Podcast appearances and mentions of julia creek

Julia Creek in North Queensland is in desperate need of a doctor, and applicants are being offered more money than the Australian prime minister to entice the right person to its patch of the Outback.

Tim Pratt loves driving and trucks in particular. He can be found loading cattle and getting them to their destination at any time, night or day. Tim's love of driving started early, when he took any opportunity, he could to jump in his parent's mail truck and deliver the mail and freight with his dad on the Normanton mail run as a kid, a measly 21 hour round trip. In a full circle moment, Tim and his wife Groove, later went on to have the Normanton mail run contract themselves. Tim is a local Julia Creek boy who spread his wings to Cloncurry for a while, but returned home. His love of trucks started early and Tim & Groove now operate Pratt Cattle Transport. More Than Mail is proudly brought to you by Brodie Agencies, McKinlay. Contact Jim Brodie on 0427468713. You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au

QEM Ltd (ASX:QEM) managing director Gavin Loyden joins Proactive's Tylah Tully to discuss the outcomes of a scoping study for the Julia Creek Project in northwest Queensland, which demonstrates robust economic viability and no significant barriers to advance towards a pre-feasibility. The post-tax NPV (8%) is estimated at A$1.106 billion with an internal rate of return (IRR) of 16.3%. Julia Creek is projected to generate a total revenue of A$21.7 billion over its 30-year mine life, primarily from vanadium pentoxide (A$11.5 billion) and transport fuel sales (A$10.1 billion). Pre-production capital expenditure is estimated at A$791 million, with a payback period of approximately five years from the start of mining operations. The mine will target annual production of 10,571 tonnes of 99.5% pure vanadium pentoxide and 313 million litres of transport fuel. Mineralisation is to be sourced from a shallow open-cut pit, with an average strip ratio of 5:1. The project has a significant JORC mineral resource of 2.87 billion tonnes at 0.31% V₂O₅ and includes substantial oil resources. QEM aims to supply high-purity vanadium pentoxide for energy storage applications, particularly Vanadium Flow Batteries. Additionally, the project aims to enhance Australia's fuel security by producing transport fuel domestically. #Proactiveinvestors #QEMLimited #ASX #JuliaCreekProject, #VanadiumPentoxide, #TransportFuel, #EnergyStorage, #ScopingStudy, #CriticalMinerals, #VanadiumFlowBatteries, #MiningIndustry, #VanadiumResource, #BatteryStorage, #RenewableEnergy, #PreFeasibilityStudy, #VanadiumMarket, #MineralResource, #OilShale, #MiningProjects, #EnergyTransition, #AustraliaMining, #VanadiumProduction #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Holding a dual jockey and trainer's licence is not for the faint hearted.  Tash Chambers is one of a handful of females doing just that.  Tash struggled with weight through her apprenticeship, wasting to make rides every week.  A two year break followed, before making a come back in the North West.  Tash put in the hard yards when she moved west, including a pretty scary fall at Julia Creek.   Despite more downs than ups, Tash's love of winning has always kept her coming back.  Faced with a lack of opportunities, Tash didn't let that stop her jockey career, taking out a trainer's licence to create her own chances.  And it has been full steam ahead since. Tash has had runners in high profile provisional races, won the Pallarenda Stakes and had metro starters.  More Than Mail is proudly brought to you by Brodie Agencies, McKinlay. Contact Jim Brodie on 0427468713. You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au  

158-54:32:14 Born and bred in Julia Creek, Fab's Cowboy is Australia's most winning race horse of the modern era.  5️⃣4️⃣ WINS!

