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Motherland Australia — 336 episodes

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305: "Why Not Me?" Kirstin Fox's Extraordinary Story of Rebuilding Again and Again After Loss

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304: Rodeo Champion Shianne O'Donoghue-Kent on Becoming a Stepmum of Four & a Pregnancy That Nearly Took Her Mobility

3

303: Jess Reynolds on Raising Neurodivergent Kids, Burnout & Finding Herself Again

4

302: Lacey Long on Building Buck Wild Country, Raising 3 Kids & Backing Herself

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301: Katie Craig’s Incredible Journey Raising Her Son After Becoming a Widow at 29

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EPISODE 300: Lottie Rae’s Most Honest Conversation Yet: Motherhood, Chaos & Change

7

299: Mum of 4 Nikki Lyons on Setting Shearing World Records, Mental Toughness & Motherhood

8

298: Cailyn Muntelwit on Breaking Generational Cycles, Neurodivergence & 48 Hours in Paris

9

297: Alison Gossage on Postpartum Rage and the Decision to Leave the Land

10

296: Ellen Fitzgerald on Unimaginable Loss, Motherhood & the Rural Childcare Crisis

11

295: Courtney Moir on Winning Muster Dogs and the Hobby That Became Her Lifeline

12

294: Rachel Bjelke-Petersen on Following Her Gut & the Pothole That Changed Everything

13

293: Tahnee McCarthy On Motherhood, Her Husband’s Life-Changing Farm Accident & Finding Herself Again

14

292: How A Chance Encounter With Alpacas Changed Michelle Hamilton’s Life & Helped Her Find Joy Again

15

291: Vanessa Bell's Life From High Fashion to High Country, And How Wool Healed Her

16

290: Kimberly Stevens Turned the Loss of Her Son into A Lifeline For Other Parents

17

289: Prue McCormack on Navigating Her Son's Autism & ADHD Diagnosis in the Bush

18

288: Born for Motherhood - Laura Wilson's Incredible Journey Raising 6 Kids Under 10

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BONUS ep: Kylie Lindsay on Motherhood at 40, Anxiety and Juggling an Incredible Career

20

287: Corrina Rawlinson on When You Can’t Push Through Anymore and Finding Joy Again

21

286: Why Rachel Kirby Chose to Live in a Caravan, Raise Three Kids, & Work the Shearing Circuit

22

285: Belinda Vivers’ extraordinary story of love, loss, betrayal and rebuilding her life

23

THROWBACK: How city girl turned pilot & farmer Debbie Dowden has "seized life by the throat"

24

THROWBACK: Sonja Chrystal on growing up with a paraplegic farming dad, no mum, & surviving PNDA

25

THROWBACK: Queen of the jungle & netball superstar Liz Ellis on fame, farming & fertility

26

THROWBACK: The heart-warming tale of how Phoebe White inherited a mountain

27

THROWBACK: Five Children, One Remarkable Woman: Louise Taheny’s story

28

284: Whitney Spicer on Motherhood, Identity & How Art Changed Her Life

29

284: Amanda Ferrari & the Boarding School Journey That Changed Everything

30

283: Sarah Henney on Watching the Life She Built Fall Apart and Starting Again

31

282: Kelly Johnson on Motherhood, Miracles & the Grit Behind Her Purpose-Driven Enterprise

32

281: Demi Crooks and the fight for survival just weeks after becoming a mum during seeding

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280: Jenny Lutz and her 11 year fight to find answers for her son

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Episode 279: From the Outback to Switzerland and Back - Megan Holzwart’s Story of Motherhood, Grit & Adventure

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278: The Jungle Doctor: Chloe Buiting on Motherhood, Belonging, and a Life Between Continents

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#8: AFL Legend Tom Hawkins on Grief, Footy, Farming and Fatherhood

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277: Claire Brett’s Journey Through Five Miscarriages and the Courage It Took to Keep Going

