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Life on the LandLife on the Land with Amanda FerrariAmanda Ferrari is loud, proud and fiercely passionate aboutrural and regional Australia. With a personal mantra of ‘Lead with love, not ambition,’ Amanda takes on her many projects with enthusiasm and grit. At the helm of the Boarding School Collective, Amanda helps families across the country make one of the hardest decisions of parenting- where to send their children for high school. Her journey to rural living is a hilarious, heartfelt conversationwith today’s guest host, Graziher’s Editorial Director, Victoria Carey.
2025-12-0732 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Carol MudfordCarol Mudford is the 2025 NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award State Winner and National Finalist. She’s also the cover star of the current issue of Graziher magazine.
The AgriFutures award celebrates women who are making an impact on rural industries, businesses and communities, and aims to inspire the next generation of female leaders.
The award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women out there, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer.
Carol is a registered nurse, hailing from Gilgandra in New South Wales...
2025-07-2035 min
Saltbush BabesBABE #16 - Iconic bush writer, Graziher poddy host, yogi queen, mumma and voice for women of the bushIt was nice for Emily Herbert to be in the passenger seat for a change in the podcasting world. You might have heard Em’s eclectic nature as the host at “Life on the Land” podcast for Graziher. Or maybe you have read her beautifully articulated words from Country Style, Womens Weekly, Graziher, Regional PR Co or maybe her weekly email (or whenever she gets a minute) on her own personal blog “While He Sleeps”. Em is truely a stunning writer. We chatted about all the BIG topics like “what’s for smoko”, her AMAZING local...
2025-03-311h 02
Life on the LandSummer Series- Life on the Land- Sally's Pick!We’re wrapping up our Summer Series with a favourite episode from Sally- Graziher’s Advertising and Relationship Manager. Sally is so impressed with the story of Jackie Elliott, the founder of Rural Women’s Day. Rural Women’s Day Ltd is a registered not-for-profit and a bit of a household name for many in the bush, with events across Australia designed to connect country women with community, collaboration and celebration.But the inaugural event in 2019 was meant to be a one off — curated by Jackie as something she herself was desperate for. Isolated a...
2025-02-2345 min
Life on the LandSummer Series- Life on the Land- Em's Pick!Graziher’s Life on the Land Summer Series continues with co host Em Herbert’s favourite pick. It was her conversation with Jillian Kilby that bubbled to the surface. Jillian is not afraid of the big decisions. As an engineer and farmer’s daughter from Coonamble, in the central west of New South Wales, Jillian has leant on her rural values right through her career. This courage has seen her go against the grain most of her life and bounce from Coonamble to Sydney to Walgett to Silicon Valley and back to the Central West.I...
2025-02-161h 00
Life on the LandSummer Series- Life on the Land- Claire's Pick!The spark that ignited the Graziher concept was founder Claire Dunne's frustration at not seeing enough farming women represented in the media. She didn't rest on her laurels, but created not just a media stable, but an ethos. A way rural women can not only see themselves represented, but their stories heard well beyond the farm gate.It's Claire's turn to pick a favourite episode for our Summer Series and at the top of her list is Sammie O'Brien's conversation with Fiona Simson.Fiona has become a household name in Australia, not least because of...
2025-02-1149 min
Life on the LandSummer Series- Life on the Land- Victoria's Pick!Life on the Land's Summer Series continues with Graziher's Editor Victoria Carey digging into the archives for her pick, Maya Linnell. The bestselling Rural Romance, or RuRo author has an amazing story to tell. From a startling introduction into journalism following America’s September 11 attack, to realising her aspirations as a novelist at nearly 40 years old, Maya demonstrates there’s no time limit on achieving your dreams. In this episode Maya takes us through the arduous process of writing novels, spurred by her passions for baked goods, tending roses and a rural lifestyle.
2025-02-0249 min
Life on the LandSummer Series Life on the Land- Amie's Pick!It's summer time! Which of course means the Graziher team pick a favourite Life on the Land podcast episode to reshare with you.This week it's Amie's pick. Amie is one of the digital producers here at Graziher and has dug deep into the archives to Em Herbert's original conversation with Tracey Hayes three years ago.This conversation resonated with Amie for many reasons, not least because of Tracey's extreme resilience, intelligence and tenacity — but because of the way she articulates her amazing story that includes everything from devastating grief, to taking on the Federal go...
2025-01-1257 min
Life on the LandSummer Series Life on the Land with Clare FletcherThe sounds of an Australian summer- it can be the blast of a branding furnace, cricket on the radio, delighted giggles from children playing on the beach. Or if you are lucky, the bliss that comes from being absorbed in the pages of a new book. In today's Life on the Land podcast, Em Herbert chats with Clare Fletcher, the author of Five Bush Weddings and Love Match. Clare grew up in Queensland’s St George and while she’s based in the big smoke now, her books circle around one main theme – the Australian bush.Clare's journe...
2025-01-0552 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Tegan NockDid you know a teaspoon of soil contains more microorganisms than there are people on the planet?Tegan Nock does. The 33-year-old has made the jump from farmer to founder – her company, LoamBio raising $105-million last year in its series B investment raise. Based in Orange, NSW, LoamBio is breaking new ground with a world-first technology which uses fungi to trap carbon and improve soil health. The company says its biological seed treatment could turn the world’s croplands into giant carbon sinks – which farmers can monetise and trade. This series of Graziher's Life on the La...
2024-10-2048 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Nikki AtkinsonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Nikki Atkinson, the 2024 Victorian winner who is asking brides across Australia to say ‘Yes to the wool dress’. The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises the women having a positive impact in rural industries, businesses and communities and inspires the next generation of female leaders across all...
