{"id":8740,"date":"2025-06-15T01:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/the-june-22-show\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:15:43","slug":"the-june-15-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/the-june-15-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The June 15 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bush mail must go through<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A veteran mailman from outback South Australia rang in from the Oodnadatta Track, where he\u2019s one of a dying breed delivering post across hundreds of kilometers of red dirt . He painted a vivid picture of last week\u2019s adventure when flash floods turned dry creeks into torrents overnight. With the road cut and station families awaiting their mail, he improvised by enlisting a stockman\u2019s old diesel Toyota and even a horse float to ferry sacks of mail through mud and water. He laughed describing how a half-dozen locals met him on the far bank, swapping stories as they helped unload letters and the odd care package. \u201cThe pub had a cold one waiting by the time I got through,\u201d he chuckled, saying that in communities so remote, neighbours pull together just as they did in his father\u2019s day. It was a tale of perseverance and bush camaraderie that had Macca beaming \u2013 a reminder that even in 2025, the outback still runs on trust, ingenuity and a handshake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xjILemjt71A?si=az4SZI8lrf3nkp2B\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wetlands teeming in Kakadu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Top End, a park ranger at Kakadu National Park called in, breathless with excitement at the sight before him. After one of the best wet seasons in years, the floodplains around Yellow Water were transformed into a wildlife paradise . He described the dawn chorus of thousands of magpie geese, egrets and jabirus rising from the misty marshes as the sun came up. \u201cIt\u2019s like the land is alive and singing,\u201d he said, recounting how crocodiles cruise between floating lotus pads and buffalo graze on the fresh green fringe. Campgrounds that had been quiet during the rains are now bustling with tourists and grey nomads. Macca could almost smell the damp mud and feel the steamy morning air as the ranger invited everyone to come see Kakadu\u2019s temporary lakes before they dry up. The call captured the pulse of the Northern Territory\u2019s wild heart, where nature puts on a grand show after the monsoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGkHc6ilHfo?si=7BSIb6QH8JZ0chFJ\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Still shearing at eighty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A delightful call came from Gundagai, NSW, where listeners met Bruce \u2013 an 80-year-old former shearer who\u2019s proving you\u2019re never too old for the shed. Bruce cheerfully reported he\u2019d spent the week helping his grandson crutch and shear a small mob of merinos on the family farm. With a voice as weathered and warm as a worn saddle, he reminisced about the 1960s when he could shear 200 sheep a day with blade shears, and how \u201cthe wide combs today are a young man\u2019s game.\u201d He described the familiar rhythm of the work: the smell of lanolin, the scrape of shears, and morning tea under a gumtree with the team. Macca asked what keeps him going. Bruce reckoned it\u2019s the camaraderie and a love of hard yakka, and admitted with a laugh that he \u201ccan\u2019t quite hang up the handpiece just yet.\u201d It was an inspiring yarn bridging generations \u2013 the kind of heartfelt, authentic Australian story that had listeners around the country smiling and tipping their hats to a legend of the wool sheds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EL1NE3gYfSQ?si=7cqfX7D3LCRIXf-9\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nude swim at dawn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Down in Tasmania, a caller from Hobart gave a preview of a decidedly chilly tradition \u2013 the annual Winter Solstice Nude Swim in the River Derwent. She set the scene: in two days\u2019 time, on the year\u2019s longest night, hundreds of brave souls (herself included) will fling off their clothes before sunrise and charge into the icy 11\u00b0C water just as dawn breaks. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely freezing and absolutely fantastic!\u201d she exclaimed. In past years, participants have emerged blue-lipped but grinning, wrapped in nothing but an Australian flag or a quick towel, with onlookers cheering from the shore. She explained that the swim, part of Tassie\u2019s midwinter festival, is about community spirit, courage, and a little bit of crazy fun to ward off the winter blues . Macca was tickled by the idea, joking he might stick to hot cocoa by a fire, but he applauded the Tasmanians\u2019 plucky enthusiasm. The story added a dash of quirky humor and colour to the morning, proving that even in the coldest depths of winter, Aussies know how to celebrate life (and laugh at themselves).