“Just the right mix of chaos and love” Kate Drury of Alexandria Station, NT, on station life, family life, and combining these with volunteering with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) (www.facebook.com/ozbreastfeeding). One of the stations visited on the annual cattle station trip has been Alexandria Station, NT, and Lyle and Helen are happy that they […]
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In appreciation of Helen Kent, for Mother’s Day 2021
Written by Leah, with love from all Helen and Lyle’s children, Leah, Ben, Daniel, Jamie, Paul and Jess. In this 30th year of Lyle and Helen’s station travel, as Mother’s Day approaches, for a change (instead of Helen doing the writing!), I would like to share a little reflection, in appreciation of Helen (Mum and […]
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Qld Government delegates visit Kent Saddlery
Kent Saddlery were honoured to have a visit from the Darling Downs South West Regional Community Forum delegation on Monday, 29 March this year. The participants had the opportunity to experience a tour of the Workshop, meeting some of the Kent Saddlery team, and learning about our history and business values, and seeing how some […]
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Lyle and Helen Kent on the road
The final Kent Saddlery OUTBACK STATION TRIP has begun! Lyle and Helen are excited to be back on the road for their 30th Outback Station Trip, set to be their last one, taking saddles and gear to the cattle stations of northern and western Australia. This trip has been long awaited, after COVID put a […]
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Welcome to the Kent Saddlery COMET
Friday, February 5, 2021, was a milestone day at Kent Saddlery, when a long awaited event actually happened! It was the culmination of a dream, begun soon after our shift to the New England Highway. And now, it’s here! Wahoo! During the 30 years of Outback cattle station visits, Lyle and Helen have become accustomed […]
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Winner of the Small Employer of the Year Award
We at Kent Saddlery are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the winner of the Small Employer of the Year category in the Australian Training Awards 2020! #ATA2020 We congratulate all winners and finalists in the Australian Training Awards 2020. It was fantastic to be able to hear snippets of some of the […]
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2021 Calendar Photo Competition
It’s that time of year again! If you have a photo that you think might suit Kent Saddlery’s 2021 Calendar, perhaps one that is symbolic of country life, or maybe portraying the beauty of country/Outback landscapes, we would love to hear from you! To enter simply complete the form below and upload your photos. If […]
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A Tribute to John Forrester (1957 – 2020)
From Lyle and Helen Kent We first met John and Robyn Forrester in 1991, during our first year of travel to Outback cattle stations of the North/West of Australia. We and our four sons, Ben, Daniel, Jamie and Paul and our pet dog Jock pulled into Meda Station, near Derby, Western Australia, where John Forrester […]
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Outback Station Trip Postponed
We’ve come to a tough decision that we need to postpone the Kent Saddlery visit to Outback Stations for 2020. We will continue to monitor the situation over the coming weeks with a view to resume travelling to some stations during this mustering season if travel restrictions are lifted. We have a definite plan to […]
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30 years of station travel Landline segment
Kent Saddlery, and Lyle & Helen in particular, would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the ABC’s Landline for their recent program featuring our 29th year of travel in our truck shop to the Outback cattle stations of the North and West of Australia. We are very grateful for everyone who was present at […]
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