2024-08-1441 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Kate LamasonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.Did you know as a nation, we consume a staggering 336-million tins of tuna a year – roughly the same weight as the harbour bridge? And that 99 per cent of the 50,000 tonnes of tinned tuna Aussies eat annually is imported? With less than a third of that certified as sustainably fished.In this episode you'll meet Kate Lamason, the Queensland winner of the AgriFutures Australia Rural Women's Award.It's these statistics that blew he...
2024-08-1439 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Rebecca KeeleyWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Rebecca Keeley, the 2024 New South Wales winner. Rebecca is fiercely passionate about closing the gap for regional and remote children being able to access speech pathology. Studies show that Aussie kids are on average waiting 20 months for a speech pathology assessment - and a further 20 months before they receive intervention. For example, that means a two-year-old with delayed speech, is nearly six before they’re being seen face to face – the ripp...
2024-08-1438 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Belle BinderWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Belle Binder, the 2024 Tasmanian winner. Belle has established the Farm Work Loop, a first-of-its-kind proactive approach that blends work, travel and community by providing continued employment across diverse farms and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.The AgriFutures Rural Women's Award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award...
2024-08-1438 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Grace LarsonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Grace Larson, the 2024 Victorian winner, who founded the Sisterhood Project with her with her sister Skye. She’s in conversation with Em Herbert.With more than 68,000 Australian children hospitalised from accidents every year, first-aid training can be the difference between life and death. Yet the financial barrier can be prohibitive. This is where Grace Larson steps in. Living on a small heritage apple orchard outside Mia Mia in regional Vi...
2024-08-1441 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Tanya EgertonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Tanya Egerton, the 2024 Northern Territory winner. She's been recognised for her sustainable, ethical, and culturally-focused Indigenous enterprise, the Remote OpShop Project and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.As the CEO of Circulanation and the Remote OpShop Project, Tanya is supporting the establishment of op shops in remote First Nations communities, providing access to affordable items, while generating independent funding that supports culturally-focused projects.The AgriFutures Rural...
2024-08-1427 min
AgriFutures On AirGraziher x AgriFutures: Life on the Land with Mandy WalkerWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Mandy Walker, the 2024 Western Australian winner who is supporting regional businesses to diversify and flourish, in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.Mandy Walker co-owns Walkers Diesel Services in Wongan Hills, a town 185 kilometres north-east of Perth in Western Australia. She's a passionate advocate for family business in regional areas and has developed a game-changing business model for other engineering enterprises in the Wheatbelt.The AgriFutures Rural Women's Award...
2024-08-1438 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Kate LamasonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.Did you know as a nation, we consume a staggering 336-million tins of tuna a year – roughly the same weight as the harbour bridge? And that 99 per cent of the 50,000 tonnes of tinned tuna Aussies eat annually is imported? With less than a third of that certified as sustainably fished.In this episode you'll meet Kate Lamason, the Queensland winner of the AgriFutures Australia Rural Women's Award.It's these statistics that blew he...
2024-08-1139 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Rebecca KeeleyWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Rebecca Keeley, the 2024 New South Wales winner. Rebecca is fiercely passionate about closing the gap for regional and remote children being able to access speech pathology. Studies show that aussie kids are on average waiting 20 months for a speech pathology assessment - and a further 20 months before they receive intervention. For example, that means a two-year-old with delayed speech, is nearly six before they’re being seen face to face – the ripp...
2024-08-0538 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Belle BinderWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Belle Binder, the 2024 Tasmanian winner. Belle has established the Farm Work Loop, a first-of-its-kind proactive approach that blends work, travel and community by providing continued employment across diverse farms and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises women...
2024-07-2838 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Grace LarsonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Grace Larson, the 2024 Victorian winner, who founded the Sisterhood Project with her with her sister Skye. She’s in conversation with Em Herbert.The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises women having a positive impact in rural industries, businesses and communities and inspires the ne...
2024-07-2141 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Tanya EgertonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Tanya Egerton, the 2024 Northern Territory winner. She's been recognised for her sustainable, ethical, and culturally-focused Indigenous enterprise, the Remote OpShop Project and is in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises women having a positive impact in rural industries, businesses...
2024-07-1427 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Nikki AtkinsonWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Nikki Atkinson, the 2024 Victorian winner who is asking brides across Australia to say ‘Yes to the wool dress’. The AgriFutures award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. This award recognises the women having a positive impact in rural industries, businesses and communities and inspires the next generation of female leaders across all...
2024-07-0741 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Mandy WalkerWe celebrate the winners of the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award in this special series of Graziher's Life on the Land podcast.In this episode you'll meet Mandy Walker, the 2024 Western Australian winner who is supporting regional businesses to diversify and flourish, in conversation with Sammie O'Brien.The AgriFutures Rural Women's Award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women in the business, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer. The award recognises the women having a positive impact in rural industries, businesses and communities and inspires the...
2024-06-3027 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Steph TretheweySteph Trethewey is no stranger to Graziher’s Life on the Land subscribers. The accomplished journalist was awarded the AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year in 2022 and she was also crowned the 2024 Tasmanian of the Year. Her online community Motherland has been a tremendous support for hundreds of Australian women and she’s told countless stories through her popular podcast of the same name. Following her recent involvement on a panel discussion at Graziher’s Up Early event at Beef 2024, Steph talks to host Sammie O’Brien about how life has changed following her successes.
2024-05-2642 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Tracey HayesTracey Hayes is one of the Australian beef industry's most esteemed leaders. The mother of four sons who are sixth generation Northern Territorians, she is the Chair of the Federation Board of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and owns and runs a successful small business. Tracey was also the first female CEO of the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association and a driving force behind the watershed class action against the Federal Government’s 2011 live export ban to Indonesia. Tracey is one of Graziher’s panellists for the Up Early breakfast to be held at Rockhampton’s Beef 2024, an event...
