Cristella Campbell
Australia:NT:Borroloola 0854
Thank you Nana for teaching me about language and culture.
AUSTRALIANTBORROLOOLA0854
year-2017
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2017, winner-feature, family, friends, education, indigenous
Bella Joseland
Australia:QLD:Yaraka 4702
After years of drought, the rain brings so much happiness and hope.
AUSTRALIAQLDYARAKA4702
year-2017
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2017, winner-feature, drought, family, isolation, agriculture
Mikayla Mayoh
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
My cousin's death changed my perspective on Ice.
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2017
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2016, winner-feature, suicide, drugs, family, love
Victoria Acuna
Australia:TAS:Berriedale 7011
I am what a person with an invisible illness looks like
AUSTRALIATASBERRIEDALE7011
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, health, mylife
Alexandra Adams
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
A big test for a young driver
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, my town, travel, 2002winners, winner-feature
Hafiza Akbari
Australia:SA:Renmark 5341
The hardest thing about immigrating from Pakistan, was leaving my best friend
AUSTRALIASARENMARK5341
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, friends, immigration, family
Olivia Alldrick
Australia:NSW:Tapitallee 2540
Adoption, agriculture and community spirit
AUSTRALIANSWTAPITALLEE2540
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, communityspirit, animals, family, parents
Alyssa Allen
Australia:VIC:Donald 3480
The little joys of growing up in a country town, like Friday afternoon chips and gravy
AUSTRALIAVICDONALD3480
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, city vs country, rural life, 2011winners, winner-feature
Brian Allen
Australia:VIC:Chiltern 3683
More than a game: the footy is where the community gathers
AUSTRALIAVICCHILTERN3683
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, rural, youth, community, footy, AFL, aussie rules, chiltern, sport, community spirit, 2011winnes, winner-feature
Kate Amos
Australia:NSW:Coffs Harbour 2450
Country life is just like a footy game
AUSTRALIANSWCOFFSHARBOUR2450
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, sport, 2002winners, winner-feature
Larissa Anderson
Australia:QLD:Beaudesert 4285
Car crash leads to a passion for road safety
AUSTRALIAQLDBEAUDESERT4285
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, accident, travel, car
Megan Anderson
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
I raised over $20,000 for youth mental health in Bendigo
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, mental health, cycling, friends
Sam Anders
Australia:VIC:Horsham 3400
Yes you heard right, I'm 16 and I race pigeons
AUSTRALIAVICHORSHAM3400
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, pigeon racing, sport, my town
Elaine Andres
Australia:VIC:Colac 3250
My heart lies with these humble hills.
AUSTRALIAVICCOLAC3250
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, community, home, my life
Dewi Ang
Australia:WA:Christmas Island 6798
My multicultural Island is full of adventure
AUSTRALIAWACHRISTMASISLAND6798
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, culture, Christmas Island
Stephanie Antill
Australia:QLD:Mount Tamborine 4272
Small town conversations
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTTAMBORINE4272
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Brittany Armstrong
Australia:NSW:Casino 2470
Taking on the boys in the male-dominated sport of speedway racing.
AUSTRALIANSWCASINO2470
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, youth, sport, 2011 heywire winner, rural, sport, parents, 2011winners, winner-feature
Patrick Redden, Emma Ogilvy, Alison Farr and Ashle
Australia:SA:Jamestown 5491
Dispelling myths and misconceptions about life in the country.
AUSTRALIASAJAMESTOWN5491
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, city vs country, rural life, 1999winners, winner-feature
Elizabeth Atkin
Australia:QLD:Buddina 4575
Fond memories of town life
AUSTRALIAQLDBUDDINA4575
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, friends, family, education, community spirit, 2002winners, winner-feature
Luke Audas
Australia:QLD:Cairns 4870
Five days lost in the bush with only rotten meat to live on
AUSTRALIAQLDCAIRNS4870
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, rural life, isolation, indigenous, winner2012, winner-feature
Janna Maria Auricht
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Hard issues faced by young people and the need to take them much more seriously.
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, drugs and alcohol, violence, health, friends, family, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Jordan Babolka
Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290
A video/photo essay on the joys of rural living.
AUSTRALIASAMOUNTGAMBIER5290
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Michelle Badek
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
The sound of sirens brings back memories of bushfires
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, bushfires, natural disasters, my town winner2012, winner-feature
Callum Baillie
Australia:NSW:Orange 2800
A gap year brings some insight
AUSTRALIANSWORANGE2800
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, gap year, education, employment, 2008winners, winner-feature
Amy Bairstow
Australia:WA:Dumbleyung 6350
Sense of freedom of rural life
AUSTRALIAWADUMBLEYUNG6350
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs country, 2004winners, winner-feature
Laura Bairstow
Australia:WA:Dumbleyung 6350
An astounding poem of survival and rising above life's pitfalls and burdens
AUSTRALIAWADUMBLEYUNG6350
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, rural life, 2009winners, winner-feature
George Baker
Australia:NSW:Coonamble 2829
Friendships between strangers can still arise in country towns
AUSTRALIANSWCOONAMBLE2829
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, friendship, 2011winners, winner-feature, friends, gap year, my life
Matilda Baker
Australia:NSW:Old Koreelah 2476
The ups and downs of the 'Magical School Bus Ride'.
AUSTRALIANSWOLDKOREELAH2476
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, friends, 2001winners, winner-feature
Richard Barba
Australia:QLD:Cairns 4870
Family is the most important thing to an islander
AUSTRALIAQLDCAIRNS4870
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, indigenous
Daniel Barker
Australia:QLD:Bowen 4805
Some advice for the youth of Australia - stop whinging and have some bloody fun
AUSTRALIAQLDBOWEN4805
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, access to services, small town survival, water, isolation, 2002winners, winner-feature
Kathrynna Barnes
Australia:VIC:Wendouree 3355
Rally driving can be for everyone
AUSTRALIAVICWENDOUREE3355
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, sport, 2003winners, winner-feature
Rebecca Barnett
Australia:QLD:Rosedale 4674
Dreams of a grazier's daughter
AUSTRALIAQLDROSEDALE4674
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs country, 2004winners, winner-feature
William Barron
Australia:ACT:Griffith 2603
A horrifying accident brings home the truth about farm safety
AUSTRALIAACTGRIFFITH2603
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, farm safety, rural life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Jade-Ellen Beattie
Australia:WA:Karratha 6714
Trudging a hard path to become an elite athlete
AUSTRALIAWAKARRATHA6714
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, access to services, rural life, city vs country, 2002winners, winner-feature
Stephanie Beckedahl
Australia:NSW:Kariong 2250
Kariong was once a little piece of paradise free of noise and pollution
AUSTRALIANSWKARIONG2250
year-2012
heywire, development, central coast, rural, youth, rural youth, community, family, community, elderly, suburbs, winner2012, winner-feature
Shanna Beeton
Australia:NSW:Taree 2430
Dad proves real heroes aren't made in comic books
AUSTRALIANSWTAREE2430
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, disability, parents, health, access to services, winner2012, winner-feature
Andrew Bellairs
Australia:VIC:Donald 3480
Love of the local cricket club
AUSTRALIAVICDONALD3480
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, access to services, my life, city vs country, 2000winners, winner-feature
Lachlan Bensted
Australia:QLD:Mareeba 4880
Firearm legislation - if it's feral is it in peril?
AUSTRALIAQLDMAREEBA4880
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, farm safety, 2003winners, winner-feature
Meg Berry
Australia:VIC:Valencia Creek 3860
I never found the words to comfort her, they just never came to me.
AUSTRALIAVICVALENCIACREEK3860
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, violence, friends, sex, family, 1999winners, winner-feature
Arnhem Bickley
Australia:NSW:Bangalow 2479
Growing up a hippy kid
AUSTRALIANSWBANGALOW2479
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Sarah Biddle
Australia:QLD:Caloundra 4551
Ignorance to a culture of self-harm
AUSTRALIAQLDCALOUNDRA4551
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, voilence, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Bridgette Bil Bil
Australia:NT:Belyuen 0822
I overcame drugs and now I want to help others
AUSTRALIANTBELYUEN0822
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, indigenous, drugs and alcohol
Michael Blake
Australia:TAS:Sorell 7172
The whimsy of small town life and being the 4th person called Blakey in your family
AUSTRALIATASSORELL7172
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Natasha Blake
Australia:SA:Port Augusta 5700
Drummer girl
AUSTRALIASAPORTAUGUSTA5700
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
James Blandford
Australia:VIC:Meerlieu 3862
Another great holiday... down the back paddock
AUSTRALIAVICMEERLIEU3862
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, family, housing, 2005winners, winner-feature
Braden Blyde
Australia:NSW:Cooranbong 2265
The local takeaway is the sustainer of regional life.
AUSTRALIANSWCOORANBONG2265
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, natural disasters, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Latecia Boddey
Australia:NSW:Eraring 2264
Serious illneess and what can't be said
AUSTRALIANSWERARING2264
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Kira Bolitho
Australia:WA:Kalgoorlie 6430
Youth theatre helped me see the world in colour again
AUSTRALIAWAKALGOORLIE6430
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, mentalhealth, art
Isabelle Bolland
Australia:WA:Christmas Island 6798
Hey mainlanders! Our Island is more than a detention centre
AUSTRALIAWACHRISTMASISLAND6798
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, my town, Christmas Island, access to services, immigration, refugees, winner2012, winner-feature
Sharon Boparai
Australia:SA:Swan Reach 5354
The sound of the wildlife and the panoramic landscape is definitely something you don't see in Adelaide.
AUSTRALIASASWANREACH5354
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, environment, access to services, 2000winners, winner-feature
Kelly Brebner
Australia:QLD:Sarina 4737
Sarina may be a sleepy town, but it's a crucial part of a massive international trade
AUSTRALIAQLDSARINA4737
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, mining, rural life, community spirit,
Maeve Breen
Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
Earning money for Uni is hard work
AUSTRALIATASLAUNCESTON7250
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, gap year, 2008winners, winner-feature
Ingrid Brett
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
Learning about identity via an online friendship
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Sexuality, LGBT, Friends
Cally Brian
Australia:QLD:Gatton 4343
Although I could think of a million reasons for leaving Gatton it's my home and that means the world to me.
AUSTRALIAQLDGATTON4343
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, drugs and alcohol, friends, education, agriculture, 1999winners, winner-feature
Amber Brimley
Australia:VIC:Edenhope 3318
A tough family breakup has an upside...a new life in the country
AUSTRALIAVICEDENHOPE3318
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2010winners, winner-feature
Emma Brown
Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500
A remote paddock provides the greatest stage in the world
AUSTRALIANSWWOLLONGONG2500
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, animals, music, winner2012, winner-feature
Rebecca Browne
Australia:NSW:Bega 2550
I have never understood the point of fences
AUSTRALIANSWBEGA2550
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, communityspirit, rurallife, mytown
Hannah Brown
Australia:QLD:Prairie 4816
The lengths we go to to keep our herd alive during the drought
AUSTRALIAQLDPRAIRIE4816
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, drought, farming, agriculture, natural disasters
Laura Browning
Australia:NSW:Jerilderie 2716
Leaving the country for the city
AUSTRALIANSWJERILDERIE2716
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, leavinghome, cityvscountry
Janet Brown
Australia:NSW:Wagga Wagga 2650
Walking away from 140 years on the land and learning to get by in the suburbs
AUSTRALIANSWWAGGAWAGGA2650
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, my life, parents, family, mental health, 2010winners, winner-feature
Sarah Brown
Australia:WA:Esperance 6450
Bridging the country-city divide with style
AUSTRALIAWAESPERANCE6450
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Zali Brown
Australia:VIC:Hopetoun 3396
Mixed feelings when two rival sports clubs merge
AUSTRALIAVICHOPETOUN3396
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Sport, Small Town Survival, Family
Kristy Burns
Australia:QLD:Dimbulah 4872
Wild weather and farm livelihoods
AUSTRALIAQLDDIMBULAH4872
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, regional, rural, rural life, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Lawson Butler
Australia:WA:Shackleton 6386
I am big brother to four foster kids
AUSTRALIAWASHACKLETON6386
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, mylife
Kirsten Butters
Australia:QLD:Maidenwell 4615
Fighting for more music gigs in rural areas
AUSTRALIAQLDMAIDENWELL4615
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, accesstoservices, cityvscountry, music
Jenna Butterworth
Australia:WA:Christmas Island 6798
On Christmas Island, crabs have right of way
AUSTRALIAWACHRISTMASISLAND6798
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, isolation, environment, my life
Heather Buzza
Australia:VIC:Stanhope 3623
Family cricket - a backyard tradition
AUSTRALIAVICSTANHOPE3623
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, family, 2005winners, winner-feature
Gary Cahill
Australia:QLD:Mooloolaba 4557
From teenage indecision to a career in agricultural science
AUSTRALIAQLDMOOLOOLABA4557
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, agriculture, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Tammy-Anne Caldwell
Australia:WA:Albany 6330
Mobiles dont matter in the bush with so much to do
AUSTRALIAWAALBANY6330
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, environment, city vs country, 2008winners, winner-feature
Trent Caldwell
Australia:WA:Broome 6725
A severe accident taught me what it really means to be tough
AUSTRALIAWABROOME6725
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Mental health, Health, Family
Scott Camm
Australia:NT:Stuart Park 0820
Invasion of the cane toads
AUSTRALIANTSTUARTPARK0820
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, rural life, violence, 2002winners, winner-feature
Cristella Campbell
Australia:NT:Borroloola 0854
Thank you Nana for teaching me about language and culture.
