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15/09/2025

In the heart of outback Queensland, Grammy Award-winning soprano Sumi Jo performed two unusual open-air concerts: one in the paddock of a working cattle station, and another beneath the towering statues of the Age of Dinosaurs Museum.

For five years, the Festival of Outback Opera has transported world-class performers, a stage, sound and lighting equipment 1,300km west from Brisbane to the shires of Winton and Longreach. The festival includes workshops, pop-up performances, and satellite events.

“We take it very seriously that we are not Opera Brisbane – we are Opera Queensland,” says Laura Hansford, Opera Queensland’s director of learning, regional and community. “What is fantastic about the festival is that there is no barrier between you and the audience.”

The full story of the festival appears in issue #162 of OUTBACK magazine, with words and photos by Kate Newsome.

28/08/2025

Iconic Toganmain woolshed, one of the largest in Australia, is being lovingly restored by a community of volunteers. Perched on the banks of the Murrumbidgee east of Hay, NSW, Toganmain was built by shipwrights in 1875. It’s one of Australia’s grandest surviving woolsheds and still the largest in the NSW Riverina – 110 stands deep, stretching 73m long and 24m wide. In early June this year, after months of hard work, Toganmain came alive again with hundreds gathered to mark the shed’s 150th anniversary.

Read the full story with photos by Georgie Mann in the latest issue of OUTBACK, or hear Christine Chirgwin, a local councillor leading the charge on efforts at the woolshed, on the R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast: bit.ly/45E48Op

27/08/2025

On the eastern edge of the Bulloo River overflow, in northern NSW, tenure is about to change for one of the largest single holdings in the state. Thurloo Downs is being retired from production and will enter the public estate of NSW National Parks. OUTBACK was there in June when the last shearing was underway. For Andrew Hull's photo essay see the August-September issue of OUTBACK out now.

26/08/2025

Meet young Tasmanian truffle farmer Anna Terry (and her labradors) who unearthed Australia's biggest find, weighing 1.074kg. That's around 10 times the size of the average truffle and worth more than $1,500!

Julie Miller wrote the People story about Anna in the latest issue of OUTBACK magazine. Out now. Photo courtesy of The Truffle Farm

25/08/2025

📷 Rhonda Ashby from the joint management committee for Narran Lakes Nature Reserve holds traditional stone kitchen tools from the area.

Narran Lakes (traditionally known as Dharriwaa) Nature Reserve in outback NSW is only open to the public for two days each year.

Writer and photographer Mandy McKeesick tagged along for the open days alongside scientists from the city, Yuwaalayaay Traditional Custodians, enthusiastic twitchers, government staff, miners from nearby opal claims, and curious locals.

Check out the full nature story in issue 162 of OUTBACK magazine, on sale now.

23/08/2025

From her studio in regional Victoria, Becky-Jane Fortin is one of just a few milliners lovingly restoring Akubra Hats. The full R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast featuring Becky-Jane is available on all the usual podcast platforms. For the full story on Fortin Hats, with images by Loved by Lill Photography , grab a copy of the latest OUTBACK magazine at your local newsagent or at www.outbackmag.com.au

22/08/2025

Deep in Victoria's Mallee region, the rumbling sound of tractors and harvesters score the wheatfields. Sometimes, tones of an entirely different kind break in – excerpts from Bach’s Fugue in F Major or Handel’s Coronation Anthem.

Tucked away in the scrub is a tiny, 115-year-old limestone church home to a 498-pipe organ. The organ towers towards the ceiling and, despite its 140 years, retains its ornately decorated casework, finely stencilled pipes, crafted console and cut-crystal k***s.

Read the full story in issue 162 of OUTBACK Magazine with words by John Dunn and photos by Les Graetz.

21/08/2025

Most of the vast Tarkine region in north-west Tasmania is inaccessible. The small outpost of Corinna on the Pieman River offers a window into this wilderness – wilderness home to Australia's furthest inland shipwreck, walking tracks, pristine nature, and a battleground between conservationists and the mining and logging industries.

Writer and photographer Don Fuchs travelled to the Tarkine for issue 162 of OUTBACK mag, on sale now.

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18/08/2025

Based in the heart of Australia, Alice Springs identity Paul Ah Chee has been an elite footballer, band frontman, board member, and joint arts and cultural enterprise owner. Kerry Sharp profiles Paul in the latest OUTBACK magazine – in a conversation that spans tourism, music and Pine Gap. Read the full story in issue 162 of OUTBACK, on sale now. Photo by Lisa Hatz.
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15/08/2025

"I took this photo at Matt and Emily’s wedding on their farm near Swan Hill last year. Emily loves her motorbikes, so this photo was a must for her... We saved the best photos for last during the golden hour, when I took this one." – James Braszell Photography, Ballarat, Vic.

James' photo was a runner-up on the bush weddings page in the Aug/Sep issue of OUTBACK. Want the chance to be featured and maybe even win a $100 R.M.Williams gift voucher? To be in the running, email a short story (up to 200 words) about your wedding, with a photo and your address to [email protected]

07/08/2025

Have you ever been to the Gascoyne?

Nestled below the Pilbara, WA, the Gascoyne region covers an area larger than Greece and twice the size of Sri Lanka.

The region is home to a wealth of industries, resources, characters and curiosities. It contains one of the west’s biggest food bowls, important Defence facilities, two World Heritage areas, vast salt mines, and sheep and cattle stations.

Enjoying 320 days of sunshine a year, it also has the potential to become a renewable electricity powerhouse.

Writer and photographer Ken Eastwood explores the Gascoyne in an expansive feature you’ll find in the latest OUTBACK magazine, available now in newsagents or online.

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31/07/2025

Honouring a longstanding family tradition of progressive grazing techniques, Suz and Guy Lord are proud stewards of Branga Plains, a 4,755ha New England Tableland property, which turns off some of the best grass-fed beef in the country. With good rainfall and good soil, Guy says, “We breed our cattle to suit our environment. It’s like a recipe for a good cake and you can’t make a good cake without good ingredients.”

The full story appears in the 2025 edition of STATIONS magazine, with words and photos by Kate Newsome. Available from outbackmag.com.au now.

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