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Beneath a pale grey sky, a station hand in a vivid blue long-sleeved shirt and wide-brimmed straw hat tends to a mob of Dorper sheep across the rusty red earth of a New South Wales pastoral landscape. The herd - a mix of white and black-marked Dorpers - clusters around weathered water troughs, their woolly bodies creating a textured landscape against the dusty paddock. With practiced movements, the worker adjusts the water flow, leaning slightly on a long rod and maintaining a watchful eye over the flock. Sparse trees punctuate the distant horizon, casting subtle shadows across the arid terrain, while the metallic water infrastructure stands as a critical lifeline in this unforgiving agricultural environment. The scene captures the quintessential resilience of Australian rural life - a delicate balance of human skill, animal husbandry, and harsh landscape management. Every element speaks to the ongoing challenge of farming in marginal lands, where water and careful stock managering mean the difference between survival and loss.