4th JULY 2025
BACK ROADS WITH LISA BENEFITS CARERS A thoroughly entertaining evening was enjoyed by 250 locals and visitors who attended the sold out Evening with Lisa Millar, hosted recently by the Rotary Club of Samford Valley. Lisa is one of the ABC’s most admired presenters, formerly an ABC foreign correspondent, co-host of News Breakfast and for the last three seasons, the narrator of the highly popular Muster Dogs TV series. Lisa, who is also seen regularly in her role as the newly appointed host and long-time presenter of ABC’s Back Roads, generously donated her time to return to Samford after a previous visit eight years ago. Lisa shared stories of some of her adventures (the highs and the lows) and left the audience with a great message about dealing with fear and “leaning into the fun” to build resilience.
While it hasn’t always been sunshine and rainbows, Lisa says she now has “the best job in the ABC”. If the smile on her face and the sparkle in her eyes are any indicators, we’d say she’s spot on! (But we still don’t know if she’s Team Collie or Team Kelpie!!) The major beneficiary of the evening was The Carers Foundation of Australia – a Cedar Creek based charity that provides support programs for those who care for others. Founding Director Ronnie Benbow OAM, was delighted to accept a $5000 donation which she said will go a long way to providing care packages and programs for carers who need to know they are not alone. Ronnie’s main message was: “We care for the carers!” The aim of their programs is to increase carer resilience so they are able to “thrive, not just survive”.
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Lisa’s big brother, Bob Millar OAM, a Rotary member and strong advocate for The Carers Foundation said: “Often the carers are young people with disabled or otherwise impaired parents or siblings who they care for on a day-to-day basis, so the programs provided by the Foundation go a long way to supporting these carer’s mental health.” In the days following Lisa’s visit, news broke that she had been nominated for the prestigious 2025 TV Week Gold Logie. You can vote for Lisa, as well as for Muster Dogs, nominated in the Best Structured Reality Program category. Head to www. tvweeklogies.com.au/ to cast your vote. Pictured bottom left: Rotary President Rob Robinson (left), Lisa Millar (centre) and Ronnie Benbow, OAM with evening guests. Below: Many Millars were in attendance.