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Gourmet dining on a saltpan and long distance travel for sport

We're off to dinner on a vast outback salt pan; go back of beyond for a campdraft; get tips on smoking fish; and meet border collie breeder Denis Hanrahan.

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Horses help therapy patients and Connor's got a nose for weeds

Horses help patients deal with anxiety and stress issues; beach sculptures brings smiles to Shelley Beach; we visit a boutique duck farm; and meet a dog with an acute sense of smell.

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Saving freshwater mussels and Roly's last delivery run

Saving a vulnerable species that's not cute and cuddly; go bush with landcare volunteers; meet the 'apple island wife' blogger; and join Roly Lennox on his last delivery run.

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Triumph and tragedy at Woombye cheese and munching edible weeds

Triumph and tragedy at the award-winning Woombye cheese company; bushies line up for a relaxing massage; we tuck into edible garden weeds; and crank up the heat with home-grown chillies.

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Mammals to return to Sturt National Park and a mushroom-led recovery

Sturt National Park prepares for an animal release; making the switch from cows to chooks; a disability support group grows organic oyster mushrooms; and raw honey straight from the hives.

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Family sells off vintage machinery and local shearing brand turns 30

Family sells off a vintage machinery collection; go fly fishing in Tasmania; indigenous language comes alive at Taree High; and a local shearing clothing brand turns 30.

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Preserving a relic of rural Australia and anyone for tea?

Jim Sawyer is a man with a mission, collecting and restoring old windmills; we check out the national yard dog trials; learn how to milk a camel; and have a cuppa at the tea cosy festival.

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Visit a no-waste berry farm and go bush with an outback mailman

Visit a no-waste berry farm; check out an oyster stout; taste test a batch of scones; and head bush with a Channel Country mailman.

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Messing about on the river and waltzing back to Winton

We go messing about on a river boat; tackle the thorny problem of picking finger limes; brussels sprouts get a new lease on life; and a Matilda collection waltzes back to Winton.

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A 'wheelie' good nesting box trial and creating a backyard market garden

Volunteers make new homes for native wildlife; turn your backyard into an urban market garden; and kick up your heels at the Kooroorinya Races jive competition.

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Gathering for a food swap and rescue dogs sniff out truffles

Keen gardeners and home cooks meet for a neighbourhood food swap; pizza's on the menu at a Victorian cheese factory; girl guides make shopping bags; and a rescue dog sniffs out truffles

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Harvest Market goes plastic free and bushland rises from the ashes

A farmers' market goes plastic free in July; drovers hit the road as the big dry bites; Lorna Driscoll is a veteran water diviner; and Tathra's bushland rises from the ashes.

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Singing in the caves and a career change to 'Fork it Farm'

We go underground to sing in the caves; Woodstock farewells its butcher; we take a walk through the 'lungs' of Pt Macquarie; and visit Daniel and Kim Croker on 'Fork it Farm'

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Digging in the Pilbara and truffle hunting in the Victorian alps

An archaeological dig unearths an ancient campfire; we go gardening in marginal country; young Rory has his heart set on a music career; and Charlie goes truffle hunting in the alps.

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Dialling up with HAM radio operators and meet George the pigeon 'liberator'

HAM radio operators dial up the world; girls take on the boys at the Jundah rodeo; the Pilbara community remembers one of its own; and meet George the pigeon 'liberator'.

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Growing oysters in the tropics and meet the master and his apprentice

Growing tropical oysters in the Pilbara; bringing the spiny daisy back to life; sharing horse skills with the world; and meet an 81-year-old blacksmith and his apprentice.

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A rare bird makes an appearance and vintage vans on display

The critically endangered regent honey eater flies into the Hunter; we go trackside with 90-year-old Alf McLeod; meet Clyde the kelpie; and visit a vintage caravan rally.

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Behind the scenes on the ski slopes and mining families go underground

Behind the scenes on the ski slopes; a rehabilitation farm work offers new hope; Pauline is Pentland's number one fundraiser; and families tour an underground mine.

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Digging up marine fossils and horses and high fashion at the Louth races

Amateur palaeontologists dig up marine fossils; dry weather forces feral camels south; and horses and high fashion at the Louth country race meeting.

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The ballet goes outback and meet Coober Pedy's 'kangaroo mum'

Members of the Australian Ballet goes outback; we find out what's good for your gut; train for a remote area emergency; and meet Coober Pedy's 'kangaroo mum'.

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