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26/11/2025

With pictures taken from Kalgoorlie to Darwin and down to Tasmania, photographer Cory White's new book 'Footy Country' is an immersive glimpse into regional football clubs – from the volunteers working in the tuckshop to the coaches and players in the sheds.

Pick up a copy of the Dec/Jan issue of OUTBACK to see the photo essay, out now.
https://www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/outback-current-issue/

25/11/2025

Hollywood turned Zane Grey’s bestselling Western novels into blockbuster films, and in the 1930s the keen big-game-fisher visited Australia. Listen to this fascinating conversation with author Vicki Hastrich on the R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast. https://bit.ly/48zDUOm

24/11/2025

📷: Living and working in Thredbo, 1996.

EDITORS LETTER
Issue 164 Dec/Jan 2026

For many, a ‘gap year’ is part of expanding the experience and understanding that helps to build the skills and perspective that they then apply throughout their lives. The rural sector is full of young people trying something different – sometimes for a year, sometimes for longer. This is the subject of our Outback story in the December/January issue. Time spent off country – spent away from home, searching, experiencing and exploring – can be time well spent. This was certainly the case for AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year Carol Mudford (who graces our cover), and Arltunga publicans Brad and Belinda Seymour (the subject of our pub story), and big game fisherman Zane Grey (and our History story).

I didn’t have a gap year as such. I went from school to summer work, first installing solar heating, then into the wineries and vineyards at home in Coonawarra. Two degrees followed in Adelaide (concurrent with a series of part-time jobs in city and bush), then a newspaper cadetship in Orange, NSW, where I spent two years. From there, what might be considered gap years followed, working in ski towns, wineries, hospitality, tourism, agriculture and media in Australia, the US and the UK. This included a harvest season in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, arranged through the gap-oriented agricultural exchange program run by CAEP. I wandered and worked for about four years before settling again.

This experience has deeply informed my past 22 years with OUTBACK, wherein we share stories from all of those sectors and more.

I believe a fulfilling life is as much about a way as it is about a what. That is, it’s the way we choose to go about our works and days rather than necessarily what we do that powers our productivity and wellbeing, and the contribution we make to our communities, friends and families. We pursue this in OUTBACK – we look for people living their lives with enthusiasm, positivity and application, and we strive to bring those traits to bear in sharing their stories with you.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Mark Muller
Editor-In-Chief

23/11/2025

Congratulations to Carol Mudford for winning Rural Women's Award in October this year! Carol is on the cover of the brand-new Dec/Jan issue of OUTBACK, out TODAY. Pickup a copy to read about the nurse, wool handler, shearer and mental health advocate. Photo by Clancy Paine.

Also in this issue, we take a deep dive into the growing phenomenon that is the gap year, including the benefits and the potential pitfalls. It’s essential reading for anyone considering a gap year. Other highlights include the growing use of artificial intelligence in rural and remote Australia; magic Barunguba Montague Island Nature Reserve; cattle and racehorse property Quat Quatta; a gritty insider’s view of country footy by photographer Cory White; a historical exploration of the last days of legendary western writer Zane Grey in Australia; and our bi-annual special education feature!

Subscribe today www.outbackmag.com.au

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21/11/2025

Race caller John 'Bluey' Forsyth fell in love with racing aged seven, and it’s been a lifelong dream run since then. Known as the voice of Queensland racing, Bluey has spent more than a quarter of a century presiding over country tracks, and loving every minute of it.

Listen to our interview with Bluey on the OUTBACK podcast (on all podcast platforms, or listen at the link below):
https://omny.fm/shows/r-m-williams-outback-great-australians/racer-caller-bluey-forsyth-the-voice-of-queensland-racing

06/11/2025

It's not to early to start thinking about the holidays! For our Christmas pack this year we’ve rolled up $263 worth of goods into a great-value bundle for just $175. That’s a saving of more than 30%! It includes a one-year subscription to OUTBACK magazine, a beautiful calendar and diary for next year, the new edition of Stations magazine and a luxury R.M.Williams beach towel featuring a heritage-inspired graphic of the iconic photo of Dick White on Cloudbuster.

https://www.outbackmag.com.au/shop/christmas-gift-pack/

Terms and Conditions apply. Only available for delivery in Australia.

04/11/2025

Our 2026 OUTBACK Diary is available now! it's a great hard-cover diary with a week per spread, and it's got a gorgeous photo on every one. Here's a tiny sample of some of the 60+ photos which grace it's pages.

Order now from our website as part of the Christmas pack or on it's own.
https://www.outbackmag.com.au/calendar-and-diary/

02/11/2025

Take a sneek peek at our 2026 OUTBACK wall calendar. It features beautiful photography from Benjamin Good, James Braszell, Don Fuchs, Andrew Kendall, Ken Brass, Charles Davis, Nathan Dyer, Jershua McDowell, Andrew Hull, Ben Chubb, and Michael Schweiger.

You can order the calendar right now. It's also part of our Christmas Pack which includes a subscription to OUTBACK magazine plus lots of other goodies for a special bundle price. Head to our website for more information: https://www.outbackmag.com.au/calendar-and-diary/

29/10/2025

And the winner is … rural women! More than 600 rural women and supporters gathered at Parliament House in Canberra last night to see NSW nurse, shearer, wool handler and mental health advocate Carol Mudford win the national Rural Women’s Award for 2025. Congratulations also to runner-up, clothing brand owner and co station manager WA’s Isabella Thrupp. As a media partner to the awards, OUTBACK was thrilled to be a part of the black-tie event. Look out for our profile of Carol in the next issue of OUTBACK!
AgriFutures Australia

23/10/2025

On the R.M.Williams OUTBACK podcast Terri talks to Matthew Flinders biographer Grantlee Kieza about the man behind the map. Listen now https://tinyurl.com/32k98p72

22/10/2025

OUTBACK’s editor-in-chief Mark Muller recently joined the Side-by-Side (SXS) Club of Australia’s second ride of the year, taking on the Flinders Ranges in SA for a weekend of four-wheeled adventure.

In two thrill- and dust-filled days, 14 buggies ventured deep into Adnyamathanha country to explore three iconic off-road trails: Rawnsley Park Station’s Arkapena Track, Willow Springs Station’s Skytrek and the historic Caernarvon Track.

The full story is in the Oct/Nov edition of OUTBACK magazine, go to our website to subscribe.

21/10/2025

When Jack O’Connor (pictured here with wife Brigid and son Freddie) won the esteemed Zanda McDonald Award earlier this year, the judges said they were particularly taken with how genuine he was. Although perhaps not as polished or rehearsed as some of the other outstanding candidates, he came across as full of integrity and mindful of his place in the world. “They actually said I say ‘mate’ too much when I’m public speaking,” Jack laughs. “I’ve got to pull that back a little.”

A manager on his family’s sprawling 8,000ha mixed farming operation Oxton Park, between Harden and Young in NSW, Jack won the award, alongside New Zealand mussels grower Maegen Blom, for his drive to make a positive impact in agriculture and in his community – with plenty of runs on the board already at the age of 33.

Read our profile on Jack in the Oct/Nov edition of OUTBACK magazine, out now. Photo by Ken Eastwood.

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