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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Tiny Holly: auctioneering through dyslexia, depression and the loss of both legs
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36:20Tiny 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 Tiny has done this through a life with dyslexia, depression, anxiety, and type 2 diabetes resulting in the loss of both legs, is pretty incredible. Th…
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In good times and bad: how the FRRR seeks to fortify rural Australia with CEO Natalie Egleton
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29:29The 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 Queensland and NSW recover from massive floods. FRRR CEO Natalie Egleton takes us behind the organisation, which was set up with the mission of helping to ensu…
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My island home: business owner Adam Hely loves his life on Tasmania's King Island
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27:33Beautifully 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 of a new business that makes much of the place’s wide-open spaces, bracing Roaring Forties, abundant wildlife and oceanic proximity, wants to add one more: walks…
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We bought the vets: Longreach farmer James Walker, three years after he and his family came to the rescue of Longreach Veterinary Service
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26:19In 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-generation cattle farmer James Walker and his family, who bought the practice, taking their business diversification to a whole new level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Revealing Australia's wildlife to the world: John and Elizabeth Gould
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32:34Hear 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, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important naturalist expeditions in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Bush nurse: John Wright tried several jobs before he found his calling in remote health care
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33:52John 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 all up to be a bush nurse. He is now a passionate advocate for remote health, teaching the next generation of outback healthcare professionals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Fighting for a seat at the table for producers: AgForce's Mike Guerin's life-long leadership
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37:45The 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 to save the Great Artesian Basin from mining interests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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From master craftsman to keeper of the flame: a journey in boots with long-time R.M.Williams employee Michael Williams
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24:13Michael Williams worked at R.M.Williams for more than 40 years, progressing from apprentice boot maker as a teenager, through to head of production and master craftsman. Now semi-retired, he takes visitors to the R.M.Williams workshop in Adelaide on a maker's tour they will never forget. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Australian cattle in Indonesia: a positive live-export story
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34:21Associate Editor Ken Eastwood meets our live-exported cattle in Indonesia and concludes that positive change continues following the shock live export ban of 2011. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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The bravest scout at Gallipoli: remembering forgotten war hero Harry Freame
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36:38Every 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 is a slippery thing, and some stories slide through the cracks, lost to time and history. Among them is Harry Freame – a name that barely registers when we speak of the legend of the Anzacs, even tho…
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Recovering from the fire: Tim and Sally Haslam
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24:37Fire is our best friend and our biggest foe. Associate Editor Ken Eastwood interviews Tim and Sally Haslam about the devastating paddock fire that nearly claimed Tim's life in Popanyinning, WA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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On the belt line in the R.M.Williams workshop with Christopher Collins
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23:19Chris 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 look behind the scenes of the iconic boot and apparel maker, Chris talks about his love for the iconic premium brand and the careful leatherwork that goes into producing some of Australia's most beaut…
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From the long paddock to the big blue paddock: former heli-musterer Munro Hardy
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25:42The new owners of Darwin’s Cape Adieu Harbour Cruises – Munro Hardy and Grace McLeod – have adapted their impressive agricultural backgrounds to the business of unforgettable sunsets and delectable cuisine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Outback legend Ron Moon on controversial explorer Leichhardt
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32:30Ron 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. Recently he followed the course of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s first big expedition, from the Darling Downs to Port Essington on the NT coast. Ron recounts this journey and many others from over the ye…
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Small investors buy into virtual farms: IIF founder Nathan MacPhee
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34:41In 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 farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden
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33:14Humble, hardworking alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden has reignited the genre with her honest storytelling and strong melodies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Great Artesian Basin with photojournalist Mandy McKeesick
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28:52The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest groundwater reservoirs in the world, sustaining life wherever its ancient waters come to the surface. Mandy McKeesick takes a deep dive into this fascinating resource in the wake of threats to its future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Birdsville Track veteran John Dunn unearths the story of the little-known first mailman on this challenging desert route. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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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 needed a fellow bird enthusiast to write the text to go with his beautiful illustrations for Australia’s Birds in Watercolour, Richard was just the man. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform…
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Brendan Eblen is known across the South Australian outback as a house painter, a cook, a storyteller and an RFDS fundraiser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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The latest and greatest in Australian agtech with journalist Ken Eastwood
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29:37Australian 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 a critical period when the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is being realised. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Saving our native animals with ecologist Katherine Moseby
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29:13Ecologist Katherine Moseby has spent her career working to solve one of Australia’s most complex environmental challenges – feral animals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Inside the Akubra workshop with art director Peter Pap
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23:22OUTBACK’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 corrugated-iron building, the nearly 150-year history of this Aussie icon was apparent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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A new chapter for libraries with writer Amanda Burdon
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30:50Gone are the days of libraries being stuffy, silent book repositories. Today’s libraries, especially in rural and regional Australia, are vibrant community hubs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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Conventional farming is not in Nan Bray’s lexicon. Instead, the Tasmanian scientist-turned sheep farmer uses a range of sustainable and ethical practices that led to her wool being snapped up by a high-end New York fashion label. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By R.M.Williams Publishing
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