About Us

How We Started Drilling For Water

Cross Country Drilling was established in 2020 and is owned and operated by Aston Badin, whose family is deeply ingrained in the business of drilling water bores. Water drilling has been in his family bloodline for over 20 years, and Aston himself has over 15 years of experience within the industry.

Aston entered the game as a young, keen bloke from the Burdekin region, working in his uncle’s reputable water bore drilling business around the Mackay area, where his passion for water drilling started. He moved down to the Sunshine Coast over 10 years ago, then went on to expand his drilling experience, working as an exploration driller in the mining industry.

Several years later he decided to pursue his long-held dream of being out on the land, drilling water bores for a living. He became a licensed water bore driller and started his own company. Cross Country Drilling is a family owner/operated company that strives to deliver quality, personalized service to each and every customer in a safe, efficient, professional, and cost-effective manner. To us, water drilling is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle. Finding good water changes people’s lives, and it’s what we live for!