2024-05-0537 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Victoria's Pick- Lori PensiniIn the final epsiode of our Summer Series, Graziher's editor Victoria Carey couldn't resist revisiting Lori Pensini’s story. The artwork of the Western Australian artist was featured on the cover of our October/November edition - a first for the publication and a very exciting milestone. Lori's heart belongs to the Western Australian bush. From her Perth upbringing to following her new husband to the isolated expanse of a Kimberly cattle station and now championing regenerative farming in the state’s south, Lori’s devotion to the Australian landscape and it’s people is gorgeously depicted in her art. Her...
2024-02-1136 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Jayne's Pick- Wendy HenningGraziher's podcast producer Jayne Cuddihy found Wendy Henning's mantra has stayed with her since the interview first aired. In a world where being busy is a badge of honour - Wendy’s mantra is that if it’s important, then you’ll make time.Wendy and her husband Andrew own and manage a cattle and mixed cropping business at Merchison Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland. In Wendy’s own words, they are ‘in the middle of everywhere, but not quite anywhere. Two hours to Gundy, two hours to Roma, two hours to Dalby and an hour and ¾ to St George.
2024-02-0437 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Sammie's Pick- Camille McClymontGraziher's Sammie O'Brien was completely enraptured when she heard Camille McClymont’s story. While her life in Western Australia’s Kimberly region is well reflected in her Instagram posts, ( @thecattlemans_daughter ); the red dust, the blazing sunsets and the days of mustering, it was the candid insight behind the lens that stayed with Sammie.In this episode Camille gives an insight into life managing 10,000 head of cattle spread across 122,000 hectares, during some of the most extreme weather Mother Nature has thrown at them in recent history. She also gives a heart wrenching, yet deeply insightful look into her...
2024-01-2849 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Claire's Pick- Melinda O'DonoghueThe story of outback dressmaker Melinda O'Donoghue more than captured the imagination of Graziher Founder Claire Dunne. Melinda is often compared to ‘Cinderella’s fairy godmother’. Known as The Outback Wedding Dressmaker, she’s made close to 300 wedding dresses for country and city brides around the nation — and even some overseas!Melinda is a classically trained seamstress, working alongside the likes of well-known designer Alex Perry in Sydney. Melinda and her husband, Des, now live on a property in Gurley, just over 30 kilometres south of Moree, in New South Wales.This is Melinda’s story of the trial...
2024-01-2151 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Sally's Pick- Kim StoreyGraziher's Sally Jackson was riveted by the story of rural photographer and farmer Kim Storey. In November 2022, Kim was preparing for a flood, but what she, and her neighbours didn’t know, was that it was a one in 5000-year event. In a matter of hours, Kim went from calmly preparing her property by taking her motorbike and dog next door, to a frantic helicopter evacuation while raging waters lapped at her door. This is the story of how Kim, and her nearby town Eugowra; a small rural community in the Lachlan Valley of central west NSW weathered an ex...
2024-01-1227 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Amie's Pick- Sophie ElliottGraziher's Amie Shann revisits the amazing tale of Sophie Elliott in the first episode of our Life on the Land Summer Series. Sophie's story is a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and stands as a poignant reminder that even in the face of formidable challenges, happiness can be found again.A born and bred western Queensland girl, Sophie was working at The Blue Heeler Pub in Kynuna in her early twenties. It was here, that her life would change forever.This is a love story, entwined with tragedy, and a new beginning.
2024-01-0533 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land with Lori PensiniLori Pensini’s heart belongs to the Western Australian bush. From her Perth upbringing to following her new husband to the isolated expanse of a Kimberly cattle station and now championing regenerative farming in the State’s south- Lori’s devotion to the Australian landscape and it’s people is gorgeously depicted in her art. Her connection to the land runs deep, shaping not only her art, but also the very lens through which she views the world. You may recognise Lori’s name from the latest cover of Graziher. It’s our first ever illustrated cover, and we couldn’t be...
2023-11-1236 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E6: The Motley MobWelcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-03-2810 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E5: The honesty of a sheep's fleeceWelcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-03-2110 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E4: Autumn in droughtWelcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-03-1412 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E3: The indomitable will to live.Welcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-03-0814 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E2: A lamb named 'Elvis'.Welcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-02-2814 min
Life on the LandThe Farm Diaries E1: "Good Luck," I whisper in the dark of the nightWelcome to Graziher's 2nd podcast, The Farm Diaries based on our regular column written by Tasmanian based author Maggie MacKellar.In 2021, Graziher's editorial director Victoria Carey asked Maggie, an author and freelance writer she has always loved if she would pen a new column for the magazine and the The Farm Diaries was born. All about life on a fine wool Merino farm on Tasmania's east coast , Victoria knew that Graziher readers would also have read Maggie's memoirs that laid bare the grief she felt at losing loved ones and the challenges of starting life anew. The...
2023-02-2210 min
Life on the LandIntroducing The Farm Diaries with Maggie MacKellarIntroducing a new Graziher podcast, The Farm Diaries.The Farm Diaries is regular column written by Maggie MacKellar in our Graziher magazine. In the beginning it was an extract from Maggie's farm journal kept of a lambing season in Tasmania during the 2018/2019 drought, now it's morphed to be an account of her daily observations of the coming together of human and animal life on the farm. We are bringing Maggie’s words to life for Graziher’s second podcast, The Farm Diaries.To listen to all of The Farm Diaries episodes, search for The Farm Diar...
2023-02-2005 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Skye's Pick- Nicola ForrestWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today we’re hearing the story of Nicola Forrest, as chosen by Graziher team member, Skye Manson.
2023-02-0557 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Em's Pick- Sam ArmytageWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today we’re hearing the story of Samantha Armytage, as chosen by Graziher team member, Em Herbert.
2023-01-2951 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Victoria's Pick- Virginia TapscottWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today we’re hearing the story of Virginia Tapscott, as chosen by Graziher’s editorial director, Victoria Carey. Virginia’s compelling story has resonated with so many Australians- listen here as she gives an incredible insight into some of the most personal and disturbing moments of her life.
