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Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott shares how the event has changed lives: her own, and others.

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WINNING THE LOTTERY

With an eye on future film options, Madeline Curr finds herself entranced by her grandmother’s fairytale past.

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Meet the Australian woman who became a star of the US rodeo circuit
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Meet the Australian woman who became a star of the US rodeo circuit

After finding success on the US rodeo circuit, Emily Collits is back in Queensland sharing her skills and experience with other young women who want to break the mold.

WORDS LOUISA HARVEY PHOTOGRAPHY ALLIE LEE
These dreamy pieces will have you covered for balmy spring days and into summer
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These dreamy pieces will have you covered for balmy spring days and into summer

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Photography Allie Lee Styling Lizzie Walsh
Holly Wilson is bringing smart data management practices to her family's poll dorset stud operation
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Holly Wilson is bringing smart data management practices to her family's poll dorset stud operation

After university Holly moved back to the farm to work with her father.

WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA MACALPINE
When Kate Greenwood started making  jewellery,  she had no idea how much it would transform her life
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When Kate Greenwood started making jewellery, she had no idea how much it would transform her life

Plus receive a free pair of Greenwood Designs earrings worth $69 when you subscribe to Graziher. 

Words Victoria Carey Photography Monique Lovick
Rural Women's Day founder Jackie Elliot loved using local vendors at her Grampians wedding
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Rural Women's Day founder Jackie Elliot loved using local vendors at her Grampians wedding

Jackie is passionate about rural communities and wants to champion the local vendors she used on her special day.

Photography Alice Miles Words Amie Shan
TRENDING STORIES

Issue 41 (Oct/Nov 2024) is out now

From the outback flower farmer succeeding against the odds to the entrepreneur who started an egg business when she was only eight, this issue is packed with inspiring stories about women on the land.

We speak to a Mount Isa student doctor about rural health challenges and meet the woman behind The Brumby Project. Find out the farming WHS essentials before enjoying the latest recipes from Broken Hill’s Shady Baker. And discover the best of the bush in our rural shopping guide!

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Maggie MacKellar
Maggie MacKellar

Based on Tasmania’s east coast, writer Maggie MacKellar has earned a loyal following for her column, The Farm Diaries. Her most recent book, Graft, was longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize.

Grace Quast
Grace Quast

A country girl at heart, Grace Quast juggles photography, styling and writing work with a broad acre cropping operation, which she runs with her husband near Moree in northern New South Wales.

Jane Smith
Jane Smith

Our resident food writer is known for her popular blog, The Shady Baker, where she chronicles her life raising a family on a sheep station near Broken Hill, growing food and baking (often sourdough).

Alexandra MacAlpine
Alexandra MacAlpine

Xan is a photographer, writer and marketing consultant. Originally from Wagga Wagga, she now lives on a 1133 hectare property near Grenfell, New South Wales, with her young family.

Claire Austin
Claire Austin

Claire Austin is the woman behind the Gin Gin Garden Club, which she started to share strategies for gardening during drought. She lives near Trangie, New South Wales.

Madeline Curr
Madeline Curr

Writer and photographer Madeline Curr shares her style tips in the fashion pages of Graziher. Based on her family’s property in the Toowoomba Region, Curr is also the co-founder of Avondale Wagyu.

Sophie Hansen
Sophie Hansen

Sophie grew up in Sydney but now lives on a deer and cattle farm just outside Orange, New South Wales, with her family. She's the author of three cookbooks and a regular contributor to Graziher.

Emily Herbert
Emily Herbert

Born and raised in regional New South Wales, Emily Herbert loves to tell the stories of country women. She's the co-host of Graziher's popular flagship podcast, Life on the Land.

Sammie O'Brien
Sammie O'Brien

Sammie O’Brien is a familiar face on Channel 7's Weekender and Creek to Coast programs. She's also the co-host of Graziher’s podcast, Life on the Land.

Katherine Beard
Katherine Beard

Katherine Beard is a writer and the head of family law at a Melbourne law firm. In 2020, she moved to Bendigo, purchasing a Victorian home built by a goldminer in the 1890s.

Grace Brennan
Grace Brennan

Grace Brennan is the founder of the online marketplace Buy From The Bush. She lives on a farm near Warren in western New South Wales with her husband and four children.

Cassandra Hooke
Cassandra Hooke

Cassandra Hooke lives on a merino farm on New South Wales' Hay Plains with her husband and two children. She’s Graziher’s resident outback gardening expert and is here to help with all your questions.

Claire Dunne
Claire Dunne

Since founding Graziher at her mum and dad’s kitchen table, Claire Dunne has learned the ins and outs of the publishing industry. Now married and a mum of two, she juggles Graziher with work on the family property.