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#7: Facing Himself First: Dave Woods on Fatherhood & Challenging our Approach to Mental Health in the Bush

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276: Virginia Tapscott on Why All Mothers Work and Why It’s Time the World Valued Care

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#6: Sobriety, Vulnerability & Masculinity on the Land with Matthew Tonkin

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#5: Piers Dumaresq — Rebuilding After Divorce and Putting Fatherhood Before Farming

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#4: Dolly’s Dad Tick Everett Speaks on Fatherhood, Family and Fighting On

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#3: Ben Wundersitz — From Fat Farmers to Fit Fathers, A Movement Saving Rural Lives

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275: From Anxiety to Author: How Renae Black Wrote Her Way Through Motherhood

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#2: From Rock Bottom and Back — Stuart Austin on How Fatherhood Saved His Life

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274: Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng’s Extraordinary Lifelong Work of Healing and Fighting Her Demons

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#1: NFF Vice President John Hassell on his journey through depression, succession and showing up as a dad

48

273: Kirsty Evans swore she’d never have kids. Then came motherhood, farm succession & floods

49

272: Paige Schmidt on Motherhood, Medical Emergencies, & Managing Chronic Illness Remotely

50

Father Land: A special series launching September 3rd!

51

271: Country Music Artist Shenai Johnston On Finding Her Voice Again After Loss

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270: Diann Hawkins has fostered over 100 children over the past 35 years

53

269: Why Kylea Hodgkinson-Jones Swapped Life in the Navy for Life on the Land

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268: Kath Chiverton on Love, Loss, and Preparing for Boarding School Goodbyes

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267: Why Ash Napolitano wants to talk about the worst day of her life

56

266: Christina Baehr on Raising 10 Kids Off-Grid (And becoming a bestselling author)

57

265: The axe-wielding nurse - inside Katrina Head's incredible double life

58

264: Fashion designer Nikki Atkinson shares the private pain behind her merino masterpieces

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263: "No warning" - Shonelle Turner on the reality of rural flood recovery

60

262: 11 years since becoming a mum, Steph Wanless has finally faced the trauma she tried to forget

61

261: How city girl turned pilot & farmer Debbie Dowden has "seized life by the throat"

62

260: Ingrid Matthews is raising a sick child 700kms from a major hospital

63

259: Into the wild- Dr Rebecca West is raising kids & savings animals in the desert

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258: Nicky Prosser is lapping up station life while preparing for a possible lung and heart transplant

65

257: From drought, to depression & rage - a candid conversation with Steph Schmidt

66

256: Queen of the jungle & netball superstar Liz Ellis on fame, farming & fertility

67

QLD FLOODS- 255: Shona Underwood's extraordinary story as the crisis continues

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254: While trying to conceive at 31, Em Armstrong was told she was in perimenopause

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253: Rosie Clements is the only permanent GP in a remote part of QLD

70

252: The heart-warming tale of how Phoebe White inherited a mountain

71

251: Sonja Chrystal on growing up with a paraplegic farming dad, no mum, & surviving PNDA

72

BONUS ep: Elise Petty wants to make life easier for rural Australians

73

250: The incredible untold story of Landline boss Cathie Schnitzerling

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249: 3 Million Acres & 3 Kids: Connie Wood’s station life in the Territory

75

248: Cindy Banks gave birth to two sets of twins in under two years

76

247: “I had to get something positive out of such a great loss” - Hannah Speers’ story

77

246: The untold story of regional fashion powerhouse Holly Goodman

78

245: Five Children, One Remarkable Woman: Louise Taheny’s story

79

Throwback: Why country music artist Raechel Whitchurch wrote a song about her miscarriage

80

Throwback: Shanna Whan on rebuilding after rock bottom

81

Throwback: How an over the counter medication cost Kate McKittrick her eyesight

82

Throwback: Chris Bath swapped life on TV for time in the tractor

83

Throwback: First Time Farmer Kaitie Nash shares her highs and lows

84

244: Sadie Chrestman was a first-time mum and first-time farmer.

