Movin’ to the Country celebrates the entrepreneurs, innovators and dreamers who are transforming the look and feel of Regional Australia.
Join 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.
Episode 2– NEW SOUTH WALES
This week, Halina Baczkowski starts out in Bowraville, near Coffs Harbour where she discovers a mobile plastic recycling station that transforms plastic waste into multiple resources, whilst also creating a huge opportunity for the local Aboriginal Corporation.
Near Lismore, Craig Quartermaine meets a young Maori man using feral deer culled from farming land to make a range of food and clothing in collaboration with other enterprising locals.
Kristy O’Brien is in Orange, learning about the massive highs and crushing lows of producing saffron, the world’s most valuable spice.
Production credit: Executive Producers, Cathie Schnitzerling & Rachel Robinson. Manager – Screen, Jo Chichester. Head – Screen, Sport & Events, Kath Earle.