Duncan Fysh was passionate about many things, with keeping a record of history high on his list. Duncan spent years contributing local history stories to The Prickly Post. Spending his early years at Toolebuc, Duncan's family moved to Answer Downs after WWII. Both in the McKinlay district. From there it was to Proa for 50 odd years. Julia Creek became home and his passion grew to take in the Town and Country Club. Duncan was always on the hunt for his next big fossil and enjoyed flying. Duncan also had the Nelia mail run for seven years in the 90s. Most of all, Duncan loved a chat.  Duncan passed away on October 16, 2023 aged 84.  It was a privilege to reminisce with Duncan about his life. More Than Mail is proudly brought to you by Brodie Agencies, McKinlay. Contact Jim Brodie on 0427468713 or Lachy Smith on 0401168915.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au

Luke McNeven worked on properties north of Julia Creek before calling Colwell home for 13 years.  First as a base while working at Eloise Mine, before managing the property. Luke, with wife Mary-Ann and their three daughters, took the opportunity to buy their own place after Colwell was sold.  And started a new life as bee keepers. Actual real life bee keepers!  Luke has had to learn about a completely new industry. And how to keep 'his girls' happy. He has also discovered producing honey is a little different to producing beef. Learn more about Mrs O'Connell's Raw Honey. More Than Mail is proudly brought to you by Brodie Agencies, McKinlay. Contact Jim Brodie on 0427468713 or Lachy Smith on 0401168915.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au

On the show today, we'll zip along with a rural postie doing lovely things for her community. We'll hear about how artificial intelligence is helping an Aussie icon, and join some high school students on their regular visit to an aged care home. Our next stop is in the centre of Australia, where we'll learn about a new orchard bringing lemons and longevity to a remote community, before burrowing deep underground for our Wow of the Week.Quiz Questions1.How many stops does Bec make on her mailrun?2.What are the computers in the bush listening out for?3.Who have the high school students been visiting?4.Can you name one of the fruits that will be grown at the orchard?5.What colour is the coat of De Winton's mole?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhat kind of environment does the De Winton's mole live in?Answers1.342.Koala calls and grunts3.Residents living at an aged care facility4.Grapes, oranges, mandarins, lemons5.GoldenBonus Tricky AnswerSandy

Four friends who love fashion, coming together to celebrate country racing and fashions on the field. Sounds like a hoot! Central West and Western Queenslanders Jacquettaa Arnold, Georgina Fernie, Courtney Bylett and Sarah Taylor enjoy participating in fashions on the field so much, they created Red Dirt in Heels to share their love with the rest of us. Jacquettaa and Sarah tell us how the four met, why they started their instagram page and how country racing is more important than just racing and fashions. More Than Mail is proudly brought to you by Brodie Agencies, McKinlay. Contact Jim Brodie on 0427468713 or Lachy Smith on 0401168915.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au