85

243: Kerry O'Sullivan's incredible IVF journey as a single parent and grazier

86

242: How Michelle Moriarty learnt to love again

87

241: Steph Cowper's daughter was 7 when she was diagnosed with anxiety

88

240: Nicole Sandland swapped professional dancing for rural life

89

239: From a farming accident to founding a charity: Felicity Burton’s story

90

238: Jade Cooper's jaw dropping story of surrogacy in the bush

91

237: Nicole Seekamp quit her basketball career for love & goats

92

236: Lisa Hodkginson on infertility & raising a daughter with Down Syndrome

93

235: Melissa McGilvray lost the love of her life, twice.

94

234: Clare Hockings from Farmer Wants a Wife was pregnant when her finale aired

95

233: Deb Frecklington's journey as farmer, mother, lawyer, & LNP leader

96

232: At 49, Merry Boddington Gave Birth To Her First Child

97

231: Why Belle Baker Wants All Women To Know How To Drive A Tractor

98

230: Steph March’s son was born with his heart on the wrong side of his body

99

229: From Paris To Paddocks, this is Milly Taylor’s Story

100

228: Being married to Tasmania’s Premier is the least interesting thing about Sandra Knowles

101

227: Kim Peake lost her young daughter, now she’s helping hundreds of others

102

226: From Serving In Iraq To Solo Farming - Kate Rose’s Incredible Story

103

225: Married To The Outback Wrangler - What Kaia Wright Wants You To Know

104

224: Why Emily Mealey is so grateful her mum insisted she went to the doctor

105

223: Veteran journalist Chris Bath swapped life on TV for time in the tractor

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222: The unimaginable pain Tara Parchert has been through... twice.

107

221: Clinical psychologist Rebecca Gilchrist gave birth on a plane

108

220: How a burst appendix nearly cost Ella Palmer her fertility

109

219: Why country music artist Raechel Whitchurch wrote a song about her miscarriage

110

218: At 56, Sophie Love's husband left, now she runs the farm alone

111

217: Everything changed after Kate Mitchell's toddler had a seizure on their property

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216: Farm life wasn't always a laughing matter for first time farmer Kaitie Nash

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215: How Lisa Booth from Booken Blend rebuilt her life after rock bottom

114

214: Laura Robson's car crash escape & how the RFDS supported her

115

213: How an over the counter medication cost Kate McKittrick her eyesight

116

212: Jo Mahony has spent the past 20 years savings lives with the RFDS

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211: GP Bronte Appleton stopped breastfeeding to have a double mastectomy

118

210: Kate Pearce had twins, then her cousin and her best friend moved in

119

209: Why Erin Mackley adopted three children

120

208: Fiona Simson on life, love, and her NFF legacy

121

207: The day Emma Groat's toddler walked into a fire pit

122

Episode 206: Shanna Whan on rebuilding after rock bottom

123

205: Anna Brown was pregnant with her third child when her husband died

124

Throwback: Bestselling author Toni Tapp Coutts on her extraordinary life in the top end

125

Throwback: Olympia Yarger on maggots, motherhood, & marrying a marine

126

Throwback: Channel 7 star Edwina Bartholomew & her growing connection to the country

127

Throwback: Emma Hawkins on farm life & parenting with her AFL-star husband

128

204: Why blogger Sophie Hansen moved to Italy for food

129

203: Leila McDougall's journey from farming, to fashion, to filmmaker

130

202: The day a snake tried to eat Emma Jackson's son

131

201: How Maggie Mackellar rebuilt her life after her husband died

132

200: Fiona Waters on raising a transgender teenage girl in rural Australia

133

199: How Anthea Fellows coped after her husband ended up in a Chinese prison

134

198: Karla Williams on growing up with deaf parents & managing postpartum rage

135

197: Kate Pianto's experience with ADHD is not what I expected

136

196: Caitlyn Power is ready to talk about the worst day of her life

137

195: Annabel Tully was 29 and pregnant when she got breast cancer

138

194: Brodie Game realised she'd hit rock bottom at 3am while milking her cows

139

193: Why Emily Bryant filed for divorce just 12 months after saying 'I do'

