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“When Fire Takes Everything, What Happens Next?”
The fire didn’t choose what to take. In one place, it left a vineyard standing. In another, it wiped everything to ash. Across the same region in Victoria, farmers are facing very different realities. Chris has lived on his property for 45 years. When the fire came through, he…
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“The Pressure You Don’t Always See on the Farm” – A fuels and fertiliser update
The tractor is ready. The paddock is prepared. But without fuel, nothing moves. For many farmers, rising costs aren’t a future concern, they’re stopping work today. Farming under growing pressure For many Australians, rising costs are being felt at the supermarket, at the fuel…
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“It’s pressure from every direction”: a snapshot of farming conditions across Australia
For Dubbo farmer Barry Wheeler, the current season isn’t defined by one challenge. It’s defined by all of them happening at once. On his mixed cattle and cropping property in central west New South Wales, the pressure is constant and coming from multiple directions. “It’s…
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“We’re Starting to See the Light Again” – Michael’s Story
There’s a moment after disaster where everything changes. Not gradually. Not over time. All at once. For Michael, that moment came in less than 30 minutes. Fire moved through his community with speed and force, taking homes, sheds, and everything inside them. Years of work,…
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Stress
Stress Written by Ian Larnach Rural Aid Counsellor & Community Representative Stress is a natural response the body uses to handle challenges or demands. It can arise from everyday pressures such as work, relationships, or major life changes. In small amounts, stress can be…
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Battling the Dry in Eudunda
East of Eudunda in South Australia’s Mid North, Kevin and Darlene Jenke have endured an increasingly difficult couple of years. On the property where Kevin’s grandfather settled nearly a century ago, the couple run a self-replacing Merino flock, or at least, they used to. With…
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Meet farmer Kaye from South Australia
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Holding On to Hope Through the Drought
For fourth-generation farmer Dale, life on Boolcunda Downs in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges is more than a livelihood – it’s home. “We’ve had 98 mils for the year – about half of last year. The feed’s very short. It won’t last through summer.” Dale has spent his life caring…
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Meet Farmer Dale From South Australia
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The Dry.
Another sundrenched morning the sun it shines so bright I stand on the verandah and stare out at the blight Where once there stood a garden and pasture grown with care The dry has claimed it all I see nothing there. The cattle stand staring pleading hunger in their eyes The…