paid
To be confirmed
By law wages must be paid in money (cash, cheque or bank transfer) at least monthly; whichever method is used, the employer must give you a payslip within 1 working day of paying you.
How often you are paid
To be confirmed
Under the Award: Paid weekly or fortnightly; casuals may be paid at the end of each engagement, or weekly / fortnightly as agreed
Superannuation
Yes. Your employer must also pay 12% of your wages into your super account — this applies to working holiday makers too, however much you earn. From 1 July 2026 it must be paid within 7 working days of each pay day. You can claim it back after leaving Australia (taxed at 65% for working holiday makers).
Tax
If the employer is registered as a Working Holiday employer, 15% is withheld on the first $45,000 of income. Being taxed 30% suggests the employer may not be registered; without a tax file number (TFN), 45% is withheld.

Statutory figures last checked: 2026-10-05. Your actual pay is what your employer's contract and payslips show.

Hours

Usual hours
To be confirmed
Shifts
The website mentions a one-week break in the middle of the season (mid season week break)
Weather-dependent?
To be confirmed
Additional notes
Working hours are not stated on the website.

When they need workers

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The online form gives the season as "February/March to October/November depending on the weather"; the website says it is now hiring for the 2027 season.

The website says “Now recruiting for 2027”, and the online application form says the season runs from about February–March to October–November (weather permitting); they are looking for station hands, cooks, Farm Hands and so on. Neither the website nor the form gives a closing date.

Hiring now

Recruiting for the 2027 season: Station Hand, Cook, Farm Hand (Shamrock Station), Truck Driver and others; the online form says 'seasonal and permanent roles' and does not indicate which positions are seasonal

Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-07.See the job ad

How to apply

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Online form on the official website

Apply via online formEmail: jobs@ypco.com.auPhone (08) 9192 2110

Before you apply

The website says to fill in the form online (Jotform) or email jobs@ypco.com.au. The form asks you to attach a résumé and cover letter and two referees, and to tick the stations you want to go to; office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm.

Only apply through the channels listed on this page or published on the employer's official website. Legitimate employers never ask you to pay for a job; for look-alike job sites or people who message you privately, check the official website first.Avoiding illegal work

You will need

  • Must have a visa / work rights that allow work (form)
  • Able to work the whole season (form)
  • Two referees, a CV and a cover letter (form)

Restrictions

  • Season runs from about February–March to October–November; long hours of remote station work
  • The form asks whether you are bringing pets; you need to say so in advance

Licences required

No licence is needed for general roles.

Official website
ypco.com.au
Careers page
Go to the careers page

Transport

To be confirmed. Not stated on the website. The station is in a remote area, some distance from Halls Creek town.

Getting there without a car

Not found

Public transport

Not found

Nearest airport

Not verified

Nearest town: Halls Creek (the nearest town to the stations; distances to each station have not been published)

Accommodation and local amenities

The station is in the remote Kimberley region, so amenities depend on the nearest town (not checked one by one).

Accommodation

Accommodation provided

The website says pay includes accommodation (accommodation package), and there is also WiFi; it does not say what room types are offered.

Grocery shopping

To be confirmed

Medical

To be confirmed

Other

To be confirmed

Weather

Climate data to be added.

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Overall score

Calculated from public information with a fixed formula — not a paid ranking. Ratings from past workers are shown separately in the reviews section.

7.4out of 10
Worth considering
Specified work eligibility
10.0Postcode 6770 is on the official "Regional Australia" list
Legal and transparent
8.0ABN active, Employed directly by the company
Pay transparency
5.0Pay method to be confirmed
Transport
5.0To be confirmed
Accommodation
10.0Accommodation provided
Amenities
4.0Remote; shopping is inconvenient
Weather
6.0Climate data to be added

Pros

  • The website is currently recruiting for the 2027 season
  • Pay includes accommodation, with WiFi as well (per website)
  • Livestock handling course at the start of the season (per website)
  • One week off mid-season (per website)
  • Postcode 6770 is eligible; farm and livestock work in remote Western Australia counts as specified work

Watch out for

  • Remote station with a long season (roughly February–March to October–November)
  • The website does not publish the pay amount
  • The website does not say which jobs are seasonal and which are permanent
  • The ad does not say whether Working Holiday visas are accepted; the form only asks whether you have work rights

Weights: specified work eligibility 25%, legal and transparent 20%, pay transparency 15%, transport 10%, accommodation 10%, amenities 10%, weather 10%.How it is calculated

Online reviews and past workers' experiences

Compiled from Indeed, Glassdoor, backpacker blogs and the news. Everything is a paraphrased summary — follow the links to read the originals.

Experiences from past workers

A station hand's blog: life at Bulka Station English

In 2017 a station hand wrote about his experience at Bulka Station, part of Yougawalla: from the end of April to October is the mustering season; the manager's family lives with the other station hands, and they occasionally attend local rodeos; he described station work as a marathon rather than a sprint.

Published: 2017-05-17・Source

No Indeed or Glassdoor ratings were found, and no Fair Work Ombudsman records about this company were found (only searched, which does not mean none exist). The blog above is from 2017 and its content may differ from the present; the blog's description of Bulka as the company's station is inferred from the centralstation.net.au title and article.

Review summary last checked: 2026-10-06. Online reviews are personal experiences and may be out of date or not reflect the whole picture; ratings change over time, so the original sites prevail.

Reviews from past workers

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Sources

Last checked: 2026-10-06. If you see outdated or incorrect information, let us know.

Not yet confirmed: Neither the website nor the form says which jobs are seasonal and which are permanent; the form describes “seasonal and permanent roles”. The seasonal nature of Station Hand is inferred from the season period.; The company name and ABN were matched by name and are not confirmed by any official document; there is also a similarly named ENDE YOUGAWALLA PASTORAL COMPANY PTY LTD.; The station's exact address is not published; 6770 is the postcode of Halls Creek (the website says the stations are mostly around Halls Creek, and Shamrock Station is south of Broome). The coordinates are the centre of Halls Creek town.; The website’s robots.txt restricts some subpages, so only the home page and the Jotform form were read.; Pay amount, hours and whether Working Holiday visas are accepted have not been found.