2023-01-221h 05
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Shannon's Pick- Meg BignallWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today we’re hearing the story of Meg Bignall, as chosen by Graziher team member, Shannon Dunne. Meg is the quintessential Tasmanian, who not only has forged her own path in a rural setting, but is more than happy being ‘a sometimes farmer’.
2023-01-1648 min
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Sally's Pick- Kay HullWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today we’re hearing the story of Kay Hull AO, as chosen by Graziher team member, Sally Jackson.
2023-01-081h 09
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Amie's Pick- Lynda MacCallumWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Todaywe’re hearing the story of Lynda MacCallum, as chosen by Graziher team member, AmieShann.
2023-01-011h 12
Life on the LandSUMMER SERIES- Claire's pick- Skye MansonWelcome to Life On The Land's Summer Series where the Graziher team choose their favourite story of the year and explain how the story touched or inspired them or made them think about something in a different way. Today’s conversation with Skye Manson has been chosen by Graziher founder, Claire Dunne.
2022-12-191h 09
Life on the LandGraziher editor Victoria Carey thinks she might have horses in her DNAIf there’s anyone who understands the diversity of women who love the land, it’s today’s guest, Victoria Carey. V, as she’s known by those who work with her, has been in the media game for more than two decades, including 11 years as the editor in chief of Country Style, and is now at the editorial helm of Graziher Magazine.Yet a life in journalism almost didn’t happen – with a teenage horse-mad Victoria so nearly signing up to work in a racing stable.Emily Herbert interviewed V the day after she put the late...
2022-08-2238 min
Life on the LandGraziher editor Victoria Carey thinks she might have horses in her DNAIf there’s anyone who understands the diversity of women who love the land, it’s today’s guest – Victoria Carey. V, as she’s known by those who work with her, has been in the media game for more than two decades – including 11 years as the editor in chief of Country Style - and is now at the editorial helm of Graziher Magazine.Yet a life in journalism almost didn’t happen – with a teenage horse-mad Victoria so nearly signing up to work in a racing stable.I interviewed V th...
2022-08-2238 min
The DediKate PodcastClaire Dunne, Starting Graziher At 23, Moving To NZ And Becoming A MotherToday Kate chats to the owner and founder of Graziher, the highly successful rural women's magazine and community. Claire shares with us the story of how it all began, at the age of only 23 and her journey along the way.
She also talks about her move to NZ and her experience with motherhood so far. Claire is also looking at ways to change her routine and add exercise and DediKate.
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2022-08-2059 min
Australian Farmers: Telling Our StoryS1 Ep 36 - GraziherAfter an idyllic childhood on a Central Queensland cattle station, my guest today has travelled far and wide. Attending boarding school, going to University in Brisbane, touring Canada and New Zealand – all the while spending as much time on the family farm as possible. Something always stood out to her in her adventures and that was the story of women in agriculture. In 2015, whilst helping out on the property she started writing for agricultural publications. From a blog to a fully-fledged magazine – Graziher was born. Founder Claire Dunne joins me today and we discuss: Claire has an af...
2022-08-1314 min
Life on the LandTV presenter Sammie O'Brien is shouting rural living from the rooftopsToday’s guest gets imposter syndrome when she talks about her role in agriculture and rural Australia. Sammie O’Brien presents Channel 7’s Queensland Weekender and Creek to Coast and she is known and loved by country and city people all over.Sammie lives a double life spending half the week in Brisbane and half the week on her cattle farm in Torrone, halfway between Brisbane and Warwick. She’s also a Mum to young Lenny, a farm owner and cattle producer (with a herd of 80 breeding cattle) as well.Most i...
2022-08-0738 min
Life on the LandCassandra Hooke thanks her love of gardening for many thingsPlants, place, space, escape; everything about gardens and gardening, it’s all a balm for our guest today Cassandra Hooke who lives, and gardens, on the Hay Plains in the New South Wales Western Riverina.You might know Cass as @outbackgardens on Instagram where she documents the growth of her newly established garden on the Plains in nothing more than a friendly and helpful nature.If you’ve read the Autumn issue of Graziher you’ll also know Cass, from her beautiful article written by Victoria Carey and photographed by Emm...
2022-06-0648 min
Hack Your Own PRHow to pitch to Graziher with Victoria Carey | Ep 42Victoria Carey is a celebrated award-winning editor who has seen it all at the helm of some of Australias most loved magazine titles. As many have said, Victoria Carey is nothing short of a publishing powerhouse time as editor-in-chief of both Country Style and Vogue Living. In an era plagued by magazine titles closing and subscriptions dwindling, Victoria Carey revitalised and modernised Country Style to the point that it bucked the trend in the print world. Over the course of her leadership Country Style boasted the most stable and still increasing audited circulation, sub...
2022-04-2443 min
Life on the LandLyndee Severin took her motorbike to have a look at central Australia and ended up making it her lifeDo you sometimes think how good it would be to chuck it all in and head off on an adventure?It can be nice to daydream about how things could be different –even for just a moment.For Lyndee Severin, those feelings weren’t a pipe dream…Speaking to Lyndee, I get the feeling she’s someone who isn’t afraid to get stuck in and give things a go. She was the first one in her family to go to university, graduating with a business degree in her mid...
2022-03-201h 01
Life on the LandJournalist Bronwyn Herbert lives in flooded LismoreIt’s A LOT. All that is going on around us; in our backyard and afar. A lot to take in and contextualise within our own lives.In the last few years there has been so many unprecedented's, worst ever’s and an evolution of world events that were acknowledged as absurdity only a few years ago.I’ve found that gaining a deeper understanding helps.Our guest today is ABC Journalist and Macadamia farmer Bronwyn Herbert, who lives on high ground just 10 kilometres from L...