AUSTRALIANTBORROLOOLA0854
year-2016
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2017, winner-feature, family, friends, education, indigenous
Natasha Camp
Australia:QLD:Floraville Downs 4830
Joining an archaeological dig for dinosaur fossils, literally in your own back yard
AUSTRALIAQLDFLORAVILLEDOWNS4830
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, youth, history, 2011winners, winner-feature, rural life, education, archaeological dig, dinosaur fossils
Travis Cann
Australia:WA:Albany 6330
A song about the issue of boredom in rural australia
AUSTRALIAWAALBANY6330
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Alpha Capaque
Australia:NT:Darwin 0800
Moving from Manila to Darwin and learning to become a Territorian
AUSTRALIANTDARWIN0800
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, Darwin, winner-feature, 2011winners, migration, moving
Jasmin Carey
Australia:VIC:Haddon 3351
Jasmin tells her story of living with an eating disorder
AUSTRALIAVICHADDON3351
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Olivia Carmody
Australia:VIC:Barnawartha 3688
The most passionate member of the Barnawartha Football and Netball Club
AUSTRALIAVICBARNAWARTHA3688
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Community Spirit, Sport, My Town
Jessica Carolyne
Australia:QLD:Surfers Paradise 4217
Moving to get better psychological care and rebuild my life
AUSTRALIAQLDSURFERSPARADISE4217
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, mental health, moving, my life, family, health
Peter Carrington
Australia:QLD:Karumba 4891
Never smile at a Crocodile...
AUSTRALIAQLDKARUMBA4891
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, rural life, violence, 2002winners, winner-feature
Amanda Carroll
Australia:NSW:Kempsey 2440
First hand experience of bush fire
AUSTRALIANSWKEMPSEY2440
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, natural disasters, 2004winners, winner-feature
Nikki Castles
Australia:WA:Bunbury 6230
Looking at life from the dole office
AUSTRALIAWABUNBURY6230
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, employment, 2003winners, winner-feature
Courtney Cattle
Australia:WA:Lake King 6356
Country people are tops
AUSTRALIAWALAKEKING6356
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs counrty, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jesse Chaffey
Australia:QLD:Landsborough 4550
I didn't choose to be gay
AUSTRALIAQLDLANDSBOROUGH4550
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature,sexuality, community spirit, LGBT
Sophie Chandler
Australia:TAS:Crabtree 7109
The sign says "Craptree" but the people make it a fascinating place
AUSTRALIATASCRABTREE7109
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2010winners, winner-feature
Luke Chaplain
Australia:QLD:Cloncurry 4824
Soaking up the sounds, sights and smells of a remote cattle station on the Gulf
AUSTRALIAQLDCLONCURRY4824
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Samantha Charles
Australia:VIC:Neerim South 3831
Regional Aussies! Look at the great stuff we have, not what we don't
AUSTRALIAVICNEERIMSOUTH3831
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, my life, rural life, winner2012, volunteering, winner-feature
Vera Cheffers
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
For a good time, not a long time: my Dad's last days.
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, death, family
Thandiwe Chindove
Australia:NSW:Newcastle 2300
Coming to Newcastle as an international student and standing up to racism
AUSTRALIANSWNEWCASTLE2300
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Immigration, Travel, My Life
Laura Chung
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
Heading to China to meet my adopted sister for the first time.
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, immigration, family, adoption, sister
Sarah Chunys
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Surviving mental illness and attempted suicide
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Estelle Cleaver-Wilkinson
Australia:WA:Karratha 6714
Clear views about the role of women in the Pilbara.
AUSTRALIAWAKARRATHA6714
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Kaitlyn Clews
Australia:WA:Collie 6225
Some people say Collie is a hole, they're wrong
AUSTRALIAWACOLLIE6225
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, community spirit, my town, mining, winner2012, winner-feature
Robert Colgrave
Australia:VIC:Moe 3825
It's hard to be settled when you're always on the move
AUSTRALIAVICMOE3825
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, moving, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Patrick Collins
Australia:NSW:Moruya 2537
City life just doesn't crack it over the clear advantages of the country.
AUSTRALIANSWMORUYA2537
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, my town, 1999winners, winner-feature
Ashlea Cook
Australia:NSW:The Rock 2655
Living through and dealing with your parents' divorce
AUSTRALIANSWTHEROCK2655
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, family, 2009winners, winner-feature
Shaka Bagadu Cook
Australia:WA:Tom Price 6751
Aboriginal identity and life choices
AUSTRALIAWATOMPRICE6751
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, education, my life, 2008winners, winner-feature
Jack Cooper
Australia:QLD:Biloela 4715
Reviving the mighty Bilo Panthers rugby league team
AUSTRALIAQLDBILOELA4715
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, sport, rural life, community spirit
Annabelle Coppin
Australia:WA:Port Hedland 6721
Getting behind Pilbara beef
AUSTRALIAWAPORTHEDLAND6721
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Ben Copping
Australia:SA:Lucindale 5272
Looking forward to a life after school
AUSTRALIASALUCINDALE5272
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, family, sport, education, 2001winners, winner-feature
Georgi Cornford
Australia:SA:Keith 5267
Dad would be proud of who I have become
AUSTRALIASAKEITH5267
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature,
Joan Cortez-Baird
Australia:TAS:Ulverstone 7315
Adjusting to a new culture is easier with support
AUSTRALIATASULVERSTONE7315
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, immigration, family, 2002winners, winner-feature
Dylan Cosgrave
Australia:NSW:Batemans Bay 2536
Tourist trample
AUSTRALIANSWBATEMANSBAY2536
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Katherine Coutts
Australia:NSW:Jingellic 2642
The only thing bad about living in the country is that one day you have to leave.
AUSTRALIANSWJINGELLIC2642
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, rural life, family, education, moving, travel, 1999winners, winner-feature
Sarah Cowan
Australia:NSW:Molong 2866
As much as I love my town, life can be very boring here for young people.
AUSTRALIANSWMOLONG2866
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, friends, family, 2001winners, winner-feature
Sue Cowell
Australia:QLD:Thursday Island 4875
A hard life but one with much to celebrate and look forward too.
AUSTRALIAQLDTHURSDAYISLAND4875
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, violence, health, education, employment, my life, family, 1999winners, winner-feature
Shuarnee Craig
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
Drugs almost ruined my life, but I turned a corner for my mum
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Mental health, Drugs and Alcohol, Health
Deven Crawford
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Life is great but you pay for the privilege of living in it.
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, environment, rural life, 1999winners, winner-feature
Lynn Crawford
Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825
Leaving Africa for multicultural Mt Isa
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTISA4825
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Tom Cullen
Australia:NSW:Candelo 2550
Strong bonds through theatre group
AUSTRALIANSWCANDELO2550
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Kim Cunningham
Australia:NT:Nguiu 0822
Even going to school is an adventure on the Tiwi Islands
AUSTRALIANTNGUIU0822
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Isolation, Sport, Family
Tait Cunningham
Australia:QLD:Tara 4421
Community building through shared adversity
AUSTRALIAQLDTARA4421
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, community spirit, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jordan Curran
Australia:NT:Darwin 0800
The anxious wait for news about Dad serving in Afghanistan
AUSTRALIANTDARWIN0800
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, army, ADF, war, Afghanistan, Darwin, parents, my family, my life, winner2012, winner-feature
Rebecca Cutler
Australia:WA:Kalgoorlie 6430
Deciding to stay when most go
AUSTRALIAWAKALGOORLIE6430
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my town, travel, sex, violence, 2002winners, winner-feature
Trudy Dagan
Australia:QLD:Blackall 4472
Changing the misconceptions about life in Blackall.
AUSTRALIAQLDBLACKALL4472
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, friends, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Callan Daley
Australia:QLD:Longreach 4730
A stranger with a pumpkin gave my family farm hope
AUSTRALIAQLDLONGREACH4730
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, agriculture, isolation
Bintang Daly
Australia:NT:Nhulunbuy 0880
My journey from an Indonesian village to becoming a surf lifesaver in Arnhem Land
AUSTRALIANTNHULUNBUY0880
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, my town, immigration, community spirit
Elspeth Davey
Australia:NT:Nhulunbuy 0880
Fishing is my life: growing up on a mackerel boat
AUSTRALIANTNHULUNBUY0880
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, fishing, my life, environment, winner2012, winner-feature
Tiffany Davey
Australia:WA:Cunderdin 6407
Life on a farm isn't pretty but I'll always love this land
AUSTRALIAWACUNDERDIN6407
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, rural life, animals, community spirit, winner2012, winner-feature, agriculture
Ben Davies
Australia:WA:Coorow 6515
The city underestimates the importance of farming
AUSTRALIAWACOOROW6515
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, art, rural life, agriculture, 2008winners, winner-feature
Luke Devenish
Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743
Selling indigenous athletes short
AUSTRALIAWAKUNUNURRA6743
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, sport, 2005winners, winner-feature
Polly-Anne Napangardi Dixon
Australia:NT:Yuendumu 0872
"Strong Voices" project turning lives around.
AUSTRALIANTYUENDUMU0872
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, indigenous, my life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Matt Dombrovski
Australia:NSW:Mount Austin 2650
It's in your blood: a call for young Australians to volunteer
AUSTRALIANSWMOUNTAUSTIN2650
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, volunteering, 2011winners, winner-feature
Marguerite Donaldson
Australia:QLD:Capella 4723
Following the family tradition of becoming a bush pilot
AUSTRALIAQLDCAPELLA4723
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, my life, family, 2011winners, winner-feature
Nikki Donnelly
Australia:SA:Naracoorte 5271
Community support to compete overseas
AUSTRALIASANARACOORTE5271
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, sport, travel, 2002winners, winner-feature
Rebecca Dotoi
Australia:QLD:Cairns 4870
Death of a young nephew
AUSTRALIAQLDCAIRNS4870
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, parents, family, 2002winners, winner-feature
Shannon Douglas
Australia:NSW:Cessnock 2325
A hilarious Gen Y take on that famous saying "what is wrong with kids these days?
AUSTRALIANSWCESSNOCK2325
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, education, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Taleah Driver
Australia:QLD:Blackall 4472
Teenage alcohol dependency
AUSTRALIAQLDBLACKALL4472
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, drugs and alcohol, 2003winners, winner-feature
Dayna Duncan
Australia:SA:Arno Bay 5603
Even on a remote farm we're now incredibly connected
AUSTRALIASAARNOBAY5603
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, rural life, winner2012, winner-feature
Geordie Durack
Australia:TAS:Kingston 7050
Choosing work that makes a difference
AUSTRALIATASKINGSTON7050
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, environment, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Laura-Kate Dymond
Australia:WA:Northam 6401
My brother showed me the beauty of life on the land.