140

192: Steph Wurst had three young children when they lost everything in the Black Summer Fires

141

191: Alice Woods had three miscarriages in a row during the peak of Covid

142

190: Josh Borowski stepped up, manned up, & became the partner and father he needed to be (Part 2)

143

189: Why I interviewed Steph Borowski AND her husband (Part 1)

144

188: The heart wrenching decision Sarra Riddick had to make to save one of her twins

145

187: Why Melissa Duniam turned to horses after a life-changing farm accident

146

BONUS: Simone Heng on loneliness & the five types of human connection we all need

147

186: Maddie Staff on birth trauma & how a broken leg tore her family apart (Part 2)

148

185: Maddie Staff on finding out she was adopted, & surviving two abusive relationships (Part 1)

149

184: How a fax machine on the farm changed Georgie Somerset's life

150

183: Bronnie Taylor's journey from rural nurse, to the most senior female in the NSW Government

151

182: After Georgia Lillie's husband died, she wrote a book in his honour

152

181: Humanitarian Gemma Sisia left rural Australia for a life in Africa

153

180: Alice Greenup almost lost it all after a horrific horse riding accident

154

179: Sue Barclay's epic fight for life after being diagnosed with untreatable ovarian cancer

155

178: Sally Warriner was not 'just' the wife of the general manager

156

177: Cassie Norris was born without ovaries & needed eggs donors to start a family

157

176: Alison Jones reveals all about her time on Farmer Wants a Wife!

158

175: When Keiley Noble unexpectedly fell pregnant at 21, everyone had an opinion

159

174: After Anna Toland's husband died, she fell in love with his friend

160

173: Joss West had four miscarriages in a row but never gave up hope

161

172: Why proud stepmum Julia Spicer decided not to have children

162

171: Angelica Arnott's incredible journey from 1980's popstar, to farmer

163

170: Why Aussie born Kristy McGregor moved to New Zealand & launched a magazine

164

169: Frauke Bolten-Boshammer's incredible journey from widow to diamond dealer

165

168: Mei Li's journey from Beijing to the bush

166

167: Beth McRae and her extraordinary outback midwifery mission

167

166: Jenna Mouritz opens up about the worst day of her life

168

165: Bestselling author Toni Tapp Coutts on her extraordinary life in the top end

169

164: Channel 7 star Edwina Bartholomew & her growing connection to the country

170

163: How the crippling mental load inspired Bridget Johns to change her life & help other women

171

162: Amanda King's heart wrenching decision after a devastating diagnosis of her unborn twins

172

161: Heather Jones raised her daughters in a truck in remote WA

173

160: Christine Elliott broke free from a toxic family to be the mum she wanted to be

174

159: Olympia Yarger on maggots, motherhood, & marrying a marine

175

158: Emma Hawkins on farm life & parenting with her AFL-star husband

176

Throwback: Kate Everett lost her daughter Dolly to suicide

177

Throwback: Olympic Gold medalist turned macadamia farmer Giaan Rooney

178

Throwback: Maggie Dent on motherhood & raising resilient country kids

179

157: Marion Saunders is 59 & fabulous, with 100,000 followers

180

156: When nurse Grace Larson's two worlds collided

181

155: Cotton farmer & entrepreneur Fleur Anderson survived cancer, twice.