Recording date: 6th July 2023Nickel popped back up away from $20,000 level to $20,500 to $21,000 level.  Again, still expect some near-term weakness and break below $20,000, but nickel continues to be resilient.Good news is earlier drop in nickel prices have continued to lead to “Great Compression” – sulphate discount dropped by more than half as sulphate prices increased as LME prices dropped and NPI discounts also shrank despite less than stellar stainless market with NPI prices dropping slightly and not following larger drop in nickel prices.Grab bag of itemsClean Air Metals doing reset after having to restate resource.  Updated metallurgical test program consisted of locked cycle tests on a variety of composite samples with a range of head grades from both the Current and Escape deposits and delivered recoveries of 70.2% to 80.9% Platinum (Pt) and 74.0% to 86.9% Palladium (Pd) and copper recoveries from 89.9% to 96.3% and nickel recoveries from 55 to 57%. Testing ability to produce separate nickel-PGE and copper concentratesGlencore Plc said on Monday it had proposed to buy the remaining stake in copper miner PolyMet Mining it does not already own for about $71 million. The Swiss commodity trader already owns 82.26% of PolyMet.  In June, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they are revoking NewRange's permit to develop its NorthMet copper-nickel mine, formerly known as PolyMet, near Hoyt Lakes. The Corps claims NewRange failed to meet EPA clean water standards.Toyota discussed solid state battery by 2027: its “technological breakthrough” will resolve durability issues, allowing an EV powered by a solid-state battery to have a range of 1,200km and a charging time of 10 minutes or less.  People get worried that a new battery -  Solid state just refers to form of electrolyte doesn't change which anode or cathode you would use.Queensland State announced that it would invest A$245M (US$164M) into helping expand its critical minerals sector. The amount includes a fund of A$100M that will support new investment into mining projects in the region alone.  The new announcement states that the Queensland government will help mining companies in a multitude of ways. First, the state will allocate A$55M for investments to reduce rent for new and existing exploration minerals permits to A$0 for the next five years.  One of the main highlights of the announcement was that there will be a A$100M Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund, which will support new project investment.  Additionally, Queensland will also spend approximately A$75M to establish critical mineral zones, initially in the cities of Julia Creek, Richmond, and around Mount Isa, to help advance critical minerals projects. Along with these initial investments, Queensland will also establish an integrated office to oversee the critical mineral sector development and help attract international investment. The state government will also invest A$5M for critical minerals mining waste and tailings, as well as A$8M to fund scientific research including circular economy initiatives, with A$1M to be used for advance research and ESG.Stellantis battery plant which had halted construction in Ontario, Canada as felt that government hadn't lived up to matching IRA benefits. Province of Ontario agreed would provide up to $5 billion in tax breaks based on production over a 10-year term. He said the other $10-billion in tax breaks would come from the federal government. Ontario minister Vic Fedeli - "It's not like the incentive money that the province and the feds delivered to the battery company," he said. "We invested $500 million in capital. This is like a performance incentive or a tax break. It's not a cheque per se.Horizonte Minerals Plc (AIM/TSX: HZM) (“Horizonte” or the “Company”), a nickel company developing two Tier 1 assets in Brazil, is pleased to announce that it has received its mining approval permits allowing it to commence mining. Araguaia Nickel Project Line 1 remains on-schedule for production in Q1 2024 with over 50% of the construction programme completed to date. FS for doubling production to 29ktpa on track for 2nd half 2023.Posco Holdings announced earlier this week its plans to invest $93bn into battery materials, hydrogen and its green steel business by 2030.Wyloo reached 90% ownership of Mincor and can now mandatory close to 100%.  Also made clear that not done doing nickel acquisitions.

It's a big task to bring a State Conference of any description as remote as Julia Creek. But hard work and determination saw the convening comittee get the 2023 ICPA QLD State Conference conference over the line.  Today we hear from those who put in the work to bring it all together, some of the guest speakers who travelled far to deliver their message, local ICPA members who tell us what ICPA gives to them, and Julia Creek's newest Life Member.  We also hear from those ICPA is all about - the kids.  Find out more about the ICPA. Find out more about Julia Creek ICPA. You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au  

Julia Creek played host the 2023 QLD ICPA State Conference. And after talking all things education advocacy in Ep. 20 | Advocating for education with Kimberley Wilson, I went along to see what it was all about. In More Than Mail's first two part podcast, I speak to the organisers of the Conference, local ICPA members - current and past, and hear from State Concillors, as well as some special guests. I knew very little about ICPA and so we go back to basics, and hear from a lot of passionate people.  Isolated Children's education is in good hands. Find out more about the ICPA. Find out more about Julia Creek ICPA. You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au More Than Mail will be back on Thursday.  

Educating kids in regional and rural Australia requires policy makers to understand the different and specific needs of the children learning. From maintaining teacher accommodation to internet accessibility, education can look very different in the country. And that's where the Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA) comes in.  Kimberley Wilson from Rutchillo Station is the current Julia Creek ICPA President, and a passionate advocate for education across the board. When I caught up with Kimberley she was busy working on the upcoming ICPA State Conference, to be hosted in Julia Creek.  We talked about education, wet season shenanigans, heading to boarding school in year one, volunteering, the importance of art and craft and living with loss. Find out more about the ICPA. Find out more about Julia Creek ICPA. You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au

Carol Real and husband Don took up Carodon in 1968, drawing it in a ballot. Originally part of Eulolo, Carodon had very little infrastructure when the Reals moved there, and so they literally had to start from scratch. After 51 years, the Reals sold Carodon in 2019 and moved to Mt Isa. The postcode changed three times while the Reals were at Carodon, receiving their mail orginally from the Gilliat post office (postcode 4830), then from McKinlay post office (postcode 4816) and finally Julia Creek post office (postcode 4823). Carol tells me Carodon was hard work, but a lot of fun at the same time.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au More Than Mail will be back on Thursday.