AUSTRALIAWANORTHAM6401
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, death, family
Vanessa Eagles
Australia:NSW:Coffs Harbour 2450
Grandad helped me discover a passion for writing
AUSTRALIANSWCOFFSHARBOUR2450
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, education
Grace Edwards
Australia:VIC:Rutherglen 3685
My sister: living with disability in a small town
AUSTRALIAVICRUTHERGLEN3685
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, disabilities, access to services, family, winner2012, winner-feature
Monique Edwards
Australia:SA:Kingston Se 5275
City folk, you've got it wrong about life in a small town
AUSTRALIASAKINGSTONSE5275
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, my town, rural life, winner2012, winner-feature
William Egan
Australia:TAS:Perth 7300
Dispelling the misconceptions and confusion surrounding diabetes
AUSTRALIATASPERTH7300
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Health, education, My Life
Mark Engel
Australia:NSW:Ballina 2478
Wishing that the sporting advantages of the city could be transferred to mythe country.
AUSTRALIANSWBALLINA2478
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, city vs country, access to services, 2000winners, winner-feature
Isabel Enks
Australia:NSW:Ulamambri 2357
Growing closer to a loved grandma through music
AUSTRALIANSWULAMAMBRI2357
year-2012
heywire, grandparents, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, family, community, family, friends, my life, elderly, winner2012, winner-feature
Jessica Eustace
Australia:NSW:Rye Park 2586
The debutaunte ball still has meaning
AUSTRALIANSWRYEPARK2586
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, community spirit, 2008winners, winner-feature
Bethany Evans
Australia:VIC:Timboon 3268
In the face of a challenge country kids never back down
AUSTRALIAVICTIMBOON3268
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Penny Evans
Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290
Learning to drive in the country can be risky business.
AUSTRALIASAMOUNTGAMBIER5290
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, animals, farm safety, 1999winners, winner-feature
Mitchell Evelyn
Australia:NSW:Eden 2551
Raised to appreciate the eerie beauty of the ocean rather than fear it
AUSTRALIANSWEDEN2551
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Rafiqa Fattah
Australia:ACT:Harrison 2914
Sure I wear a headscarf, but I'm still Aussie to the bone
AUSTRALIAACTHARRISON2914
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, community, Canberra, Muslim, immigration, racism, 2011winners, winner-feature
Jessica Faustini
Australia:NSW:Cessnock 2325
Hey mining haters! What keeps your lights on?
AUSTRALIANSWCESSNOCK2325
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, mining, newcastle, career, education, coal, environment, winner-feature, 2011winners
Pauline Fell
Australia:NSW:Lake Cargelligo 2672
Breaking the cycle of disadvantage for indigenous youth.
AUSTRALIANSWLAKECARGELLIGO2672
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, access to services, rural life, 1999winners, winner-feature
Cara Ferguson
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
Working at the pub is enough to turn you off alcohol for life
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, community, drugs and alcohol, drunk, winner-feature, 2011winners
Jenny Ferguson
Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290
Mount Gambier needs to learn that difference, and change, should be greeted with open arms, not an open mouth.
AUSTRALIASAMOUNTGAMBIER5290
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, immigration, 2005winners, winner-feature
Louisa Ferrier
Australia:VIC:Birchip 3483
Dads lasting legacy; a farm; is the source of my strength.
AUSTRALIAVICBIRCHIP3483
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, farm safety, rural life, agriculture, animals, 1999winners, winner-feature
Blake Fetherstonhaugh
Australia:SA:Port Pirie 5540
Man vs Country Town: city folk wrongly think the regional towns are backward
AUSTRALIASAPORTPIRIE5540
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, friends winner-feature, 2011winners
Samantha Fielder
Australia:WA:Kalgoorlie 6430
Taking a message of environmentalism and mateship from Kalgoorlie to Copenhagen
AUSTRALIAWAKALGOORLIE6430
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my town, environment, 2010winners, winner-feature
Lincoln Finch
Australia:NSW:Armidale 2350
Finding work and purpose after unemployment in Armidale
AUSTRALIANSWARMIDALE2350
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Employment, Education, My Life
Shaye Fisher
Australia:VIC:Portarlington 3223
Loving a place so much that you can't imagine life without it
AUSTRALIAVICPORTARLINGTON3223
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, friends, my life, winner2012, winner-feature
Sean Fitzpatrick
Australia:NT:Borroloola 0854
Get on board and experience a traditional Aboriginal dugong hunt.
AUSTRALIANTBORROLOOLA0854
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Freya Flavell
Australia:VIC:Castlemaine 3450
A day in the city and a night on the town in rural Victoria
AUSTRALIAVICCASTLEMAINE3450
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Travis Fluck
Australia:WA:Miling 6575
A simple call for help was all it took to rouse my town
AUSTRALIAWAMILING6575
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, communityspirit, naturaldisasters
Will Forrester
Australia:WA:Kalgoorlie 6430
People are always haunted by the lack of social life in the bush.
AUSTRALIAWAKALGOORLIE6430
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Stacey Foster
Australia:SA:Wudinna 5652
Stacey Foster is 18 and lives in Wudinna, South Australia. Although physically isolated, Stacey feels a great connection between Australia and the rest of the world.
AUSTRALIASAWUDINNA5652
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, sport, travel, family, 2001winners, winner-feature
Dayle Foxlee
Australia:QLD:Proserpine 4800
If they don't help us soon, all our efforts will be worthless and our livelihood gone.
AUSTRALIAQLDPROSERPINE4800
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, natural disasters, rural life, water, 2002winners, winner-feature
Margaret Franklin
Australia:NT:Winnellie 0820
The danger and exhaustion of battling a bushfire.
AUSTRALIANTWINNELLIE0820
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, natural disasters, volunteering, rural life, 1999winners, winner-feature
Jenna Freind
Australia:WA:Dowerin 6461
Misconceptions about country youth
AUSTRALIAWADOWERIN6461
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Rachel Fry
Australia:SA:Burra 5417
Although most kids hate going on the buses, secretly they do enjoy the trips with their fellow students.
AUSTRALIASABURRA5417
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, rural life, education, friends, 2000winners, winner-feature
Jemma Fulton
Australia:SA:Yahl 5291
Shut up boys: girls can do maths and science too.
AUSTRALIASAYAHL5291
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, stereotyping, gender, school
Benjamin Galea
Australia:QLD:Waterloo 4673
The monthly community BBQ at Waterloo Hall happens, come hell or high water, literally.
AUSTRALIAQLDWATERLOO4673
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, community, flood, disaster
Alicia Gallagher
Australia:VIC:Waubra 3352
Life in the country is a bit too predictable.
AUSTRALIAVICWAUBRA3352
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, agriculture, animals, rural life, farm safety, my life, city vs country 1999winners, winner-feature
Angus Gallagher
Australia:NSW:Armidale 2350
Initiation: a young man's search for family, culture and identity.
AUSTRALIANSWARMIDALE2350
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, indigenous, aboriginal, winner-feature, 2011winners
Peter Garrett
Australia:QLD:Biloela 4715
Not everyone sees them, but opportunities are everywhere in my mining town.
AUSTRALIAQLDBILOELA4715
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, mining, industry, community
Ria Garside
Australia:QLD:Clermont 4721
City? Or country? I know where I want to be
AUSTRALIAQLDCLERMONT4721
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my story, 2010winners, winner-feature
Razia Gharibi
Australia:VIC:Shepparton 3630
Living a comfortable and peaceful life now: from Afghanistan to Australia
AUSTRALIAVICSHEPPARTON3630
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, immigration, 2010winners, winner-feature
Moses Gibson
Australia:WA:Fitzroy Crossing 6765
For ten years of my life, I felt lost and alone
AUSTRALIAWAFITZROYCROSSING6765
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Jase Gillbee
Australia:VIC:Briagolong 3860
Joining the CFA and fighting bushfires is an experience I will never forget.
AUSTRALIAVICBRIAGOLONG3860
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, CFA, fire, bushfire, community
Eliza Ginnivan
Australia:VIC:Wodonga 3690
Need to get out but where to go?
AUSTRALIAVICWODONGA3690
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, community spirit, travel, friends, 2002winners, winner-feature
Luke Gleeson
Australia:NSW:Bellambi 2518
Someone in the community must know something.
AUSTRALIANSWBELLAMBI2518
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, violence, community spirit, my town, 2001winners, winner-feature
Nikki Goddard
Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000
My Compliment Campaign - show your appreciation for someone.
AUSTRALIATASHOBART7000
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, Compliment Campaign, volunteering, my life
Naomi Godden
Australia:WA:Margaret River 6285
Concerns about the impact of development
AUSTRALIAWAMARGARETRIVER6285
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, evnironment, city vs country, water, housing, 2002winners, winner-feature
Erin Gordon
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
Living in a rural area is made by close ties with my family and friends
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Gemma Gordon
Australia:NSW:Barham 2732
Far away from the attractions and diversity of urban life - and would not be anywhere else.
AUSTRALIANSWBARHAM2732
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, access to services, city vs country, health, education, friends, community spirit, 2001winners, winner-feature
Jane Gould
Australia:VIC:Boort 3537
Girls footy is more than just short shorts and swishing pony tails.
AUSTRALIAVICBOORT3537
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, girls footy, sport, friends
Matthew Gover
Australia:VIC:Maffra 3860
Small towns give you the security to dream
AUSTRALIAVICMAFFRA3860
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, my town, mylife
Daniel Graham
Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000
Tassie: A cultural community that's alive, vibrant and extremely satisfying.
AUSTRALIATASHOBART7000
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, art, friends, travel, moving, 2001winners, winner-feature
Ella Graham
Australia:SA:Port Pirie 5540
Rebuilding after losing our home and farm in the Mount Remarkable bushfires
AUSTRALIASAPORTPIRIE5540
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, family, natural disasters, my town
Lavina Grant
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
My sister's life has inspired me to make smart choices.
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, family, sister, indigenous
Stewart Grant
Australia:NSW:Eureka 2480
Studing seems small when you're thinking about big questions in an even bigger universe.
AUSTRALIANSWEUREKA2480
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, education, isolation, 1999winners, winner-feature
Robert Graves
Australia:QLD:Aurukun 4871
The life of a whitefella living in closed Aboriginal community.
AUSTRALIAQLDAURUKUN4871
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, education, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Andrew Greene
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
Canberra - the 'petrol head' capital of Australia.
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, travel, my town, 1999winners, winner-feature
Rebecca Greening
Australia:SA:Naracoorte 5271
We need to open our hearts to different cultures
AUSTRALIASANARACOORTE5271
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, immigration, community spirit, mytown
Mikayla Green
Australia:SA:Redhill 5521
Overcoming anxiety and returning to school.
AUSTRALIASAREDHILL5521
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, anxiety, mental health, isolation
James Grills
Australia:VIC:Ballarat 3350
Coping when unemployment and health problems strike the family
AUSTRALIAVICBALLARAT3350
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, community, mining, health, family, winner-feature, 2011winners
Jessica Grimble
Australia:VIC:Horsham 3400
Bushfires - a part of rural life
AUSTRALIAVICHORSHAM3400
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, natural disasters, 2005winners, winner-feature
Jordan Gyss
Australia:QLD:Ingham 4850
Now I've found cycling I hardly think about my Asperger's
AUSTRALIAQLDINGHAM4850
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, cycling, sport, track cycling, Aspergers, disabilities, winner2012, winner-feature
Simon Habak
Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500
Croation chavapi, Greek souvalaki, Italian pasta, Aussie sausages and some Lebanese cucumber. Wollongong is a melting pot of cultures and food.
AUSTRALIANSWWOLLONGONG2500
year-2007
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, immigration, community sprirt, 2007winners, winner-feature
Michaela Hague
Australia:NSW:Lake Cargelligo 2672
Every animal has a paddock, every grain has a place to be, but where do I fit?
AUSTRALIANSWLAKECARGELLIGO2672
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, LGBTQI, LGBT, sexuality, same sex
Sophie Hallam
Australia:VIC:Hopetoun 3396
I am finally proud to have robot ears
AUSTRALIAVICHOPETOUN3396
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, health, mylife
Bianca Halliday
Australia:SA:Pinnaroo 5304
Police business is supposed to be confidential, but my step-dad has a loud voice
AUSTRALIASAPINNAROO5304
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, drugs and alcohol, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Leesa Hamilton
Australia:NSW:Orange 2800
The Panuara Bus Kids
AUSTRALIANSWORANGE2800
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Ashlee Hammond
Australia:VIC:Tragowel 3579
Severe floods on our farm defined me, and my community
AUSTRALIAVICTRAGOWEL3579
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, natural disasters, community spirit, winner2012, winner-feature
Kia Handley
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
Finding happiness in being different.
