R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine

05/07/2024

25/06/2024

Editor in Chief Mark Muller beautifully introduces the latest episode of the R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast, featuring Renaissance bushman Brendan Eblen. Brendan is well known across the South Australian outback and beyond, and Mark is proud to call him a friend. You can listen in here: https://omny.fm/shows/r-m-williams-outback-great-australians/renaissance-bushman-brendan-eblen or via the usual podcast platforms. (Just search R.M.Williams OUTBACK.) Brendan features as one of the wonderful 20 subjects in our new OUTBACK Great Australians magazine and is also the profile in our current Issue 155 of OUTBACK. You can order magazines directly from us - with no extra cost for postage - at www.outbackmag.com.au

03/06/2024

Meet some of our 2024 Great Australians:

2. Alt-country singer-songwriter F***y Lumsden is road-trips ping to country halls the country, giving bringing renewed life to the genre and local music scenes. Photo by Ken Brass and story by Kirsty McKenzie.

1. With a keen eye for spotting fossils in the paddock, pastoralist David Elliot made a mammoth contribution to palaeontology and Winton’s dinosaur museum. Photo by Ken Brass and story by Kirsty McKenzie.

3. Not-for-profit founder Suzanne Thompson is transforming a central-western property into a centre for learning about Iningai culture and nature-based economies. Photo by Ken Brass and story by Kirsty McKenzie.

4. As the chair of the Bega Cheese group and GiantSteps, Barry Irvin has made strides in the dairy industry and philanthropic sector, supporting education for children with autism. Photo by Ken Brass and story by Kirsty McKenzie.

5. Standing at the ready in their signature red scrubs, Best Medic Group’s Greg and Karen Bath have become a fixture at outback sporting events. Photo and story by Mandy McKeesick. Best Sport Medics/Best Medic Group

Read the stories of 20 remarkable people in Great Australians: Living Legends of the bush. Out now. https://www.outbackmag.Australian Age of Dinosaurs

30/05/2024

Editor in chief Mark Muller caught up with the Happy Baker on a road trip through Yackandandah. Michael Quealy made a late, dramatic career change when he became an apprentice baker at the age of 52. Now, with his wife Terie, the baker has become a hit in north-eastern Victoria. Mark can vouch for the quality of their produce! The Happy Baker was featured in Issue 154 of OUTBACK.

27/05/2024

Meet some of our 2024 Great Australians:
1. Some 10,000 visitors have called into Quamby Dobie homestead, keen to learn about lamb producer and fire recovery volunteer Charlie de Fegely’s pasture-improvement methods. Photo and story by Stuart Walmsley.

2. Ecologist Katherine Moseby is dedicated to managing native species and feral animals to help maintain the delicate balance in Australia’s ecosystems. Photo by Robert Lang and story by Kate Le Gallez. Arid Recovery

3. Bush laureate and wordsmith Hugh Hartin has penned some of the most iconic Australian poetry of the past 50 years. Photo and story by Mandy McKeesick.

4. Sophie Ryan has elevated Foundation Australia’s capacity to support young people with cancer since she got the took over as CEO gigat age 27. Photo by Mark Clinton and story by Ken Eastwood.

5. Andrew Pirie, who holds Australia’s first viticulture PhD, had a hands-on role in transforming Tasmania into a premium wine region producer. Photo and story by Andrew Bain. Apogee Tasmania

Read the stories of 20 remarkable people in Great Australians: Living Legends of the bush. Out now. https://www.outbackmag.com.au/great-australians/

20/05/2024

Meet some of our 2024 Great Australians:

2. Ethnobiologist Glenn Wightman is helping preserve traditional knowledge of native plants and animals before it’s lost forever. Photo by Julianne Osborne and story by Kerry Sharp.

1. Susan Bradley took the Kimberley into her heart as a community volunteer and pastoralist when she moved north 54 years ago. Photo and story by Nathan Dyer.

3. Cattleman Bruce McCormack has been sharing his love of Victoria’s High Country for decades, from a Man from Snowy River cameo to now leading trail rides. Photo by Neil Newitt and story by Sue Smethurst. .com.au

4. Using With plywood for canvas in a church-turned-studio in a former church, artist Luke Sciberras’ work is a testament to the creative communities and inspired landscapes of the bush. Photo and story by Peter Solness.

5. RuralScope founder and director Jo Eady creates and facilitates workshops, nurturing emerging leaders in agriculture. Photo and story by Ricky French. RuralScope

Read the stories of 20 remarkable people in Great Australians: Living Legends of the bush. Out now. https://www.outbackmag.com.au/great-australians/

17/05/2024

The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival provided just the right moment to be captured for the cover of our upcoming June-July issue. In the photo by OUTBACK Editor in Chief Mark Muller, Benambra brumby runner Craig Orchard races Adamant up the slope as they round up the ‘wild bush horses’ used in the re-enactment of the legendary Banjo Paterson poem near Corryong, Vic, in April. The magazine is on the presses right now, and will be available at the end of the month. To subscribe > www.outbackmag.com.au

16/05/2024

I’m thrilled to be one of 20 Great Australians named recently by for my contribution to leadership development in Australian Agriculture. And especially for my people and leadership development work across the cotton and grain industries. I see it as great recognition for our work. Thank you RM Williams Outback Magazine. Can you believe they’ve done a 5 page spread on me?

