R.M.Williams OUTBACK
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R.M.Williams OUTBACK
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 spectacul...
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Putting Australia on the map: revisiting the extraordinary story of Matthew Flinders, the explorer who gave us our name
Matthew Flinders' 1914 Terra Australis map was the first to name Australia and the first to picture it as a self-contained island continent. In this t...
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 immersing hersel...
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 r...
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 so for more th...
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...
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 Riveri...
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 powerh...
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...
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 cha...
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...
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 thi...
We bought the vets: Longreach farmer James Walker, three years after he and his family came to the rescue of Longreach Veterinary Service
In 2022, Longreach vets was set to close, which would have meant locals had to travel over three hours to keep their animals healthy. Enter fifth-gene...
Revealing Australia's wildlife to the world: John and Elizabeth Gould
Hear from the author of the recent book Mrs and Mrs Gould about the grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, wh...
Bush nurse: John Wright tried several jobs before he found his calling in remote health care
John Wright has led a fast-paced adult life of farming, shearing, tank-building, studying, truck-driving and a host of other jobs – before giving them...
Fighting for a seat at the table for producers: AgForce's Mike Guerin's life-long leadership
The peaks and troughs of a life in leadership have prepared Mike Guerin well for his role as CEO of Queensland's AgForce where he spearheaded the case...
From master craftsman to keeper of the flame: a journey in boots with long-time R.M.Williams employee Michael Williams
Michael Williams worked at R.M.Williams for more than 40 years, progressing from apprentice boot maker as a teenager, through to head of production an...
Australian cattle in Indonesia: a positive live-export story
Associate Editor Ken Eastwood meets our live-exported cattle in Indonesia and concludes that positive change continues following the shock live export...
The bravest scout at Gallipoli: remembering forgotten war hero Harry Freame
Every year, on April 25 Australians gather to make a promise. That at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. But memory...
Recovering from the fire: Tim and Sally Haslam
Fire is our best friend and our biggest foe. Associate Editor Ken Eastwood interviews Tim and Sally Haslam about the devastating paddock fire that nea...
On the belt line in the R.M.Williams workshop with Christopher Collins
Chris Collins ia craft team leader in the amazingly productive R.M.Williams workshop in Adelaide. in this first episode of a number we'll be doing to...
From the long paddock to the big blue paddock: former heli-musterer Munro Hardy
The new owners of Darwin’s Cape Adieu Harbour Cruises – Munro Hardy and Grace McLeod – have adapted their impressive agricultural backgrounds to the b...
Outback legend Ron Moon on controversial explorer Leichhardt
Ron Moon is one of the bigest names in the Australian 4-wheel-drive community, having led hundreds of expeditions and written a list of guidebooks. Re...
Small investors buy into virtual farms: IIF founder Nathan MacPhee
In what’s believed to be a world first, small-scale Australian investors are putting money into farm production, placing needed cash in the pockets of...
Alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden
Humble, hardworking alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden
has reignited the genre with her honest storytelling and strong melodies...
Great Artesian Basin with photojournalist Mandy McKeesick
The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest groundwater reservoirs in the world, sustaining life wherever its ancient waters come to the surface. M...
Back to the Birdsville Track
Birdsville Track veteran John Dunn unearths the story of the little-known first mailman on this challenging desert route.
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Bird book reunites step brothers
Step brothers David Freedman and Richard Steele hadn’t seen each other for more than 50 years due to a family estrangement. However, when artist David...
Renaissance bushman Brendan Eblen
Brendan Eblen is known across the South Australian outback as a house painter, a cook, a storyteller and an RFDS fundraiser.
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The latest and greatest in Australian agtech with journalist Ken Eastwood
Australian agtech is ushering in a new era for the way we farm. There are now over 500 agritech companies now in Australia, with the industry entering...
Saving our native animals with ecologist Katherine Moseby
Ecologist Katherine Moseby has spent her career working to solve one of Australia’s most complex environmental challenges – feral animals.
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Inside the Akubra workshop with art director Peter Pap
OUTBACK’s art director Peter Pap recently captured the Akubra workshop in action to mark its 50th year in Kempsey, NSW. He says that on entering the c...
A new chapter for libraries with writer Amanda Burdon
Gone are the days of libraries being stuffy, silent book repositories. Today’s libraries, especially in rural and regional Australia, are vibrant comm...
Unconventional sheep farmer Nan Bray
Conventional farming is not in Nan Bray’s lexicon. Instead, the Tasmanian scientist-turned sheep farmer uses a range of sustainable and ethical practi...
From waste to wealth with Eileen Breen
Eileen Breen is at the forefront of efforts to create more sustainable Northern Territory businesses.
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Art from the saddle with Mark Coombe
Mark Coombe’s experience around cattle and horses infuses a relatable authenticity to his paintings.
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Catch Up With OUTBACK Editor In Chief Mark Muller
From the architecture of the Limestone Coast of South Australia to the life of a great adventurer and a surprising trip to the Tamworth Country Music...
Australia’s ultimate adventures with author Andrew Bain
If you’re looking for that extra ‘wow’ factor for your next holiday, look no further. Author of Ultimate Adventures Australia, Andrew Bain, shares the...
Telling the story of the Deshon Goat Depot with Siggo Deshon
On the front hoof: Merchandise and a social media presence are keeping the slightly madcap Deshon Goat Depot afloat in a challenging market.
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The architecture of the Australian bush with writer Andrew Hull
From the salt of the coast to sands of the desert, via the breezy tropics and the tempestuous grasslands, the architecture of our nation is as much a...
Changing the way we think about wallabies: Lenah Game Meats
For the past 30 years, Launceston-based Lenah Game Meats – represented by John and Katrina Kelly – has been at the forefront of the wallaby industry,...