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-2007
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, community spirit, 2007winners, winner-feature
Alesha Hannemann
Australia:SA:Cleve 5640
Whip cracking will always remind me of family
AUSTRALIASACLEVE5640
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, mylife
Lucy Hanson
Australia:QLD:Crows Nest 4355
In Crow's Nest leadership is everywhere: from the Show Committee to the CWA
AUSTRALIAQLDCROWSNEST4355
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my story, 2010winners, winner-feature
Bonnie Hargreaves
Australia:WA:Binningup 6233
What it's like to be in favour of a desalination plant in a small coastal town.
AUSTRALIAWABINNINGUP6233
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, environment, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Luke Harland
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Looking back before leaving the desert
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Carissa Harrap
Australia:WA:Koorda 6475
Country and city - personal identity
AUSTRALIAWAKOORDA6475
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, isolation, my life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Tanya Harrington
Australia:VIC:Koondrook 3580
Crossing life's borders
AUSTRALIAVICKOONDROOK3580
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, city vs country, 2002winners, winner-feature
Charles Harris
Australia:QLD:Longreach 4730
The Longreach races embody the spirit of rural Australia
AUSTRALIAQLDLONGREACH4730
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Animals, Rural Life, Community Spirit, Sport, racing, horse racing
Josephine Harris
Australia:VIC:Ballarat 3350
Losing a local music venue
AUSTRALIAVICBALLARAT3350
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Brent Harrison
Australia:QLD:Rockhampton 4700
Needing father's praise in tough football world
AUSTRALIAQLDROCKHAMPTON4700
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Preston Harrison
Australia:NT:Ngukurr 0852
I want to be a community policeman so I can help people to get home safe
AUSTRALIANTNGUKURR0852
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Indigenous, Education, Family
Dana Harrold
Australia:WA:Eaton 6232
A gap year in your home town, when all your friends are travelling the world
AUSTRALIAWAEATON6232
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, education, 2010winners, winner-feature
Kate Hawkins
Australia:TAS:Latrobe 7307
Keep Your Eye On the Red And The Blue
AUSTRALIATASLATROBE7307
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, my life, family, community spirit, 2000winners, winner-feature
Romilly Hawter
Australia:WA:Balingup 6253
A small town can still have a big impact
AUSTRALIAWABALINGUP6253
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my town, 2000winners, winner-feature
Jessalyn Hawthorne
Australia:SA:Pinnaroo 5304
Of guns and lessons hard learned
AUSTRALIASAPINNAROO5304
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Ellen Hayden
Australia:VIC:Piangil 3597
From rural Victoria to Helsinki, Finland; what is it you miss about flies and dust?
AUSTRALIAVICPIANGIL3597
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Sheldon Hayes
Australia:VIC:Cowes 3922
Two Australian towns well known, and two totally different worlds.
AUSTRALIAVICCOWES3922
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Todd Hayes
Australia:VIC:Eddington 3472
My mum's last days
AUSTRALIAVICEDDINGTON3472
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, family, winner-feature, 2011winners
Fran Haysey
Australia:VIC:Tallangatta 3700
Life in the country is pretty good, compared to what you have to put up with in the city.
AUSTRALIAVICTALLANGATTA3700
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, friends, 2000winners, winner-feature
Bradley Hayward
Australia:NSW:Kempsey 2440
Finding the unusual twin passions of agriculture and lighting got me back on track
AUSTRALIANSWKEMPSEY2440
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Education, Agriculture, My Town
Kristen Heal
Australia:NSW:Bingara 2404
Bright lights and big city pale into comparison with the reality of farm life
AUSTRALIANSWBINGARA2404
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Jack Hegarty
Australia:VIC:Traralgon 3844
Growing up gay in rural Victoria and becoming a young leader helping others
AUSTRALIAVICTRARALGON3844
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, lgbt, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Rosemary Henderson
Australia:WA:East Munglinup 6450
The pros and cons of small town life - caste, class and the power of community.
AUSTRALIAWAEASTMUNGLINUP6450
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my town, rural life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Danielle Dury and Suzie Hennessy
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
A Tour of Townsville - a place we are proud to call it home.
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my town, my life, friends, 1999winners, winner-feature
Sarah-Ellen Hicks
Australia:QLD:Charters Towers 4820
15 minutes of infamy
AUSTRALIAQLDCHARTERSTOWERS4820
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, environment, 2003winners, winner-feature
Phillippa Hildebrand
Australia:VIC:Leitchville 3567
Concern about the cause and effects of salinity
AUSTRALIAVICLEITCHVILLE3567
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, agriculture, water, farm safety, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Alison Hilder
Australia:VIC:Portland 3305
You cant beat the humble recorder
AUSTRALIAVICPORTLAND3305
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, my life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Astrid Hilderbrand
Australia:VIC:Leitchville 3567
Paddock surfing and filling in time
AUSTRALIAVICLEITCHVILLE3567
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, friends, farm safety, 2008winners, winner-feature
Katherine Hillam
Australia:NSW:Illabo 2590
Drought makes dreams die
AUSTRALIANSWILLABO2590
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, natural disasters, rural life, animals, agriculture, 2003winners, winner-feature
Ella Hind
Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000
Finding the positives in only having one arm
AUSTRALIATASHOBART7000
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, body image, disabilitiies, 2011winners, winner-feature
Scott Hinton
Australia:QLD:North Rockhampton 4701
There's work available, but who wants to work if it's going to cost you more than you're making?
AUSTRALIAQLDNORTHROCKHAMPTON4701
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, employment, access to services, city vs country, education, 2000winners, winner-feature
Rebecca Hocking
Australia:WA:Esperance 6450
My mother's passing made me realise how precious life is
AUSTRALIAWAESPERANCE6450
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, family, death, parents, winner2012, winner-feature
Jake Hoffmann
Australia:QLD:Crows Nest 4355
Isolation and online dating: from Crows Nest to California
AUSTRALIAQLDCROWSNEST4355
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Mental health, rural life, Isolation
Jarvis Holt
Australia:VIC:Wedderburn 3518
Go Redbacks! The women behind our footy club make it great
AUSTRALIAVICWEDDERBURN3518
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, afl, country towns, footy, sport, volunteering, small town survival, winner2012, winner-feature
Brooke Hooton
Australia:NSW:Tabulam 2469
The Hooton family has farmed here for 123 years
AUSTRALIANSWTABULAM2469
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, agriculture, family, rural life
Lauren Horton
Australia:WA:Dardanup 6236
Mum was a fly-in-fly-out engineer, while dad stayed home
AUSTRALIAWADARDANUP6236
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, employment,
Britteny Hunter
Australia:QLD:Bundaberg 4670
Coming face to face with homelessness during the Bundaberg floods
AUSTRALIAQLDBUNDABERG4670
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Community spirit, Education, Housing, Volunteering
Madhavi Hunt
Australia:WA:Broome 6725
Racism is not always black and white
AUSTRALIAWABROOME6725
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, education, rurallife
Elle Irvine
Australia:NSW:Dorrigo 2453
No surrender to anorexia nervosa
AUSTRALIANSWDORRIGO2453
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, anorexia nervosa, mental health
Tekura Irvine
Australia:WA:Beacon 6472
Finally finding the school for me: Agriculture College
AUSTRALIAWABEACON6472
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Education, Isolation, Agriculture
Alice Irving
Australia:VIC:Darriman 3851
Love of living in the country
AUSTRALIAVICDARRIMAN3851
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Georgina Jackson
Australia:QLD:Dysart 4745
I was born a city girl, but my heart is now country strong.
AUSTRALIAQLDDYSART4745
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, community, friends, my town
Hugh Jackson
Australia:WA:Wongan Hills 6603
Great living in a country town
AUSTRALIAWAWONGANHILLS6603
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Joel Weston Jackson
Australia:WA:Karratha 6714
Home Wanted: a song about the housing shortage in Karratha
AUSTRALIAWAKARRATHA6714
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2010winners, winner-feature
Megan Jacobson
Australia:NSW:Kingscliff 2487
Impact on development on coastal town
AUSTRALIANSWKINGSCLIFF2487
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, my town, 2003winners, winner-feature
Emily Jaekel
Australia:WA:Ongerup 6336
I'm inspired by our local farmers' community spirit, agricultural knowledge and leadership.
AUSTRALIAWAONGERUP6336
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, agriculture, depression, community
Annie James
Australia:WA:Kalgoorlie 6430
Surviving a tragic accident in my sunburnt country.
AUSTRALIAWAKALGOORLIE6430
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, car accident, death, family
Sarah James
Australia:QLD:Toowoomba 4350
Isolation is more a matter of attitude than of kilometres.
AUSTRALIAQLDTOOWOOMBA4350
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, mental health, education, isolation, music, 2000winners, winner-feature
Naomi Jamieson
Australia:QLD:Childers 4660
Fire burns long after the flames have died.
AUSTRALIAQLDCHILDERS4660
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, natural disasters, violence, community spirit, my town, 2001winners, winner-feature
Ashlee Jensen
Australia:NSW:Pambula 2549
Building a new home in a regional town
AUSTRALIANSWPAMBULA2549
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2008winners, winner-feature
Matt Johnston
Australia:NSW:Wellington 2820
Finding home wherever I am
AUSTRALIANSWWELLINGTON2820
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature,
Kimberley Jordan
Australia:NSW:Eden 2551
A close encounteer with a city tourist
AUSTRALIANSWEDEN2551
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, regional, rural, my town, city vs country, 2005winners, winner-feature
Bella Joseland
Australia:QLD:Yaraka 4702
After years of drought, the rain brings so much happiness and hope.
AUSTRALIAQLDYARAKA4702
year-2016
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2017, winner-feature, drought, family, isolation, agriculture
Sally Judson
Australia:NSW:Bogan Gate 2876
A farm accident bought my community together
AUSTRALIANSWBOGANGATE2876
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, agriculture, communityspirit, farmsafety
Jonty Kammann
Australia:WA:Manjimup 6258
The end of the road: save our bush track!
AUSTRALIAWAMANJIMUP6258
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, access to services, natural disaters, rural life
Geetha Kannapiran
Australia:NT:Darwin 0800
Living within more than one culture can be a great pressure.
AUSTRALIANTDARWIN0800
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, my life, 2001winners, winner-feature
Aimee Keay
Australia:QLD:Gympie 4570
Youth allowance and independence for regional australia
AUSTRALIAQLDGYMPIE4570
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, youth allowance, government, 2003winners, winner-feature
Annety Kelly
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Overcoming the pain of a family suicide and becoming stronger.
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, suicide, mental health, family, indigenous
Claire Kelly
Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740
Volunteering to give back to my community
AUSTRALIAQLDMACKAY4740
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, volunteering, communityspirit
Melissa Kelly
Australia:QLD:Ravenshoe 4872
Dirt bike riding in Ravenshoe helps me relax from the pressures of school
AUSTRALIAQLDRAVENSHOE4872
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, sport, farm safety, my life, dirt bikes
Rosalie Kelly
Australia:VIC:Quambatook 3540
Effects of drought on small town business
AUSTRALIAVICQUAMBATOOK3540
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, small town survival, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Ellie Kendall
Australia:QLD:Yeppoon 4703
Rebuilding after Cyclone Marcia
AUSTRALIAQLDYEPPOON4703
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, communityspirit, naturaldisasters
Elizabeth Kennedy
Australia:NSW:Murwillumbah 2484
Smoking dope: it's normal right?
AUSTRALIANSWMURWILLUMBAH2484
year-2010
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, drugs and alcohol, parents, 2010winners, winner-feature
Tamara Kerswell
Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825
In the country, everyone pulls together when it counts.
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTISA4825
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, sport, health, friends, community spirit, city vs country, travel, moving, 2000winners, winner-feature
Teyen Key
Australia:VIC:Stratford 3862
Gippsland is a great place for me to follow my passion for extreme sports photography
AUSTRALIAVICSTRATFORD3862
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, my town, sport, photography
Tayla King
Australia:TAS:Pipers River 7252
A poem about the gap year that took a Tassie girl to Europe
AUSTRALIATASPIPERSRIVER7252
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Finbar Kinna
Australia:VIC:Jan Juc 3228
A day in the life of a young surf lifesaver
AUSTRALIAVICJANJUC3228
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, communityspirit, volunteering
Lindy Kirkby
Australia:NSW:Moree 2400
Attitudes past their used-by-date and a need for broader understanding
AUSTRALIANSWMOREE2400
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Richard Knight
Australia:NSW:Coonabarabran 2357
Drought on the family farm in Coonabarabran
AUSTRALIANSWCOONABARABRAN2357
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Animals, Agriculture, Family, drought
Joanna Koeyers
Australia:WA:Kununurra 6743
Station life in the north Kimberley
AUSTRALIAWAKUNUNURRA6743
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Stuart Krige
Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606
Stuart had a love affair with reckless driving. Many of his peers still do.
