Articles
On Assignment
29/05/09
On Assignment for OUTBACK magazine - Issue 57
Paula Heelan writes from a cattle station north-east of Clermont in central Queensland. ...more
Paula Heelan writes from a cattle station north-east of Clermont in central Queensland. ...more
LOVE THE LIFE
25/05/09
Feature story published OUTBACK magazine, Issue 59, Jun/Jul 2009
Despite major challenges, Mac and Gayle Shann have built a thriving horse and cattle breeding business on their station, Cantaur Park, and with the help of family and friends, are living their dream ...more
Despite major challenges, Mac and Gayle Shann have built a thriving horse and cattle breeding business on their station, Cantaur Park, and with the help of family and friends, are living their dream ...more
PLATINUM TRACKS
19/05/09
Feature story, published in OUTBACK magainze, Issue 59, June/July 2009
The name The Ghan, stems from the pioneering Afghan cameleers who blazed a trail into Australia’s red centre more than 150 years ago. Now pulling more than 25 shimmering silver carriages and offering a new Platinum service, today the legendary Ghan matches the world’s best in luxury train travel. ...more
The name The Ghan, stems from the pioneering Afghan cameleers who blazed a trail into Australia’s red centre more than 150 years ago. Now pulling more than 25 shimmering silver carriages and offering a new Platinum service, today the legendary Ghan matches the world’s best in luxury train travel. ...more
On their selection
13/04/08
Feature story, published Outback Magazine, Issue 57, Feb/Mar 2008.Half a century ago, 15 pioneers headed to central Queensland to establish crops and cattle. The legacy of their hard work and faith in the land lives on.
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Born of the Sea
12/04/08
Born of the Sea, published Outback magazine, issue 62, Dec/Jan 2009
Working in one of the world's most dramatic seascapes along a rugged, pristine coastline, two young men on Tasmania's north-east coast are reaping the benefits of their crayfishing and seabird charter operation. ...more
Working in one of the world's most dramatic seascapes along a rugged, pristine coastline, two young men on Tasmania's north-east coast are reaping the benefits of their crayfishing and seabird charter operation. ...more
What's ahead for livestock producers?
12/04/08
Published in MLA's FRONTIER magazine, Winter, 2008. The burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas (in which carbon has been stored for millions of years), combined with accelerated land clearance, has led to unprecedented levels of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Flood of thanks from the Belyando River people
10/04/08
News feature, published in the Queensland Country Life, April, 2008. People from the Belyando River community gathered at Waltham Station last weekend to say thaks to those who helped them through the devastating flood earlier this year.
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Holding Fast
1/08/07
Published, Australian Country Style, August'07. Death, drought, mining incursions and even tornados aren't enough to drive the inheritor of a great Queensland station off the land.
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Primed for Prep
16/07/07
Published Outback magazine,Issue 53, Jun/July 2007. Capricornia School of Distance Education's youngest students got to know their class mates and teacher and experienced classroom life for the first time, at Prep 'minischool'.
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The Organic Meat Company
1/08/06
Published Outback magazine, Issue 48, Aug/Sept 2006. With a complement of rural skills, four friends are taking Australian organic meat to the world.
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Homecoming Vet
1/08/04
Feature story, published Outback Magazine, Issue 36, 2004.
Raised on a Blackwater cattle station, Myffawny Lawrie spent years studying in Brisbane before coming the full circle and returning to central Queensland as a bush vet. ...more
Raised on a Blackwater cattle station, Myffawny Lawrie spent years studying in Brisbane before coming the full circle and returning to central Queensland as a bush vet. ...more
Moveable feast
2/07/10
Outback magazine, published April/May 2010...Working in a long, swaying narrow galley and serving gourmet cuisine to train lovers calls for a skilled mix of teamwork, balance and quick thinking.
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