The ABC's team of specialist reporters introduce you to the people and places that make up country Australia.
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Big Country 105.7 WQAH. Where the legends live.
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Everything and anything. Will have guest appearances by musicians from every genre. As well as business owners and much more. Cover art photo provided by Christopher Burns on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@christopher__burns
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Podcast version of Beautiful People - The Vidcast For Friends of Big Country. Conversations with fans and artists involved with Scottish rock band Big Country. The Video versions can be watched on YouTube by searching "Beautiful People Vidcast".
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Four guys providing their views and opinions on Big 12 issues and big headlines in College Football from around the country. #B12C
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Jason Godwin, Tyler Masur, and The Fitz discuss all things Big 12 Basketball along with hoops news from around the country.
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Country Universe is the new solo program hosted by Big Stu from the Planet Country Radio Show. Country Universe airs on 90.5 FM in Sydney and syndicated live on The Wolf Australia every Thursday night at 6pm Sydney time.
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Crow's Nest brings you the weekly thoughts and opinions of the Jacksonville Jaguars by Big Cat Country manager Alfie Crow.
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Join conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia to travel the vast Australian continent: from the flanks of the Mighty Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales where over 40,000 trees have been planted, to the ‘Galapagos of the Kimberley’ where some slimy snails have scientists extremely excited, and across to the ancestral lands of Waanyi and Garawa people where they are keeping culture and biodiversity alive. Meet experts in conservation and Country who are on the ground working to add ...
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Planet Country is the home of New Country in Australia. The show airs every Monday night at 6pm Sydney time on 99.9 FM and streaming worldwide on The Wolf Australia The Planet Country Radio Show is Australia‘s only radio program dedicated to modern, crossover ‘New Country‘. The show kicked off in June 2014 and has been a huge success. The show holds media accreditation at various events including the biggest music festival in the southern hemisphere, the Tamworth Country Music Festival and t ...
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Researchers study 'living fossil' mountain shrimp; cooler climate lures mainland winemaker to island state; strawberry growers retire after three decades of sweet success; female competitors giving men 'the shakes' in speed shear competition.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Milk from New South Wales camel dairy in high demand; grower turns to niche Italian grape varieties to survive industry glut; stone workers needed to preserve ancient walls for future generations; organic farmer growing tropical spice crop in dry climate.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Remote cattle station using wireless connectivity to keep things running smoothly; turning to the forest for therapy; working dog community turns out to honour legend of the sport; the program connecting generations through friendship.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sand artists bringing joy to local beaches; beauty of Daintree River shines through flood destruction; Country Womens Association considering men members as it celebrates centenary; harvest time for hops prized by brewers.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Outback residents finding solace in swimming, poetry, candle-making to overcome struggles; cousins reopen historic pub in tiny town; record-winning racehorse's first foal attracting attention of global industry; the grape grower who juggles farming life with music career.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Family friendly all female vet clinic and compost program diverting cafe waste from landfill
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Country vet clinic creating flexible family-friendly workforce for all female staff; diverting cafe waste from landfill is creating gold for gardens; fig season is this fruit grower's favourite time of year; talking tuna with Queensland mum who is giving consumers a local alternative to imports.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Baby lobster count helping to monitor health of fishery; memories of Mungo Man's discovery 50 years on; music lovers flock to Port Fairy's friendly festival; W.A mum pursuing country music dream in Nashville.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The beautiful game bringing together workers from rival berry farms for fun competition; Japanese citrus fruit yuzu in hot demand from chefs, outback helicopter mustering pilot living out dream in the air; new home for much loved river red gum tree stump attraction.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The iconic instrument that bought a musician and craftsman together; escaping the humdrum of daily life through magical mermaid make-believe; gardening group helping women find connection; the couples making a new life in the country.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Twenty-something saves local CWA; berry farm growing rare varieties; meet the outback educators helping station kids learn from home; Alys bought what she believes is Australia's cheapest house in outback W.A.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Freediver overcomes fear of ocean to help others in time of need; land management with fire getting harder as seasons change; community restores old butter factory; Pacific women filling farm jobs in Tasmania.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Remembering bush boxer who represented Australia at 1924 Olympics; calling time on fancy fungi business; tale of two turtles as one is released back to sea, another treated after suspected animal cruelty; the aviation pioneers who started a trucking company in outback WA.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Bowls club welcomes campers; marine debris becomes work of art; young rodeo stars with big dreams of international careers; history of Queensland's gemfields.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Teen angler pursuing his catch and raising awareness of painful condition; closing the curtain on long career playing the organ for silent films; teachers learning lessons as school embeds a first nations' perspective into curriculum; artist returns to Tamworth with painting of Aussie nostalgia.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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From tractor to tennis court, new chapter for sporting club that's been the glue of farming community for more than a century; natural burial site allowing people like Mary to plan for an environmentally friendly end of life; award-winning artist painting the streets where he once lived rough, before turning life around; passing food traditions dow…