Victoria Carey
Victoria Carey

From working as a reporter on a daily newspaper to editing Vogue Living and Country Style, Graziher's editorial director has always been passionate about making sure the voice of the bush is heard in Australia.

Amie Shann
Amie Shann

Amie Shann lives on a 1600 hectare cattle property 300 kilometres west of Mackay in Central Queensland. She's Graziher's junior digital producer.

Jayne Cuddihy
Jayne Cuddihy

For more than 20 years, Jayne Cuddihy has been telling the stories of rural and regional Australia. She currently hosts and produces podcasts, contributes to national publications and is an event MC and facilitator.

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Meet the sisters running their family’s property in the Flinders Ranges
Sheep
Meet the sisters running their family’s property in the Flinders Ranges

Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates have joined forces to run Acacia Valley, their family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock.

WORDS PENNY CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father to suicide
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Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father to suicide

When her father ended his own life — just as his beloved dairy industry faced a national crisis — Sallie set about securing a fair price for dairy farmers.  

Words Emily Herbert Photography Mark Roper
“You’re not guaranteed a baby.” What it’s like going through IVF in the bush
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“You’re not guaranteed a baby.” What it’s like going through IVF in the bush

Struggling with infertility while living remotely isn’t for the faint-hearted. Raine Holcombe is one who has met the challenge.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY STEPHANIE COOMBES

Travel

Sarah Wheeler spent a season at a cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara
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Sarah Wheeler spent a season at a cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara

It was an experience that changed her life.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY SARAH WHEELER
Pip Farquharson photographs the shopfronts of a bygone era
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Pip Farquharson photographs the shopfronts of a bygone era

Every building she captures with her camera has a story behind it.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY PIP FARQUHARSON
A family’s 1400 kilometre roadtrip during the height of the pandemic
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A family’s 1400 kilometre roadtrip during the height of the pandemic

Photographer Clancy Paine hits the road with four kids and a cockatoo.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY CLANCY PAINE
Mount William station has been transformed into a luxurious farmland getaway
Accommodation
Mount William station has been transformed into a luxurious farmland getaway

In this tale of four generations, Mount William station in Victoria evolved from a postwar slice of tranquility to a luxurious farmland getaway.

WORDS JAYNE CUDDIHY PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS
Jumbled’s Pip Brett has transformed an Art Deco bank into a beautiful place to stay
Accommodation
Jumbled’s Pip Brett has transformed an Art Deco bank into a beautiful place to stay

Sona is in the heart of the small town of Molong in NSW's central west.

WORDS VICTORIA CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY CLANCY PAINE
Emma Cross travels to the Birdsville Races to photograph the scenery on and off the track
Things to do
Emma Cross travels to the Birdsville Races to photograph the scenery on and off the track

Now in its 140th year, the races are a fixture of the outback calendar — and Graziher photographer Emma Cross was there to capture all the celebrations.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS

Weddings

Kate and Jake’s ‘Territory formal’ wedding was a celebration of the place they call home
Weddings
Kate and Jake’s ‘Territory formal’ wedding was a celebration of the place they call home

Sparks flew when Kate Harding and Jake Nelder met while mustering cattle on the Harding family property seven years ago.

WORDS KATE NELDER PHOTOGRAPHY FIONA JANE DENNEY
The Townsville wedding where the groom galloped to the altar
Weddings
The Townsville wedding where the groom galloped to the altar

Horses are a big part of the couple's lives, so it was only natural that the groom decided to make an entrance fit for an old Western.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY VICKI MILLER
After two proposals and three date changes, Harriet and Amanda finally had their dream wedding
Weddings
After two proposals and three date changes, Harriet and Amanda finally had their dream wedding

The couple, who met in 2013, had to postpone their Wagga Wagga wedding three times due to the pandemic.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY CAMILLA DUFFY
The Italian-themed wedding of Eliza and Jack in Wellington, NSW
Weddings
The Italian-themed wedding of Eliza and Jack in Wellington, NSW

Eliza Whiteley initially wanted to elope in Italy but they compromised on an Italian-themed wedding at a merino stud.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY NAT SALLOUM
Anna and Adam arranged their dream wedding in just four months
Weddings
Anna and Adam arranged their dream wedding in just four months

When the two reconnected in the thick of COVID-19 lockdowns, the attraction was instant.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY FELICITY STUBBS
Floods didn’t stop this couple from tying the knot on the Liverpool Plains
Weddings
Floods didn’t stop this couple from tying the knot on the Liverpool Plains

The flooded plains made the day even more memorable when Louise and Scott Ferrier said ‘I Do’ in front of their family and friends.

Photography Jillian McHugh Words Emily Herbert
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Meet the sisters running their family’s property in the Flinders Ranges
Sheep
Meet the sisters running their family’s property in the Flinders Ranges

Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates have joined forces to run Acacia Valley, their family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock.

