Richard the steer loves to nudge golfers as they putt, he enjoys a wander round the Mt Isa golf course and welcomes campers. Margie McElligott inherited Richard as a calf and added the steer to her menagerie of pets. Margie grew up in outback Australia. As a youngster she ran free on a million acre cattle property at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. After leaving school Margie’s helped out at the family butcher shop in Camooweal, ran the pub in Middleton and now ‘runs’ the Mt Isa Golf Club in outback Queensland. 

<p>Richard the steer loves to nudge golfers as they putt, he enjoys a wander round the Mt Isa golf course and welcomes campers. Margie McElligott inherited Richard as a calf and added the steer to her menagerie of pets. Margie grew up in outback Australia. As a youngster she ran free on a million acre cattle property at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. After leaving school Margie’s helped out at the family butcher shop in Camooweal, ran the pub in Middleton and now ‘runs’ the Mt Isa Golf Club in outback Queensland. </p>

Robin McConchie is a professional story teller  and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.

<p>Robin McConchie is a professional story teller &nbsp;and a well known voice on the ABC across rural Australia. Postcards is about the nuts and bolts of life in the bush. Life can be tough but farmers and regional businesses are resilient and entrepreneurial. They care for their livestock, the land and their community. what lesson and insights can we gain from bush business and their communities.</p>

Postcards from the Bush with Robin McConchie

Behind the bar at Mt Isa Golf Club with Margie McElligott

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