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Fiona’s an absolute trailblazer and this is not her first time behind the mic. She’s a farmer and lamb producer from Tullamore in NSW’s Central West. Her and husband Bill are fifth generation farmers and have established their own label Outback Lamb.

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 6! Alexandra Cowley is a force to be reckoned with. As an intrepid traveller, wandering mostly solo around the world, before meeting her partner in London and settling in Singapore during COVID, Alex now resides in Manly. She may live by the ocean, but Alex has won her dream job…

With a successful legal career, a happy family life and a valuable position as a pillar of his community, Barrister Stephen Lawrence looks like he pretty much has life sorted out.

Tanya Heaslip is an acclaimed Australian author, a lawyer and an outback girl.

Richard Stokes is the CEO of the Australian Boarding Schools Association, which, as the leading authority in Australia on boarding for school-aged children, promotes the interests and well-being of boarders, boarding staff, boarding parents and boarding institutions in Australia.

A Gamillaroi man with over 30 years experienced in the community-development sector. Peter went to boarding school, and sent his children to boarding school with these experiences bringing a valued perspective to the conversation.

We chat with Bec Austin about her early years growing up and being part of the largest classroom in the world, School of the Air and talk about her parent’s decision to send their four children to boarding school in Sydney.

We’ve been busy with our live events and launching our online expo Boarding Expo 365, but here we finally are!  This season we welcome BSEA Director Amanda Ferrari to the pod studio, along with Jennifer Cowley OAM.  Jen and Amanda bring different perspectives to their interviews with boarding parents, ex-students, community leaders and industry experts….