Rural Reporter August 8, 2015
Orphaned joeys find a loving new home; a miner swaps her hard-hat for a fascinator; wild deer over-run the town of Moranbah; and historic Richmond Park gets a grand new entrance.
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This week it's all about food. We're eating weeds in Geurie; harvesting bush raisins in central Australia; growing tropical nuts in the cold Gippsland climate; and entering jams and preserves in the Ekka.
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A community art project in Tasmania saves and shares seeds; we go off grid with hydro power; and get measured up for a comfy camel saddle. We also cheer on competitors at the Elder Olympics.
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Young American volunteers help keep Tasmania beautiful; a new plant species pops up in the Pilbara; Sally's a dog with a nose for weeds; and we banish dark winter spirits with a pagan ceremony.
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Rural women take time out from the drought; old wool tables are getting a trendy makeover; a Spanish migrant finally realises his dream to become a farmer; and they're trapping animals at Pungalina...
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We sleep-over in the cattle and dairy pavilions at the Royal Adelaide Show; and meet a family of rodeo riders in the Pilbara, A retired school teacher restores his former school; and we visit a...
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Mud crabbers experience one of their worst seasons ever; Thorpdale commemorates the site of one of the world's tallest trees; we meet an unlikely barista; and join a special nursing home dance class.
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Three generations of the Wetherell family help out at the Perth show; a Gippsland school takes on a tree challenge; Aussies and Kiwis battle it out in the shearing shed; and tour the historic Tremain...
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A remote rural community lines up for its annual health check; we replant a wetland; catch up with a world champion whip cracker; and meet some young poultry breeders in Bega
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Young would-be scientists encouraged to get dirty at the Perth Royal Show; aspiring rodeo riders learn gymnastic skills; big horses have big appetites; and we visit a backyard chocolate factory in Mudgee.
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Country kids use film to tell their story; a tiny country school in WA wins a prestigious education award; four-legged weed controllers put to work in the Bega Valley; and we poke around Darcy's Old...
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An exciting week for ornithologists on the hunt for an endangered bird species in the Northern Territory; a mobile bottling unit helps small boutique wineries bottle their wine; and meet singing dairy...
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This week scientific evidence the Daly River catchment's a great fishing spot; and farmers line up to test their fitness at the Esperance Show. We meet chainsaw artist Anthony 'Ant' Martin; and...
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The tiny town of Eromanga's been painted pink in honour of the Channel Country Ladies' Day; farmers give the turquoise parrot a helping hand; and it's free ranging ducks, not chickens on the menu at a...
View ArticleRural Reporter November 21, 2015
A Tasmanian farmer breeds flies to help pollinate his crops; the Moffat family celebrates a century of pineapple growing; a Canberra couple helps preserve Berkshire pigs; and farmers line up for a...
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Dairy farmers and oyster growers work together to improve their environment; we visit a boutique gin distillery; and go foraging for weeds. And even in the depths of drought Jenny Gordon can still find...
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Sydney kids get a taste of country life in Cowra; we're off to a camel dairy farm in Queensland; and meet self-proclaimed weather 'nerd' Jono Ingram, the new official rainfall recorder for the tiny...
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This week the view from on board a cane train; the Ah Toy family shuts the door on an 80-year tradition in Pine Creek; teachers sign up for country service; and plump meaty scallops harvested in Bass...
View ArticleRural Reporter December 19, 2015
Black cockatoos return to the Jarrah/Marri forests of Western Australia; a new app keeps tabs on loggerhead turtles; and roadside Christmas decorations lift spirits in western Queensland.
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A feast of stories in this summer series of Rural Reporter. We make our own cheese platter, sit down to a weedy dinner, and harvest edible flowers. We also visit a snail farm and enjoy King Island salt.
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