A Big Country

by ABC listen

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

A Big Country
Apr 21, 2025 – 0:25:14
Family farming alongside nature and breeding vines to solve mildew problem
Apr 14, 2025 – 0:25:13
Senior surfers riding waves to better health and putting feral pests on the plate
Apr 7, 2025 – 0:25:13
Reflecting on saleyards history and dairy becomes a distillery
Mar 31, 2025 – 0:25:15
Tasting olive oil and heritage golfers enjoying old-fashioned game in vintage attire
Mar 24, 2025 – 0:25:14
Harvesting grapes under darkness and flying vet visiting remote cattle stations
Mar 17, 2025 – 0:25:14
Reopening of local pub revives rural community and converting old churches into homes and businesses
Mar 10, 2025 – 0:25:00
Shearing sheep with blades and country town overtaken by dog show
Mar 3, 2025 – 0:25:15
125 years of outback tennis club and breeding very cute sheep
Feb 24, 2025 – 0:25:13
Three generations at tiny country school and celebrating native grains
Feb 17, 2025 – 0:25:12
Life of a country cop and growing local coffee beans
Feb 10, 2025 – 0:25:45
Giving tourists a taste of native ingredients and old woolshed becomes family home
Feb 3, 2025 – 0:25:14
Farmers celebrate 70 years of shared life on the land and uncovering secret garden
Jan 27, 2025 – 0:25:18
Planting trees for endangered bird species and bringing back oysters
Dec 9, 2024 – 0:25:15
Scientists studying sounds beneath the surface and adding value to fruit and grain crops
Dec 2, 2024 – 0:25:16
Cleaning up island's coastline and harvesting salt on outback station
Nov 25, 2024 – 0:25:51
Flying award for remote muster pilot and brothers revive family farm
Nov 18, 2024 – 0:25:14
Photographing fishing industry and the craftsman keeping wine industry in barrels
Nov 11, 2024 – 0:25:13
Changing of the guard for remote island lighthouse and hollow log homes for fish
Nov 4, 2024 – 0:25:14
Searching for tiny slime moulds and labour of love harvesting wasabi
Oct 28, 2024 – 0:25:15
Young people finding their voice in reggae and country shows helping farming communities through tough times
Oct 21, 2024 – 0:25:16
Caring for endangered native plant and green thumbs across generations
Oct 14, 2024 – 0:25:06
A Big Country
Oct 7, 2024 – 0:25:06
A Big Country
Sep 30, 2024 – 0:25:14
Celebrating return of river after winter rain and wildflower season in full bloom
Sep 23, 2024 – 0:25:16
Securing a future for 125-year-old brass band and coffee on a claypan
Sep 16, 2024 – 0:25:15
Mustering in Gulf country and Lorna's delicious legacy
Sep 9, 2024 – 0:25:17
Turning salvaged timber into treasures and Guides giving girls in remote town a voice
Sep 2, 2024 – 0:25:14
Goats to guitars and life of a mudcrabber in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Aug 26, 2024 – 0:25:13
Returning artefacts to country and special bond between Emily and Brutus
Aug 19, 2024 – 0:25:16
Homeschooling with tiny country town as classroom and passing on passion for birds
Aug 12, 2024 – 0:25:16
Searching the bush on horseback and sharing love of records
Aug 5, 2024 – 0:25:21
Fierce but friendly ploughing contest and bringing back Murray crayfish
Jul 29, 2024 – 0:25:16
Mustering at 90 and housework in a spectacular setting
Jul 22, 2024 – 0:25:16
Female riders keeping traditional hunt club alive and growing pecans for gelato
Jul 15, 2024 – 0:25:11
Truffle hunting in Tasmania and exploring the world's most southern coral reef
Jul 8, 2024 – 0:25:11
Falling in love with cattle station life and growing elderberries
Jul 1, 2024 – 0:25:14
Science saving rainforests and family's change to island life
Jun 24, 2024 – 0:25:11
Pop-up lingerie store bringing bras to the bush and slice of Italy in W.A's south
Jun 17, 2024 – 0:25:12
Ecologists studying unique species on former cattle station and supporting women in the wine industry
Jun 10, 2024 – 0:25:06