FREE SPECIAL EVENT - Rise from the Overflow: Portraits + Stories from Women of the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area (LMRIA)

RISE FROM THE OVERFLOW

Portraits + Stories from Women of the
Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area (LMRIA)

FREE SPECIAL EVENT

Enjoy an afternoon with Angela Goode, renowned author, journalist and radio presenter, in conversation with key Women of LMRIA members.

Women are the glue holding farms and rural communities together. However, there is no template to survival. Each year brings new and unpredictable challenges. The physical distance of city consumers from farms makes the task of communicating the effects of drought and flood extraordinarily difficult. At Murray Bridge Regional Gallery, we will discuss ways of closing that gap.  Angela Goode, July 2025

Guest speaker: Angela Goode
Renowned author, journalist and radio presenter

Angela was a journalist at The Advertiser before marrying a cattleman. As a columnist for 26 years on rural issues and farm life, she aimed to bridge the gap between city and country. 

She and her husband were cattle producers for almost 40 years and battled severe droughts despite living on land that was renowned as being reliable. They now live halfway up a volcano in Mount Gambier, SA. 

In her regular ABC Country Hour spot, she decided one morning to pay tribute to the working dogs on her farm. Working dog fame erupted. First there were books, then festivals, auctions, television shows and now Bluey.  Angela is the author of six books including Great Working Dog Stories and Through the Farm Gate.

Image: Ellie Marankis, Kathryn - Women of the LMRIA (detail), 2023-2024, photo

Jointly funded by the Commonwealth and South Australian Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

This is a Connecting Communities Event sponsored by the Department of Primary Industries and Regions under the Family and Business