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Movin' to the Country

Season 1
Join Movin' to the Country hosts Craig Quartermaine, Halina Baczkowski and Kristy O'Brien as they head off to a different region every week to tell the stories of folk looking to make a good living from their little patch of paradise. While it's not all beer and peaches, despite struggles and setbacks, they've never looked back.
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  1. S1 E1 - Orana, New South Wales
    July 1, 2021
    28min
    7+
    In the Orana region of central west NSW, Craig sets off to Nyngan, to meet two former lawyers who are running a national legal enterprise from home, whilst inventing a brand new species of cow. Halina heads to Dubbo, where an enterprising couple have applied local Indigenous knowledge to turn biodiversity problem into a small local cosmetics business. Kristy hits up the foodie mecca of Mudgee.
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  2. S1 E2 - South East, Tasmania
    July 8, 2021
    28min
    7+
    The team is in south-east Tasmania where Halina checks out the sublime 3 Capes Walk before heading to Birch's Bay to catch up with a family producing a dizzying variety of sheep's milk products.. In Mt Rumney, Craig discovers how a series of accidents led a disused rail tunnel being turned into a mushroom farm. And in Taroona Kristy finds a family dedicated to creating locally made fashion.
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  3. S1 E3 - North Central Victoria
    July 15, 2021
    28min
    7+
    Kristy starts off in the pastures of Nulla Vale, meeting a refugee who overcame a string of setbacks to turn previously neglected lamb belly into a new range of smallgoods. On a flower farm Halina meets a team finding ways to do fun things with rose petals; and Craig travels around the gold rush towns where a group of migrant women are creating vibrant new lives for themselves.
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  4. S1 E4 - Top End, Northern Territory
    July 22, 2021
    29min
    7+
    The team heads to the Top End where local Territorians are unlocking the potential of the Kakadu plum for food and as a pathway to employment for Indigenous youth. In Darwin Halina investigates an astonishing bit of kit, a super-fast 3D printer that can magic up metal parts in minutes, and Craig rides along with an innovative tour company, providing a much-needed Indigenous perspective of culture.
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  5. S1 E5 - Limestone Coast, South Australia
    July 29, 2021
    28min
    7+
    On South Australia's glorious Limestone Coast, Craig heads to a non-conformist winery in Cape Jaffa on the path to producing sustainable, single origin wine, beer and spirits. In Robe, Kristy meets a couple who traded in a life on luxury yachts to hang around with camels in an unconventional dairy, while Halina explores a clever approach to tackling the scourge of plastic waste.
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  6. S1 E6 - Capricorn & Sunshine Coast, Queensland
    August 5, 2021
    28min
    7+
    Halina jumps on a 100-year-old ketch at Mooloolaba to join an Indigenous-owned eco tour company sharing a profound connection between their ancient culture and the sea. Kristy meets two entrepreneurs doing clever things with women's motorcycle gear and mastectomy clothing. In Bundaberg, Craig gets into a seafood smokery, combining German family tradition with the best of modern Queensland.
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Subtitles
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Producers
Elissa McKeand
Cast
Halina BaczkowskiKristy O’BrienCraig Quartermaine
Studio
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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