Shannon Rae is not currently on the mail run. But her epsiode more than belongs on a Thursday as she's been on the mail run on three seperate occasions, at three different properties. Shannon has also been on three of the seven mail runs that leave from Julia Creek. We should probably investigate to see if anyone can beat her!  Plus, she's still a part of our mail run book club. Shannon has been flooded in at her home at Claraville, Croydon, for months in 2023 but did give me some of her time when she finally escaped by chopper. We talked about mail a lot - which I loved! And how Shannon came to visit for one week, drank the water, and is still here 20 years later.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au More Than Mail will be back on Monday.

The Wyreema mailbox went viral in early 2022 after it got stolen. Every person between Kynuna and Emerald was on the case. And while she's still not back in her spot, she has found her way home. A few repairs, and hopefully she'll be fully operational. Soon. Today I catch up with Jamie Zammit (and sort of his wife Trina, too!). They came from Japponvale to Wyreema in 2011. Wyreema is unique in that it is located in the Richmond Shire, gets it's mail from Julia Creek and the closest town is Winton.  You can follow More Than Mail adventures on Instagram, on Facebook, or at morethanmail.com.au  Or, you can send me an email hello@morethanmail.com.au More Than Mail will be back on Monday.  

In this episode Barry chats to Gavin Loyden, Managing Director of QEM (ASX:QEM)

TODAY ON THE PODCAST: Susie's near-death swim session, who is your favourite Gray? Julia Creek needs a Doctor! Susie wanted to be a Teacher, but…, Australian Toursim's new ad, the listener across the street, Susie, Romeo & Juliet, Smarter Than Suse, Mitch's McMuffin, BTS make change-ups, Bogan Calendar, Animal stories and you go one of two ways: super successful...or nothin' Follow Ash, Luttsy & Susie O'Neill!Facebook: www.facebook.com/ashluttsyandsusieoneill Twitter: www.twitter.com/ashluttsysusie Instagram: www.instagram.com/ashluttsyandsusieoneillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you heard of Beryl the Brahman? Sally Webster is the incredibly humbled and talented children's book author behind the book that connects country kids to a familiar scene. Sally has lived in the Julia Creek area for her whole life apart from the boarding school years. Sally whilst not knowing what she wanted to do upon finishing boarding school felt the pull back to the land to campdraft and chase cattle. Working for the Acton's at Millungera also gave her the tools and skills she needed to cement her place on the land. Community family and really loving the land and all it has to offer in the good times and the bad.   Follow Sally on Instagram and follow her Instagram picks:@berylthebrahman@cmgarland23@ivyandgusaustralia@sundayupnorthhttps://www.berylthebrahman.com.au#breedyourownringersPlease make sure you leave a review or rate this episode. @married_tothe_land ICPA is the educational voice for rural and remote families and their students. We are committed to ensuring equitable access to education, opportunities, and support for every step of a student's learning journey from early childhood through to tertiary, trade or training. Membership is for everyone who have a connection to rural and remote education. Head to www.icpa.com.au to join and become a member.

