September 11, 2025

Nicole and Brendan Saunders took a leap from New Zealand’s fertile farmland to Gippsland, Victoria, driven by a shared passion for farming. Although Brendan’s dairy roots were deep, Nicole’s journey into agriculture was less conventional. “I swore I’d never be a dairy farmer and never be a dairy farmer’s wife,” she laughs. I went and […]

The western suburbs of Sydney are a world away from the green, sheep-dotted pastures of Gordon, Victoria, but Samantha Wan’s story shows us the power of dreams. “I’m a first generation Australian-born Chinese. My Mum is from Hong Kong with Macanese heritage and Dad is Chinese Malaysian. I’m the eldest of two and from Blacktown,