R.M.Williams OUTBACK Podcast
1) Chasing Storm Boy, a charity cattle drive, silo art in town and a surprising garden: photojournalist Mandy McKeesick's many stories
From making tracks in the Coorong, SA, to joining a charity cattle drive across Queensland, appreciating silo art in a small town and a emersing herself in a garden with a difference in northern NSW &...Show More
2) Getting bush kids to the medical care they need: Little Wings CEO Clare Pearson
Charity Little Wings connects children with lifesaving healthcare services – for free, in NSW and Queensland. Last year, they travelled 250,000km by road and 500,000km by air to transport childr...Show More
3) Connections across the outback: R.M.Williams Publishing's Editor in Chief Mark Muller
Whether on a cattle station in the Kimberley, WA, or a sheep property in Victoria, Mark Muller delights in telling stories and has done for more than 20 years at the helm of OUTBACK magazine. In this ...Show More
4) Bringing rural women together: Jackie Elliott, founder of Rural Women's Day
Jackie Elliott has created the type of events she wanted for herself, to be able to make connections and find friendships with like-minded rural women. Since a one-off event seven years ago, Rural Wom...Show More
5) How to save an icon: Christine Chirgwin from the Friends of Toganmain Woolshed
The 110-stand Toganmain woolshed, one of the largest in Australia, has been lovingly restored by a community of dedicated volunteers in the NSW Riverina. But how did they do it? Councillor Christine C...Show More
6) The Great Gascoyne: Tim Bray, the CEO of the Gascoyne Development Commission unpacks this often overlooked but surprising region of Western Australia.
With thriving horticulture and pastoralism industries, and 2.4 million tourist visitor nights a year, the Gascoyne region is an often-forgotten powerhouse. Hear from one of its champions, Ga...Show More
7) A journey in hats: Becky-Jane Fortin, international milliner and Akubra repairer
From her studio in regional Victoria, Becky-Jane Fortin is one of just a few milliners lovingly restoring Akubras. It was working with fur felt during her training in Germany and at a millinery master...Show More
8) Tiny Holly: auctioneering through dyslexia, depression and the loss of both legs
Tiny Holly is one of WA's most sought after auctioneers, whether of livestock or at a corporate gig. He has helped raise more than $45 million for charity, which is so impressive by any measure. That ...Show More
9) In good times and bad: how the FRRR seeks to fortify rural Australia with CEO Natalie Egleton
The FRRR (Foundation for Rural and Regional Australia) has raised and distributed more than $180 million across the bush in Australia over the past 25 years. It is currently helping parts of Queenslan...Show More
10) My island home: business owner Adam Hely loves his life on Tasmania's King Island
Beautifully windswept King Island – a flat, green oval emerging from Bass Strait about halfway between Victoria and Tasmania – is best known for 3 things: cheese, golf and beef. The owners...Show More