About this episode Amy Tinning shares just how Branches Performing Arts literally branches out across the outback by bringing dance education to students in regional, rural and remote communities. Along with her fellow teacher Tammy Gordon the pair cover a combined total of 2,000km every fortnight. That is 300 students across seven towns. Hughenden, Richmond, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Winton, Longreach and Barcaldine. Basically they teach a whopping 84 scheduled classes, and 80 private coaching sessions, to students in the Northern Territory, Outback Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Distance Dance Significantly Amy first began delivering Distance Dance, Branches' online classes, well before Covid forced us all to transition to remote learning. Subsequently Branches' Distance Dance and has been a leader in the way they have supported students and families unable to attend in-person dance classes due to pure logistics. But distance and dance has always gone hand-in-hand for Amy. As a rural kid who begged her parents to let her attend dance classes Amy inevitably sees no geographical barriers when it comes to learning dance. Creating Community Branches Performing Arts is deeply rooted in connecting dance with kids and their communities, and we are in absolute awe of their dedication to helping outback dancers' dreams come true. Indeed that is part of the reason behind Amy branching out with her Co Stars Dance Company based in Mt Isa. In this way Amy and Tammy are able to provide developing young artists with professional level performance experience and exposure to high quality dance training and artistic processes. The team attend comps, perform at various events and are able to experience the magic of performance, Amy's first love. Please enjoy this conversation with Branches Performing Arts Founder, Amy Tinning. Visit www.apata.com.au for more. Mentions: Branches Performing Arts Website: https://branchesperformingarts.dance Facebook:@branchesperformingarts Instagram: @branches.performingarts Distance Dance classes online Co Stars Dance Company Dirty Feet Outback Dance Festival WAAPA LINK Dance Company View PDF Transcript

Biggest flooding since 2012 reaches Cooper Creek and meet a ballerina who's fallen in love with being a jillaroo at Julia Creek.

When a monsoonal low hit Thea Harrington's farm, she and her husband Dudley sat in silence for hours, in fact days while downpour after downpour battered their tin roof – it was the stuff of nightmares - there was no communication with the outside world, and no way of moving from their home, no way to quantify the devastation.For Thea - not originally from the country - there could have been no bigger introduction to Life on the Land - she'd only lived at Werrina, 30km north of Julia Creek for 18 short months before this great test of their relationship and new marriage.The result is an awe-inspiring partnership, tested over and over again - each time coming up trumps with a growing gratitude for life and the people in it.Thank you to our sponsor for this episode brought to you by the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority, or QRIDA. For more than 25 years, QRIDA has been supporting Queensland primary producers to make a start in agriculture, improve longterm sustainability and profitability of their enterprise, recover from natural disasters and getback on track with their finances.

Episode 17 of the FFN 'Mentor of the Month' see's Dan Coulthurst catch up with good friend AJ Riley. AJ is the principle and part owner of Ray White Rural Roma specialising in rural property and livestock sales. The Roma heartthrob is a part time cowboy, plays nearly every sport available to him, is the vice president of the Roma Echidnas Rugby Club and president of the local cricket side. AJ will try his hand at most things regardless of the consequences. After growing up in Tamworth, AJ went north in search of wide open spaces, working as a jackaroo outside of Julia Creek, North West Queensland. Following that, AJ started as a livestock salesperson for Ray White in Roma. AJ has been in the industry since 2015 and after just 3 years, went in to partnership with Jack Clanchy in 2018 by purchasing half share of Ray White Rural Roma.

24 May 2021 - QEM Limited (ASX:QEM) Managing Director Gavin Loyden provides an update on the company's flagship 100%-owned Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in North Queensland.

18 Feb 2021 - QEM Limited (ASX:QEM) Managing Director, Gavin Loyden provides an update on the company's flagship Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in North Western Queensland, including work on the optimal processing route and the appointment of UK-based engineering consultancy GSA Environmental Limited (GSAe) to conduct vanadium extraction test work on Julia Creek shale.

Citrus industry in shock now fruit juice will have a lower rating than diet cola under new health star guidelines and rain means cattle left in the paddocks of Julia Creek.

Citrus industry in shock now fruit juice will have a lower rating than diet cola under new health star guidelines and rain means cattle left in the paddocks of Julia Creek.

