Telling Our Stories To The World: Queens of the Land

If you can’t find community - build it yourself. Hamey Hayllor started a gym after moving to Dalby, and found her people. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

You should have your own farmer, like a mechanic or a doctor. Meet 28-year-old Georgia Brown from Grub Farm who says small-scale agriculture is the future of food in Australia. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

Jilly’s revolutionary idea for a meal business - Weeknight Cook - was saved by her 11 year old son and his mates. After winning awards the business almost fell apart again, but she soldiered on with inspiration from her kids. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

Sometimes fate take you places you could never have imagined. We meet Mandy who ditched drizzly England on a whim, for the parched paddocks of Australia. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

There’s Farmer Wants a Wife, and then there’s real life. Emma reveals how her husband swept her off her feet with a movie-worthy proposal and the hard yards of making it work. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

Sarah Packer was at the peak of her career - strutting the catwalk as a livestock auctioneer in Australia’s largest saleyard - when life hit her with something she didn’t see coming. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

Tara loves her life on the land and seeing the green of a crop surrounding the house. But when you marry a farmer, you also marry the farm. That means sometimes he’s on a tractor hundreds of kilometres away when you’re having a medical emergency. 

This episode discusses pregnancy loss, so if that’s sensitive territory for you, please take care.

• Red Nose Grief and Loss: Provides 24/7 support for pregnancy loss, stillbirth, baby, and child death, offering a helpline (1300 308 307) and resources. 
• Beyond Blue: Offers confidential counselling services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
• Lifeline: Offers 24/7 crisis support, including a phone line (13 11 14). 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

Sandy Davies went from being a ‘busted ass and broke’ lamb farmer, to Queen of the Watermelons. She’s battled floods, drought and backbreaking work but never fails to laugh through it all. We find out how gigantic watermelons can get and reminisce about the golden age of Chinchilla's 'Miss Melons’ competition. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

In our first episode, we hang out with camels at Australia’s largest camel milk farm! 

We meet Toni Hall, cameleer and livestock manager, and Emily Riggans, tourism manager for Summer Land Camels, and their favourite camels including Lionel (Ritchie), Evie and Mr T. 

Find out why camels are not just spitty, grumpy ships of the desert, but a sustainable allergy-friendly alternative to dairy. 

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media. 

In the first season of the Telling Our Stories to the World podcast, we meet the Queensland women carving out their best life on the land —from camel farmers reshaping the milk industry, a livestock auctioneer in Roma to small-scale growers making an impact in their communities. Women share their triumphs, struggles, and the passion that drives them. These are voices of resilience, innovation, and unwavering determination.

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Brought to you by The Queensland Writers Centre and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Produced by F&K Media.