AUSTRALIASAPORTLINCOLN5606
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Fiona Kuhl
Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
Coming to terms with youth suicide.
AUSTRALIATASLAUNCESTON7250
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, violence, friends, 1999winners, winner-feature
Michael Lam
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
Starting school in Townsville knowing only eight words of English
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, immigration, vietnamese, family, relationships, 2011winners, winner-feature
Chelsey Landford
Australia:QLD:Tolga 4882
Working at the newsagent, you're at the centre of the town's debates
AUSTRALIAQLDTOLGA4882
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community spirit, education, 2011winners, winner-feature,
Jayne Landsberg
Australia:QLD:Charters Towers 4820
Just who will carry on the family farm?
AUSTRALIAQLDCHARTERSTOWERS4820
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, rural life, agriculture, city vs country, access to services, 2001winners, winner-feature
Mark Langham
Australia:TAS:Riana 7316
Two hundred square kilometres of backyard
AUSTRALIATASRIANA7316
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Sarah Langston
Australia:NSW:Tamworth 2340
Stigma of mental illness in rural communities
AUSTRALIANSWTAMWORTH2340
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, mental illness, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Kate Latham
Australia:WA:Ballidu 6606
My job is unpredictable; every day I do something different.
AUSTRALIAWABALLIDU6606
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Taihla Lavelle-Briggs
Australia:NSW:Murwillumbah 2484
I will teach my children to be proud of their Aboriginality and to respect every single race
AUSTRALIANSWMURWILLUMBAH2484
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Indigenous, Family, Rural Life, racism, multiculturism
Natasha Leach
Australia:NT:Malak 0812
Rediscovering your homeland
AUSTRALIANTMALAK0812
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, indigenous, rural life, family, 2002winners, winner-feature
Melissa Leedham
Australia:SA:Karoonda 5307
I just want to be me: no more hiding in the shadows.
AUSTRALIASAKAROONDA5307
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, LGBT, sexuality, mental health
Sheldon Liddle
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Walking your own path
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, family, friends, drugs and aolcohol, my town, health, 2000winners, winner-feature
Mathew Lindner
Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290
I am different; the people are afraid of me.
AUSTRALIASAMOUNTGAMBIER5290
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, sport, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jessie Lipke
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
A struggle with depression
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, mental health, drugs and alcohol, 2008winners, winner-feature
Emily Lohse
Australia:QLD:Brooweena 4620
Finally meeting your distance education classmates face-to-face
AUSTRALIAQLDBROOWEENA4620
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, Agriculture, My life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Chloe Love
Australia:QLD:Bundaberg 4670
Young people need support to seize opportunities
AUSTRALIAQLDBUNDABERG4670
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature,youthallowance, accesstoservices, education, employment
Peta Lowcock
Australia:SA:Coonalpyn 5265
Life as the daughter of a country copper
AUSTRALIASACOONALPYN5265
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Cade Lucas
Australia:TAS:Devonport 7310
Bigotry in a rural community
AUSTRALIATASDEVONPORT7310
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Aimee Macauley
Australia:WA:Denmark 6333
Typical Aussie blokes who are full of the Aussie spirit
AUSTRALIAWADENMARK6333
year-2005
Heywire, youth, regional, rural, youth issues, shearing, wool, Australiana, farm, agriculture, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Skye Macfarlane
Australia:NT:Mataranka 0852
Video of good times on the family's cattle station
AUSTRALIANTMATARANKA0852
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Lisa Maddison
Australia:VIC:Echuca 3564
The Murray River is a natural wonder that should be cherished, not tarnished.
AUSTRALIAVICECHUCA3564
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, water, animals, environment, 2001winners, winner-feature
Jenna Maguire
Australia:NSW:Mirrool 2665
The world's only silo kick
AUSTRALIANSWMIRROOL2665
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs country, 2004winners, winner-feature
Toni Maher
Australia:NSW:Wilcannia 2836
My childhood on a remote station has been amazing
AUSTRALIANSWWILCANNIA2836
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, My life, rural life, family
Joel Makings
Australia:NSW:Gosford 2250
A negative to a positive
AUSTRALIANSWGOSFORD2250
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature,
Shannon Male
Australia:NSW:Ballimore 2830
Responsible roadkilling
AUSTRALIANSWBALLIMORE2830
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Kirsty Mann
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
Questioning the drug scene
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, regional, rural, drugs and alcohol, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Dayna Maroni
Australia:WA:Pingrup 6343
Starting boarding school and missing home
AUSTRALIAWAPINGRUP6343
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, friends, family, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Matilda Marozzi
Australia:VIC:Coimadai 3340
A brush with mortality brings on a deeper understanding of how lucky we are
AUSTRALIAVICCOIMADAI3340
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, health, 2009winners, winner-feature
Hannah Martin
Australia:NSW:Murrumbateman 2582
Home schooling gives a unique view of the world
AUSTRALIANSWMURRUMBATEMAN2582
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Tim Martin
Australia:NSW:Willow Tree 2339
Devastation of a locust plague
AUSTRALIANSWWILLOWTREE2339
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
David Martyr
Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740
Disconnected: life on mining and construction camps, where everyone misses home
AUSTRALIAQLDMACKAY4740
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, mining, isolation, employment, small town survival
Tori Maslen
Australia:QLD:Elanora 4221
Life in a suburban estate is a little sphere of security
AUSTRALIAQLDELANORA4221
year-2012
heywire, suburbia, gold coast, rural, youth, rural youth, community, family, community, elderly, suburbs, my town, community spirit, moving, housing, winner2012, winner-feature
Brooke Mason
Australia:TAS:Taroona 7053
Danger lurks everywhere on a surfing trip to Boneyards
AUSTRALIATASTAROONA7053
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, surfing, friends, sport, winner2012, winner-feature
Fitina Maulidi
Australia:VIC:Shepparton 3630
I was seperated from my twin for nine years
AUSTRALIAVICSHEPPARTON3630
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, immigration, family
Cassie Maye
Australia:NSW:Jindabyne 2627
We may be small town kids, but we dream big
AUSTRALIANSWJINDABYNE2627
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, sport, ski, community, my town, friends, rural life
Olivia Mayne
Australia:QLD:Rolleston 4702
Depression in rural Australia
AUSTRALIAQLDROLLESTON4702
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, mental health, 2003winners, winner-feature
Katie McAllister
Australia:WA:Albany 6330
Our debating team is putting regional students on the agenda
AUSTRALIAWAALBANY6330
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Gap Year, Education, Access to Services
Elsley McDermid
Australia:QLD:Toowoomba 4350
Suffering from Dysthymia, a form of depression that leaves the world bleak and grey
AUSTRALIAQLDTOOWOOMBA4350
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Kristy McGregor
Australia:QLD:Durham Downs 4454
You live where?: On our station isolation doesn't limit us
AUSTRALIAQLDDURHAMDOWNS4454
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, isolation, rural life, community spirit, country vs city, winner2012, winner-feature
Melaki McHardie
Australia:QLD:Rockhampton 4700
My town and global fear
AUSTRALIAQLDROCKHAMPTON4700
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, my town, 2005winners, winner-feature
Michael McMahon
Australia:VIC:Warrnambool 3280
Becoming a BMX champ despite cystic fibrosis
AUSTRALIAVICWARRNAMBOOL3280
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, sport, BMX, 2011winners, winner-feature, parents, my life, health,
Gabby McMillan
Australia:NSW:Wagga Wagga 2650
Coming from Wagga what?
AUSTRALIANSWWAGGAWAGGA2650
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Anita McNamara
Australia:QLD:Stamford 4821
We love working out here, but adolescents, not to mention our parents' generation, need a social outlet every once in a while.
AUSTRALIAQLDSTAMFORD4821
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, community spirit, 2005winners, winner-feature
David McPherson
Australia:VIC:Streatham 3351
Politics is having a greater influence on farmers than ever before.
AUSTRALIAVICSTREATHAM3351
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Prudence Melom
Australia:QLD:Toowoomba 4350
After my tumultuous journey from Chad to Toowoomba I believe that nothing is impossible.
AUSTRALIAQLDTOOWOOMBA4350
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, immigration, war, family, my life
Anna Melville
Australia:VIC:Maffra 3860
Importance of blood donations in the country
AUSTRALIAVICMAFFRA3860
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, access to services, health, travel, 2002winners, winner-feature
Emily Michael
Australia:SA:Littlehampton 5250
Losing your appetite over the pet chooks
AUSTRALIASALITTLEHAMPTON5250
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, animals, 2005winners, winner-feature
Jacinta Middleton
Australia:QLD:Postmans Ridge 4352
A cycle of poverty and unattained education.
AUSTRALIAQLDPOSTMANSRIDGE4352
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, drugs and alcohol, health, sex, 2002winners, winner-feature
Hannah Milani
Australia:VIC:Portland 3305
The importance and tradition of the Deb Ball in country Australia
AUSTRALIAVICPORTLAND3305
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, music, city vs country, community spirit, 2001winners, winner-feature
Natasha Miles
Australia:ACT:Canberra 2600
Anxiety made me too scared to write
AUSTRALIAACTCANBERRA2600
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, mentalhealth, friends, mylife,
Jacob Miley
Australia:QLD:Thursday Island 4875
Too white for the black kids, too black for the white kids.
AUSTRALIAQLDTHURSDAYISLAND4875
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, Thursday Island, family, city vs country,
Eamonn Miller
Australia:TAS:Hobart 7000
Making Tasmania the pride of Australia rather that the butt of Mainlanders' jokes.
AUSTRALIATASHOBART7000
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my town, access to services, 1999winners, winner-feature
Amie Milligan
Australia:NSW:Cundletown 2430
Time on the school bus is time well spent thinking about what is and what could be.
AUSTRALIANSWCUNDLETOWN2430
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, violence, friends, indigenous, education, environment, 2001winners, winner-feature
Amber Milne
Australia:NT:Darwin 0800
Home being taken over by city folk
AUSTRALIANTDARWIN0800
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs counrty, 2003winners, winner-feature
Caitlin Milne
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
Despite some disadvantages, living in the country is just where Caitlin wants to be.
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, rural life, education, moving, travel, sport, 2001winners, winner-feature
Ashlee Modra
Australia:NT:Humpty Doo 0836
Learning to drive by racing through a metre deep of mud
AUSTRALIANTHUMPTYDOO0836
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, sport, family, my life, 2008winners, winner-feature
Peter Monaghan
Australia:NSW:Tomerong 2540
Traumas of war seen from place of peace
AUSTRALIANSWTOMERONG2540
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
James Morandini
Australia:NSW:Dubbo 2830
Loving the isolation, the land and life.
AUSTRALIANSWDUBBO2830
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, leaving home, rural life, my life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Hannah Morris
Australia:VIC:Newborough 3825
Identity and racism - caught between two cultures
AUSTRALIAVICNEWBOROUGH3825
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, isolation, my life, 2008winners, winner-feature
Caitlin Morrison
Australia:WA:Derby 6728
A video welcome to country in the spirit of respect and reconciliation.
AUSTRALIAWADERBY6728
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, indigenous, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Heywire winner Luke Morrison
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
The nexus of modern life and the Dreamtime, east of the Three Ways Roadhouse
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Sam Morrison
Australia:NSW:Newcastle 2300
Seeing graffiti as art creates the opportunity to find some common ground.
AUSTRALIANSWNEWCASTLE2300
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, art, volunteering, 2001winners, winner-feature
Rachel Morris
Australia:TAS:King Island 7256
Life on an island in the middle of Bass Strait - pure water, rich cream and loads of fun!
