There's a reason that the story of "country kid leaves small town and heads to the city to make it big" is a tale as old as time. If you're a creative person, regional or rural Australia isn’t usually the place you’d envisage forging a successful career. Most of the time, if you have a creative dream or passion, you’re told that the place you need to be is right in the thick of where all the action happens – where all the teaching and opportunities are, where all the inspiration and money is - the city.

But now, more than ever before, people are packing up their lives in the big smoke and heading to the bush. It’s a place that’s never been more alive.

The latest guest on the podcast is Patricia Ball, who has lived the city slicker life, and has come to learn that regional Australia is the perfect place for creatives to thrive.

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