Stumbled upon a very interesting blog piece by ABC journalist Flint Duxfield titled ‘Women are farmers too, so why don’t we hear them more?’ Flint describes the all-too-common occurrence of ringing a farm, speaking to the wife who is clearly knowledgeable but when asked about the possibility of an interview – the wife defers to the […]
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Rural Women Speaking Out
February 6th, 2012Farm blogs – personal stories from the bush
February 3rd, 2012There are now quite a few Australian farming blogs – and there are several different kinds. There are those that are entertaining and informative accounts of daily domestic issues, written by women, which highlight the lifestyle and financial management differences between living in towns and living in the bush. These blogs are interesting and very useful in regard to […]
Keeping up with the Joneses of Coolibah Station
December 3rd, 2011Recent episodes of ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ have touched on a number of issues associated with remote area living. These lifestyle/business management differences range from unique education arrangements (eg remote area students are enrolled in school of the air/distance education and meet their ‘classmates’ only rarely), medical issues (eg. the need to travel long distances […]
Australian Women’s Weekly and Meat & Livestock Australia photo competition
October 24th, 2011The Australian Women’s Weekly Magazine (AWW) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) are running a brand new photography competition titled ‘Champions of the Land’. Details are included on page 214 in the November 2011 issue of The Australian’s Women’s Weekly Summary of entry details: Entry in the ‘Champions of the Land’ photo competition is open from 26 […]
Bushies on a beach holiday – the benefits of inflatable surfmats
October 8th, 2011Many people in the bush head to the coast for a holiday over the January-February school holiday/wet season period. If you’ve got kids, this means a car stacked high with stuff on the way to the beachside destination – and it’s even worse on the drive back to the farm or station at the end of […]
Rockhampton’s Beef Week, to be held every 2 years
September 30th, 2011The Beef Australia committee is surveying the public to gauge opinions on whether the Rockhampton Beef Week event should become biennial (every second year) rather than triennial (every 3 years). Attending Beef Week at Rockhampton costs me more than $5,000 to attend as an exhibitor: not much short of $1,000 in accommodation (6 nights, scalper rates in a caravan […]
Environmentally friendly coffins – made of wool
September 12th, 2011JC Atkinson, the largest manufacturer and distributor of coffins in the U.K., sells more than 60,000 coffins (caskets) per year. JC Atkinson stocks a number of styles that are fully biodegradable, such as coffins made of willow, seagrass and bamboo – as well as cardboard. However the unique coffin they sell which would appeal to rural […]
Rally at Anthony Albanese’s Marrickville office
September 2nd, 2011There are some well written reports online regarding yesterday’s anti-carbon tax rally outside Anthony Albanese’s Sydney office. These reports include informative images, such as on the No Carbon Tax website. Unfortunately there are many biased reports also, implying that the crowd jostled Anthony Albanese etc. One ABC report unfortunately also says that yesterday’s rally outside Anthony Albanese’s office […]
Another La Nina weather pattern for Australia in late 2011?
September 1st, 2011The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says current La Nina/El Nino-related weather measurements are at present still mostly neutral. However there is some possibility that the Pacific Ocean will cool further, which will result in the return of a La Nina weather pattern (though not as strong as was the case for the last wet season, which was indicated as […]