{"id":8541,"date":"2025-05-15T06:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/the-may-11-show\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:08:00","slug":"the-may-11-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/the-may-11-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The May 11 Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brisbanesuburbsonlinenews.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ian-McNamara-2.webp\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s Australia All Over fell on Mother\u2019s Day, and the program was as warm and down-to-earth as ever. Macca moved easily between hearty bush yarns and heartfelt tributes, creating a Sunday mosaic of life around the nation. From cattle musters under the outback sun to a surprise call from an Aussie truckie on a U.S. highway \u2013 and even an in-studio serenade by a beloved children\u2019s entertainer \u2013 the show delivered a rich tapestry of Australian voices and stories, all threaded with the day\u2019s family spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Big muster in Cloncurry:<\/strong> The morning kicked off with a call from a cattleman in Cloncurry, northwest Queensland, who was in the thick of a station muster. He reported that a generous wet season had left knee-high grass across his paddocks \u2013 welcome feed for his Brahmans after years of drought. With a team of stockmen on trail bikes and a chopper buzzing overhead, they were rounding up about 800 head of cattle for the first weaner sale of the year. He chuckled that his wife was spending her Mother\u2019s Day morning driving the ute as the makeshift \u201csmoko truck\u201d, delivering tea and sandwiches to the muster crew. \u201cShe\u2019s the best bush mum there is \u2013 keeping us fed and the herd moving,\u201d he said proudly. The call painted a classic outback scene of family teamwork, dust, and determination under the Queensland sun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZjWk5R49Mc?si=LbYhrbyc5-J_Jeeh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Honey flow down south: <\/strong>From central Victoria, a beekeeper near Bendigo rang in with sweet news. He\u2019s managing 150 hives in the ironbark country and described an unexpected bumper autumn honey flow this year. An unseasonably warm April kept the native wildflowers blooming, so his bees packed away a late crop of dark, rich honey. \u201cThe red gum nectar came in thick \u2013 dark and caramel-like, with a hint of eucalyptus,\u201d he said, clearly pleased. Now, with chilly nights creeping in, he\u2019s prepping the hives for winter \u2013 insulating boxes and moving them out of frost hollows. The beekeeper noted the first light frost silvered his paddocks last week, which is the cue for him to curtail hive inspections. \u201cBees get cranky when the frost hits, like clockwork,\u201d he laughed. His call blended practical bush know-how (like wrapping hives in itsy-bitsy woollen blankets, Macca joked) with a real pride in living off nature\u2019s rhythms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ex6xOJlQcc?si=wmAe-JCc8lphRW47\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hello from the USA:<\/strong> In a memorable mid-show surprise, a call came all the way from the United States. An Aussie long-haul truck driver named Colin \u2013 originally from Toowoomba \u2013 phoned in from a truck stop on Route 66 in Oklahoma. It was early evening there, and Colin had pulled over his 18-wheeler \u201cjust to say g\u2019day on Mother\u2019s Day\u201d back home. He painted a vivid picture of trucking American-style: endless interstate highways, big rigs with sleepers \u201cthe size of a Sydney studio apartment,\u201d and roadside diners serving chicken-fried steak instead of meat pies. He joked about driving on the \u201cwrong\u201d side of the road at 110 km\/h through the prairies (\u201cyou get used to it, but I still reach for the blinker with the wrong hand\u201d). Colin also shared that he streams ABC online to stave off homesickness on his 10-hour drives. \u201cHearing Macca and the callers, it\u2019s like I\u2019ve got a bit of Australia in the cab with me,\u201d he said. Before signing off, he gave a shout-out to his mum back in Queensland, promising he\u2019d video-call her that night. The call captured the program\u2019s all-over reach \u2013 even from half a world away, an Aussie voice found its way home to Macca on Sunday morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DddiOzjwEcE?si=5Vkxj7rKYiX5PBDG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In-studio with Don Spencer: <\/strong>Midway through the show, Macca welcomed a special guest into the studio \u2013 Don Spencer OAM, the famed singer-songwriter and children\u2019s entertainer (and a familiar friend to generations of Play School kids). At 86, Don\u2019s energy and love of music are undimmed. He chatted with Macca about his lifelong mission to bring music into kids\u2019 lives, especially through the Australian Children\u2019s Music Foundation he founded. Don reminisced about the early days \u2013 from growing up on a farm learning bush ballads, to strumming his guitar on Play School in the 1960s. With a gentle laugh, he recounted how a song about a kangaroo got him his first big break (\u201cI figured if I sang about joeys and billabongs, kids would listen \u2013 and they did!