Liz Rymill

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill

South Australian farmers are calling on their "city cousins" to stand by them during the state's drought crisis by buying local red meat. The lack of rain across SA, and more unusually in the south east, has led to a lack of feed for livestock. The longer-term outlook could mean potential supply shortages, or increased prices, on supermarket shelves. The red gum-studded paddocks of Coonawarra in May are usually flush with swathes of neon green grass, awaiting the arrival of lambs.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill |Declan Durrant

From the street, the cream stone building with its eyelash verandah is quintessentially mid-north South Australia. Around the back, however, would-be buyers get a glimpse into the building's fascinating history. Formerly the small town of Laura's police station, the property retains two original stone jail cells that are still fitted with benches and fastening loops for prisoners' chains.

Feb 23, 2025 | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill

Farmers have renewed concerns about land management and the safety of their sheep flocks after a bushfire in Victoria's Little Desert National Park led to the revelation that dingoes were being bred in the reserve. The discovery has reignited fears in South Australia about the repercussions of the Victorian government's move to protect dingoes in the north-west of the state.

Feb 1, 2025 | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then carriage driving — the elegant, fast-paced pursuit — is the sport of royalty. It was the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who in 1972 developed the three-phase competition that prevails at international levels today. Despite the popularity of the sport across the United Kingdom and Europe, and in royal circles with the Duke's granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor taking up the reins, at the very pinnacle of the sport is an Australian.

Jan 18, 2025 | abc.net.au | Liz Rymill

At 13, Ron Woodall handed in his schoolbooks and strapped on his spurs. The son of a horse breaker, Mr Woodall would go on to spend the next 70 years in the white-knuckle, belt-buckle world of bucking bulls and broncs, cementing himself as king of the Australian rodeo community.