A Big Country

ABC (Australia)

The ABC's team of specialist reporters introduce you to the people and places that make up country Australia.

Episodes

The family that fossicks and a woodchopping legend

Three generations sharing a passion for railway and life of a remote road worker

Using fruit to flavour beer and giving grand, old homestead a new lease on life

Tackling outback track on horseback and repairing river system

Exploring island bird life and challenging stereotypes of farmers

Persimmon season and cast and crew remember Castaway series

Making beer with fresh local hops and perfect score for 100-year-old wine

Picking precious saffron stigma and restoring old boat

Fishing for success at world champs and finding hidden koalas

Dogs sniffing out weeds and falling in love with distilling

An iconic pub re-opens its doors and a passion for sharing becomes a chain of seed libraries.

Swapping the emergency ward for an apple orchard and restoring a memory-filled bus

Pressing pretty petals for cakemakers and taking family life off grid

Making cheese using ancient methods and caring for 1800s rural homestead

Teens getting a taste for shearing and timber turner working with ancient Huon pine

Revealing secrets of the deep and artist capturing quirky scenes of country life

Learning the ropes of cattle industry and making the switch from farming to flying

Bringing back birds and drones helping wallaby conservation project

Next generation grain farmers milling wheat for flour and tapping into demand for local blooms

Robbing nests to save malleefowl and harvesting native grains