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Program: A Big Country

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Clint Jasper

The ABC's team of specialist reporters introduce you to the people and places that make up country Australia.

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Mustering at 90 and housework in a spectacular setting

Cattleman Bill is still mustering at 90; parks staff using water and elbow grease to clean spectacular caves; principal of NSW's most remote school enjoys a idyllic start to his working day; plants that feed on animals proving popular with…

Published: with Clint Jasper

An older man sits in a yellow buggy with his hand on the steering wheel
Duration: 25 minutes 16 seconds

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Female riders keeping traditional hunt club alive and growing pecans for gelato

Female riders keeping traditional horse and hound hunt happening; fruit grower pivots to pecan crop; long outback horse ride aiming to raise awareness of rare diseases; resident biologist recording and restoring island's natural environment.
Riding a shiny, chocolate-coloured, muscular horse, a woman in a navy blazer watches three hounds sniffing in an open field.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

Published: with Cath McAloon

Truffle hunting in Tasmania and exploring the world's most southern coral reef

Treechangers' move to Tassie paying off as truffle harvest gets underway; taking tourists snorkelling on the world's southern-most coral reef; farmer moonlighting as a marriage celebrant; Indigenous youth from top-end travel south to learn butcher…
A man kneels next to his kelpie holding a large truffle
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

Published: with Cath McAloon

Falling in love with cattle station life and growing elderberries

European backpackers trying out cowgirl life in Queensland outback; Victorian growers raising the profile of elderberries; mountain guide sharing his love for being immersed in nature on heritage-listed Lord Howe Island; the bush nurses caring for…
Lucia on ute
Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

Published: with Cath McAloon

Science saving rainforests and family's change to island life

Science project helping rainforests survive; chestnut growers adapting business as climate changes; lure of a barefoot lifestyle draws family to remote island; farm to face for family's jojoba crop and skincare business.
Big Scrub rainforest
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

Published: with Cath McAloon

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