The Julia Creek Multipurpose Health Centre's Integrated Model of Care project aims to deliver care that meets the current and future needs of the McKinlay Shire community. Learn more To watch Margaret's interview, visit the Clinical Excellence Showcase website. For information about the project, visit their page on our Improvement Exchange. Please subscribe to ‘Clinical Excellence Showcase' wherever you digest your podcasts, rate and review on iTunes and follow us on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Chief Economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation John Newton says he hopes to impress upon new President Joe Biden and his team the priorities of US agriculture including the need for workforce reform and the importance of the trade relationship with China and an isolated storm cell brought welcome falls to properties north of Julia Creek including Balootha Station where Jake Webster recorded 130 millimetres in the gauge, with the Australian Agricultural Company's Canobie and Dalgonally Stations both recording more the 60mm.

Chief Economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation John Newton says he hopes to impress upon new President Joe Biden and his team the priorities of US agriculture including the need for workforce reform and the importance of the trade relationship with China and an isolated storm cell brought welcome falls to properties north of Julia Creek including Balootha Station where Jake Webster recorded 130 millimetres in the gauge, with the Australian Agricultural Company's Canobie and Dalgonally Stations both recording more the 60mm.

A band of thunderstorms pushing across Queensland saw 44 millimetres for Julia Creek again since 9 am meaning Edwina Hick had to leave her car on the bitumen and walk into her home 'Argyle Station' just out of town and a decade ago Theodore became the first in the state's history to be completely evacuated, as flood water filled the streets, trapping residents and ten years on locals will never forget the crisis that devastated the town.

A band of thunderstorms pushing across Queensland saw 44 millimetres for Julia Creek again since 9 am meaning Edwina Hick had to leave her car on the bitumen and walk into her home 'Argyle Station' just out of town and a decade ago Theodore became the first in the state's history to be completely evacuated, as flood water filled the streets, trapping residents and ten years on locals will never forget the crisis that devastated the town.

Julia Creek Race Club's Trevor Fegan chats to Andrew Kuuse re their Cup Meeting

During Breast Cancer Awareness month, I thought it timely to catch up once again with Maree Balmain.  If you missed our first interview, Maree went from the labour ward to the oncology ward soon after giving birth to second child Harry.The past 12 months have been huge for the Balmain family.Between Maree's treatment, the family have moved from Julia Creek in North West Qld to the Northern Territory where they manage up to 18,000 head of cattle.During our interview, Maree shares that she has achieved PCR (pathologic complete response) which means ‘the absence of invasive cancer in the breast or lymph nodes following chemotherapy".   In layman's terms, it means Maree is now cancer free! Maree continues targeted treatment as a follow up and is finally able to speak about her long term hopes and dreams.While continuing to place huge importance on raising awareness around breast cancer, Maree is passionate about reminding women to regularly check their breasts and keep their mammograms up to date.   I would like to sincerely thank Suncorp Bank for helping bring this interview to you.

This is a light hearted chat with a vivacious young lady who has strong support from owners and trainers in NSW and Queensland. Tegan has been out of action for almost five months following the worst fall of her ten year career.Tegan pays special tribute to her jockey/mother who rode many winners on the NSW Northern Rivers under the name of Bev Want. She thinks it’s pretty special that she was going around in races before her Mum realised she was in the early stages of pregnancy.Tegan acknowledges the efforts of her father Andrew, a versatile jack of all trades who’s always first there to help his daughter out when things need fixing. The jockey reflects on her childhood involvement with Grafton Pony Club, and a transition to the re educating of retired racehorses. She admits she didn’t like the thoroughbreds at first.Tegan looks back on her apprenticeship to Bruce Hill on the Gold Coast, and her disastrous first race ride- one she’d rather forget.She recalls her early education at Julia Creek in the Queensland outback, a special winning ride at Goondiwindi and her very first city success.Tegan still can’t believe that Tony Gollan gave her the prized ride on Temple Of Boom in a Stradbroke and a Doomben $10,000- she finished a close second in both races.She profiles some of the horses who’ve helped her profile in the last few years.Tegan talks of life on the Gold Coast with her partner Ben Hull, former successful jockey and currently making a name for himself as a trainer. She confirms that Ben gave her a sparkling engagement ring just recently.

