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When Whitney Spicer moved to her husband’s home town, she never dreamed that she’d become an artist.
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Our cover star is Natalie Engel, a tech-obsessed grazier who runs Sunlight Grazing in Central Queensland. She talks to us about feedlots, boosting productivity and going it alone. Also in this issue, photographer Claire Harcourt Smith documents life on Newcastle Waters and we chat bush aviation and blended families with Talia Ellis, owner of the Birdsville Hotel. We also meet Mardi GG — the 87-year-old seamstress who’s drawing a crowd in Moree — and step inside the convict-built estate on Macquarie Farm. Plus, Colleen Southwell does a deep dive into roses and Jane Smith shares recipes for travel-friendly treats that can withstand warm days and bumpy roads.
Roxie Holzwart and Bev Stockwell are half of a special group known universally to their family and friends as ‘The Sisters’.
Sparks flew when Kate Harding and Jake Nelder met while mustering cattle on the Harding family property.
The founder of Gin Gin Garden Club started gardening to put down roots in a new town. Here’s what she’s learned so far.
The Kalkadoon women capture the colours of Queensland’s Gulf Country as co-owners of Cungelella Art.
Obsessed with ingredients, Amy Stewart is a fervent label-reader and she’s teaching others to do the same.
Does owning your own farm feel out of reach? Cultivate Farms helps retiring and aspiring farmers find innovative solutions.
Try Sis Hutton’s honey-baked peaches with almond praline and mascarpone. Plus, birdseed bars and a light and fluffy tiramisu.
Meet Natalie Engel, the tech-obsessed grazier who runs Sunlight Grazing in Central Queensland. She talks to us about the lessons she learned in feedlots, boosting productivity and going it alone. Also in this issue, photographer Claire Harcourt Smith documents life on Newcastle Waters and we chat bush aviation and blended families with Talia Ellis, owner of the Birdsville Hotel.
We also meet Mardi GG — the 87-year-old seamstress who’s drawing a crowd in Moree — and step inside the convict-built estate on Macquarie Farm near Bathurst. Plus, Colleen Southwell does a deep dive into roses and Jane Smith shares recipes for travel-friendly treats that can withstand warm days and bumpy roads.
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.
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.
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).
A photographer, writer and marketing consultant, Alexandra MacAlpine is originally from Wagga Wagga and now lives on a 1133 hectare property near Grenfell with her young family.
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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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 lives on a 1600 hectare cattle property 300 kilometres west of Mackay in Central Queensland. She's Graziher's junior digital producer.
Part of Graziher's advertising and partnerships team, Cass Thies has spent more than 20 years as a communications professional. She straddles work life with farm life on her family's cattle station in the Mary Valley.
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.
Lyle and Helen Kent started Kent Saddlery in 1988. They have no plans to retire.
The single mum-of-two juggles parenting with running her helicopter mustering business in south-west Queensland.
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.
Cressida followed her heart to create a sheep dairy against all the odds. Now she’s determined to resurrect Australia’s dairy industry.
“I loved her, treasured her and cared for her as I knew her mother would have wanted.”
Taking the reins from their father, the sisters oversee the family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock in the Flinders Ranges.
Creating opportunities, such as their Four Daughters branded beef, is part of long-term succession planning for the Penfold family.
Between the chaos of drafting, tagging and vaccinating stock, the women of our "Graziher" community share a glimpse of bush beauty through their dusty lenses.
When she wanted to make a place for herself on her husband’s family farm, Samantha Campbell took up the challenge of growing flowers in the outback.
It was an experience that changed her life.
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.
Photographer Clancy Paine hits the road with four kids and a cockatoo.
Canadian cowgirl Kyla met her now husband Fred more than a decade ago when she worked as a jillaroo at Omicron, a 202,342 hectare cattle station owned by Fred’s father.
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.
“A few days before the wedding, we were hit with a 75 millimetre downpour.”
Sparks flew when Kate Harding and Jake Nelder met while mustering cattle on the Harding family property seven years ago.
It was the perfect day for a bride who’s passionate about rural communities. Here, she shares her highlights.
Having featured so many beautiful weddings, we decided to take a walk down memory lane and pull together some of our favourite bits and pieces from over the years.
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Lyle and Helen Kent started Kent Saddlery in 1988. They have no plans to retire.
The single mum-of-two juggles parenting with running her helicopter mustering business in south-west Queensland.
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.
Cressida followed her heart to create a sheep dairy against all the odds. Now she’s determined to resurrect Australia’s dairy industry.
“I loved her, treasured her and cared for her as I knew her mother would have wanted.”
Taking the reins from their father, the sisters oversee the family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock in the Flinders Ranges.
Creating opportunities, such as their Four Daughters branded beef, is part of long-term succession planning for the Penfold family.
Between the chaos of drafting, tagging and vaccinating stock, the women of our "Graziher" community share a glimpse of bush beauty through their dusty lenses.
When she wanted to make a place for herself on her husband’s family farm, Samantha Campbell took up the challenge of growing flowers in the outback.
It was an experience that changed her life.
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.
Photographer Clancy Paine hits the road with four kids and a cockatoo.
Canadian cowgirl Kyla met her now husband Fred more than a decade ago when she worked as a jillaroo at Omicron, a 202,342 hectare cattle station owned by Fred’s father.
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.
“A few days before the wedding, we were hit with a 75 millimetre downpour.”
Sparks flew when Kate Harding and Jake Nelder met while mustering cattle on the Harding family property seven years ago.
It was the perfect day for a bride who’s passionate about rural communities. Here, she shares her highlights.
Having featured so many beautiful weddings, we decided to take a walk down memory lane and pull together some of our favourite bits and pieces from over the years.
We’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite shops around the country and online.
The sisters are each other’s biggest fans.
When gardener Cass Hooke moved to the Hay Plain, she faced a challenging climate, but has created a beautiful oasis for her family.
Rural women who have a miscarriage need better support and more health resources.
