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


1 Tasting olive oil and heritage golfers enjoying old-fashioned game in vintage attire 25:14
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Olive oil producer educating public through tasting sessions; young gun female shearer inspired by her mum's work in sheds; rural ambulance volunteer reflects on six decades of lifesaving work; heritage golfers sticking with old-fashioned game with wooden sticks.
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1 Harvesting grapes under darkness and flying vet visiting remote cattle stations 25:14
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Harvesting grapes in the cool and dark of night time; vet with pilot's license caring for cattle on remote properties; how virtual mustering with drones and on-farm modifications are helping Luke work with animals after serious spinal injury; Lesley's tips and tricks for growing prize-winning garlic.…
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1 Reopening of local pub revives rural community and converting old churches into homes and businesses 25:00
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The tiny island fighting to keep its kelp industry alive; the pub returns as a community hub after being shut for five years; old churches given a new lease on life as converted homes and business spaces; meet the family who first brought lychees to Australia from China nearly 100 years ago.
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1 Shearing sheep with blades and country town overtaken by dog show 25:15
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Teenager reviving traditional technique of blade shearing; behind the scenes of an annual dog show that takes over Bermagui; the apprentice butchers vying to be the country's best; reflecting on one family's long association with scouts and guides.
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1 125 years of outback tennis club and breeding very cute sheep 25:13
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Outback tennis club reflects on 125 years of matches; couple in remote town take on the task of tending to gravesites; the 'teddy-bear' of sheep are becoming a more common sight on Australian farms; chef using travels and tastings as inspiration for gourmet creations.
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1 Three generations at tiny country school and celebrating native grains 25:12
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In this tiny two classroom rural school there's three generations of one family; how a hobby led to a career change for keen brewer who is aging beer in barrels; scientists, farmers and Indigenous community come together to celebrate harvest of native grain crop; teen juggling farming, politics and school.…
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1 Life of a country cop and growing local coffee beans 25:45
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Taste tests show promising signs for Australian grown coffee beans; how a posting to a tiny rural town helped a police sergeant avoid big city burnout; there's huge demand for lemon myrtle, but growers face challenges getting it to market; a love of growing mushrooms has given Charles friends all over the world.…
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1 Giving tourists a taste of native ingredients and old woolshed becomes family home 25:14
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Chefs giving tourists visiting Kakadu a delicious taste of the bush; restoring an old shearing shed for its new life as a family home; growing greens was a hobby for a former electrician now its his full-time job; fancy fungi spawning in converted shipping containers.
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1 Farmers celebrate 70 years of shared life on the land and uncovering secret garden 25:18
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Farmers share recipe for long marriage; secret garden spotted on Google Earth; country clinic training next generation of veterinarians and cider maker's long family history in the craft.
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1 Planting trees for endangered bird species and bringing back oysters 25:15
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Farmers and volunteers planting trees to help endangered Regent Honeyeater birds; restoring native shellfish reefs on the Noosa River; retiree buys himself an outback caravan park for 70th birthday; in nearly 40 years growing rambutans in Australia, Kerry Eupene has seen the sweet, tropical fruit become more popular in local markets.…
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1 Scientists studying sounds beneath the surface and adding value to fruit and grain crops 25:16
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Apple grower making alcohol from fruit that might have gone to waste; grain farmers milling wheat for baking flour; Irish dog breeder having success down under with working dogs; researchers' deep dive into sounds below the surface of water.
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1 Cleaning up island's coastline and harvesting salt on outback station 25:51
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Tapping salty resource on outback station; tour guides cleaning up island paradise and encouraging others to do the same; remote northern stations preparing for isolation of wet season; garlic harvest gathering pace.
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1 Flying award for remote muster pilot and brothers revive family farm 25:14
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Outback pilot recognised with aviation award; brothers become full-time market gardeners, reviving family farm; the small town backing a solution to recycling plastic waste; harvest time for farming couple who have been growing cherries for four decades.
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1 Photographing fishing industry and the craftsman keeping wine industry in barrels 25:13
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Commercial fishers the focus of photography project; the story behind a Sikh community on the NSW coast; cooper crafting wooden barrels crucial to wine industry; farmers swap broad acre grain growing for agritourism venture.
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1 Changing of the guard for remote island lighthouse and hollow log homes for fish 25:14
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Endangered fish making use of hollow log homes; new caretaker for remote island lighthouse; beer and bacon fuelling bumper harvest; optimism for wool in the west in the face of change and challenges.
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