With a lifetime of experience in the rural industry, Dugald Storie understands the qualities needed to thrive in a job on a remote station.
Mr Storie owns and operates Bush Recruitment in Toowoomba, which sources quality staff to fill rural positions Australia-wide.
He said independence, resilience, integrity and good manners were key qualities required to be a successful jackaroo or jillaroo.
“Most of the young people I place in remote sheep and cattle stations are country kids who come out of boarding schools,” Mr Storie said.
“They have an understanding it will be hot, dry, dusty and, most importantly, they are well used to being away from home.”
Raised on his family’s grazing properties in Narrabri, NSW and Tambo, Queensland, Mr Storie attended Longreach Pastoral College before working as a jackaroo.
He later owned/ operated a mixed-enterprise property near Inverell.
In 2013, Mr Storie began working as a recruiter in Toowoomba, specialising in filling rural vacant employment positions.
Two years later he started Bush Recruitment, which services all of Queensland, as well as the Pilbara, Kimberley, NSW, the Northern Territory and South Australia.
“I just thought, ‘I’m going to do it my way’,” Mr Storie said.
“I am passionate about life on the land and the people within the industry. I understand how big stations work and know the requirements needed because I have lived that life.”
Mr Storie said Bush Recruitment’s clients were heavily invested in employing quality staff, which resulted in high retention rates.
“If we care about the livestock industry in Australia, we have to invest in our Australian people,” he said.
“It’s a fun job that I do because the rural market is so buoyant and it is satisfying finding the perfect match between employer and employee.”
If you are interested in pursuing a position on an outback station, please email your resume to: jobs@bushrecruitment.com.au
