Rural Reporter for Saturday March 6, 2010 - 06/03/2010
Rural Reporter: ABC Rural. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
This week we visit a boarding hostel that's a "home away from home"
for young primary school children in far north Queensland; discover
why scientists are dumping concrete blocks into the middle of a
coral reef; and go fig picking with orchardist Bruce Salmon and his
extended family in the Riverina.
This week we visit a boarding hostel that's a "home away from home"
for young primary school children in far north Queensland; discover
why scientists are dumping concrete blocks into the middle of a
coral reef; and go fig picking with orchardist Bruce Salmon and his
extended family in the Riverina.
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Fri March 05 2010
This week we visit a boarding hostel that's a "home away from home"
for young primary school children in far north Queensland; discover
why scientists...
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This week we visit a boarding hostel that's a "home away from home"
for young primary school children in far north Queensland; discover
why scientists are dumping concrete blocks into the middle of a
coral reef; and go fig picking with orchardist Bruce Salmon and his
extended family in the Riverina.
This week we visit a boarding hostel that's a "home away from home"
for young primary school children in far north Queensland; discover
why scientists are dumping concrete blocks into the middle of a
coral reef; and go fig picking with orchardist Bruce Salmon and his
extended family in the Riverina.
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Fri February 26 2010
This week we check out a special training course for young
jackeroos and jillaroos who want to live and work in the bush; if
your basil looks brown an...
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This week we check out a special training course for young
jackeroos and jillaroos who want to live and work in the bush; if
your basil looks brown and limp and the parsley's gone to seed
there's some useful tips on growing herbs; and we pull up at a
roadside stall for our daily bread.
This week we check out a special training course for young
jackeroos and jillaroos who want to live and work in the bush; if
your basil looks brown and limp and the parsley's gone to seed
there's some useful tips on growing herbs; and we pull up at a
roadside stall for our daily bread.
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Fri February 19 2010
This week we clear our minds with an outdoor yoga class in central
Australia; a welding course for women has a creative spin-off; and
we meet an intre...
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This week we clear our minds with an outdoor yoga class in central
Australia; a welding course for women has a creative spin-off; and
we meet an intrepid grey nomad who's revelling in his travels in
the big wet.
This week we clear our minds with an outdoor yoga class in central
Australia; a welding course for women has a creative spin-off; and
we meet an intrepid grey nomad who's revelling in his travels in
the big wet.
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Fri February 12 2010
This week we walk through a curtain of fog to get into an
international water exhibition at the National Museum of Australia;
see what lives and breed...
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This week we walk through a curtain of fog to get into an
international water exhibition at the National Museum of Australia;
see what lives and breeds in the clay pans of central Australia
when the rains arrive; and clamber up a Tasmanian mountain side to
meet a fire spotter with one of the best views in the country.
This week we walk through a curtain of fog to get into an
international water exhibition at the National Museum of Australia;
see what lives and breeds in the clay pans of central Australia
when the rains arrive; and clamber up a Tasmanian mountain side to
meet a fire spotter with one of the best views in the country.
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Fri February 05 2010
This week we gain access to one of Tasmania's most treasured
collections, its potato tissue bank; meet two boutique wine growers
who've set up their v...
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This week we gain access to one of Tasmania's most treasured
collections, its potato tissue bank; meet two boutique wine growers
who've set up their vineyards amongst the sugar cane and fruit
trees of northern New South Wales, an area not known for its wines;
and get some helpful tips from a chef on cooking the perfect steak.
This week we gain access to one of Tasmania's most treasured
collections, its potato tissue bank; meet two boutique wine growers
who've set up their vineyards amongst the sugar cane and fruit
trees of northern New South Wales, an area not known for its wines;
and get some helpful tips from a chef on cooking the perfect steak.
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