Feeding smoke-tainted wine grapes to wildlife and sunflowers brighten up...
When Natalie Tindale lost an entire year's worth of winemaking grapes to lingering bushfire smoke, the last thing she wanted was to see them go to waste. Ms Tindale offered the grapes for free to...
View ArticleTeaching traditional chair making and reviving ancient art of blacksmithing
This week, we bring you a special episode featuring some of our favourite stories from the archives. We're taking you inside workshops and sheds in regional Australia where skilled craftsmen and women...
View ArticleRestoring relics of the past in regional Australia
Meet some of the people undertaking painstaking restoration work to bring beauties of the past back to life in this episode featuring some of our favourite stories from the A Big Country archives.
View ArticlePulling together through pandemic and caring for wildlife in lockdown
Feeding the village, tourist town helping residents get by with hampers of good grub; wildlife sanctuary staff making sure animals get lots of attention during lockdown; bustling market falls quiet as...
View ArticleDigging for fossils and artist gives country town a colourful makeover
Finding fossils in underground cave dig; street artist turning country town into open air art gallery; friends turn super sleuths to solve historic mystery; tricks to growing tasty tomatoes on huge...
View ArticleEntertaining staff on remote cattle station and crafting pink gin
Event planner keeping remote station staff entertained after returning home to parents' cattle property; distiller turns to bushtucker to create unique pink gin; tractor lovers take their machinery...
View ArticleSpreading joy with sunflowers and making music with exquisite upcycled organ
Farmer spreading joy by giving away sunflower blooms; final, sublime performance for handmade chamber organ; harvesting Australia's biggest organic hemp crop; students return to learning outdoors at...
View ArticleMilking happy camels and beer lovers canning craft brews
Camel farmer finding growing demand for milk; beer loving mates get to work canning for microbreweries; boarding school dealing with challenge of remote learning for students in remote communities;...
View ArticleDistillers using native bush fruit and emotional reunion for river rescue pair
Native Illawarra plum a winning flavour for local distillers; emotional reunion for river rescue pair; spud legend shares tips on picking the perfect potato; heritage hotel publican restoring building...
View ArticleReverse sea change and students help with floodplain recovery
Prawn trawler fishermen head inland for outback jobs during pandemic shutdown, students getting hands dirty helping to rehabilitate floodplain; beekeeper's livestock in demand for pollination...
View ArticleGangster geese take over town and female surfer tackles monster wave
Gangster geese terrorise a regional town, cinemas plan reopening after lockdown, Hare Krishnas devotion to cows and the first woman to surf WA's monster wave.
View ArticleRugged Tasmanian timber workers and instilling pride in African-Australian...
Memories of Forbes department store robbery when Australia switched to decimal currency, four generations of huon timber millers at Strahan Tasmania, Congolese refugees planting pea crop at Mildura...
View ArticleWatching whales and Australia's first airmail flight re-enacted
Veteran whale watcher at Port Macquarie thrilled to see increasing numbers, Grace Easterbrook who saved Port Macquarie from overdevelopment, artisans sift through fire for exhibition of works and...
View ArticleSwimming out of the fog and paddle steamers return to river
Cold water swimming for improved health and happiness; historic paddle steamers return to river after longest ever lay-off; volunteer citizen scientists monitoring whale numbers; storytelling workshop...
View ArticleRestoring rare vintage tractor and the search for the country's top farm dog
For the love of revs, retired farmer restores old tractor; Border Collie in training to take title of country's top farm dog; teenage blacksmith crafting intricate knives; female fisher pursuing...
View ArticleFrom Miami to Mount Burr and Russian ice skater sharing his skills in new...
American expat breathing new life into country store; Russian ice skater sharing skills in regional Victoria; Roman pizza chef serving up authentic Italian food in south-west W.A; Fish and chip owner...
View ArticleSurfing through Tasmanian winter and learning lessons from bush after fire
Tassie mums surfing their way through winter; Indigenous educator teaching pre-schoolers about regeneration of bush after fire; mudlarking unearths treasures of the past from river banks; accountant...
View ArticleBush therapy for Indigenous youth and accidental coffee farmers
Breaking the cycle of youth crime, with time at bush camp; gold rush in outback Queensland as precious metal price rises; growers finding alternative uses for exotic jujube fruit in beer and vinegar;...
View ArticlePlanting 10,000 trees and training for epic trek
Metalcore band and fans help farmer plant 10,000 trees; trekking equivalent of Kokoda Track in a single day to raise money for PNG domestic violence prevention charity; copper still makers turn whisky...
View ArticleHorse riding for health and welcoming whales with song
Horse riding program helping disabled people find confidence, independence; traditional owners reviving ancient practice of welcoming whales with song; flower show brightens spirits amid coronavirus...
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