AUSTRALIATASKINGISLAND7256
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Stefanie Morrow
Australia:SA:Kingston Se 5275
Hard lessons learned in the tragic loss of a friend
AUSTRALIASAKINGSTONSE5275
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Ezekial Morton
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Becoming a proud stockman like my grandfather Banjo Morton
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Education, Indigenous, My Life
Emma Mott
Australia:NSW:Wolumla 2550
At the Deniliquin Ute Muster I feel like I belong, at last
AUSTRALIANSWWOLUMLA2550
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, My Town, Travel, My Life
Courtney Muller
Australia:NSW:Merimbula 2548
Dignity vs drunkenness on the NSW south coast
AUSTRALIANSWMERIMBULA2548
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, drugs and alcohol, community, 2011winners, winner-feature, my town, friends
Alex Mumford
Australia:SA:Karoonda 5307
People change but traditions live on
AUSTRALIASAKAROONDA5307
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Annie Murphy
Australia:NSW:Marmong Point 2284
Looking after five kids, my dad is our Mr Mum.
AUSTRALIANSWMARMONGPOINT2284
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, family
Natalie Murphy
Australia:NSW:Molong 2866
What does the future hold for Australia within a changing world?
AUSTRALIANSWMOLONG2866
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, environment, education, health, animals, water, 1999winners, winner-feature
Clayton Murray-Mitchell
Australia:VIC:Echuca 3564
Pride in aboriginal community
AUSTRALIAVICECHUCA3564
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, city vs counrty, 2003winners, winner-feature
Hannah Muscat
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
Some fun and mucking around in cars becomes a near death experience.
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Kylan Muster
Australia:SA:Karoonda 5307
A friend's suicide affects the whole town
AUSTRALIASAKAROONDA5307
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, suicide, depression, community spirit, mental health, winner2012, winner-feature
Daniel Myers
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
Becoming a leader and standing up against racism
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, racism, aussie rules football, afl, sport, family, indigenous, winner2012, winner-feature
Sarah Nankervis
Australia:VIC:Corryong 3707
Surviving drought, at a cost.
AUSTRALIAVICCORRYONG3707
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, natural disasters, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Claudia Napoli
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
Pitch black at midday: a dust storm causes panic at school
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, my town, natural disasters
Nerissa Narburup
Australia:NT:Wadeye 0822
I want to translate the medical words into my language
AUSTRALIANTWADEYE0822
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, indigenous, education, communityspirit
Shkiba Nasery
Australia:SA:Renmark 5341
Dad left us for six years to find a better future
AUSTRALIASARENMARK5341
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, immigration, family
Ashley Naughton
Australia:VIC:Echuca 3564
Dealing with living so far away from family
AUSTRALIAVICECHUCA3564
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, family, travel, rural life, education, 2000winners, winner-feature
Alexandra Neill
Australia:NSW:Grafton 2460
The joys of having a farm at your school and learning your Brahman from your Angus.
AUSTRALIANSWGRAFTON2460
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, agriculture, education, 2010winners, winner-feature
Finbah Neill
Australia:NSW:Grafton 2460
A portrait of a perfectly normal day as it pases by the camera lens.
AUSTRALIANSWGRAFTON2460
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Brooke Neindorf
Australia:SA:Tumby Bay 5605
Country footy
AUSTRALIASATUMBYBAY5605
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, sport, 2004winners, winner-feature
Ebony Newman
Australia:SA:Kingscote 5223
Looking to escape the limitations of country life
AUSTRALIASAKINGSCOTE5223
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, animals, isolation, drugs and alcohol, friends, 2002winners, winner-feature
Sam Nicholls
Australia:SA:Lochiel 5510
A documentary on skate culture in rural South Australia
AUSTRALIASALOCHIEL5510
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, rural life, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Letizia Nicosia
Australia:VIC:Cobram 3644
In winter my family always upholds an old Italian tradition
AUSTRALIAVICCOBRAM3644
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Jetske Niemeyer
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
Loving life in the underestimated town of Tennant Creek
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, friends, health, my life, 2001winners, winner-feature
Jenna Nimmo
Australia:QLD:Childers 4660
The challenges of being a young artist in a regional town
AUSTRALIAQLDCHILDERS4660
year-2011
heywire, 2011winners, winner-feature, my town, small town survival, art, education
Lily Nomoa
Australia:QLD:Badu Island 4875
Responsibilities of family and school life
AUSTRALIAQLDBADUISLAND4875
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my family, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Nicholas Norman
Australia:SA:Karoonda 5307
After the family home burns down, the community rally around
AUSTRALIASAKAROONDA5307
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community spirit, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, natural disasters,
Casey Northam
Australia:NSW:Ulmarra 2462
The school bus hierarchy
AUSTRALIANSWULMARRA2462
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Andrew O'Brien
Australia:NSW:Greenethorpe 2809
Needing to leave the country, hoping to return
AUSTRALIANSWGREENETHORPE2809
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, city vs coutnry, travel, access to services, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Daniel O'Brien
Australia:QLD:Wamuran 4512
Dreaming of becoming a surgeon, my first task was to wash a naked person
AUSTRALIAQLDWAMURAN4512
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, health, education, my life
Lauren O'Connor
Australia:NSW:Kangaroo Valley 2577
Bring back the buzz to our bowling club and community.
AUSTRALIANSWKANGAROOVALLEY2577
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, small toen survival
Mahoney O'Connor
Australia:NSW:Mudgee 2850
Struggle to understand mother's death
AUSTRALIANSWMUDGEE2850
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, health, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jayde O'Reilly
Australia:WA:Wongan Hills 6603
The women here have filled the void of a mother figure
AUSTRALIAWAWONGANHILLS6603
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my town, parents, family, community spirit, winner2012, winner-feature
Ellen O'Rourke
Australia:NSW:Bingara 2404
Taking a stand against racism in my school and community.
AUSTRALIANSWBINGARA2404
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, racism, discrimination
Kerry O'Shea
Australia:VIC:Port Campbell 3269
Breaking your neck at the swimming pool - and making your comeback by swimming the English Channel!
AUSTRALIAVICPORTCAMPBELL3269
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my story, city vs country, 2009winners, winner-feature
Jarrad Offer
Australia:WA:Cunderdin 6407
After a tough start to life, sport brings community and pride
AUSTRALIAWACUNDERDIN6407
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, sport, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Sean Painter
Australia:WA:Pithara 6608
A motorcycle journey from the Wheatbelt to the Pilbara
AUSTRALIAWAPITHARA6608
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my story, health, 2010winners, winner-feature
Aaron Palmer
Australia:NT:Papunya 0872
Finding things to do on our remote outstation
AUSTRALIANTPAPUNYA0872
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, community spirit, family, rural life, indigenous
Alanna Pasut
Australia:VIC:Red Cliffs 3496
A call to shut down the rumour mill in small towns
AUSTRALIAVICREDCLIFFS3496
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, small town survival, 2010winners, winner-feature
Christiana Paterson
Australia:WA:Mullewa 6630
Being posted to an Aboriginal community and overcoming your prejudices
AUSTRALIAWAMULLEWA6630
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, isolation, access to services, indigenous
Debbie Patterson
Australia:NSW:Bathurst 2795
Only boring people get bored
AUSTRALIANSWBATHURST2795
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, education, gap year, friends, 1999winners, winner-feature
Michelle Pearce
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
Major illness and big distances
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, health, family, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Hayley Pearson
Australia:NSW:Bourke 2840
Boarding school gives many opportunities, but leaving her family to go back to school is always hard.
AUSTRALIANSWBOURKE2840
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, access to services, family, travel, 2001winners, winner-feature
Melody Pedler
Australia:QLD:Jondaryan 4403
A documentary about community spirit on the Darling Downs
AUSTRALIAQLDJONDARYAN4403
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, youth, sport, 2011 heywire winner, rural, community spirit, my town, 2011winners, winner-feature
Nikiesha Perez
Australia:VIC:Goroke 3412
When you're publican's daughter the whole town is your family
AUSTRALIAVICGOROKE3412
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, cooking, my life, parents, community spirit, winner2012, winner-feature
Maree Perkins
Australia:QLD:Springsure 4722
Getting established on the land is hard
AUSTRALIAQLDSPRINGSURE4722
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, animals, agriculture, 2002winners, winner-feature
Sass Peterson
Australia:NSW:Tocumwal 2714
Life on the Murray River drying up
AUSTRALIANSWTOCUMWAL2714
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, water, natural disasters, environment, 2008winners, winner-feature
Kelly Phan
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
Bendigo, we should celebrate migrants not shun them
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature,immigration, mytown
Jessica Phelan
Australia:NT:Katherine 0850
Every weekend in the dry season, I am a footy umpire
AUSTRALIANTKATHERINE0850
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, sport, rurallife
Jack Piggott
Australia:QLD:Rolleston 4702
Country communities have been 'dismissed and forgotten'. Jack wants regional Australia back on the agenda
AUSTRALIAQLDROLLESTON4702
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, small town survival, 2010winners, winner-feature
Katie Pitsus
Australia:NSW:Coffs Harbour 2450
Making a difference with her own company dedicated to empowering young women
AUSTRALIANSWCOFFSHARBOUR2450
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Rory Pletikosic
Australia:NSW:Quirindi 2343
I learnt to live for those around me
AUSTRALIANSWQUIRINDI2343
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, mentalhealth, family
Joe Plozza
Australia:VIC:Traralgon 3844
Country life - the life for me.
AUSTRALIAVICTRARALGON3844
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, city vs country, agriculture, friends, education, employment, 2000winners, winner-feature
Katherine Pohl
Australia:NSW:Bathurst 2795
The value of local community media
AUSTRALIANSWBATHURST2795
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, my town, rural life, city vs country, 2002winners, winner-feature
Vivienne Polkinghorne
Australia:NSW:Moulamein 2733
School would be almost bareable without the long, boring bus trips
AUSTRALIANSWMOULAMEIN2733
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, moving, rural life, education, 2000winners, winner-feature
Matt Porter
Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606
The unforgettable experience of South Australia's Black Tuesday fires
AUSTRALIASAPORTLINCOLN5606
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, natural disasters, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Sarah Preiss
Australia:SA:Swan Reach 5354
If you ask me, I would prefer to live in the country any day.
AUSTRALIASASWANREACH5354
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, water, rural life, animals, city vs country 2001winners, winner-feature
Seton Prettejohn
Australia:QLD:Cairns 4870
Seton tells us of one of the tough experiences of his youth when he was just 14.
AUSTRALIAQLDCAIRNS4870
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, drugs and alcohol, family, violence, friends, 2001winners, winner-feature
Tyson Prout
Australia:VIC:Timboon 3268
I lost my best friend to bullying
AUSTRALIAVICTIMBOON3268
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, mentalhealth, friends
Catherine Prowse
Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825
Isolation is more a state of mind
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTISA4825
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, city vs counrty, 2003winners, winner-feature
Faith Prowse
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
The heat makes you do crazy things
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, friends, 2005winners, winner-feature
Jess Puckridge
Australia:SA:Wangary 5607
Daily dynamics of the school bus trip
AUSTRALIASAWANGARY5607
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, rural life, travel, 2003winners, winner-feature
Talisha Queama
Australia:SA:Fregon 872
Sharing a meal, Fregon style
AUSTRALIASAFREGON872
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, indigenous, family, 2010winners, winner-feature
Jakob Quilligan
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
Same sex attracted young people in small towns are not supported like they should be
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, sexuality, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Jaiden Rainbow
Australia:TAS:King Island 7256
Whether you are for or against the wind farm there's no doubt it's dividing our island.
AUSTRALIATASKINGISLAND7256
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, wind farm, environment, small town survival
Jessica Rankine
Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740
Of the value of life and a childhood spent in 'sugar cane country'.
AUSTRALIAQLDMACKAY4740
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, family, rural life, my life, 2001winners, winner-feature
Rachel Reily
Australia:TAS:Devonport 7310
Leaving home and being independent at 16 is not as easy as you might think
AUSTRALIATASDEVONPORT7310
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, rural, youth, family, my life, parents, housing, 2011winners, winner-feature, moving
Brittany Reinke
Australia:WA:Esperance 6450
The Reinke family tradition: working in the shearing sheds with my dad
AUSTRALIAWAESPERANCE6450
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Agriculture, Family, Animals
Tanya Rennardson
Australia:WA:Derby 6728
When it's quiet, I sometimes wonder about my customer's lives.
