R.M.Williams OUTBACK

Queensland dairy farmer Ross Blanch once wandered his paddocks talking to a herd of cows. Today he’s still out there on the family farm, yet more often Ross is on his mobile phone talking to troubled farmers as Farmer to Lifeline Farmer counsellor.

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Against a backdrop of climate change, biodiversity loss and land care challenges, Kim V. Goldsmith makes soundscapes featuring everything from worms to people.

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One is an orchardist pursuing robotics and other innovations, the other a mushroom forager and boutique producer but these two Victorians have more in common than being recognised at the 2023 Farmer of the Year awards.

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Jumbuck Pastoral’s Mulgathing station relies on a foundation of history, relentless hard work and technological advances to produce fine Merino fleece. Join OUTBACK on the ground on the eastern fringe of the Great Victoria Desert, as we meet the people on Mulgathing.

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Kerrie Richards has often been an outsider in the wool industry but that hasn’t stopped her pushing the boundaries.

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Connectivity has never been more important but it’s far from guaranteed in rural, regional and remote Australia, as Amanda Burdon found.

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The evolution of the Australian stock saddle was quite the wild ride and Fiona Carruthers has written a beautiful book about it.

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OUTBACK Editor in Chief Mark Muller talks about the current issue of OUTBACK magazine, as well as the new Stations magazine, which covers 10 pastoral sheep and cattle stations across the country.

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R.M.Williams OUTBACK reangles its authentic, experienced lens on rural and regional Australia into the audio space. The hugely successful OUTBACK magazine has been published for 25 years and knows the Australian bush like nobody else. This podcast is inspired by the informative writing and spectacular photography in the magazine but is not limited to this content. Explore Australian news, events, stations, nature, art, people, history, gear, tracks, travel, pubs, towns and much more.

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Ian Hutton is rightly described as ‘Lord of the Birds’. Ian has spent the past four decades documenting and sharing Lord Howe Island’s beautiful natural history. 

This interview was recorded with Ian from his rainforest home on Lord Howe Island, NSW. 

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