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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
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
The Farm Diaries: Maggie MacKellar on the joy of a daughter coming home
People
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
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
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
People
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
People
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
Homes
Four country kitchens bursting with design inspiration
These kitchens make the most of natural light and the breathtaking views of the Australian landscape.
PHOTOGRAPHY ABBIE MELLE & PRUE RUSCOE
Community
All the photos from Graziher's Up Early Beef 2024 event

Graziher's Up Early event at Beef Week 2024 was a sparkling affair thanks to our Gold Sponsor, Calleija.

Sheep

The winner of the 2019 Zanda McDonald Award on why she loves life on the land
Sheep
The winner of the 2019 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
Sheep
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
POLL POSITION
Sheep
POLL POSITION
Holly Wilson has returned to her home among the gum trees, where she’s bringing smart data management practices to her family’s poll dorset stud operation.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA MACALPINE

Beef

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.

The Penfold family has a succession plan for their four daughters.

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 PHOTOGRAPHY
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
DANCING IN THE LIGHT
Community
DANCING IN THE LIGHT
Whether it’s a muddy mess or a dusty track, Alexandra MacAlpine’s laneway is a barometer for all seasons.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA MACALPINE
THOUGHTS ON A LANEWAY
Community
THOUGHTS ON A LANEWAY
There’s beauty everywhere. You just need to see it, as Alexandra MacAlpine discovered watching her husband move stock around their property.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA MACALPINE

Graziher magazine

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.

April/May 2024

We celebrate women in the beef industry in this special edition timed for one of the biggest events on the Australian ag world’s calendar: Rockhampton’s Beef 2024. Plus, this issue includes the annual Graziher Boarding School Guide.