Gap year turns into Kimberley adventure for Tasmanian ringer Emily Hirst

For many young people taking a gap year before starting university or a career is a rite of passage.

But that was before the pandemic hit and travelling closer to home became the preferred – if not the only – option.

Emily Hirst’s gap year, however, started in Western Australia’s Kimberley region three years ago.

The 22-year-old from Westbury, in northern Tasmania, has enjoyed the experience on Ruby Plains Station so much that she is heading back for her fourth season.

“The scenery and the country is absolutely incredible, I’m hooked, ” she said.