Great Australians:
20 Living Legends of the Bush
2019 EDITION
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There are plenty of remarkable Australians living and giving across our wide land. in 2019 OUTBACK brought together 20 of them for our third edition of Great Australians: 20 Living Legends of the Bush. In it you’ll discover an outback astronomer, a champion woodchopper, an aviation entrepreneur and a young doctor devoted to improving the health outcomes for north Queenslanders. There’s also an on-farm inventor, a diamond dealer and a country music legend, plus many more. With a new Great Australians out this year, there's a limited time to get the 2019 edition - purchase your copy before it's gone for good.
Meet our 2019 Great Australians...
The tide has turned for the troubled Darling River town of Bourke, with Alistair Ferguson pioneering “justice reinvestment” in his home town to cut crime among young Aboriginals. Photo by Kylie Fisher.
Donna Burton, the first Australian woman to discover two comets, is committed to popularising astronomy, especially among country kids. Photo by Josh Smith.
World champion woodchopper David Foster is a veteran of his sport and a stalwart of his local community in Tasmania. Photo by Andrew Bain.
President of the National Farmers’ Federation Fiona Simson manages to rattle a few cages in her advocacy work for fellow farmers. Photo by Mandy McKeesick.
Starting out as teenage luggage haulers in their family’s bush pub, Andre (left) and Courtney Ellis have gone on to become outback tourism luminaries with their far-flung luxury treks. Photo by Simon Dallinger.
Like the pink diamonds she trades, celebrated Kununurra businesswoman Frauke Bolten-Boshammer’s character was forged under pressure in the east Kimberley. Photo by Chris Magnay.
John Hardy, respected veteran aviator and the 21st Administrator of the Northern Territory. Photo by Shane Eecen.
Musician, writer, mentor and icon, Joy McKean is Australia's First Lady of country music. Photo by Ken Eastwood.
Drawing on a tough childhood and deeply conservative schooling, author and educator John Marsden is passionate about teaching a different way. Photo by Nathan Dyer.
Palaeontologist Jenni Brammall leads a team determined to shine an international spotlight on Australia’s opalised national treasures. Jenni is pictured here with her dog Bimble at her camp on the Lightning Ridge opal fields. Photo By Mandy McKeesick.
From the corridors of Federal Parliament to the rice farms of the Riverina, Kay Hull has spent three decades fighting for the bush. Photo by Nathan Dyer.
Internationally renowned painter Balang John Mawurndjul belongs to an uninterrupted artistic tradition that is tens of thousands of years old. Photo by David Hancock.
Farmer Lynley Anderson is a sheep-breeding innovator who wants to see more women running their own farms. Photo by Rebecca Mansell.
Griffith local Lou Revelant is ‘filling the pantry’ for the needy with rescued fruit and vegetables from Australia’s largest food bowl. Photo by Nathan Dyer.
Pastoralist Michelle Reay of Durham Downs, Qld, has immeasurably improved the lives of hundreds of isolated women with a ladies-only annual event - the Channel Country Ladies Day. Photo by Therese Hall.
Inventor Ray Harrington has spent his working life looking for better ways to do things on the farm. Photo by Rebecca Mansell.
Keelen Mailman of Mt Tabor station is uniquely placed to combine a successful pastoral operation with the preservation of culture and family for her Bidjara people. Photo by Mandy McKeesick.
The 2018 Rural Doctor of the Year, Far North Queensland-based Renée Cremen, is a perfect bundle of energy and care. Photo by Ken Eastwood.
A gun shearer with an eye for the perfect wave, surf-shop legend Steve Woolston has left a 50-year mark on the South Australian town of Robe. Photo by Kristal Baker.
Known as the ‘Lady of Mundulla’, 84-year-old Vida Maney has contributed across the board to her community, with scant regard for her own disability. Photo by Ockert Le Rue.
