It’s perhaps no coincidence artist Patrick Oates has settled in a tiny New South Wales hamlet where he can see swaying emerald canefields from his studio window.

There’s an authenticity to bush life - an appreciation of raw beauty, simple rituals and genuine people. From Beauty in the Bush Collective’s debut book, Bush Life.

1,050 kilometres from Sydney, three hours from Broken Hill and 94 kilometres from the nearest town (itself an outpost), White Cliffs is a place you don’t just happen upon. Honor Taylor is the owner operator of the only shop in town: the Outback Store.

Rob and Sally McCreath fought a mining company that wanted to build an open-cut mine near their front gate. The battle consumed their lives, and made them realise they needed to start afresh.

Sophie Matterson walked 5,000 kilometres across Australia with her five camels. How did she do it? She put one foot in front of the other.

Steve Hawe has spent half a decade working hard on the land - but inside he’s harboured a desire to create new worlds.

The Ford Sisters split their time between the Kimberley and boarding schools across the country. The transition isn’t always easy.

Ellie Morris spends her days driving tractors - but it’s the violent storms that hit the Wheatbelt that light her up.

Bridget Coulton is recreating the warmth of rural communities in her online venture Bush Exchange.