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Dusty auburn soil frames a sprawling goat herd across a classic Murray Region landscape, where sparse eucalyptus trees punctuate the golden grasslands. A station hand in a vibrant turquoise long-sleeve and wide-brimmed sun hat carefully manages a water trough, ensuring the mixed flock of black and white Dorper sheep can hydrate during the dry season. The metal watering station sits partially embedded in the parched earth, water cascading methodically as goats mill and drift around the periphery, kicking up fine red dust that softens the grey overhead sky. The scene captures the resilient rhythm of pastoral life - a solitary worker maintaining critical infrastructure under challenging conditions, surrounded by hundreds of livestock dependent on careful management. Rich textures emerge everywhere: the weathered metal trough, the worker's crisp denim and protective clothing, the varied coat colors of the sheep, and the textured ground that speaks to generations of agricultural stewardship in this unforgiving Australian landscape. This image epitomizes the quiet determination of station workers who sustain livestock across remote grazing territories.