It is my third time in a row at this time of the year that I have travelled to the North Midlands of Western Australia to stay with daughter no 4 Caroline and her family Nick, Charli and Lili. The occasion each time has Continue Reading »
In 2008, Rural Organics was invited to give a presentation at the IFOAM Organic World Congress (OWC) only occurs every three years. It is the largest and most important meeting of the organic sector and an honour to be Continue Reading »
On 3rd February I watched three McClure daughters, along with my grandson Billy Stevens, at the Geelong Half Ironman. Also racing with them was Gracie's husband, Johnny Stevens, and his best mate, Tully Young. Continue Reading »
Chrissie, the oldest of the McClure Daughters, recently gained her Master of of Teaching in Primary Education, she already has her Bachelor of Nursing. On completion of her nursing degree, she assisted in operating Continue Reading »
Team McClure triumphant in Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge. It was a fantastic and fitting end to an intense seven days of hard racing as sisters, Caroline Ashby and Grace McClure, Team Cadbury, cross the finish Continue Reading »
McClure Daughters, Fiona Miles and Grace McClure, ran onto the "G" (MCG Melbourne) when they completed the 10km Coffee Club run - the event was included in the Melbourne Marathon run on that same day. Only a week Continue Reading »
Long time employee of Rural Organics and Organics for Rural Australia, Rhonda Thomas, is involved with charity work with Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital Auxiliary, CasKids. This group of devoted women get together Continue Reading »
Janie with Geoff Redden from Elders Premier Wool. Behind every successful woolgrower is a specialist team. On Thursday 24th May 2007, Elders Ltd held Australia’s largest ever organic wool sale in Melbourne. The Continue Reading »
In September 2006, I traveled to the small West African country of Ghana. After spending the previous six months working as a jillaroo on dusty Queensland cattle stations, the tropical country was a totally new Continue Reading »
This weekend I headed out of the city smoke of Melbourne and arrived at Trevellyn, into fond memories of when I first came to the Outback some 40 years ago. Memories of raising 5 daughters in our old house and rowing Continue Reading »