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After she lost her sister in a farm accident, Sara Dawes raised her niece like her own daughter
People
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
Peta Stockwell grew up inspired by ‘The Sisters’. Here, she tells their story
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Peta Stockwell grew up inspired by ‘The Sisters’. Here, she tells their story

Roxie, 60, and Bev, 53, are half of a special group known universally to their family and friends as ‘The Sisters’.

WORDS PETA STOCKWELL PHOTOGRAPHY KATE NELDER
The Farm Diaries: Maggie MacKellar on the joy of a daughter coming home
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The Farm Diaries: Maggie MacKellar on the joy of a daughter coming home

"I spent the day anticipating her arrival. I’d climbed the stairs to her attic room in the early morning and made up her bed with flannelette sheets."

WORDS MAGGIE MACKELLAR PHOTOGRAPHY FRED AND HANNAH
Meet the sisters running their family’s property in the Flinders Ranges
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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
Westwood is home to a fourth generation farming family with six kids
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Westwood is home to a fourth generation farming family with six kids

Hard work and compassion collide on this fourth-generation family farm.

WORDS HOLLY BYRNE PHOTOGRAPHY ABBIE MELLE
Laura Geitz is replicating her rural childhood for her own children
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Laura Geitz is replicating her rural childhood for her own children

After growing up on Queensland’s Darling Downs, netball superstar Laura Geitz’s new goal is to give her young family a well-grounded life.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY PIP WILLIAMS
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 give us a glimpse from their dusty lenses.

PRODUCED AMIE SHANN
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
A chance meeting led to Lucy Samuels and Lucy Taylor creating a podcast about rural heroes
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A chance meeting led to Lucy Samuels and Lucy Taylor creating a podcast about rural heroes

Within six hours of meeting, former TV news reporter and pilot Lucy Samuels, 27, and polo groom turned journalist Lucy Taylor, 27, had dreamt up a podcast and sparked a firm friendship.

INTERVIEWS HOLLY BYRNE PHOTOGRAPHY EMILY TAYLOR
TRENDING STORIES
Weddings
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
People
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott on how the event has changed lives

When she first started the event in 2019,  Jackie had no idea it would turn into a national network for rural women to connect, collaborate and celebrate.

Words Jackie Elliot Photography Emma Leonard

Sheep

Tyson and Stella Sparks take pride in sharing their story
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Tyson and Stella Sparks take pride in sharing their story
Branding has become an essential part of the Sparks family's South Australian operations, helping them break down the barriers between those who farm and those who consume.
WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Woolgrower Nan Bray does things her own way – and it's finally proving profitable
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Woolgrower Nan Bray does things her own way – and it's finally proving profitable
Committed to 'nutritional wisdom' and active shepherding, the Tasmanian woolgrower produces some of the world's best yarn.
WORDS ROBIN McCONCHIE PHOTOGRAPHY EDDIE SAFARIK
The winner of the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award on why she loves life on the land
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The winner of the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award on why she loves life on the land

Rozzie O’Reilly’s earliest memories are of helping her mum on the farm.

WORDS VICTORIA CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY RACHAEL LENEHAN
Meet the Croker family of Crookwell
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Meet the Croker family of Crookwell

Nurse Elise Croker’s love of community is key to her young family’s life on a sheep and cattle property near Crookwell, New South Wales.

WORDS VICTORIA CAREY PHOTOGRAPHY ABBIE MELLE
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

Beef

When your big break comes at the same time as your first child
Beef
When your big break comes at the same time as your first child
For entrepreneur Emma Black, choosing the right mentors made all the difference.
WORDS JESSICA HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY ALLIE LEE
Peta Stockwell grew up inspired by ‘The Sisters’. Here, she tells their story
Beef
Peta Stockwell grew up inspired by ‘The Sisters’. Here, she tells their story

Roxie, 60, and Bev, 53, are half of a special group known universally to their family and friends as ‘The Sisters’.

WORDS PETA STOCKWELL PHOTOGRAPHY KATE NELDER
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
TRIAL BY FIRE
Beef
TRIAL BY FIRE
A devastating blaze gave Shelley and Matthew the opportunity to take up natural grazing management.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA MACALPINE

In Conversation

Talking goal-setting and ultramarathons with the Birdsville Roadhouse's Jenna Brook
In Conversation
Talking goal-setting and ultramarathons with the Birdsville Roadhouse's Jenna Brook

The 35-year-old chats with Robin McConchie about owning the iconic Birdsville establishment and prepping for ultramarathon events.

WORDS ROBIN McCONCHIE
In Conversation with Cathy McGowan
In Conversation
In Conversation with Cathy McGowan

Former MP Cathy McGowan, the chair of AgriFutures, has been instrumental in giving rural women and communities a voice that rings loud and clear.

WORDS ROBIN MCCONCHIE
In Conversation with Annabel Tully
In Conversation
In Conversation with Annabel Tully

Art, children, nursing and beating breast cancer twice — nothing is off the table when the former executive producer of the ABC’s Country Hour speaks to Annabel Tully about her life on a remote south-west Queensland property.

WORDS ROBIN MCCONCHIE PHOTOGRAPHY KATRINA LEHMANN
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott on how the event has changed lives
People
Rural Women’s Day founder Jackie Elliott on how the event has changed lives

When she first started the event in 2019,  Jackie had no idea it would turn into a national network for rural women to connect, collaborate and celebrate.

Words Jackie Elliot Photography Emma Leonard
Tyson and Stella Sparks take pride in sharing their story
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Tyson and Stella Sparks take pride in sharing their story

Branding has become an essential part of the Sparks family’s South Australian operations, helping them break down the barriers between those who farm and those who consume.

WORDS EMILY HERBERT PHOTOGRAPHY ALYSHA SPARKS
Coercive control is more common than you think — and remote living raises the stakes
Community
Coercive control is more common than you think — and remote living raises the stakes

For Gippsland nurse Anna*, passionate declarations of love soon turned into a life of isolation and fear.

WORDS KATHERINE BEARD PHOTOGRAPH ALLIE LEE
When your big break comes at the same time as your first child
Beef
When your big break comes at the same time as your first child

For entrepreneur Emma Black, choosing the right mentors made all the difference.

WORDS JESSICA HOWARD PHOTOGRAPHY ALLIE LEE
Bridget Fox works as the head stockman on the vast cattle stations of northern Australia
People
Bridget Fox works as the head stockman on the vast cattle stations of northern Australia

The job is not for the faint-hearted, but Bridget has thrived on the challenge.

Photography Kayde Lehman Words Amie Shann
The death of a friend led to a life-changing decision for rural nurse Vicki Revett
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The death of a friend led to a life-changing decision for rural nurse Vicki Revett

She now trains people on the land on how to respond to emergencies on their property and on the properties around them.

Photography Henrietta Attard Words Jayne Cuddihy
Helicopter pilot PJ Knight is calling the shots from the air
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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
Hadley and Coco Willsallen are sisters, best friends and equine vets
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Hadley and Coco Willsallen are sisters, best friends and equine vets

The sisters live with their extended family on their property near Jugiong, New South Wales, and run their vet practice together.

Photography Abbie Mellé Words Emily Herbert
Woolgrower Nan Bray does things her own way – and it’s finally proving profitable
Sheep
Woolgrower Nan Bray does things her own way – and it’s finally proving profitable

Committed to ‘nutritional wisdom’ and active shepherding, the Tasmanian woolgrower produces some of the world’s best yarn.

WORDS ROBIN McCONCHIE PHOTOGRAPHY EDDIE SAFARIK

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.