AUSTRALIAWADERBY6728
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Brendon Reynolds
Australia:NSW:Pambula 2549
A sporting injury has a silver lining... musical success
AUSTRALIANSWPAMBULA2549
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, sport, music, 2010winners, winner-feature
Amy Rhodes
Australia:VIC:Stawell 3380
Amy writes about battling the new trend: country bashing
AUSTRALIAVICSTAWELL3380
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Erin Riggall
Australia:NSW:Casino 2470
Our meatworks is something we should be proud of, not ridicule.
AUSTRALIANSWCASINO2470
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, meat, community, industry, my town
Krissy Riley
Australia:WA:Anna Plains Station 6725
Relishing life as a governess on a remote Kimberley station
AUSTRALIAWAANNAPLAINSSTATION6725
year-2011
heywire, rural youth, rural, youth, teaching, 2011winners, winner-feature, education, isolation, rural life, employment, moving, access to services
Matthew Robbins
Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825
Sport: It is more than a game - it could save rural australia
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTISA4825
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, access to services, sport, my town, city vs country, 2001winners, winner-feature
Barnaby Roberts
Australia:TAS:Flowerdale 7325
There in the dairy yard was my father, lying like a wounded soldier, not moving on the wet hard floor, waiting for the ambos.
AUSTRALIATASFLOWERDALE7325
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, farm safety, 2006winners, winner-feature
Sam Robertson
Australia:TAS:Stowport 7321
Co-operating with neighbours is the key
AUSTRALIATASSTOWPORT7321
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Rhys Rodgers
Australia:QLD:Buderim 4556
Perpetuating coastal myths
AUSTRALIAQLDBUDERIM4556
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Mathew Rogers
Australia:NSW:Bomaderry 2541
The skate park as a refuge
AUSTRALIANSWBOMADERRY2541
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, my town, 2005winners, winner-feature
Katie Rose
Australia:SA:Wistow 5251
It was that time of the year that we all love to hate; drenching time.
AUSTRALIASAWISTOW5251
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Cara Rothery
Australia:QLD:North Rockhampton 4701
When the rhythm of life becomes predictable and disheartening.
AUSTRALIAQLDNORTHROCKHAMPTON4701
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, art, health, 2001winners, winner-feature
Olivia Rourke
Australia:WA:Wellington Mill 6236
The last moments on the beloved family farm before leaving home for the city
AUSTRALIAWAWELLINGTONMILL6236
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, family, community spirit, rural life, 2011winners, winner-feature
Jordyn Royle
Australia:NSW:Merimbula 2548
The challenges of being a copper's daughter in a small town
AUSTRALIANSWMERIMBULA2548
year-2012
heywire, police, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, moving, parents, my town, winner2012, winner-feature
Annie Rudiger
Australia:SA:Karoonda 5307
The sounds of the country beat the sounds of the town hands down
AUSTRALIASAKAROONDA5307
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Amanda Rukuwai
Australia:WA:Wickham 6720
Life on the Pilbara - You either love the heat or go mad trying.
AUSTRALIAWAWICKHAM6720
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, mining, rural life, my town, 2001winners, winner-feature
Simone Rumler
Australia:VIC:Lismore 3324
Finding your own path, with support
AUSTRALIAVICLISMORE3324
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Adam Rush
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
So how much does a trip cost from Tennant Creek to Vanuatu?
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, volunteering, community spirit, education, 2001winners, winner-feature
Thomas Ryan
Australia:TAS:St Helens 7216
What happens if we leave here blank
AUSTRALIATASSTHELENS7216
year-1999
Heywire, youth, regional, rural, youth issues, internet, city vs country, access to services, 1999winners, winner-feature
Clair Ryder
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
I love green tree frogs, I just wish they'd shut up!
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, animals, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Jane Ryder
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
A song about love for your grandmother and regret at not spending more time to get to know her
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, music, family, 2009winners, winner-feature
Jackson Sainty
Australia:QLD:Howard 4659
A rare eye disease won't stop me hip hop dancing
AUSTRALIAQLDHOWARD4659
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, dance, dancing, hip hop, eyes, health, my life, access to services, winner2012, winner-feature
Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh
Australia:NT:Howard Springs 0835
Life and jumping crocs
AUSTRALIANTHOWARDSPRINGS0835
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Kylie Sambo
Australia:NT:Tennant Creek 0860
A Top End hip hop track protesting a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory
AUSTRALIANTTENNANTCREEK0860
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, music, indigenous, 2010winners, winner-feature
Ellen Sandell
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
The fun of the annual theatre production
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, art, friends, community spirit, rural life, city vs country, 2002winners, winner-feature
Stephen Sanders
Australia:NSW:Coonabarabran 2357
A bushfire tragedy ignites community spirit in Gen Y.
AUSTRALIANSWCOONABARABRAN2357
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, bushfire, community spirit, my town
Stacey Lea Savage
Australia:QLD:Bundaberg 4670
An onslaught of mass cultures and life pressures
AUSTRALIAQLDBUNDABERG4670
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, friends, family, 2002winners, winner-feature
Mereani Savuro
Australia:QLD:Doomadgee 4830
Life in Doomadgee and the journey to become a nurse helping your community
AUSTRALIAQLDDOOMADGEE4830
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Sally Scales
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
The pleasure of the Todd River
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, natural disasters, 2005winners, winner-feature
John Schilt
Australia:SA:Woomera 5720
Concern for the future of the youth centre - a vital source of activity for local youth.
AUSTRALIASAWOOMERA5720
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, friends, family, education, 2001winners, winner-feature
Hannah Schofield
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
The stars in Broken Hill help me remember my brother
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, family, rural life
Tameika Schultz
Australia:SA:Streaky Bay 5680
A call for generation 'Y' to volunteer, for their own sake
AUSTRALIASASTREAKYBAY5680
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, volunteering, my story, 2010winners, winner-feature
Emma-Lee Scott
Australia:NSW:Weetaliba 2395
The fight with my Dad's depression
AUSTRALIANSWWEETALIBA2395
year-2012
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, my life, parents, family, mental health, winner2012, winner-feature
Emily Secker
Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606
Boarding in Port Lincoln means I have forty brothers and sisters
AUSTRALIASAPORTLINCOLN5606
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, education, friends, leaving home
Eliza Sewell
Australia:ACT:Braddon 2612
Loving living a country life
AUSTRALIAACTBRADDON2612
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, friends, community spirit, 2002winners, winner-feature
Lester Shadforth
Australia:QLD:Doomadgee 4830
Lower Gulf indigenous beef cattle drive
AUSTRALIAQLDDOOMADGEE4830
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Betsy Shaw
Australia:WA:Allanson 6225
The country never leaves you
AUSTRALIAWAALLANSON6225
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Laura Shearman
Australia:NSW:Wagga Wagga 2650
Silence is not the answer.
AUSTRALIANSWWAGGAWAGGA2650
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Christine Sheridan
Australia:NSW:Newcastle 2300
Indonesia is a part of me but Newcastle is home
AUSTRALIANSWNEWCASTLE2300
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, moving, immigration
Hayle Shone
Australia:NSW:Grenfell 2810
The annual P and C Quiz Night in Grenfell brings the town's diverse community together. The church goers, the retired couples, the young families, the recently arrived city-folk and the old hippies scoffing jam and scones and testing their trivia knowledge.
AUSTRALIANSWGRENFELL2810
year-2007
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, my town, 2007winners, winner-feature
Melanie Sim
Australia:NSW:Cooma 2630
The local environment would be better with organised recycling
AUSTRALIANSWCOOMA2630
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, environment, my town, my life, 2001winners, winner-feature
Thomas Simon
Australia:NT:Tiwi 0810
Bringing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people together.
AUSTRALIANTTIWI0810
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, sport, my life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Sean Simpson
Australia:NSW:Cowra 2794
Travelling 63000km a year to follow my sporting dream.
AUSTRALIANSWCOWRA2794
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, sport, soccer, isolation
Luke Siviour
Australia:SA:Tooligie 5607
A kid's intrepid trip, 9kms to the next door neighbours'
AUSTRALIASATOOLIGIE5607
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, rural life, parents, isolation, winner2012, winner-feature
Tonii Skeen
Australia:WA:Broome 6725
First aid training can save lives on the streets of Broome.
AUSTRALIAWABROOME6725
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, first aid, community education, indigenous
Hayley Skelly-Kennedy
Australia:QLD:Biloela 4715
Doing more to help remote youth in tough times
AUSTRALIAQLDBILOELA4715
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, rural life, mental health, isolation, my life, winner2012, winner-feature
Ellie Skoss
Australia:WA:Manjimup 6258
Women are the real heros of country footy
AUSTRALIAWAMANJIMUP6258
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, Sport, Rural life, City vs country
Athalie Slape
Australia:SA:Sherlock 5301
I thought my dad was the typical Aussie bloke, but he's not - he's unique and one of a kind.
AUSTRALIASASHERLOCK5301
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, farm safety, health, family, rural life, 2001winners, winner-feature
Sarah Slavich
Australia:NSW:Alstonville 2477
Liberation of getting your P's
AUSTRALIANSWALSTONVILLE2477
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, moving, my life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Carmen Smith
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
Finding the courage to be comfortable in your own skin
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, multiculturalism, discrimination, racism, immigration
Gina Smith
Australia:NSW:Barham 2732
Life in the country is hard.
AUSTRALIANSWBARHAM2732
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, moving, education, friends, rural life, 1999winners, winner-feature
Taylor Smith
Australia:VIC:Geelong 3220
Preparing for the game by waking up to the smell of deep heat
AUSTRALIAVICGEELONG3220
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Micah de Smit
Australia:TAS:Margate 7054
From being a bully, to fighting against it
AUSTRALIATASMARGATE7054
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, bullying, school
Michelle Snape
Australia:QLD:Toowoomba 4350
Community sticking together in time of tragedy
AUSTRALIAQLDTOOWOOMBA4350
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Chantelle Sobczyk
Australia:NSW:Bathurst 2795
It's time for Gen Y to step up and contribute to the volunteer fire brigades
AUSTRALIANSWBATHURST2795
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, volunteer, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Nakita Sobczyk
Australia:NSW:Byron Bay 2481
Running towards mental health, not away from it
AUSTRALIANSWBYRONBAY2481
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, mental health, access to services, winner2012, winner-feature
Seamus Spicer
Australia:VIC:Lake Boga 3584
Should I stay? Or should I go to uni?
AUSTRALIAVICLAKEBOGA3584
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, education, rurallife, moving
Jack Stanley
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
'Coming out' in Broken Hill and eventually being accepted as the person you are, instead of 'that gay guy'
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, sexuality, family, 2010winners, winner-feature, lgbt
Joe Stansfield
Australia:TAS:King Island 7256
Longing for a family home now sold
AUSTRALIATASKINGISLAND7256
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Tim Starcevich
Australia:WA:Salmon Gums 6445
Why my 'ghost town' is paradise
AUSTRALIAWASALMONGUMS6445
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, isolation, access to services, my town
Michael Stevenson
Australia:TAS:Blackmans Bay 7052
Logging and the environment
AUSTRALIATASBLACKMANSBAY7052
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, environment, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jeremy Stingel
Australia:TAS:Burnie 7320
Skate culture in northern Tasmania is not a fad, but a family
AUSTRALIATASBURNIE7320
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my life, 2010winners, winner-feature
Rebecca Stirk
Australia:NT:Alice Springs 0870
What happens when you are told you will never walk again?
AUSTRALIANTALICESPRINGS0870
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, health, 2009winners, winner-feature
Mel Stokes
Australia:SA:Glossop 5344
Being an Individual in a small town
AUSTRALIASAGLOSSOP5344
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, isolation, 2002winners, winner-feature
Braeden Stubbs
Australia:NT:Katherine 0850
Live the life of a teenage rodeo rider in the outback.
AUSTRALIANTKATHERINE0850
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, sport, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Madison Stutynski
Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740
The reality of violence amongst young women
AUSTRALIAQLDMACKAY4740
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, drugs and alcohol, violence, 2009winners, winner-feature
David Sullivan
Australia:QLD:Jundah 4736
The Great Divide between city and country is all about attitude.