182

154: ICPA Queensland President Louise Martin had twins at 41

183

153: Fitness powerhouse Kate Ivey & her struggles raising a child with autism

184

152: Why farmer & TikTok star Mel McGorman went on Big Brother

185

151: Annabelle Coppin is inspiring a new generation of women on the land

186

150: Ange Millard's extraordinary story of survival

187

149: The heartbreaking reason Pip Cameron suddenly became the station cook

188

148: The mum juggle & Emily Herbert's struggle to have it all

189

147: Ketut Bassett found love, left Bali, then accidentally became a farmer

190

146: Laura Simpson and the unplanned hysterectomy that saved her life

191

145: Katherine Reed on motherhood in a wheelchair & her ADHD diagnosis

192

144: The day Kate Stapleton's husband became a quadriplegic

193

143: Why Jo Palmer mic-dropped and moved to Singapore

194

142: Keelen Mailman's story of survival and triumph against all the odds

195

141: R U OK? Because Jess Bargenquast was far from it

196

140: Robyn Verrall was a single mum when her life took an unexpected twist

197

139: The day Louise O'Neill found her husband crying in a paddock

198

138: How Linda Goldspink-Lord survived the loss of her daughter

199

137: At 32 weeks pregnant Hayley Price was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

200

136: The day Libby Finlayson's husband said he didn't love her anymore

201

135: Diana Butler and the trip to Africa that transformed her life

202

134: Kaz Bishton and the deadly farming accident that changed everything

203

133: Dairy farmer & grandma June Tarlinton survived the Black Summer fires

204

132: Emergency doctor Kate Field moved from the city to the country for cheese

205

131: Nikki Mahony on life in France & her husband's cancer diagnosis

206

130: When her partner didn't propose, Dimity Smith decided to freeze her eggs

207

129: Kelly Foran was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour at 8 months pregnant

208

128: Gabrielle Chan swapped her parliament house press pass in Canberra for life on the land

209

127: How paraplegic and aspiring Paralympian Felicity Weal manages motherhood

210

126: Why country music artist Ell Regan sings at one of Australia's most remote roadhouses

211

125: Lyn Kelson's incredible story of survival after her husband's suicide

212

124: The untold story of bestselling rural author Fleur McDonald

213

123: A redundancy left Sam Noon farmless and homeless at 36 weeks pregnant

214

122: Amanda Gilpin's daughter was diagnosed with childhood dementia

215

121: Rural mum & reporter Miranda Saunders in the thick of the NSW flood crisis

216

120: Born and bred bushy Maggie Dent on motherhood and raising resilient country kids

217

119: After mum of three Noelene Brown lost everything, she turned to alcohol to cope

218

118: Olympic Gold medalist turned macadamia farmer Giaan Rooney shares her darkest motherhood moments

219

117: Life after war and what 88-year-old rural advocate Pat Fennell did with twenty quid

220

116: Sarah Hope on divorce, grief, and motherhood in a blended family of six kids

221

115: Darrilyn Gordon turned down a basketball career to become a station mum & climbed her way up to manager

222

114: How a car accident on the way home from the pub kicked Sally McManus's love life into gear

223

113: How rural mum Tanya Cameron went from avoiding the CWA to becoming national President

224

112: Photographer Stacey Ford on remote living in the Kimberley & the "kick in the arse" she needed

225

111: McLeod's Daughters TV star Bridie Carter shares her life as a rural mum, farmer and actor

226

110: Love and loss in the middle of nowhere with best-selling author Terry Underwood

227

Episode 109: Claire Dunne

228

Episode 108: Hayley Backhouse

229

Episode 107: Cindy Walsh

230

Episode 106: Bess O'Connor

231

Episode 105: Natasha Yarrington

232

Episode 104: Annabelle Cleeland

233

Episode 103: Pip Bryant-Hill

234

Episode 102: Anna Nunn

235

Episode 101: Karen O'Brien

236

Episode 100: Kate Everett

237

Episode 99: Kate Boshammer

238

Episode 98: Jacynta Coffey

239

Episode 97: Annabelle Kennedy

240

Episode 96: Rachael Treasure

241

Episode 95: Sabrina Davis

242

Episode 94: Kerrie Scott

243

Episode 93: Leanne Dillon

244

Episode 92: Prue Campbell

245

Episode 91: Mandy Heffernan

246

Episode 90: Tori Kopke

247

Episode 89: Clare Warby

248

Episode 88: Georgina Simson

249

Episode 87: Jennie McClelland

250

Episode 86: Mea Campbell

251

Episode 85: Shelley Piper

252

Episode 84: Jess Seiler

253

Episode 83: Cilla Pershouse

254

Episode 82: Jillina Whittaker

255

Episode 81: Emily Brett

256

Episode 80: Audrey Doyle

257

Episode 79: Airlie Landale

258

Episode 78: Vanessa Fisher

259

Episode 77: Raine Holcombe (Part 2)

