Australian Country

A diamond in the rough

When you’ve spent your whole life in a small country town where everyone knows everyone and community gatherings are more like big family reunions, pulling up stumps to start a new life elsewhere can be daunting. After growing up together in the central Queensland town of Clermont, Jules and Matt Fish wanted to give their three children, Ava, Hollin and Nayten, something a little different. “We loved growing up and raising our children in Clermont,” Jules says. “But we felt it was time to go and start a new adventure.”

When Matt, a diesel fitter contracted

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Australian Country

Australian Country1 min read
Editor’s Letter
As this issue goes to press, we’re looking back on a summer of extremes — heavy rains and flooding, bushfires and extended dry periods. While our thoughts are with all those in the regions whose lives and livelihoods have been affected by those event
Australian Country1 min read
Australian Country
Editor Kirsty McKenzie email kmckenzie@umco.com.au Contributors Anastasia Casey, Jane Johnson, Primrose Sturrock Photography Alastair Bett, Ken Brass, Lillie Hamblin, Martin Kaufmann, Anastasia Kariofyllidis, Max Lam, Mandy McKeesick Advertising Anth
Australian Country3 min read
Come From Away
When Canadian nurse Deanna Bitar and three friends arrived in Australia, it was meant to be for a working holiday. Fifty years down the track, Deanna is still here, married to her husband, Samih, for almost as many years and with no intention of ever

Related Books & Audiobooks