Dreaming about escaping the major cities has become a national pastime. Supercharged by a global pandemic, brave entrepreneurs, innovators, small business operators and treechangers are creating new opportunities on the land.
Craig sets off to Nyngan in the Orana region of central west NSW to meet two former big city lawyers who run a national legal enterprise from home, while also inventing a brand-new species of cow in their lunchtime.
The team is in south-east Tasmania where Halina checks out the 3 Capes Walk, Craig visits a disused rail tunnel turned mushroom farm and Kristy meets a family creating locally made fashion from superfine merino wool.
Kristy, Halina and Craig visit North Central Victoria and meet a refugee from Wall St, a mother/daughter team doing fun things with rose petals, and a group of migrant women creating new lives for themselves.
The team heads to the Top End where local Territorians are creating pathways to employment for Indigenous youth. Halina investigates an astonishing bit of kit and Craig rides along with an innovative tour company.
On SA's Limestone Coast, Craig heads to a non-conformist winery, Kristy meets a couple who traded in a life of luxury yachts to hang out with camels and Halina explores a clever approach to tackling plastic waste.
In Mooloolaba, Halina boards a 100-year-old ketch to join an Indigenous-owned eco tour company. In Rockhampton, Kristy meets two start-up entrepreneurs working with mastectomy clothing. Plus Craig gets into a seafood smokery.
Dreaming about escaping the major cities has become a national pastime. Supercharged by a global pandemic, brave entrepreneurs, innovators, small business operators and treechangers are creating new opportunities on the land.