2022-03-131h 05
Life on the LandBehind the scenes of Nicola Forrest AO's life as a wife and a motherTo describe Nicola Forrest AO in a few words is incredibly difficult. She is a mother, philanthropist, change-maker and country girl born and bred.Alongside her husband Andrew Forrest of Fortescue Metals Group, Nicola is the co-chair and co-founder of Minderoo Foundation and a director of the Tattarang Group.She campaigns to better the lives of children and the vulnerable, but also drives advances in the arts and community sectors and for the equality of women.Her story is many things; it’s aspirational an...
2022-03-0658 min
Life on the LandVirginia Tapscott wants to talk about child sexual abuseThis conversation talks about child sexual abuse, mental illness and other subjects which may be triggering. Please, if it brings anything up, call Lifeline on 13 14 14, or 1800 RESPECT.Our guest today is journalist Virginia Tapscott, whose words have graced many a Graziher page. Ginny lives on a property near Albury with her husband, Rhys and their four young children, Oscar, 6, four year old Eva, three year old Elke and four month old Tully.Ginny, who was named the Caroline Jones Women in Media Young Journalist’s Award in 2019 and last ye...
2022-02-271h 06
Life on the LandTEAM PICKS - Maggie MacKellar (Victoria Carey)Victoria Carey is the editorial director of Graziher and she admits that choosing a favourite episode of our podcast Life on the Land was difficult. Her decision was Maggie MacKellar which she says will come as no surprise to many of you."I love Maggie's writing. She is a wonderful wordsmith and I always look forward to our chats about her next column. We love to talk about things that are happening on the farm, what our kids are doing and one of our favourite topics is, of course, when to get back on...
2022-01-3042 min
Life on the LandTEAM PICKS - Emily Herbert, (Claire Dunne)Claire really needs no introduction but for those of you who don’t know Claire is our mighty leader, the founder of Graziher.Claire’s pick is our special episode with Emily Herbert.Claire found this to be a beautiful yet poignant episode as Emily chose to be really vulnerable about what she says was her toughest year, and about suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and then working on her way back to better mental health.It is a bit of a heavy episode, but...
2022-01-2352 min
Life on the LandTEAM PICKS - Grace Quast (Shannon Dunne)Shannon Dunne is in charge of subscriptions with the Graziher team.Shannon's favourite Life on the Land episode so far was with Grace Quast.Her story really resonated with Shannon and the familiar emotions that come with making a living off the land, contingency plans, harvest time and the many obstacles that come with it. Grace is also so successful with her outside interests that Shannon could not help but be inspired and energised by her.Shannon too echoes the sentiment that any job...
2022-01-1653 min
Life on the LandTEAM PICK- Emily Riggs (Sally Jackson)Today’s pick is from Sally Jackson who’s our sales and marketing guru, she also helps to run social media and for someone who’s not a journalist she has a great nose for a story too!Sally says there are so many amazing podcasts that have been aired by Graziher this year and so to help her narrow the choice down, she went with a fellow South Australian.Doing this did not make the choice any easier as she also personally knows all three amazing South Aussie women...
2022-01-0938 min
Life on the LandTEAM PICKS: Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger (Emily Herbert)G’day, I’m Em Herbert and I’m the co-host of this podcast Life on the Land, alongside Skye. I’m also lucky enough to write for the Graziher magazine. Each week I speak to women across this big brown land of ours, who eke out an existence on the land, or whose lives and life’s work are directly entwined with the bush.It’s excruciating to pick a favourite Life on the Land episode as there have been so many excellent yarns. However, one that stands out for me, is my chat with Ol...
2022-01-0259 min
Life on the LandTEAM PICKS: Christine Ferguson (Skye Manson)As we all wind down towards the end of 2021, and prepare ourselves to indulge in Christmas after a year that has been testing and challenging in so many ways – The Graziher and Life on the Land team would like to send you off on your Summer Break with a rolling re-cap of our favourite podcast interviews.So Each Monday morning for the next six weeks – one team member will pick an episode that has touched them personally and we will replay it for you here.This week we start with...
2021-12-1945 min
Life on the LandCressida Cains, Pecora Dairy and milking sheep while feeding children in high chairsHooray! The Graziher summer issue is on sale! It’s such a stunning issue, with many of the stories featured meandering around the theme of friendship. I think that is probably what makes the Graziher community stand out for us – that rich sense of connection and friendship which binds us all. We can’t wait for you all to see it. And featured in the issue is today’s wonderful guest, Cressida Cains. Cheese, and its sustainable creation is Cressida’s life work. Cressida and her husband Michael craft award winning sumptuous sheep cheese in the Southern Highlands, each bite offer...
2021-11-2843 min
Life on the LandMeet Jane Smith, The Shady BakerToday I’m joined by one of the Graziher Celebrities, Jane Smith – also known as The Shady Baker from a sheep station east of Broken Hill in New South Wales. Jane’s writing and recipes have been a feature in all but one issue of Graziher Magazine – and people, like you, have grown to love her work, her food and her gentle description of her life on the land.To me Jane Smith is a true home-bod – when she has to leave, she can never wait to get home.She loves that she knows...
2021-09-2635 min
Life on the LandHeidi Castleden wants you to think about organ donation PART 2This week, we’re back with Heidi Castleden from Hovell’s Creek near Boorwowa on the southern tablelands of New South Wales.In her lifetime, Heidi has been the recipient of not one but two organs, two livers, donated by strangers. These have saved her life and in turn given her the ability to start a business, get married and have a family of her own. Her story is beyond remarkable – the depths of her courage and resilience is something most of us would never have to encounter in a lifetime let alone by the ag...
