Australia Day

This Australia Day holiday in Nagambie kicks off from 8am with a free sausage sizzle breakfast at the Nagambie Rowing Club (High St), followed by the official Australia Day awards ceremony commencing at 9am recognising outstanding contribution by community members.

It is fitting that in 2023, with the Australia Day theme being, ‘We’re all part of the story,’ our Australia Day ambassador is Alice Mabin, a visual storyteller inspiring us all with her keynote presentation of life capturing and celebrating agriculture in Australia.

Alice always thought she would have a long career in animal health until she bought a camera. When given an opportunity to ride along with Australia’s famous Brinkworth Cattle Drive, Alice saw first-hand the effects of media misrepresentations on agricultural businesses so decided to publish a coffee table book to tell the real story, celebrate the achievements of the epic drove and reconnect people to the Aussie Bush.

Al Mabin Pty Ltd is revolutionising outback storytelling, raising the standards in agriculture globally and inspiring change.

Way back when roads were nothing more than dirt tracks and travellers gathered at local hotels and camps to have a few drinks and yarn with the locals, outback storytelling buoyed Aussie communities. Now, Alice is harnessing this almost forgotten art to support rural communities, challenge mindsets and make a real difference in people’s lives.

Alice’s record-breaking coffee table books, The Drover, The Driver and The Grower