260

Episode 76: Julie Mayne

261

Episode 75: Amy Ballinger

262

Episode 74: Rebekah Frankcombe

263

Episode 73: Catriona Rowntree

264

Episode 72: Liz Rymill

265

Episode 71: Cindy Lee

266

Episode 70: Kim Weir

267

Episode 69: Kate Brow

268

Episode 68: Annabel Curtain

269

Episode 67: Claire Trethewey

270

Episode 66: Lucy Prentice

271

Episode 65: Shannon Crocker

272

Episode 64: Simone Kain

273

Episode 63: Emily Riggs

274

Episode 62: Sal Bradford

275

Episode 61: Julie McDonald

276

Episode 60: Annabelle Hickson

277

Episode 59: Andrea Mcinnes

278

Episode 58: Sarah Parkinson

279

Episode 57: Benita Bensch

280

Episode 56: Elizabeth Rosser

281

Episode 55 (BONUS) Nikki McCahon on Matrescence

282

Episode 54: Toni Nolan

283

Episode 53: Elisha Parker

284

Episode 52: Courtney Walker

285

Episode 51: Danyelle Haigh

286

Episode 50: Karen Brock

287

Episode 49: Libby Creek

288

Episode 48: Phoebe Neuendorf

289

Episode 47: Felicity Blore

290

Episode 46: Jo Morgan-French

291

Episode 45: Grace Dawn

292

Episode 44: Sallie Jones

293

Episode 43: Kerrie Robertson

294

Episode 42: Rosie Fowler

295

Bonus Episode 41: Melissa Spilsted, Hypnobirthing Australia

296

Episode 40: Kerry McKinnon

297

Episode 39: Katrina Myers

298

Episode 38: Chantelle Fisher

299

Episode 37 (Bonus): Diane Dowrick RFDS

300

Episode 36: Zoe Jackson

301

Episode 35: Edwina Hick

302

Episode 34: Jo Youl

303

Episode 33: Liz Mecham

304

Episode 32: Olivia Thorn

305

Episode 31: Amanda Cochran

306

Episode 30: Krista Watkins

307

Episode 29: Rosie Weatherly

308

Episode 28: Raine Holcombe

309

Episode 27: Danielle Doyle

310

Episode 26: Rhiannon Finger

311

Episode 25: Monique Currant

312

Episode 24: Renee Mulcahy

313

Episode 23: Colleen Angus

314

Episode 22: Anna Nunn

315

Episode 21: Natasha Lobban

316

Episode 20: Stephanie Schmidt

317

Episode 19: Hannah McNulty

318

Episode 18: Maryellen Boyd-Blackett

319

Episode 17: Grace Brennan

320

Episode 16: Emma Leonard

321

Episode 15: Lilly Brown

322

Episode 14: Fanny Lumsden

323

Episode 13: Emma Steendam

324

Episode 12: Jayne Cuddihy

325

Episode 11: Sarah Harris

326

Episode 10: Tiani Cook

327

Episode 9: Lucy Davies

328

Episode 8: Zoe Hayes

329

Episode 7: Libby Davidson

330

Episode 6: Bek Hourigan

331

Episode 5: Nathalia Crabtree

332

Episode 4: Georgia Mattschoss

333

Episode 3: Ainsley McArthur

334

Episode 2: Ana Pimenta

335

Episode 1: Chantel McAlister

336

Trailer: Mums on the land, it's time to talk.