\u201d). Don even treated listeners to a few lines of his new song \u201cHold On To Your Dream,\u201d a tender tune encouraging young Aussies to persevere in tough times. He picked up Macca\u2019s studio guitar and, in a warm, slightly gravelly voice, sang a chorus that had toes tapping across the country. By the end of his segment, Don had shared both music and memories \u2013 including a touching tribute to his own mum, who bought him his very first guitar decades ago. The live studio chat added a lovely dash of nostalgia and inspiration to the morning\u2019s parade of callers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJGLE9R9K1A?si=ujkb6-vrrJz6RXZq\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Camel trouble in the Territory:<\/strong> From the Northern Territory came a call that had everyone listening in amazement (and a few chuckling). A station owner outside Alice Springs rang up to report an invasion of sorts \u2013 by camels. After good rains in the outback, a mob of feral camels had roamed onto his property, drawn by the only permanent water for miles. \u201cI woke up to find about 20 camels crowding our bore drain like it was a desert oasis,\u201d he said. The caller described the scene: gangly silhouettes emerging from dawn mist, jostling with his cattle at the trough. It wasn\u2019t all harmless either \u2013 the hefty creatures had knocked down a fence or two and guzzled precious water meant for livestock. In true Territory fashion, he and a neighboring stockman hopped in the ute and shooed the camels off with a lot of horn-honking (and maybe a well-aimed skyward shotgun blast or two). \u201cThey run in slow motion, mate \u2013 it\u2019s like a weird dream seeing camels gallop off into the scrub,\u201d he laughed. The station owner noted that feral camels have been on the move with the season\u2019s growth, sometimes causing havoc for pastoralists. His yarn was equal parts comedy and bush reality, and as Macca quipped, \u201conly in Australia would a Sunday morning chat about camel traffic jams make perfect sense.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U7hb5XKrxdY?si=t1K8ciz2_w7nExWn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A Mother\u2019s Day poem on air: <\/strong>Fittingly, the program\u2019s most tender moment came toward the end, thanks to an 87-year-old bush poet from the NSW Riverina. Phyllis from Griffith phoned in to share a short poem she\u2019d written as a tribute to mothers in the bush. In a steady, lilting voice, she recited verses that took listeners back in time: morning dew on the wheat, a mother\u2019s hands lighting the wood stove, children\u2019s laughter echoing in a one-room schoolhouse. Her poem honored the quiet, relentless work of country mums \u2013 \u201cthe tea-and-toast queens of the outback, holding the family together.\u201d One line that lingered in the air was, \u201cShe fed the poddy lamb at dawn, then fed her family at dusk \u2013 a day\u2019s work never done, powered by a mother\u2019s love.\u201d As she finished, Phyllis wished all the mums listening a happy Mother\u2019s Day, adding with a chuckle, \u201cDon\u2019t forget to give Mum a call, okay?\u201d The studio fell silent for a moment \u2013 even Macca was clearly moved \u2013 before he thanked her for a beautiful contribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkNHwWITJQk?si=kurOZpSHpZ3zoC-1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Other calls included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A fun run in full swing:<\/strong> A quick check-in from Melbourne revealed thousands of pink-clad participants flooding the parks for the annual Mother\u2019s Day Classic fun run. The event organizer breathlessly reported a record turnout at sunrise \u2013 runners and walkers honoring loved ones and raising funds for breast cancer research. \u201cThere\u2019s a sea of pink tutus and big smiles here, Macca!\u201d she shouted over the cheerful hubbub.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>First frost down south:<\/strong> A weather watcher in Liawenee, Tasmania (one of the coldest spots in the country) called to confirm that winter is knocking. He measured a pre-dawn low of -1\u00b0C, leaving a glitter of frost over the paddocks. \u201cBrass monkeys, mate \u2013 the dog\u2019s water bowl was iced over,\u201d he laughed, noting that the wood heater was cranked up and keeping the shack cosy for his wife on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a0Tuna tales from SA: <\/strong>A fisherman from Port Lincoln, SA gave a brief update on the tuna season offshore. It\u2019s been a ripper season for Southern Bluefin \u2013 he himself landed a 75-kg tuna last week. He joked that since he couldn\u2019t be with his mum in Adelaide that day, he sent her a photo of the massive fish and promised her some prime fillets. \u201cThat\u2019s one way to do Mother\u2019s Day brekkie \u2013 tuna steaks on the barbie!\u201d he quipped, signing off with a laugh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the podcast episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/programs\/australiaallover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: <\/strong>Brisbane Suburbs Online News has no affiliation with Ian McNamara or the &#8220;Australia All Over Show.&#8221; This weekly review is an attempt to share the wonderful stories that Ian broadcasts each week and add value to what is a smorgasbord of great insights.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Australia All Over fell on Mother\u2019s Day, and the program was as warm and down-to-earth as ever. 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