2021-08-0143 min
Life on the LandRachel Castle is proud of her country rootsHave you got yourself one of the new Rachel Castle Graziher Tote Bags yet?If you subscribe for 8 or more issues of Graziher magazine - you'll be gifted one of these gorgeous new bags.In fact, did you know that homewares and bedding designer Rachel Castle is a total born and bred country girl - she grew up in Sale in Victoria and still hopes that people can see a glimpse of the country girl in all she does.She's our guest for this...
2021-07-2119 min
Life on the LandWhitney Spicer still loves art, dirt roads and the school busIf you have a copy of the Winter edition of Graziher you’ve no doubt already met today’s guest Whitney Spicer. She’s not originally from the country but she’s young and vibrant, bubbly and creative, and she’s just the kind of women that small towns embrace because they choose to move their life and their family to the country.Whitney lives with her husband and three kids in Manildra in central west New South Wales. As a newbie to country living she still takes delight in the things others sometimes take for g...
2021-07-1126 min
Life on the LandMea Campbell on letter-writing and lonelinessOur guest today Mea Campbell is a lawyer by trade, who's good at making things happen and quick. Her massively successful social impact business was a daydream one day and a registered business the next. Within a year there was more 15,000 people signed up to take part, as well as schools and big business. ConnectedAU and its flagship The Letterbox Project, which is basically a pen pal project were inspired when Mea thought of her late grandfather and how lonely COVID lockdown would have made him. And Mea know’s loneliness too; in fact it triggered her own young fa...
2021-05-2344 min
Life on the LandAli Cooper has a full farming life across six properties in three statesDriving home from work is the first chance Ali Cooper has to take a deep breath in her day. The mum of three is part of the CC Cooper & Co family farming empire, nearly two million acres spread across six properties across NSW, South Australia and WA.If that’s not quite enough, Ali has also recently taken on Jamestown’s ‘The Park’, breathing new life into the cabins and caravan facilities. She leads a big, busy, full life married to fifth-generation farmer, Seth. The Coopers have been on a mission to expand and diversif...
2021-05-1644 min
Life on the LandLandline's Pip Courtney thinks she's the luckiest girl in the worldToday’s guest is a household name in the Australian bush. It's Landline's Pip Courtney who's been gracing our TV screens for close to five decades.There have been two men in Pip's life. Her biggest mentor was her journalist father who she rarely saw, except on Saturday’s, when Pip would listen on with eager ears as he dissected the style, tone and headlines of the weekend papers. And then there was John. I think we all follow Pip’s journey with a certain degree of affection having watched on in shock and dismay...
2021-05-0949 min
Life on the LandEmily Herbert knows happiness and harrowing griefThis episode includes conversations about Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental ill-health, if you or anyone you know needs someone to speak with about any of these issues you can call LifeLine on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue.This week, we’re taking you into the belly of the Graziher team and flipping the mic so to speak. Emily Herbert’s silky words have graced the pages our magazine for 4 years and last year she joined the Life on the Land podcast team.She's had a break from the podcast as s...
2021-05-0252 min
Life on the LandLife on the Land in a wheelchair doesn't hold back Samantha LongmoreAnd a warning before you press play - there's a bit of sensitive language in this podcast, so make sure young ears aren’t too close by. This episode also discusses topics of mental health. If you or someone who know needs someone to speak they can call Beyond Blue they offer immediate support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 1300 22 4636When you’re 20 years old, can you remember what life was like? Maybe you're 20 now. Mostly it's dominated by work, well-lubricated social events and exploring the world.This was...
2021-04-2550 min
Life on the LandFleur McDonald's writes best selling books based on experiences of overcoming adversity in farmingOur guest on Life on the Land this week is prolific rural fiction writer from Western Australian Fleur McDonald. In the last 12 years she’s written 18 books, the latest ‘Something to Hide’ is out this week. Long before Fleur was a writer, she was chasing the dream to be a farmer, hassling the patriarchy at every opportunity so she could build her skills and one-day own her own piece of land.She realised this dream when she moved to Esperance in Western Australia but her story gradually became complex and difficult, even her writing had to...
2021-03-2846 min
Life on the LandElisha Parker wears all the hatsFrom a school of the air childhood, where afternoon’s meant sticky hands from themolasses feed run in the 90’s drought to riding bikes, chasing birds and starting mini-businesses, there emerged a girl with a quite confidence landing her as a lawyer, an ag-tech innovator and an exciting new advocate with an inimitable spark, that’s hard to extinguish.Even in the wee hours of the early morning, while soothing sleepless babies, Elisha Parker is excited about the opportunity to spend time not catching up on sleep but working!! E...
2021-03-2136 min
Life on the LandStephanie Trethewey created a podcast to overcome the isolation of rural livingIf you haven't grown up on the land the foray into rural life is often closely followed by a the feeling of isolation, being separated from your people and different from your normal environment where everything you knew was familiar and ordered. Isolation is definitely not unique to the bush it’s a challenge that so many mothers in rural Australia have experienced. Stephanie Trethewey is one of them and she’s making much of it. Her podcast, Motherland, interviewing ordinary and extraordinary rural Mum’s has had over 110,000 downloads. Her new vo...
2021-03-1434 min
Life on the LandFanny Lumsden comes from a long line of farming families and show ponies.This chick, ARIA award winning Australian country music singer and song writer Fanny Lumsden is a such a legend. The energy that she gives off even via a computer screen is pretty special. Fanny is a born to be entertainer, who somehow maintains the authenticity of a girl who’s grown up on a farm, she sees the true beauty of small communities (insert her Country Halls Tour) in Australia and yet has 8 golden guitars awards sitting on her mantle piece. And is still surprised at the ongoing success or her career.Part of he...
