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Our cover star this issue is Shannon Donoghue, a former wool classer whose shearing shed videos have found a ready audience online. Now working at Australian Wool Innovation, Shannon talks to us about proving her worth in a tough industry. We also speak with women who are making great gains in the ag tech space and share an important story on the rise of domestic violence in country communities. Plus, psychologist Millie Hardie talks farm life and burnout, Madeline Curr writes about romance and cowboys, and Jane Smith shares a recipe for a warming fruit cobbler.

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It’s not for everyone, but there’s no place Heidi Smith would rather be
Community
It’s not for everyone, but there’s no place Heidi Smith would rather be

Heidi and other outback photographers give us a glimpse of the day-to-day moments that bring joy in the bush.

PRODUCER AMIE SHANN
This tiny house provides a slice of country life with unbeatable views
Homes
This tiny house provides a slice of country life with unbeatable views

The Barlow is the perfect spot to relax and unwind.

Words Keryn Donnelly Photography Em Callaghan
Cindy Cassidy helps prepare southern New South Wales for drought
Community
Cindy Cassidy helps prepare southern New South Wales for drought

Her organisation helps producers source the expertise they need. 

Words Emma Mulholland Photography Jackie Cooper
Jillie Arnott’s gingerbread slab cake with lemon glaze
Food
Jillie Arnott’s gingerbread slab cake with lemon glaze

Once a caterer, Jillie now hosts creative workshops at her century-old homestead. She shares the recipe for a morning-tea favourite.

Recipe Jillie Arnott Photography Pip Farquharson
Libby returned to her parents’ home to celebrate her marriage to Jack
Weddings
Libby returned to her parents’ home to celebrate her marriage to Jack

Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception in the garden of Libby’s childhood home.

Producer Amie Shann Words Keryn Donnelly Photography Emma Jane Industry
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Issue 51 (Jun/Jul) is out now

Our cover star this issue is Shannon Donoghue, a former wool classer whose shearing shed videos have found a ready audience online. Now working at Australian Wool Innovation, Shannon talks to us about proving her worth in a tough industry. We also speak with women who are making great gains in the ag tech space and share an important story on the rise of domestic violence in country communities. Plus, psychologist Millie Hardie talks farm life and burnout, Madeline Curr writes about romance and cowboys, and Jane Smith shares a recipe for a warming fruit cobbler.

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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

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
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.

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.

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.

Cass Thies
Cass Thies

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.

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.

People

Helicopter pilot PJ Knight is calling the shots from the air
Living
Helicopter pilot PJ Knight is calling the shots from the air

The single mum-of-two juggles parenting with running her helicopter mustering business in south-west Queensland.

Photography Allie Lee Words Penny Carroll
A grieving Penny Button steered Crossmoor through tough times
Beef
A grieving Penny Button steered Crossmoor through tough times

After losing her husband, Penny Button took the reins at Crossmoor, managing the vast property near Longreach.

Creative director Jo Quarmby Photography Allie Lee Styling Lizzie Walsh interview Sammie O’Brien
The Kent family is keeping the tradition of saddle-making alive
Living
The Kent family is keeping the tradition of saddle-making alive

Lyle and Helen Kent started Kent Saddlery in 1988. They have no plans to retire. 

Words Jennifer Johnson Photography Pip Williams
After she lost her sister in a farm accident, Sara Dawes raised her niece like her own daughter
Living
After she lost her sister in a farm accident, Sara Dawes raised her niece like her own daughter

“I loved her, treasured her and cared for her as I knew her mother would have wanted.”

WORDS SARA DAWES PHOTOGRAPHY AMY HOLCOMBE
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father
Living
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father

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
Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates joined forces to run the family farm
Sheep
Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates joined forces to run the family farm

Taking the reins from their father, the sisters oversee the family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock in the Flinders Ranges.

WORDS PENNY CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Four Daughters is helping the next generation achieve their dreams of being on the land
Beef
Four Daughters is helping the next generation achieve their dreams of being on the land

Creating opportunities, such as their Four Daughters branded beef, is part of long-term succession planning for the Penfold family.

WORDS CLAIRE MACTAGGART PHOTOGRAPHY FOUR DAUGHTERS
Samantha Campbell runs a flower farm in semi-arid cattle country
Living
Samantha Campbell runs a flower farm in semi-arid cattle country

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.

WORDS AMANDA DUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY ELOISE MOIR
Life in the stockyards: the beauty of the bush, captured by Graziher readers
Community
Life in the stockyards: the beauty of the bush, captured by Graziher readers

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.

PRODUCED AMIE SHANN

Travel

Two old silos have been transformed into a relaxing farmstay just outside of Forbes
Accommodation
Two old silos have been transformed into a relaxing farmstay just outside of Forbes

Kylie and Adrian Matthews spent almost four years working on the project.

Words Keryn Donnelly Photography Lauren McConnell and Adrian Matthews
A local’s guide to a girls’ weekend in Goondiwindi
Things to do
A local’s guide to a girls’ weekend in Goondiwindi

From Pilates and massages to cocktails and crafting, Lil Holcombe has your Goondiwindi escape sorted.

PHOTOGRAPHY Paulina Eaborn
“We’ve been booked solid since 2021”: How to run a successful farm stay
Accommodation
“We’ve been booked solid since 2021”: How to run a successful farm stay

We chat with Carly Baker-Burnham, of Bloodwood Cabin, who says running a farm stay is less work than you think.