WORDS PENNY CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father to suicide
People
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father to suicide

When her father ended his own life — just as his beloved dairy industry faced a national crisis — Sallie set about securing a fair price for dairy farmers.  

Words Emily Herbert Photography Mark Roper
“You’re not guaranteed a baby.” What it’s like going through IVF in the bush
People
“You’re not guaranteed a baby.” What it’s like going through IVF in the bush

Struggling with infertility while living remotely isn’t for the faint-hearted. Raine Holcombe is one who has met the challenge.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY STEPHANIE COOMBES

Travel

Sarah Wheeler spent a season at a cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara
Things to do
Sarah Wheeler spent a season at a cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara

It was an experience that changed her life.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY SARAH WHEELER
Pip Farquharson photographs the shopfronts of a bygone era
Community
Pip Farquharson photographs the shopfronts of a bygone era

Every building she captures with her camera has a story behind it.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY PIP FARQUHARSON
A family’s 1400 kilometre roadtrip during the height of the pandemic
Things to do
A family’s 1400 kilometre roadtrip during the height of the pandemic

Photographer Clancy Paine hits the road with four kids and a cockatoo.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY CLANCY PAINE
Mount William station has been transformed into a luxurious farmland getaway
Accommodation
Mount William station has been transformed into a luxurious farmland getaway

In this tale of four generations, Mount William station in Victoria evolved from a postwar slice of tranquility to a luxurious farmland getaway.

WORDS JAYNE CUDDIHY PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS
Jumbled’s Pip Brett has transformed an Art Deco bank into a beautiful place to stay
Accommodation
Jumbled’s Pip Brett has transformed an Art Deco bank into a beautiful place to stay

Sona is in the heart of the small town of Molong in NSW's central west.

WORDS VICTORIA CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY CLANCY PAINE
Emma Cross travels to the Birdsville Races to photograph the scenery on and off the track
Things to do
Emma Cross travels to the Birdsville Races to photograph the scenery on and off the track

Now in its 140th year, the races are a fixture of the outback calendar — and Graziher photographer Emma Cross was there to capture all the celebrations.

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY EMMA CROSS

Weddings

Kate and Jake’s ‘Territory formal’ wedding was a celebration of the place they call home
Weddings
Kate and Jake’s ‘Territory formal’ wedding was a celebration of the place they call home

Sparks flew when Kate Harding and Jake Nelder met while mustering cattle on the Harding family property seven years ago.

WORDS KATE NELDER PHOTOGRAPHY FIONA JANE DENNEY
The Townsville wedding where the groom galloped to the altar
Weddings
The Townsville wedding where the groom galloped to the altar

Horses are a big part of the couple's lives, so it was only natural that the groom decided to make an entrance fit for an old Western.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY VICKI MILLER
After two proposals and three date changes, Harriet and Amanda finally had their dream wedding
Weddings
After two proposals and three date changes, Harriet and Amanda finally had their dream wedding

The couple, who met in 2013, had to postpone their Wagga Wagga wedding three times due to the pandemic.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY CAMILLA DUFFY
The Italian-themed wedding of Eliza and Jack in Wellington, NSW
Weddings
The Italian-themed wedding of Eliza and Jack in Wellington, NSW

Eliza Whiteley initially wanted to elope in Italy but they compromised on an Italian-themed wedding at a merino stud.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY NAT SALLOUM
Anna and Adam arranged their dream wedding in just four months
Weddings
Anna and Adam arranged their dream wedding in just four months

When the two reconnected in the thick of COVID-19 lockdowns, the attraction was instant.

WORDS AMIE SHANN PHOTOGRAPHY FELICITY STUBBS
Floods didn’t stop this couple from tying the knot on the Liverpool Plains
Weddings
Floods didn’t stop this couple from tying the knot on the Liverpool Plains

The flooded plains made the day even more memorable when Louise and Scott Ferrier said ‘I Do’ in front of their family and friends.

Photography Jillian McHugh Words Emily Herbert

Graziher magazine

October/November 2024

From the outback flower farmer succeeding against the odds to the entrepreneur who started an egg business when she was only eight, this issue is packed with inspiring stories. Plus, discover the best of the bush in our rural shopping guide!

August/September 2024

It’s our 40th issue! To celebrate, 20 women share their hopes, dreams and advice. Plus, we meet sustainability expert (and cover star) Ella Edwards and gather tips from two Tassie sisters who turn outbuildings into extraordinary accommodation.

June/July 2024

This time, we get to know some of the extraordinary women in Australia’s wool industry, plus we meet rodeo star Emily Collits and answer some of your most pressing questions in our Q&A column with The Outback Gardener.

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