A Home in the Outback

Airlie is the daughter of a local GP in Broken Hill. Her dad trained to be a doctor as a parent and so Airlie and her siblings moved around a lot as children. The family moved back to Broken Hill when Airlie was in Grade 7 and she has remained here since. Unfortunately, Airlie was bullied in high school in Broken Hill and eventually dropped out altogether. However, she has a strong work ethic and...

Meet David Doyle, Barkandji/Malyangapa man who is a health worker, artist, writer and entrepreneur. He is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback , an independent podcast about people living, working and creating in the far west of NSW. David was born in Broken Hill but his family is from the Menindee region of the Baaka or Darling River. For the last 20 years he’s worked as an Aboriginal health wo...

Meet Ann Evers a basket weaver and arid gardener who has lived in Broken Hill for 50 years. She is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback , an independent podcast about people living, working and creating in the far west of NSW. Anne was born in Perth to English parents; her father was a geneticist and her mother was a biologist and artist. Growing up the family moved overseas a lot to follow her...

Meet Hugh Lord, a 5th generation farmer at Thackaringa Station, a property 40 km south-west of Broken Hill. He is also a commercial pilot and runs H & A air with his GP wife Dr Aliza Lord. He is honest, hard-working, humourous and grounded. Hugh and his father, David Lord, are the farmers on the Station although Hugh will say ‘farming is not as unique as you imagine.’ They run both sheep and c...

Meet Heather Pearce, the CEO of Thrive Medical and an Occupational Therapist. She is a visionary and problem-solver who works with others to achieve outcomes for regional people. She is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback , an independent podcast about people living, working and creating in the far west of NSW. Heather was born in the small town of Cleve on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia...

Meet Dawud Abu Junaid Gos, the Muqaddam (meaning 'the one brought forward) of the Sufi Centre in Broken Hill. He is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback , an independent podcast about people living, working and creating in the far west of NSW. I’m your host, Katherine Waite. Dawud was born in Hobart in Tasmania and says he grew up playing sport and attended Taroona High School in the 80s. Af...

Meet the enthusiastic and passionate Jane Vaughan who is co-founder, co-director and employee of Big Sky Stories, a community-based organisation in Broken Hill which wants to give children in the far west of New South Wales a love of stories and reading. She is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback. Jane chose to move to Broken Hill about 15 years ago after finishing her university teaching degre...

Meet Ben Clavel a former New South Wales police officer and now English-channel swimmer living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He is today’s guest on A Home in the Outback. Ben joined the police force as a young adult. He loved working for the police and found his passion in proactive police work.    However, in 2012 while working in Tamworth a colleague died which he says he felt partly resp...

Join me from 12 February 2024 to hear from people living, working and creating in the Far West New South Wales town of Broken Hill. I am an interviewer and writer based in Broken Hill. Music by Aimee Volkofsky Thanks to support from Foundation Broken Hill and Spicer's Creative. www.ahomeintheoutback.com