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6lzyLIxZDI?si=o81qiRJJxkvvLTb8\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hello from Antarctica <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a truly \u201cAustralia All Over\u201d moment, Macca patched through to Casey Station, Antarctica, where expedition doctor Samantha phoned in during the depths of the Antarctic winter. With the satellite delay crackling, she described the surreal beauty of life at 65\u00b0 south: the sun hadn\u2019t been seen in over a month, the outside temperature was \u2013 thirty-something (not that it mattered once it\u2019s below \u201320!), and the station\u2019s 24 wintering crew were preparing for their Midwinter\u2019s Day feast \u2013 an icy Christmas-like celebration of community. She painted a picture of stepping outside at noon under the aurora-lit sky, the Milky Way blazing overhead at what should be midday. Despite the cold and isolation, morale was high \u2013 they had home-brewed beer, a makeshift band tuning up, and even a \u201csnowman building contest\u201d planned for when a pale sun finally peeks over the horizon in a couple of weeks. Macca and Sam traded banter about who had the colder winter (no contest there). The call was equal parts awe-inspiring and heartwarming, connecting listeners to compatriots at the farthest edge of the earth and highlighting the camaraderie that thrives even in the extreme dark of an Antarctic winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UplxNNqnDUs?si=nhaQXO_SznfFeOO3\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Byron Bay tales from a bygone era<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mid-show, Macca treated listeners to a special recorded interview from his recent road trip through Byron Bay, NSW. He caught up with Norm \u201cStaunchy\u201d Wilson, an 85-year-old Byron local who\u2019s lived through the town\u2019s transformation from a quiet whaling port to the bustling surf and tourism hub it is today. Over a cup of tea on Norm\u2019s verandah (with rainbow lorikeets squawking in the background), the old-timer shared vivid memories of Byron\u2019s past. He talked about the 1950s whaling station days when the whole town would smell of boiling blubber, and how he as a young deckhand helped haul in the last catch before whaling was banned . He recounted the town\u2019s lean years after the whaling and meatworks closed \u2013 \u201cyou could buy a house for a song then, nobody wanted to live by the beach!\u201d \u2013 and the remarkable rebirth after the hippie surfers arrived in the \u201970s, bringing craft markets, music and a new laid-back culture. Macca and Norm laughed about present-day Byron\u2019s traffic jams and celebrity spotting, which Norm finds bemusing. But with a twinkle in his eye, Norm admitted he still walks up to the lighthouse most mornings to watch the sunrise and the migrating whales spouting offshore. \u201cSome things don\u2019t change, mate,\u201d he said quietly. The interview was rich in nostalgia and local lore, a loving portrait of Byron Bay through the eyes of someone who\u2019s seen it all \u2013 and it lent the program a reflective, storybook moment that listeners won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GaZMShKyLp8?si=6ksVQSrl4kbkpVwo\" 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><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p>Other calls included:<br><br>\u2022 <strong>On the road north: <\/strong>A cheery call from a roadside rest area outside Katherine, NT came from a retired couple towing their caravan \u2013 part of the annual winter exodus of \u201cgrey nomads\u201d heading to warmer climes. They joked that the Stuart Highway was \u201cbumper-to-bumper with caravans and campervans\u201d and that every happy hour at outback campgrounds now feels like a school reunion. They had just left Daly Waters, where dozens of southerners gathered under the stars with guitars and campfires. \u201cIt\u2019s like a travelling town moving up the map,\u201d the husband chuckled. Their message was simple: if you\u2019re looking for half of Melbourne or Adelaide in June, try the Top End! The call added a wonderful sense of seasonal migration and camaraderie on the open road.<br>\u2022 <strong>Striking black gold: <\/strong>From the cool hills of Truffle country near Braidwood, NSW, a truffle farmer shared the excitement of the first black truffle finds of the season. With the winter rains and chill setting in, her trained spaniel had just snuffled out several knobbly, fragrant truffles beneath the oak trees that week. She described the \u201cEureka!\u201d moment \u2013 the dog freezing then pawing at the earth \u2013 and the rich, earthy aroma of truffle hitting the air. These culinary treasures will be making their way to fancy restaurant plates, but for her, the real joy is in the hunt and the knowledge that this once-unusual crop is now a thriving little industry for Aussie farms. Macca was fascinated (and jokingly angling for an invite to a truffle omelette breakfast). It was a quirky agricultural success story that left listeners almost smelling that unique truffle scent through the radio.<br>\u2022 <strong>A poem at daybreak: <\/strong>As the program neared its close, Macca read out a short bush poem sent in by a listener from Longreach, QLD. In just a dozen lines, the poem evoked a chilly outback dawn: frost on the spinifex, a lone drover\u2019s campfire painting the pre-dawn dark with a flickering glow, and kookaburras laughing the sun up over the horizon. Its final lines \u2013 \u201cFrom dusky night a day is born \/ gilded promise with the morn\u201d \u2013 brought a hush to the airwaves. In classic Macca style, he let the moment breathe before wishing everyone a safe and happy week ahead. 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