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Last riverboat postie delivering to isolated Hawkesbury locals; virtual farmers market surviving and thriving beyond lockdown days; High school students swapping classroom for cattleyards in agricultural training program; family reflects on more than a century of growing fruit at multi-generational orchard.…
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Chasing bioluminescence as firefly mating season gets underway; how saltmarsh and oyster reefs are protecting low-lying coastal town from erosion; postal pilot making sure mail gets through to remote farming properties; candle business allowing Sarah to tap into creativity from the farm.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Preserving the habitat of a threatened swamp bird; koala colony re-established in 1970s serving as a model of how to translocate animals; artists exhibiting works in book form at regional gallery; the hidden WW2 bunker serving as the ultimate man-cave.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Custodian ensuring remaining King Billy pine is put to good use; Indigenous farmer harvesting native yams as part of plan to reintroduce traditional crops; grower calls for research on quandongs as Central Australia records dismal harvest; dressage honour for double amputee horse-rider.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The bold plan to aid the migration of threatened eucalyptus species in the face of climate change; an exhibition of paintings reveal brilliant mind of reclusive country artist; whale numbers booming on Australia's east coast; flower farming proving to be a perfect fit for working mum's raising families and pursuing passion project.…
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Ukulele clubs proving to be a weapon in fight against loneliness; farmers breeding dung beetles for their environmental benefits; chefs sharing skills to help home-cooks cater for cost of living pressures; grazier's lifelong passion for goats is what gets her out of bed in the morning.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Cowgirls come together and artist tapping into knowledge of ancestors to craft traditional stringybark canoe
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Cowgirl catch-up helping rural women build camaraderie and resilience; artist crafting canoe in the same way ancestors would have thousands of years ago; bird lovers calling for better protection for endangered species; training for the tricky job of working with power tools underwater.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Droving team spending days on dusty stock route ahead of dry summer; the inmates getting an opportunity to turn their lives around by learning how to ride bulls and compete in rodeo; ladies learning skills for life on the land; the unique pet cemetery that's put a tiny town on the tourist map.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Ballet dancer returns from overseas to teach in outback Queensland and wombats suffering mange get special treatment
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Before COVID, ballet dancer Douglas Stewart enjoyed stage success in Romania, but has returned to teach ballet in central Queensland. On A Big Country we also meet Wombat Guy, treating mangy wombats in the Hawkesbury.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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We join a volunteer dino dig at Winton and find endangered masked owls posing as life models to raise funds
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We meet a couple who left busy careers in Melbourne to grow flowers in the hills near Woolooga via Gympie; volunteers digging for 95 million-year-old dinosaur bones at Winton, Queensland; farmers grow a crop of "medicinal gums" treating diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and long COVID; And dressed in their best plumage Monty and Bentley pose t…
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Meet two winners of the Rural Women of the Year Award; Artistic Director of Moorambilla Voices choir Michelle Leonard, and pet food entrepreneur Emma Gibbons from the Sunshine CoastAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
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Wetlands come to life with native birds after flood; citizen scientists counting cassowaries; Queensland couple's big outback move; young females taking to droving.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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How moving to an ancient gorge brought this family closer together; farewelling family farm after 130 years; the challenges of motherhood living and working on a remote cattle station; teens collecting native seed for regeneration project.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Taking tiny marsupials back to island part of a plan to restore pre-colonisation native wildlife; rare penguin nursed back to health and released to the ocean a long way from home; tapping into trauma of Black Summer bushfires for artistic inspiration; teens with gift of the gab give livestock auctioneering a red hot go.…
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How a lifelong love of horses led Elaine to help others; maturation on the high seas, meet the distillers using the 'slosh method' to produce a special whisky; farmers on small acreage find the perfect small livestock - breeding snails; meet Benji the pet goat whose regular beach walks bring joy to many.…
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32. Sammy Russo
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Our guest for this episode is long-time Big Country fan Sammy Russo from St. Louis Missouri. Sammy tells us about his discovery of the band in the late 1980s, seeing them live in the 90s, and many, many more stories. Lot's of fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beautifulpeople/message…