2021-03-0748 min
Life on the LandBONUS: Maggie MacKellar on writing, journalling and being in touch with Life on the Landour latest guest was farmer, historian and author Maggie MacKellar who now lives in the tiny town on the east coast of Tasmania – as Maggie so beautifully told us in her interview released on Monday there’s been many bumps in her life. One thing that’s helped her process the blindsides that have beset her is writing and journalling, a discipline she does religiously each morning. Not only has it helped her overcome adversity but her words have become the basis of books and memoirs. So she shares with you, her practise and what it brings to her life o...
2021-03-0214 min
Life on the LandMaggie MacKellar was saved by her Life on the LandIn her life to-date farmer, historian and author Maggie MacKellar has navigated some of the most horrendously unexpected undertows of life. But now, in her home with her partner, in a tiny town on the east coast of Tasmania, it's their Life on the Land that’s brought her to calmer waters again.Some of you may already know Maggie’s story, she’s been on ABC TV’s Australian Story twice. The first was the story of her husband, Mike who became acutely unwell with a mental health illness, which quickly took hold of his o...
2021-02-2842 min
Life on the LandRobbie Sefton's story is surprising in so many waysWhen I’ve observed todays’ guest from afar, usually at an ag conference or the like, I feel like she’s akin to rural Australia’s version of the Queen. Always impeccably dressed. A woman of strength, who’s practical, like a farmer, in her solutions and it seems that the crowd almost parts when she enters the room.Robbie Sefton lives with her husband Alastair on a farm close to Tamworth. From town she runs her national communications business, Seftons. It’s been strategising policy, product and service campaigns for government, research organisations and some big...
2021-02-2141 min
Life on the LandThe hustle behind the headlines with The Regional PR Co's Georgie RobertsonGeorgie Robertson is a red dirt country girl from way back. Growing up on a sheep station past Ivanhoe, it was a 2.5 hour drive for the Robertson family to the nearest town. She studied via school of the air and understands the heart of country Australia because she’s lived it.She’s also one of the go-to voices for Public Relations and media communications in the bush, with a client list that includes National Farmers Federation, AgriFutures and Buy From The Bush to name a few.Running her busi...
2021-02-1456 min
Life on the LandLightning did strike twice for Emily Riggs of Iris + Wool and her familyThere’s nothing quite like the deliciousness of merino on skin. This gorgeous natural fibre is enjoying a real renaissance, and South Australian farmer and designer, Emily Riggs is helping lead the charge with her label, Iris + Wool. She sat down to chat with Emily Herbert with her tiny daughter, Lucy – at the time only 10-weeks-old – strapped to her chest. Designed from her kitchen table on the merino property she shares with her husband Tom and two young children, Emily has created a stunning collection - despite not having a background in fashion, design or retail. While combining her love o...
2021-02-0737 min
Life on the LandGraziher Christmas SpecialA special episode shining a light on how some of Graziher magazine's contributors (and some others) will be spending Christmas. What's on the menu, who will be there, family rituals and how to prepare for such a big event when your nearest 'big shop' is miles and miles and miles away.Many thanks to Jane Smith, Claire Mactaggart, Cara Peek, Robbie Sefton and Sophie Hansen for joining us today.Thank you to the sponsor for this episode the Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW.And...
2020-12-2020 min
Life on the LandCara Peek is not about making people feel comfortableToday's guest on Life on the Land is our cover girl, Yawuru Bunuba women Cara Peek is a force. She spent her childhood days in multicultural Melbourne and as a self confessed 'geek', Cara is incredibly intelligent, so much so that she studied Law but soon found that the law was too slow for her and took matters into her own hands.Now she lives closer to her ancestors in Broome in the Kimberley where she runs her flagship event Saltwater Country Inc. and The Cultural Intelligence Project and this year she's the Agrifutures...
2020-12-1356 min
Life on the LandA bush business' best friend, Grace Brennan from Buy From The BushToday’s guest became a household name in Australia almost overnight. Warren women, Grace Brennan is Buy From The Bush. Last Christmas, in desperation, searching to offer her community just the tiniest germ of hope to help get through the drought for a just a bit longer, she started a Instagram page encouraging people in the city, to buy their kris kringle presents from businesses in the bush.She thought it would be a nice thing maybe for her friends and family to grab hold of – instead ten’s of thousands of people jumped on boa...
2020-12-0647 min
Life on the LandFrom farming to fashion and back again with Grace QuastToday’s chat is with Grace Quast. If you’re a reader of Graziher you may have seen Grace’s gorgeous face splashed across the pages modelling for various fashion shoots, or spied her name in the byline of a story. This multi-skilled journalist and farmer is living proof a satisfying career isn’t hampered by geography. Living with husband David on their property ‘Domang’ half way between Moree and Goondiwindi, she says she’s in the business of ‘storytelling’ – whether as a photographer, a stylist or a branding consultant. Emi...
2020-11-2953 min
Life on the Land2020 has been a tough year for dairy farmer Tahlia McSwainIt's fair to say that 2020 has been a tough year for most, certainly an extraordinary year like we’ve never seen before. But for today’s guest, young dairy farmer Tahlia McSwain from Busselton in south west Western Australia it’s been a shocker. Earlier this year she took a job as a stockwoman, escorting sheep and cattle on a live export vessel. She’d done it before and she should have been home the family dairy farm within a matter of weeks. But things went wrong. Complications with COVID 19 which are still unclear to Tahlia saw herself and the crew...
2020-11-2237 min
Life on the LandBuilding e-commerce giant Birdsnest with Jane CayThe name Jane Cay is synonymous with trailblazing success. The mum of three is the founder of Birdsnest, the little Cooma shop which has turned into a digital commerce giant, turning over $25 million a year. With nearly 150 staff, the accolades have rolled in. Jane has been named number one in the Top 50 people in E-Commerce, and Birdsnest has been named the fourth best place to work in Australia. The business also now boasts nine in-house brands. All this, while raising her kids alongside husband Oli, on their Merino property 65-kilometres outsideCooma. Yet on March 16, 2020, everything was...