Photography Hannah Puechmarin Portrait Davina Bambrick

Weddings

Fred Osman said ‘I do’ just before he won the bareback-riding championship buckle at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Weddings
Fred Osman said ‘I do’ just before he won the bareback-riding championship buckle at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo

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.

Words Amie Shann Photography Sarah Conlan
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 heavy rain destroyed their wedding plans, Claudia and Michael turned to the town where it all began
Weddings
After heavy rain destroyed their wedding plans, Claudia and Michael turned to the town where it all began

“A few days before the wedding, we were hit with a 75 millimetre downpour.”

Words Amie Shann Photography Jayde Cluff
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
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott championed female vendors at her Grampians wedding
Weddings
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott championed female vendors at her Grampians wedding

It was the perfect day for a bride who’s passionate about rural communities. Here, she shares her highlights.

Photography Alice Miles Words Amie Shann
All the inspiration you need for the ultimate country wedding
Weddings
All the inspiration you need for the ultimate country wedding

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. 

FEATURE IMAGE EM WOLLEN
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People

Helicopter pilot PJ Knight is calling the shots from the air
Living
Helicopter pilot PJ Knight is calling the shots from the air

The single mum-of-two juggles parenting with running her helicopter mustering business in south-west Queensland.

Photography Allie Lee Words Penny Carroll
A grieving Penny Button steered Crossmoor through tough times
Beef
A grieving Penny Button steered Crossmoor through tough times

After losing her husband, Penny Button took the reins at Crossmoor, managing the vast property near Longreach.

Creative director Jo Quarmby Photography Allie Lee Styling Lizzie Walsh interview Sammie O’Brien
The Kent family is keeping the tradition of saddle-making alive
Living
The Kent family is keeping the tradition of saddle-making alive

Lyle and Helen Kent started Kent Saddlery in 1988. They have no plans to retire. 

Words Jennifer Johnson Photography Pip Williams
After she lost her sister in a farm accident, Sara Dawes raised her niece like her own daughter
Living
After she lost her sister in a farm accident, Sara Dawes raised her niece like her own daughter

“I loved her, treasured her and cared for her as I knew her mother would have wanted.”

WORDS SARA DAWES PHOTOGRAPHY AMY HOLCOMBE
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father
Living
Sallie Jones started Gippsland Jersey after she lost her father

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
Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates joined forces to run the family farm
Sheep
Rachael Hilder and Ellie Oates joined forces to run the family farm

Taking the reins from their father, the sisters oversee the family’s 16,000 hectare sheep property near Cradock in the Flinders Ranges.

WORDS PENNY CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Four Daughters is helping the next generation achieve their dreams of being on the land
Beef
Four Daughters is helping the next generation achieve their dreams of being on the land

Creating opportunities, such as their Four Daughters branded beef, is part of long-term succession planning for the Penfold family.

WORDS CLAIRE MACTAGGART PHOTOGRAPHY FOUR DAUGHTERS
Samantha Campbell runs a flower farm in semi-arid cattle country
Living
Samantha Campbell runs a flower farm in semi-arid cattle country

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.

WORDS AMANDA DUCKER PHOTOGRAPHY ELOISE MOIR
Life in the stockyards: the beauty of the bush, captured by Graziher readers
Community
Life in the stockyards: the beauty of the bush, captured by Graziher readers

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.

PRODUCED AMIE SHANN

Travel

Two old silos have been transformed into a relaxing farmstay just outside of Forbes
Accommodation
Two old silos have been transformed into a relaxing farmstay just outside of Forbes

Kylie and Adrian Matthews spent almost four years working on the project.

Words Keryn Donnelly Photography Lauren McConnell and Adrian Matthews
A local’s guide to a girls’ weekend in Goondiwindi
Things to do
A local’s guide to a girls’ weekend in Goondiwindi

From Pilates and massages to cocktails and crafting, Lil Holcombe has your Goondiwindi escape sorted.

PHOTOGRAPHY Paulina Eaborn
“We’ve been booked solid since 2021”: How to run a successful farm stay
Accommodation
“We’ve been booked solid since 2021”: How to run a successful farm stay

We chat with Carly Baker-Burnham, of Bloodwood Cabin, who says running a farm stay is less work than you think.

Photography Hannah Puechmarin Portrait Davina Bambrick

Weddings

Fred Osman said ‘I do’ just before he won the bareback-riding championship buckle at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Weddings
Fred Osman said ‘I do’ just before he won the bareback-riding championship buckle at Mount Isa Mines Rodeo

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.

Words Amie Shann Photography Sarah Conlan
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 heavy rain destroyed their wedding plans, Claudia and Michael turned to the town where it all began
Weddings
After heavy rain destroyed their wedding plans, Claudia and Michael turned to the town where it all began

“A few days before the wedding, we were hit with a 75 millimetre downpour.”

Words Amie Shann Photography Jayde Cluff
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
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott championed female vendors at her Grampians wedding
Weddings
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott championed female vendors at her Grampians wedding

It was the perfect day for a bride who’s passionate about rural communities. Here, she shares her highlights.

Photography Alice Miles Words Amie Shann
All the inspiration you need for the ultimate country wedding
Weddings
All the inspiration you need for the ultimate country wedding

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. 

FEATURE IMAGE EM WOLLEN

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