{"id":8874,"date":"2025-08-01T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/macca-on-sundays-a-country-in-full-voice\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:18:07","slug":"macca-on-sundays-a-country-in-full-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/macca-on-sundays-a-country-in-full-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Macca on Sundays: A Country in Full Voice"},"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><strong>An omnibus recap of Australia All Over \u2013 June 22 to July 27, 2025<\/strong><br><br>Over six crisp mid-winter Sundays, Australia All Over became a living map of the continent. From flooded cane paddocks to Red Centre stargazers, suburban sea scouts to outback vets, the country phoned in with wit, warmth, and more than a few unexpected moments. These are the stories that stood out across the weeks.<br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83d\udd27<strong> Bush Ingenuity &amp; Outback Life<\/strong><br><br>In the July 6 episode, <em>Dennis from Cunnamulla<\/em> called in to describe a makeshift solution for fencing repairs. Armed with a chain, a shovel, and the bonnet of an old EH Holden, Dennis turned what looked like a lost cause into a functioning gate. It wasn\u2019t pretty, but it kept the cattle out. \u201cIt\u2019s the sort of thing my dad would\u2019ve called \u2018bush elegant,\u2019\u201d he laughed.<br><br>Meanwhile, <em>Harry from Quilpie<\/em> told of the intense work done by aerial vets helping restock western Queensland with vaccinated cattle. He painted a picture of low-flying choppers and dusty yards, where the only reprieve was the water truck and the occasional scone from the local CWA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLzxziWwiHc?si=vVeg4qgABA8CSOmL\" 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><br><br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f<strong> Odd Jobs &amp; Unexpected Careers<\/strong><br><br>One of the year\u2019s most memorable stories came from <em>Tom<\/em>, a 76-year-old from Junee, who confessed on July 13 that he\u2019d just taken on a \u201cpart-time job welding trailers for a bloke half my age.\u201d He said it keeps his hands steady and mind sharper than Sudoku. \u201cNo plans to retire until my knees give out,\u201d he chuckled. Macca asked how long that might be. \u201cGive me another decade.\u201d<br><br>In the same episode, <em>Margie from Townsville<\/em> rang in about her retirement passion: she collects defunct vending machines, restores them, and gives them away as novelty pantries to families doing it tough. \u201cYou open the door and there\u2019s tins of spaghetti instead of Coke,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dLhm7A3_IwA?si=MCAASMPpuewzLIvb\" 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>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83c\udf49<strong> Queenslanders and Watermelon Skis<\/strong><br><br>On June 29, <em>a young caller from Childers<\/em> shared the most unusual agricultural invention of the season: <strong>melon skis<\/strong>. During a school fete, the kids hollowed out watermelons, slipped them onto their feet, and raced across a soaked tarpaulin. \u201cWe ended up with more bruises than winners,\u201d she laughed, \u201cbut it raised $500 for the SES.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1KddMPQxdM?si=Xrw7f6vhHbrNzsta\" 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>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83d\udef0\ufe0f<strong> Big Skies, Deep Listening<\/strong><br><br>The July 20 show featured <em>Robyn<\/em>, phoning from a stargazing gathering near Oodnadatta. There, a group of amateur astronomers had set up camp with telescopes aimed at the centre of the galaxy. \u201cThere\u2019s no light out here\u2014none,\u201d she said, \u201cYou feel like you\u2019re falling upward.\u201d Later, <em>Dr. Ian<\/em> phoned in from Uluru, where he\u2019d spoken at a remote health symposium. His voice cracked slightly when recounting a 19-year-old Anangu man\u2019s story of surviving a heart condition through community health access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAj9DDUDYPg?si=eJJZbZjHaneiXkG_\" 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>On July 27, <em>a marine engineer from Port Hedland<\/em> rang to say he was overseeing underwater drone testing beneath supply barges. \u201cWe can now scan the hulls in real time\u2014saves us time, fuel, and the divers.\u201d<br><br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83d\ude82<strong> Trains, Trucks &amp; Tin Sheds<\/strong><br><br><em>Fabian and Greg<\/em>, train drivers from Wagga Wagga, called while hauling freight across Victoria on July 13. Their story wasn\u2019t just about engines\u2014it was about friendship and rhythm. \u201cWe\u2019ve been on the same run for 18 years,\u201d said Greg. \u201cWe don\u2019t talk much anymore\u2014just hum the same songs.\u201d Later that day, <em>Sandra from Port Augusta<\/em> spoke about working alone in a highway rest stop. \u201cWe see everything\u2014from city dads trying to fix flat tyres, to grandmothers hitchhiking with chooks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cu9c0MNa350?si=PMYeCIK8_d63hg4T\" 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>In a July 27 segment, <em>Trevor from Roma<\/em> proudly described rebuilding a shearing shed entirely from salvaged tin and scrap timber. \u201cCost me $700 and six weeks. Looks like hell, but it\u2019ll stand longer than me.\u201d<br><br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83c\udf3e<strong> Cultural Roots &amp; Quiet Histories<\/strong><br><br>In the June 25 episode, <em>a Wiradjuri elder named Elsie<\/em> phoned in to share a story about a ceremonial possum skin cloak her great-grandmother had helped stitch, now held at the National Museum. \u201cShe used to say the patterns were maps of memory,\u201d Elsie said. \u201cNot just for finding places, but for finding yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qkV6tUqmJA?si=vbECUwUE7n3Jxup-\" 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><em>Rosemary from Temora<\/em> called on July 6 to talk about reviving a community wheat festival last held in 1983. \u201cWe\u2019re baking bread the old way\u2014coals, iron pots, and a recipe from the back of my auntie\u2019s wedding album.\u201d<br><br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83d\udef6<strong> Across Oceans &amp; Inland Waters<\/strong><br><br>July 20 brought a remarkable call from <em>a young sailor<\/em>, broadcasting via sat phone from the middle of the Coral Sea. He and his crewmates were delivering a wooden sloop from New Caledonia to the Whitsundays. \u201cWe\u2019ve had dolphins all day and radio silence all night,\u201d he said. \u201cFeels like living inside a storybook.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMFwF-h47HY?si=H59rTLFRpOzuI-2o\" 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>On July 6, <em>a woman named Carla from Gundagai<\/em> reported that the local rowing club had found a hand-carved oar buried beneath their boat shed\u2014dated 1912. \u201cIt\u2019s now hanging above the fireplace,\u201d she said. \u201cWith all the names etched down the shaft.\u201d<br><br>\u2e3b<br><br>\ud83e\udded<strong> The Spirit of the Show<\/strong><br><br>Across all six weeks, Macca\u2019s Sunday morning broadcasts formed a quilt of Australia in winter: full of hand-made fixes, voices on dusty roads, and a sense that life out bush and by the sea isn\u2019t measured by headlines or economies\u2014but by stories passed down in phone calls.<br><br>There were hard yarns, like the farmer from Biloela whose sugarcane crop drowned in flash flooding. There were soft ones, like the girl in Lorne who found a bird with a broken wing and taught it to perch on her handlebars.<br><br>Through it all, <em>Australia All Over<\/em> continued to do what it\u2019s done best for decades: open the phone lines, and let the country speak for itself.\u00a0<\/p>\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>An omnibus recap of Australia All Over \u2013 June 22 to July 27, 2025 Over six crisp mid-winter Sundays, Australia All Over became a living map of the continent. 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