I’m not one to enter awards or put my name forward for recognition, so knowing that I was selected by the rigorous process at RM Williams really does mean a great deal. Here I am in amongst this great bunch of amazing Australians, each described as a living legend.

Do you recognise any others in the photo? I’m in great company. Barry Irvin Robyn Clubb Susan Bradley and so many more.

Grab a copy of the magazine in newsagents now and have a peek at some many of these great Australians - their stories are truly inspirational.

I’ll share some more in future posts as well.

13/05/2024

Meet some of our 2024 Great Australians:

1. Horticulturist Farmer Saramat ‘Tou’ Ruchkaew moved from her Thai village to the Top End, establishing a dynamic mango production and export venture. Photo by Juliane Osborne and story by Kerry Sharp. Mango Farmer / Tou's Garden

2. Miner-turned-museum curator Kevin Brand has turned his hand restores ing the salvaged relics of the WA goldfields for future generations. Photo and story by Lara Jensen.

3. Brendan Eblen is something of a polymath. He’s an outback guide and self-taught bushman, RFDS fundraiser, house painter, cook and storyteller. Photo by John Kruger and story by Kate Le Gallez.

4. As a businesswoman and farmer, Robyn Clubb smashed through the glass ceiling for women in the boardroom and the bush. Photo by Rohan Thompson and story by Kate Newsome. Elders Royal Agricultural Society of NSW

5. From humble beginnings selling fish door-to-door, Robert Pennicott is a Tassie philanthropist and marine ecotourism pioneer. Photo and story by Amanda Ducker. Pennicott Wilderness Journeys

Read the stories of 20 remarkable people in Great Australians: Living Legends of the bush. Out now. https://www.outbackmag.com.au/great-australians/

11/05/2024

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We recently opened whimsical perennial based garden and the accolades continue!

Here's a lovely write up in The recently published "Outback Magazine" R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine .

We love it when visitors and the media alike appreciate and find joy in the gardens we open.

06/05/2024

Meet Nan Bray. This former CSIRO marine physicist is turning heads with her unconventional wool-growing methods. White Gum Wool is produced on a single Tasmanian farm using sustainable practices and the latest tech – and indie dyers and New York fashion labels are hooked. One innovation is a stand-up shearing machine. It mechanically lifts and secures sheep in place to take the load off shearer's backs and reduce stress on the animal.
Read the whole story in issue 154 of OUTBACK Magazine. Story by Kirsty McKenzie & Photos by Ken Brass.

03/05/2024

OUTBACK’s art director Peter Pap recently visited the Akubra workshop in Kempsey, NSW, to capture how their iconic hats take form. His stunning photo essay appears in issue 154 of OUTBACK magazine.

01/05/2024

🎉 On sale today! 🎉 Our fifth edition of Great Australians magazine tells the stories of 20 notable country Australians – battlers and businesspeople, innovators and influencers. All are inspiring people who have made an indelible mark on regional Australia. Don’t miss out on your copy – you can get it from our website (with free postage) or from select newsagents and R.M.Williams stores.

https://www.outbackmag.com.au/great-australians/

On the cover is Dr Katherine Moseby, a wildlife ecologist with a passion for desert ecosystems. Photo by Robert Lang Photography.

30/04/2024

A career change for croissants? After becoming an apprentice at the age of 52, Michael Quealy opened ‘The Happy Baker’, an artisanal bakery in Yackandandah, Vic. As former land value director, Michael’s career change was quite the shock to his friends. After all, he hadn’t ever really cooked at home before. Read how the happy baker swapped the suit for an apron in issue 154 of OUTBACK Magazine.

Story by Sue Wallace & Photos by Bec Haycraft.

29/04/2024

For more than 100 years, Cootamundra wattle has been recognised as one of our most beautiful wattle species. Sometime before 1921, naturalist and Wattle Day advocate Archibald James Campbell took this photo of his daughter Beth by blooming Cootamundra wattles. Although initially only found in a small area, the wattle was so widely planted as an ornamental tree that it became a pest, and is now considered a w**d in places such as the ACT. Ken Eastwood describes the plant’s problematic history and beauty in OUTBACK magazine, issue 154.

