The Greater SA Podcast
Abbie Tiller & Melissa Smith
Welcome to The Greater SA Podcast! Join Abbie and Melissa as they chew the fat about the stories making headlines across country South Australia, the conversations happening behind the scenes at Greater SA, and the things people talk about around kitchen tables, footy clubs and main streets.Expect a few laughs, the odd rant, and plenty of real talk about the issues and moments shaping life in country communities.
Episodes
Harvest, Counting Birds & The Changing Face Of Aussie TV
Send us Fan MailHarvest is underway, we’re counting birds with some rather questionable names, plus talking about the future of free-to-air TV and the show we all love to hate…. Farmer Wants a Wife. As always, we fill you in about some SA legends and share some cracking events happening across SA. Love SA? Get all the good stuff straight to your inbox and sign up to our weekly E-News. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Special Episode - Year of the Female Farmer
Send us Fan MailWhat defines a "female farmer"?In this episode we mic up as we sit on a "creativity panel" at SheFarmer's Year of the Female Farmer event in Saddleworth.We go beyond Greater SA and show a bit of raw vulnerability as we remind rural women it's ok to ditch the hats that no longer fit. Discover more about She Farmer and the work Rachel Titley does here. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Meeting With a Mic: Shearing Shed Edition
Send us Fan MailWe thought we'd escaped to a quiet shearing shed... but the dog had other ideas, the father in law decided to high pressure clean the tractor, and somehow Melissa ended up advertising a job on her farm. 😂Join us for another behind-the-scenes Greater SA catch-up as we talk the latest National Trust inquiry, October Long Weekend adventures, regional events and the stories that have kept us busy this week. It's basically our weekly meeting with a microphone... and you're invited along.CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Greater SA is 3! 🥳
Send us Fan MailGreater SA is turning three, so we took a little trip down memory lane sharing the stories that have stuck with us and why the support from regional South Australians has kept us going.We also chat about the Mundi Mundi Bash, including Abbie’s recent trip to the outback festival, plus footy finals, The Memory Kitchen cookbook bringing Crystal Brook generations together, Book Week and the events popping up across regional SA. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
50 Years of Field Days, The Voice And A Big Week Around SA
Send us Fan MailThere’s plenty happening across country SA this week, and we chew the fat about all of it.From Junelee hitting The Voice stage and 50 years of the Eyre Peninsula Field Days, to McLeod’s Daughters nostalgia, the Variety Bash, a cracking farming season and a packed regional events calendar, there’s plenty to get through.Grab a cuppa, pour a wine or stick us on in the car. There’s plenty to fill your ears! CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
All Hail Moonta, There's New Life at Beltana Pub and Does Melissa Even Work?
Send us Fan MailOn Thursday nights we cook nuggets at the footy club, and then we sit down for a staff meeting and plug our mic in so you can tune in too! You get behind the scenes details of the stories we've been writing, from Moonta's recent triumph, to a beer fest at Parachilna and the re-opening of the Beltana Pub. Hear what's ruffled Melissa's feathers and what we've got in store to bring life back to country halls. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
SA's Big Announcement and a Traveller from "Dutch"
Send us Fan MailAnnouncements are flying around South Australia this week, and we've got one of our own, we think! This episode, Melissa lets a few expletives go, as the team behind Greater SA recap the stories that have been making headlines in regional SA - from Kimba to Keith, the Flinders and beyond. PS. For those who want to jump on the bandwagon in an attempt to transform Farmer Wants A Wife back to its glory years - sign this petition! 👉🏻https://www.change.org/p/bring-back-genuine-love-stories-to-farmer-wants-a-wife?recruiter=94884735&recruited_by_id=20eb7230-dc12-11e3-a3e7-1f5e5558a97b&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=petition_dashboard_share_modal&utm_medium=copylink&share_id=VMYqzjQ8KqCONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Ag Towns, Snapper and South Australia's Worst Headlines
Send us Fan MailWant to know what's happening in South Australia? We dive into the 8 year snapper closure, marathons we're probably not up to tackling, and some dodgy headlines that have us eye-rolling. This is Greater SA, where we chat about the strories behind the stories. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Fabulous Farina, Fishy Business and Firey Headlines
Send us Fan MailThe Greater SA crew take a break from writing South Aussie stories to download on fishing bans, trashy news headlines and the Moonta volunteers taking National Trust SA to the Supreme Court. We dish up the details on regional events, from Cradock's Outback Revival, Farina's Underground Bakery opening and classic cars at Port Broughton.And Melissa decides we need to get a Winnebego and go on a roadtrip to SA's far north. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
SA’s Rockstar, Lions Clubs and Events worth knowing about across SA
Send us Fan MailGet the low down on this weekend’s events happening across SA, from Clare’s Autumn Garden Festival to salty goodness on the Yorke Peninsula seas. Hugo “Rockstar” Taheny reaches legend status once again and Melissa makes a drone flying confession.CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Empty Tanks, Empty Words and a New Bakery
Send us Fan MailFuel’s biting, Easter’s here, and Albo’s empty words aren’t doing much to help.We chat carpooling on the Copper Coast and the real cost of filling the tank. Quorn has a new bakery firing up, and we touch on the state election as we wait for the final verdict. Local stories, honest takes and a few laughs to get you through the long weekend.CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
$3.24 Fuel and a Road Trip to Caltowie
Send us Fan MailSA’s fuel prices soar above three dollars, but that still didn’t stop us making our way to Caltowie for the ‘Chilled Out ‘n’ Fired Up’ music festival. Out and About Clothing in Keith celebrates 25 years of stitching together their iconic Rugby Tops and we give you the heads up on what’s on over the Easter Long Weekend. CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook
Why The 40’s Project Just Became the Greater SA Podcast
Send us Fan MailWelcome to The Greater SA Podcast! This is a "pre-drinks" episode before we kick this baby into full gear. In this first chat, Abbie and Melissa explain why The 40’s Project has become the Greater SA Podcast, and how the conversations that started around life, chaos and parenting have grown into something bigger.Same voices, same honest chats, just a different focus as we bring those conversations into the world of Greater SA and the stories shaping country South Australia.Expect plenty of real talk, a few laughs, the odd rant, and the stories that matter in country communities.CONTACT US: We love mail… You can contact us via email at [email protected]….Via Facebook