In January 2019, Ellie Daborn came to Australia for a holiday. The British backpacker was exploring and working simultaneously – and having a ball doing both. But eight months into her trip, Ellie's visa requirements meant she had to do three months of farm work in order to stay longer in Australia.

So off she went to the Northern Territory with her partner to start her time in agriculture.

Initially, Ellie wasn't sure what the Top End would entail for her. But her experience there led to a passion for the outback – and she hasn't looked back since.

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Speaking toMamamia, Ellie said that at the eight-month mark of being Down Under, she realised both her and her partner wanted to stay longer. But of course, that came with a catch.

In order to extend their stay, the couple had to embark on regional work of some kind, such as fruit picking or farm work. And so they decided for the next 88 days to try their hand at some farm work in order to get a second-year visa.

So when Ellie and her partner arrived at Newcastle Waters – a working town and cattle station in the middle of the Northern Territory, she initially felt quite nervous.

"When I arrived in Australia, I think because so many Brits have this perception of Sydney and Melbourne as being bustling cities and funky lifestyles, I didn't know what to expect in the outback. At this point I was 23, and was nervous to go somewhere that I didn't know much about," she said toMamamia.

"The first few days, my partner and I were of the mindset 'let's just get these 88 mandatory days done and then go back to Sydney'. But after just a few weeks, we both realised we had a love for the outback – it was so different to anything either of us had experienced in the UK."

Ellie really did love it, because she's remained ever since. And people online love watching her day-to-day living at a cattle station, building herself a strong TikTok platform with over 40,000 followers.

As for what a regular day in the life looks like for Ellie, it's all early mornings, hard work, and lots of new experiences.

Ellie is a station cook at the cattle station which has 41 members of staff, plus at any given time around five to ten contractors. And Ellie is the person that cooks for them all.

The day starts bright and early at around 4am. The first thing is cooking up a big breakfast for the workers which is typically served around 5am.

Next on the list is 'smoko', which usually involves a sweet treat or two for around 9:30am. Recipe highlights that Ellie's shown on TikTok include biscoff blondies, bagels, carrot cake cheesecake and morning muffins. Of course being so far away from main town centres with supermarkets, Ellie has had to be pretty resourceful and handy with recipes, grocery orders and accessible ingredients. But it's all a part of the job description.

"The workers get quite a big feed throughout the day, but it makes sense when you consider the hard work they do. For most of the guys, they have about four big meals a day," Ellie said.

After all that, there is indeed more cooking for Ellie to do. But lunchtime is more of a 'help yourself' affair, where there's a fully stocked fridge with plenty of leftovers and sandwich fillings to be had.

So for the afternoon, Ellie then organises supper/the evening meal which is served at around 7pm.

And Ellie has showcased lots of dinner recipes on social media too, including nachos, lentil salads, salsas, beef wellingtons, curried sausages and even a laksa or two.

By 9pm, it's bedtime.

"My grandma used to work as a chef, and so I always grew up in the kitchen. I remember spending time with her baking stuff given both my parents worked full time. I also loved making the evening meal for my family, and as a teen I would be the one to cook dinner," Ellie said toMamamia.

But understandably, cooking for 41 people is a whole other ball game. And it's one that takes lots of forward planning and resourcefulness to ensure no food wastage.