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How reporting on the wine industry led to a new career making wine for former ABC presenter; artists beachcombing for seaweed to inspire creative works; Julie, the lifelong clown has settled in a small country town, after a career on the road as a traveller performer, but she still has some tricks up her sleeve; the couple who swapped lucrative min…
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The desert tree that can serve as a compass; wool producer selling her fleece by the skein, direct to knitters from farm shop; four-legged furry friends trained as assistance animals helping war veterans with PTSD deal with daily demands of life; how Liam is sharing his Aboriginal culture with next generation through music.…
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Family ties keeping traditional bush two-up game going in the WA goldfields; young women carving out a career working with leather and taking the reins of saddle industry; adventure on the high seas aboard replica tall ship helping teens detox from devices; hair dyers, clippers and glue at the ready as junior cattle handlers take their heifers into…
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Meet the publican keeping the heart of her outback community beating; floodwater brings green oasis to desert landscape; horse lovers enjoying challenge and fun of extreme cowboy racing; cattle station training teaching skills for a job in the pastoral industry and changing young lives.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Power of the paintbrush helping rural community heal from bushfire trauma; traditional owners collecting green ants struggling to keep up with demand from restaurant trade; students getting a feel for the wool industry through shearing school; Western Australia's most inland winery growing grapes in challenging conditions.…
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Female artists telling outback stories one brush stroke at a time; perfect and precise tiny models of planes crafted by hand; plant breeders and farmers working on breeding next generation of fruit; entertainer using his whip to put on a cracking show for tourists.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Taking high tea in the bush, 1900s style; rusty old truck with rich history set for restoration ahead of becoming museum exhibit; celebrating 60 years with a lap of the country in beloved truck; couple discover big business in tiny animals as pygmy goats take offAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
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Students gaining skills and helping the hungry with hands-on-learning in the veggie patch; olive growers helping others turn fruit to oil; replanting native trees to protect vulnerable parrot species; midwife taking skills into the paddock pregnancy testing on sheep.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Community spirit epitomised in co-operative tool library helping residents rebuild after fire; conservation project teaching preschoolers to care for country and koalas through sounds and song; truffle grower flat-out unearthing winter black truffle variety to feed festival goers; nifty contraption helps with rolling harvest of toughest nut to crac…
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Camels come to the saviour of graziers battling invasive weed; community pooling picked olives to press for oil; flying doctor taking to the sky to see patients in rural town; cheese lover connecting consumers with farmers through new dairy range.Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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It’s a two-day drive from Darwin to Robinson River, on Garawa Country in the NT, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. While the road there can be long, the destination is worth it. The annual Waanyi Garawa Biodiversity and Culture Camp brings together Elders, rangers and kids together to keep their culture and language strong. While remote commun…
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In 2021, Wiradjuri Elder Uncle James Ingram and Bush Heritage’s Aboriginal Partnerships Manager and Yuin Walbunja woman, Vikki Parsley, walked across Tarcutta Hills Reserve in southern NSW in search of cultural artefacts. Immediately, they called for a cultural burn. The land was in need of controlled fire, and it presented an opportunity to get Wi…
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It might seem strange for an ecologist to spend time on pastoral lands, but that’s exactly what Imogen Semmler does. She ‘meanders’ across paddocks to measure the health of their ecosystems and quantify their biodiverse value. With over 58% of Australia managed for agricultural production, Imogen’s work is part of a new ‘natural capital accounting’…
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What does it take to restore a native woodland? A bucket, hammer, trowel, seedlings and a whole heap of people power. These ingredients are abundant at Scottsdale Reserve on Ngarigo and Ngunnawal Country in New South Wales where for over seven years, volunteers have been showing up week after week to help plant over 40,000 trees. While their effort…
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Amongst inland wulo (rainforest) and on islands in the North Kimberley, Wunambal Gaambera Country, lives an unassuming group of animals. The species slime their way along the forest floor eating decaying leaf litter and are part of why this extraordinary region is listed as an area of national heritage significance – they are an incredibly diverse …
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Can you imagine nature without sound? No bellbirds, or lyrebirds. No bleating frogs or whispering leaves. No nature’s call to tell the story of the wonder of the forest. For some scientists seeing is believing, but for Bush Heritage ecologist Daniella Teixiera it’s hearing that is believing. With the support of Woodland Bird Ecologist Courtney Melt…
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A great catchup with Big Country guitarist and founding member Bruce Watson on surviving as a musician through the pandemic, the WKW project, the recently re-discovered Robin Millar Mix of The Seer, Restless Natives - The Musical, the 40th Anniversary of The Crossing, the forthcoming Big Country book and documentary, when the band plans to return t…
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