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Life on the Land is Graziher’s first podcast that tells the stories of rural and regional women across Australia. Each episode explores how events in the guest’s life — tragedy, loss, mental health, domestic violence, bush fire, relocation, childhood — have shaped the individuals they are today.
Hosted by Emily Herbert and Sammie O’Brien. Produced by Jayne Cuddihy.
SUBSCRIBELife on the Land is Graziher’s first podcast that tells the stories of rural and regional women across Australia. Each episode explores how events in the guest’s life — tragedy, loss, mental health, domestic violence, bush fire, relocation, childhood — have shaped the individuals they are today.
Hosted by Emily Herbert and Sammie O’Brien. Produced by Jayne Cuddihy.
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The Farm Diaries is regular column in Graziher magazine, written by Maggie MacKellar In the beginning, it was an extract from Maggie’s farm journal kept during a lambing season in Tasmania during the 2018/2019 drought. Now, it’s an account of the coming together of human and animal life on the farm.
We are bringing Maggie’s words to life in Graziher’s second podcast, The Farm Diaries.
SUBSCRIBEThe Farm Diaries is regular column in Graziher magazine, written by Maggie MacKellar In the beginning, it was an extract from Maggie’s farm journal kept during a lambing season in Tasmania during the 2018/2019 drought. Now, it’s an account of the coming together of human and animal life on the farm.
We are bringing Maggie’s words to life in Graziher’s second podcast, The Farm Diaries.
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Part of the partnerships and advertising team at Graziher, Cass has enjoyed digging through some of our older episodes and has selected Sammie O’Brien’s conversation with Australian writer and illustrator Alison Lester.
Her books, including ‘Magic Beach’ and ‘Kissed by the Moon’, have become a staple for Australian children and made her a household name across the country.
Originally from a picturesque property near Foster in Victoria’s South Gippsland region, Alison now lives in West Gippsland with her husband and their horses.
Podcast producer Jayne Cuddihy has selected Em Herbert’s all-encompassing conversation with April Cavanagh. In this conversation, they discuss everything from perimenopause to leadership, raising kids and dealing with trauma. It’s a chat that will stay with you.
Once the head of agribusiness at Suncorp Bank, April was across a $5 billion portfolio and interacted with more than 3000 farming families. Today, she sits on several boards and is highly regarded for her outcomes focus and leadership skills.
Co-host Em Herbert can’t go past the conversation she had with Queensland Senator Susan McDonald.
Susan grew up on Devoncourt, south of Cloncurry, Queensland, on one of 14 properties owned by the McDonald family. An accountant, seasoned beef industry specialist and mother of three, she threw her hat into the political ring and was elected to the Senate in 2019.
“I love that she wants to make a difference and put her hand up for a job that can be publicly gruelling in order to do so,” says Em. “No matter your politics, I think it’s pretty remarkable when people throw their hat in the ring and say, ‘Yep, I’ll step up. I’ll have a go.’”
Digital producer Amie Shann can’t go past the interview Sammie O’Brien did with Kelly Shann – Amie’s mum.
Having traversed the world, Kelly now spends her days bonding with her horses and running a cattle business with her husband, Berry. While Kelly lost her mother at a young age, she’s never forgotten her kindness and love of animals. Those values, plus resilience and empathy, have shaped her approach to life.
For her pick, Graziher’s editorial director, Victoria Carey, has dug deep into the archives to share the story of Leila McDougall.
In her own words, Leila has had “a very elaborate career path”. She’s been a fashion designer, school teacher and showgirl, and is now a filmmaker – possibly her greatest role yet.
Her film, “Just a Farmer”, explores the resilience of a farming community faced of tragedy. It’s a must-watch – a difficult watch at times, but brilliant none the less.
Penny Button has spent a lifetime in western Queensland on properties around the Longreach area. She took over her family’s property, Crossmoor, following the sudden loss of her husband, only a few short years after the passing of one of her sons.
In this special edition of the podcast, host Sammie O’Brien asks Penny what it was like to make decisions and run a business during this tough time. She reflects on interviewing Penny at home and how much that visit meant to her.
Amanda Ferrari is loud, proud and fiercely passionate aboutrural and regional Australia. With a personal mantra of ‘Lead with love, not ambition,’ Amanda takes on her many projects with enthusiasm and grit. At the helm of the Boarding School Collective, Amanda helps families across the country make one of the hardest decisions of parenting- where to send their children for high school.
Her journey to rural living is a hilarious, heartfelt conversationwith today’s guest host, Graziher’s Editorial Director, Victoria Carey.
Dame Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and former Australian Ministerfor Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop have one thing in common — they have all been spotted wearing Margot McKinney’s extraordinary jewellery.
Flashing aquamarines, the exquisite lightning strike of opals, tumbling tourmalines, the creamy lustre of South Sea pearls – Margot’s collections are a celebration of Australia’s natural and luxurious abundance.
In this episode, Margot takes our Emily Herbert through her creative process and explains the connection she has not only to the family’s multi generational business, but to the pieces that have taken her all over the world.
We’re proud to partner with McKinney‘s to support the production of this episode.
Women like April Cavanagh are redefining what it means to work at a national board level with heart and vulnerability.
Hers is a story of grief and resilience, as well as tenacity and big-picture thinking.
Highly regarded for her leadership and outcomes focus, April is a strategic thought leader with a varied business background.
A former Head of Agribusiness at Suncorp Bank, April was across a $5 billion portfolio, interacted with more than 3000 farming families and managed a staff of morethan 100.
Now the current Chair of Manufacturing Skills Queensland, Chair of the Toowoomba Surat Basin Enterprise and a Non-Executive Director of Endeavour Meats and Cotton Australia, the Toowoomba based consultant takes her fourth-generation rural aptitude to every board meeting.
We’re proud to partner with McKinney‘s to support the production of this episode.
Carol Mudford is the 2025 Agrifutures Australia Rural Womanof the Year.
The AgriFutures award celebrates women who are making animpact on rural industries, businesses and communities, and aims to inspire the next generation of female leaders.
The award shines a spotlight on some of the most inspirational, courageous, innovative and hardworking women out there, and celebrates all that rural Australia has to offer.
Carol is a registered nurse, hailing from Gilgandra in NewSouth Wales. She’s also spent years working in shearing sheds across the country — as a wool handler, shearer and, most recently, leading the charge in suicide prevention and mental health support, through her registered charity sHedway.
Parts of this episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, Lifeline is available 24/7. The number to call is 13 11 14.
We’re proud to partner with McKinney‘s to support the production of this episode.
