About the Collaboration
OBE Organic is proud to be Australia’s oldest and most trusted organic beef marketing company: a company established and owned by family farmers. Our family farmers are united by a shared respect for the environment and their animals, and a commitment to produce the best possible organic beef. Our business was founded in the late 1990’s in Australia’s heartland, the Channel Country and we are committed to showcasing the places and people who make our certified organic beef so unique.
We’re excited to launch our second collaboration with Gina Rieck, an OBE Organic shareholder and supplier of livestock to OBE Organic.
Our collaboration will feature images taken by Gina, on their 1 million acre cattle station, in remote South Australia as well as on their farm in the South-East of South Australia. Images taken on neighboring stations will also appear in this collaboration.
Their cattle station, Bollard’s Lagoon is certified organic and boasts a large herd of certified organic livestock.
About Gina Rieck
Gina moved to Bollards Lagoon in 1993 after she married Grant. Gina became interested in photography through a friend, although buying a good camera preceded knowing how to take good photos! After completing an online course, photography has become a fun hobby. Gina enjoys taking photos in the late afternoon where the colours are really special. Gina has chosen a number of images for this collaboration, showcasing her family, her certified organic cattle station and her farm in SE South Australia. The images represent her interests, her hobby and her perspective. Learn more about Gina here.
Moving cattle at Bollards Lagoon is often done quietly, with buggies and motorbikes following behind to guide the mob into the yards for drafting.
Cattle are brought into the yards and held overnight, ready for an early morning of drafting and branding.
The Dog Fence marks the boundary between Queensland and New South Wales, protecting sheep flocks from wild dogs and dingoes. Stretching 5,400 kilometres across South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland, it is maintained daily to safeguard grazing country.
In the far North East of South Australia is Riecks road, a long roller coaster-like stretch of dirt road stretching from Cameron Corner to the Strzelecki track.
A muster at Bollards Lagoon brings together people on motorbikes, in a 4WD, a buggy, and even a gyrocopter in the air to move cattle across the vast station.
After rain, water collects behind the house dam at Bollards Lagoon, bringing welcome relief to the land and livestock.
An old bus at a bore on Bollards Lagoon once served as a camp and kitchen during musters, a relic of earlier station life.
A large mob of Hereford cattle is being walked steadily toward the yards at Bollards Lagoon.
A large mob of Hereford cattle is being walked steadily toward the yards at Bollards Lagoon.
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Two powerful Hereford bulls clash head to head, a striking display of strength and dominance.