25/04/2024

From the weathered face of trooper Phillip Gentry peering from the top of a tank during the Vietnam War to Sergeant RE Taylor chewing the fat over the “Korean Ashes”, played in honour of the first English Test in 1954, these are the faces of Australia at war. This collection from the Australian War Memorial (AWM) reflects the particular contribution made by men from rural and regional Australia to both World Wars, Vietnam and Korea.
In a previously published story in OUTBACK, the AWM’s then senior historian Peter Burness said many men left small places where the local store, school, tennis courts and sports field were the community’s hub. “After the war a war memorial or public roll of honour was added and the annual ANZAC Day service took a place,” he said.
“Every country war memorial can tell many stories. More than in the cities, the monuments are likely to bear names of families who are still in the district. Each country war memorial is worthy of a moment’s reflection.”
Unlike earlier wars, such as the Boer War, in which special bushmen’s regiments were formed, country recruits fought alongside their city comrades, utilising their special skills with animals and equipment and a self-sufficiency typical of those who lived in remote areas.
Life as a soldier was not always difficult, as these images show, but many of the brave boys from the bush never returned. In recognition of ANZAC Day 2024, we salute them all.

17/04/2024

Check out Steve's Illustrations Bloomfield Cartoons for R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine in Laughlines. You too can send in a yarn, joke or funny story for a chance to win a magazine subscription and Gift Pack. A lucky person will have Steve's Ilustration published with their story. Check out the current Issue April/May 2024.

15/04/2024

In the Media | Check out the latest issue of R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine featuring acclaimed artist Samantha Dennison Art a Finalist of the Ravenswood Women's Art Prize in 2023 and 2021. Grab your copy now to discover her captivating journey and inspiring artwork.

We thank our Partner R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine for the generous support of the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize.

07/04/2024

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You know when you’re out west.

04/04/2024

Current NT Rural Woman of the Year, Eileen Breen is working to ensure the sustainability of businesses across the Territory after she and husband Gerry (pictured) were able to drastically reduce the waste produced by their construction business NTEX. Hear a fascinating chat with Eileen in the latest episode of the R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast available here: https://omny.fm/shows/r-m-williams-outback-great-australians/from-waste-to-wealth-with-eileen-breen
and via the usual podcast channels. Eileen is the Profile subject in our just released April-May issue, which you can order here: www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/
Eileen Breen
NTEX
AgriFutures Australia

28/03/2024

OUTBACK staff members Peter and Ken trying out some of the new Akubras in the R.M.Williams flagship store in George St, Sydney. Peter went to Kempsey, NSW, recently to see inside the Akubra Hats workshop. The stunning results are in our April/May issue, out now! 📸 Therese Hall

26/03/2024

Our April/May issue hits newsstands on Thursday, just in time for your Easter break reading. On the cover is a stunning shot by Robert Lang Photography of the Flinders Ranges near Parachilna, SA. Nearby is Alpana Station, a fifth and sixth generation-run mixed sheep and tourism operation which we feature in this edition. Our big story this issue is all about the humble library. Gone are the days of libraries being stuffy, silent book repositories - today’s libraries, especially in rural and regional Australia, are vibrant community hubs. We visit many of them in our surprising and delightful feature ‘New chapters’.
Also in this issue we take a fascinating look inside the Akubra workshop in Kempsey, NSW, and the 6-week manufacturing process that it takes to create the iconic hat.

https://www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/outback-current-issue/

19/03/2024

Mark Coombe’s experience around cattle and horses infuses a relatable authenticity to his paintings. Hear Mark talk about his life and art in the latest episode of the OUTBACK podcast, available here https://omny.fm/shows/r-m-williams-outback-great-australians/art-from-the-saddle-with-mark-coombe or wherever you get your podcasts. Big thanks to Ram Trucks Australia for sponsoring this podcast!
Mark Coombe Outback Art
Story and photo by Mandy McKeesick, available in the Feb/March 2024 issue of OUTBACK: www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/

13/03/2024

The OUTBACK team deep in concentration. Can you guess what we are deciding on?

10/03/2024

From the architecture of the Limestone Coast of South Australia to the life of a great adventurer and a surprising trip to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, editor in chief Mark Muller shares his recent preoccupations with an eloquent behind-the-scenes conversation in the latest episode of our OUTBACK podcast. Thanks so much to Ram Trucks Australia for sponsoring this podcast.

From the architecture of the Limestone Coast of South Australia to the life of a great adventurer and a surprising trip to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, editor in chief Mark Muller shares his recent preoccupations with an eloquent behind-the-scenes conversation.

06/03/2024

06/03/2024

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29/02/2024

A lovely timelapse by Andrew Hull of the sun setting over the ruins of the old Carcory homestead near Birdsville, Qld. ..
In our latest Outback story, ‘Designs on the land’, photojournalist Andrew Hull takes a sweeping look at the shaping of architecture in the bush. Read the full story February-March ’24 edition of OUTBACK magazine. www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/outback-current-issue/..