This week we're in Julia Creek!

This week we're in Julia Creek!

The Queensland Country Hour broadcasts from Julia Creek to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating north west floods. Join Arlie Felton-Taylor and Tom Major as they speak to locals about the hard times, how they made it through, and what comes next.

Farmers are almost exclusively small businesses. In fact, small business makes up more than 95% of the Australian agricultural industry. The devastating floods in outback Queensland are hard to fathom and heartbreaking to witness. Hundreds of thousands of cattle have perished in the floods with some farmers losing 100% of their herd. They're powerless to do anything about it, nature can be heartless. The loses are mounting and it could take years - decades even - before they recover. These farmers are small business owners and they might not bounce back from this. John and Scott discuss the realities faced by farmers in Australia and the challenges of dealing with weather events, insurance companies, lumpy revenue and unreliable government support. Patrick Hick runs the Argyle Station north of Julia Creek in Queensland. Patrick estimates he's lost more than 6000 cattle from a herd of 16,000. He employs 8 staff members and explains to John and Scott why he might not be able to continue employing them. In our Workwise segment, Financial Planner Michael Abrahamson details why it's important to write a thorough and detailed business plan and update it as your business grows. And Peter Switzer charts the growth of Celebrity Chef and Restaurant tycoon Neil Perry - growth is on the menu!

A good discussion with Peter Homan CEO Outback Qld Tourism- about the value of going into Visitor Information Centres to get the local tips and tricks about the local area- which google doesn't have. Join the Outback Mates passport programme and get great deals throughout Outback Qld. We chat about 2 new experiences on offer, that are well worth while... at Charleville and Julia Creek... By visiting the Outback in dry times you make a significant contribution to local economies, with the the growing number of agri-tourism / farm stays- you can make a difference to farmers too. https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/events https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/ https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/accommodation/

This week we chat with Kari Arbouin, CQUni's Associate Vice-Chancellor for Townsville and North West Queensland Region. We hear how Kari grew up in Glasgow in Scotland where she lived in a 270-year-old castle manse and dreamed of becoming an orthopaedic surgeon. We learn how she eventually studied nursing and shocked her parents when she bought a one-way ticket to Australia with plans of spending a few months down under. We hear how a stint nursing in the outback town of Julia Creek led her to her husband and she explains how the rural town became the family home for a number of years. We learn about Kari's health roles that eventually prepared her for a career in universities, firstly at JCU and more recently at CQUni in Townsville. We also discover her unusual skills in bog snorkelling and even hear her attempt an Aussie accent - you can decide if she was successful.

Listening to Sarah Williams talk is like listening to a How to Be an Author The Right Way talk. History buff, world traveller and published author, Sarah heeds her own advice when she tells her students to live a life worth writing about. Running courses on how to write synopsises and blurbs, co-ordinating the Townsville Writers & Publishers Centre and organising the Townsville Writers Festival are a few things that keep Sarah busy, not to mention her four kids and regular writing habit. She also manages to find time to learn; think Michael Hyatt and how to pitch, the annual RWA Conference, Alliance of Independent Authors, and her own publishing company, Serenade Press (I met Sarah at a Joanna Penn Conference in Brisbane). Tired yet? Wait, I haven’t mentioned her writing. Sarah is celebrating the launch of The Brothers of Brigadeen Station, Book 1 of her Brothers trilogy set in outback Queensland – this one out Julia Creek way, with books two and three not far away. Sarah’s secret? Deadlines, albeit self-imposed. You can find out more about Sarah on her Facebook page, Sarah Williams Writer.