AUSTRALIAQLDJUNDAH4736
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, agriculture, rural life, environment, employment, access to services, 1999winners, winner-feature
Kahla Summers
Australia:TAS:Wynyard 7325
Reflections on a brother's suicide
AUSTRALIATASWYNYARD7325
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, family, mental health, 2005winners, winner-feature
Andrew Summerville
Australia:NSW:Casino 2470
Beef week back from the brink
AUSTRALIANSWCASINO2470
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, community spirit, my town, 2008winners, winner-feature
Sanjey Sureshkumar
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
I love that sport in Australia is all about having a go
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, sport, education
Madeline Sutton
Australia:NSW:Tilpa 2840
Outback isolation doesn't mean loneliness
AUSTRALIANSWTILPA2840
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Alison Sweatman
Australia:VIC:Darlington 3271
Fun times and hard work lead to success on the dog trial circuit
AUSTRALIAVICDARLINGTON3271
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, animals, family, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Rebekah Symonds
Australia:QLD:Gympie 4570
Moving to the city to fullfil my dream
AUSTRALIAQLDGYMPIE4570
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, acccess to services, city vs country, 2000winners, winner-feature
Nick Taylor
Australia:TAS:Stowport 7321
Entertainment is limited - and loud!
AUSTRALIATASSTOWPORT7321
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Rachel Taylor
Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740
Dismay at apathy in society
AUSTRALIAQLDMACKAY4740
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Anita Thomson
Australia:QLD:Chinchilla 4413
'Let's stop mining ruining the appeal of our rural towns'
AUSTRALIAQLDCHINCHILLA4413
year-2012
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, community, mining, my town, small town survival, winner2012, winner-feature
Andrew Tiller
Australia:SA:Wangary 5607
The changing moods of a very small town
AUSTRALIASAWANGARY5607
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, small town survival, community spirit, my town, 2002winners, winner-feature
Wade Timmer
Australia:WA:Albany 6330
Waking up in itself can at the best of times seem a struggle
AUSTRALIAWAALBANY6330
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sport, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Angela Tollis,
Australia:NSW:Inverell 2360
No room for individuality in the country
AUSTRALIANSWINVERELL2360
year-1999
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, isolation, drugs and alcohol, 1999winners, winner-feature
Cassie Tongue
Australia:NSW:Dubbo 2830
Breaking down the barriers between the country and the city.
AUSTRALIANSWDUBBO2830
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, access to services, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Jacqui Turner
Australia:NSW:Broken Hill 2880
What is 'being country'?
AUSTRALIANSWBROKENHILL2880
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Grace Ukich
Australia:NSW:Barooga 3644
The family piano is a major part of Grace's home and family life.
AUSTRALIANSWBAROOGA3644
year-2007
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, my life, 2007winners, winner-feature
Ashley Urrea
Australia:NSW:Casino 2470
Pride in identity and culture
AUSTRALIANSWCASINO2470
year-2008
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, isolation, indigenous, my life, moving, city vs country, 2008winners, winner-feature
Jacob Vallance
Australia:VIC:Tempy 3489
Homicide in the hills...one new pet too many?
AUSTRALIAVICTEMPY3489
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Peter Vallence
Australia:VIC:Tempy 3489
How do you make it rain? On the farm, Peter and his family are waiting for the drought to break.
AUSTRALIAVICTEMPY3489
year-2007
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, environment, natural disasters, 2007winners, winner-feature
Zoe Vaughan
Australia:QLD:Mount Isa 4825
I love the freedom of station life, but with it comes danger
AUSTRALIAQLDMOUNTISA4825
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, farm safety, rurallife, education
Benjamin Vella
Australia:NSW:Tamworth 2340
An uplifting story that uses photography to symbolise the aspirations of country students
AUSTRALIANSWTAMWORTH2340
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, city vs country, my town, 2010winners, winner-feature
Pria Vernon
Australia:NSW:Gunnedah 2380
A Youth Café is developed is to provide a safe, secure and friendly environment
AUSTRALIANSWGUNNEDAH2380
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, access to services, 2006winners, winner-feature
Justin Victor
Australia:SA:Renmark 5341
A tale of a secret spot overlooking the Murray
AUSTRALIASARENMARK5341
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, rural life, my life, 2009winners, winner-feature
Emma Visser
Australia:NSW:Jamberoo 2533
Going from city girl to the operations manager of a dairy farm by age 17.
AUSTRALIANSWJAMBEROO2533
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, agriculture, animals, rural life, my life
Amy Vogelsang
Australia:SA:Booleroo Centre 5482
Sitting on a hill looking over my farm is where I feel free
AUSTRALIASABOOLEROOCENTRE5482
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, my town, rurallife
Joseph and Maria Vogiatsis
Australia:QLD:Eton 4741
Choosing the freedom of the country life over the conveniences of the city
AUSTRALIAQLDETON4741
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, family, rural life, animals, education, 2000winners, winner-feature
Danuta Wanat
Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500
Living two cultures - a child of two worlds
AUSTRALIANSWWOLLONGONG2500
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, music, city vs country, immigration, 2002winners, winner-feature
Rachel Ward
Australia:SA:Loxton 5333
Hot and sticky job cutting apricots
AUSTRALIASALOXTON5333
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Lauren Ware
Australia:VIC:Wodonga 3690
Surrounded by limited opportunity... and cows
AUSTRALIAVICWODONGA3690
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, city vs country, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Frances Warwick
Australia:SA:Carrieton 5432
Country life is worth staying around for
AUSTRALIASACARRIETON5432
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Taryn Waters
Australia:SA:Port Lincoln 5606
Questioning rural values and the way individuals can be branded.
AUSTRALIASAPORTLINCOLN5606
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, sex, violence, sport, rural life, 2000winners, winner-feature
Ashley Watson
Australia:NT:Lajamanu 0852
Cultural understanding
AUSTRALIANTLAJAMANU0852
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, indigenous, rural life, drugs and alcohol, health, travel, moving, 2000winners, winner-feature
Timmy Watson
Australia:NT:Minyerri (Hodgson Downs) 0851
Boarding 1000km from the community you love, in order to get an education
AUSTRALIANTMINYERRIHODGSONDOWNS0851
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, school, community, cattle, farming, 2011winners, winner-feature, indigenous, rural life, education, leaving home
Justin Watts
Australia:NSW:Gowrie 2340
Paddock bashing and driver safety
AUSTRALIANSWGOWRIE2340
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Kaitlin Watts
Australia:NSW:Kincumber 2251
A profile of June Dally-Watkins: 50s model and glamour girl becomes 21st century businesswoman
AUSTRALIANSWKINCUMBER2251
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, my life, parents, 2009winners, winner-feature
Courtnee Wegert
Australia:QLD:Longreach 4730
A hot day's drive with Bertha
AUSTRALIAQLDLONGREACH4730
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, travel, animals, rural life, 2002winners, winner-feature
Jason Weh
Australia:QLD:Toowoomba 4350
If we all do something, we can make our community streets safer.
AUSTRALIAQLDTOOWOOMBA4350
year-2001
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, friends, sex, access to services, violence, 2001winners, winner-feature
Shahni Wellington
Australia:NSW:Toukley 2263
My home burnt down on Friday 13th but I'm not superstitious.
AUSTRALIANSWTOUKLEY2263
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, fire, accident
Jeremy White
Australia:VIC:Wycheproof 3527
Challenging the views of city people about the way country people live.
AUSTRALIAVICWYCHEPROOF3527
year-2000
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, agriculture, city vs country, community spirit, 2000winners, winner-feature
Brittany Whiteley
Australia:NSW:Yanco 2703
My road to becoming a champion cattle judge.
AUSTRALIANSWYANCO2703
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, cattle, beef industry, leaving home, agriculture, animals
Josh Whitely
Australia:TAS:Burnie 7320
A story of identity, and growing up in a close-knit community
AUSTRALIATASBURNIE7320
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, community spirit, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Angela Whiting
Australia:NSW:Molong 2866
Pregnancy, life and opportunity.
AUSTRALIANSWMOLONG2866
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, family, 2003winners, winner-feature
Jess Wiese
Australia:QLD:Barcaldine 4725
Taking over our remote cattle property as mum fights cancer
AUSTRALIAQLDBARCALDINE4725
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, cancer, parents, family, agriculture, rural life
Curtis Wild
Australia:WA:Bunbury 6230
Hi, I'm Curtis, a young person living in Bunbury.
AUSTRALIAWABUNBURY6230
year-2005
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Brock Wilkins
Australia:SA:Yaninee 5653
My start in aged care
AUSTRALIASAYANINEE5653
year-2013
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2013, winner-feature, aged care, death
Claire Williams
Australia:NSW:Wollongong 2500
Learning what it means to be a young carer in Wollongong
AUSTRALIANSWWOLLONGONG2500
year-2014
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2014, winner-feature, My Life, Access to Services, Education
Rebecca Williams
Australia:TAS:Bagdad 7030
Farming and women are a great combination
AUSTRALIATASBAGDAD7030
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, employment, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Zoe Williams
Australia:WA:Jerdacuttup 6346
And ode to Jerdy, where the Rabbit-proof fence meets the sea
AUSTRALIAWAJERDACUTTUP6346
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, isolation, my town, leaving home
Nikki Wilson-Smith
Australia:NSW:Morisset 2264
Learning from refugees
AUSTRALIANSWMORISSET2264
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, immigration, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Lochsley Wilson
Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
The gay marriage debate played out in the school yard
AUSTRALIATASLAUNCESTON7250
year-2012
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, lgbt, gay marriage, equality, winner2012, winner-feature
Clare Winter-Irving
Australia:VIC:Nagambie 3608
A country town has very few secrets
AUSTRALIAVICNAGAMBIE3608
year-2009
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, rural life, my town, 2009winners, winner-feature
Kate Witcombe
Australia:VIC:Mildura 3500
Dad's cow
AUSTRALIAVICMILDURA3500
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Indigo Wood
Australia:NSW:Tathra 2550
The inevitablility of moving to a big city
AUSTRALIANSWTATHRA2550
year-2002
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, access to services, city vs country, isolation, education, 2002winners, winner-feature
Sarsha Woolnough
Australia:NSW:Dyers Crossing 2429
Mixed feelings about leaving home
AUSTRALIANSWDYERSCROSSING2429
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, education, rural life, 2003winners, winner-feature
Nicolette Worth
Australia:QLD:Cairns 4870
Escaping Sydney and depression to achieve your dreams in the Far North
AUSTRALIAQLDCAIRNS4870
year-2010
heywire, mental health, rural, youth, rural youth, country towns, health, my story, 2010winners, winner-feature
Genevieve Wright
Australia:SA:Cummins 5631
A hectic day in the shearing sheds for a roustabout
AUSTRALIASACUMMINS5631
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, rural life, animals, winner-feature, 2011winners
Yulanna Wright
Australia:QLD:Wandoan 4419
Wheelchairs and regional towns
AUSTRALIAQLDWANDOAN4419
year-2005
Heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, access to services, rural life, 2005winners, winner-feature
Tessa Wynne
Australia:TAS:Launceston 7250
If we support young mums, they can succeed
AUSTRALIATASLAUNCESTON7250
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, family, access to services, education
Josh Yates
Australia:WA:Busselton 6280
Another meeting, another doctor. What are my chances?
AUSTRALIAWABUSSELTON6280
year-2006
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, health, my life, 2006winners, winner-feature
Nik van Zanen
Australia:NSW:Gerringong 2534
Losing the bush to development
AUSTRALIANSWGERRINGONG2534
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, my life, sport, 2003winners, winner-feature
Mara Zeissig
Australia:SA:Mount Gambier 5290
First impressions of regional Australia after migrating from Argentina
AUSTRALIASAMOUNTGAMBIER5290
year-2011
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, regional, community, education, 2011winners, winner-feature, immigration, moving
Jacqui
Australia:QLD:Townsville 4810
A positive view of regional life
AUSTRALIAQLDTOWNSVILLE4810
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, city vs counrty, 2004winners, winner-feature
JKW
Australia:VIC:Bendigo 3550
Consequences of speaking through graffiti
AUSTRALIAVICBENDIGO3550
year-2004
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, rural life, my life, 2004winners, winner-feature
Kitty
Australia:NSW:Newcastle 2300
Surviving sexual abuse
AUSTRALIANSWNEWCASTLE2300
year-2003
heywire, rural youth, youth, rural, violence, isolation, 2003winners, winner-feature
Sarah
Australia:QLD:Surfers Paradise 4217
The effects ice had on my family
AUSTRALIAQLDSURFERSPARADISE4217
year-2015
heywire, rural, youth, rural youth, winner2015, winner-feature, drugsandalcohol, family
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