2020-11-1548 min
Life on the LandJumbled's Pip Brett is like a cup of espresso with sparklesPip Brett is like a shower of confetti on a sunshine-y day. She epitomised her styling motto 'More is more, less is a bore. The founder of clothing and homewares emporium, The Sonic located in the Orange in New South Wales, Pip is a total inspiration for regional retail. She is a brightly clad creative whirlwind who innately knows how to bring ideas to life. With a fiercely loyal community and a global following Pip has come a log way from her 21 year old self when she moved home from Sydney to open her first tiny clothes shop Iglou, 14...
2020-11-0854 min
Life on the LandSophie Hansen loves to shine a light on fellow rural womenAuthor, blogger and farmer Sophie Hansen is no stranger to the Graziher crowd. She regularly contributes recipes to the magazine, working alongside other rural creatives to bring an everyday eating scene beautifully to life through great photography and styling.Sophie grew up in the city, in Sydney and only moved to the country when she fell in love with her now husband Tim who lives just outside of Orange in New South Wales. When she came she brought with her a love and talent for many things - cooking, writing and community – and since be...
2020-11-0139 min
Life on the LandCelebrating Spring in the garden with Claire AustinAll over the country people are throwing open their windows allowing the sweet Spring air to infiltrate - homes and minds – and awaken our senses. In most parts of the country it’s a wonderful season, worth celebrating. There are still parts of the country that are dry and dusty, insipid almost and we are thinking of you. Today’s guest, Claire Austin has lived through that and it was during times of drought especially that her wonderful homegrown gardening community became all the more important.She started the Gin Gin Garden Club as a way...
2020-10-1141 min
Life on the LandShanna Whan is serious about beating booze in the bushThis episode deals with mental ill health and addiction. If this brings anything up for you, you can speak with someone right now at Lifeline on 13 11 14.Alcohol is considered by many the social lubricant of rural life. We knock off with a beer, celebrate and commiserate with a bevvy and mix a drink with every event, from the footy final to the country races. We often think of alcoholism as swigging out of a brown paper in broad daylight. But there’s an insidious reality that is far more common than we realise – that of a...
2020-10-0452 min
Life on the LandFiona Baird brings fun, fashion and feverishly hard work to her job on live export vessels.For many years now, New Zealand born Fiona Baird has been bringing fun, fashion and a feverishly hard work ethic to her work as a stock woman on live export shipments from Australia throughout all of South East Asia. Her story is so unique because she doesn’t allow the grit and grime of working with animals all day, dampen her style standards of well done hair and strong red lipstick. But it wasn’t always about live export for Fi, she’s lived a colourful life, with a few stops and starts since her childhood days on a farm i...
2020-09-2742 min
Life on the LandChristine Ferguson loves the wisdom of life's harsh realitiesChristine humbly refers to herself as a farmer, living mostly in central west NSW but between there and two properties in the far western corner New South Wales with her partner, affectionately know as the Ginga Ninja and she has two grown children living in Canberra and Adelaide.But her story is remarkable –Christine has always had a deep love for the land and for animals – and her drive to have her own farm and be amongst the natural world has seen her face some huge adversities. She hasn’t escaped these events unharmed – but she...
2020-09-2045 min
Life on the LandGeorgie Mattschoss is cultivating conversation about mental ill healthThis episode has some language which isn’t suitable for little ears, and deals with the aftermath of a bushfire and mental ill health. If this brings anything up for you, you can speak with someone right now at Lifeline on 13 11 14.Today's guest Georgia Mattschoss is a mum and farmer from South Australia. What a rollercoaster Georgia has ridden. A series of unforeseen circumstances have thrown some serious curveballs at Georgia over the last decade and her story, which she shares with Emily Herbert, is ultimately one of survival an...
2020-09-1333 min
Life on the LandAnnabelle Hickson is still surprised by life on the landAnnabelle Hickson isn’t your average country girl, in fact, even though she’s written extensively about her life on the land she still feels like a foreigner travelling to another wonderful planet. She's lived in Moree and now on a farm near Tenterfield in northern New South Wales for almost a decade with her husband Ed and three children and continues to be astonished by her life, lifestyle and the people within it. Her story is about learning the worth of simple things, harnessing ambition and that sometimes a big house in the country isn’t what’s going to...
2020-09-0639 min
Life on the LandGrace McLeod is the next generation of women managing the farm.Our guest for today's show is Grace McLeod, a young farmer from Western Victoria.If you fancy a McLeod's Daughters joke she's already beat you to it - often seen on horseback with her three working dogs never far behind she lives her own version of Drovers Run every day.Grace is currently managing her family's two properties which straddle the Victorian and the South Australian border with around 6,000 acres of arable and 2,000 acres of grazing for just under 3,500 head of sheep it's been a busy 3 years since Grace...
2020-08-3034 min
Life on the LandJulie McDonald - challenges and triumphs.It's fitting that Julie McDonald is our first guest for the Life on the Land podcast. Her story is extraordinary, but many of the challenges and triumphs she's lived through, run parallel to the experience of other women all over rural and regional Australia.For Julie, her story is about falling in love; a life on the land; her husband Zanda, her four daughters; being CFO of one of Australia largest privately owned, beef enterprises, McDonald Holdings and so many more things. Sadly life was to become unhinged seven years ago, when Zanda, passed...
2020-08-2339 min
Life on the LandWelcome to the Graziher podcastWelcome to our new podcast telling stories of women who live in rural and regional Australia. Stories from all kinds of women, who have lived all kinds of lives from all different walks of life. In our first season over 8 episodes, join our hosts Skye Manson and Emily Herbert as they speak to women from all over Australia. Hear from farmers, mothers, photographers, business owners, teachers, nurses and doctors too. Hear from women who have moved to the country and women who have moved away from the country. Everyday women, we all have a story to tell.
2020-08-1803 min