Go Meet

The Go Meet page is where we get to meet and talk to women and men who have an interesting story to tell. We will interview them about their work and their lives. They will often be in places that are delightful to visit, or doing things that we would find quite an adventure. We think you will find it interesting to meet them too.

Legendary Stockman of the Australian Outback, Luke McCall

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Luke McCall, aged 84, is one of the few surviving stockmen. For over half a century he crossed the vast length and breadth of Australia with thousands of head of cattle and horses. He loved the life and the stock and never saw it as a life of extreme physical hardship, danger and isolation. In this profile she has written for WomanGoingPlaces, Patricia McPherson describes her mate, Luke McCall as ” a legendary stockman whose name stands high right across the north of Australia.”

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Making Vodka from Chardonnay

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It is rare to find a winery and a distillery located in the same vineyard. It is extremely rare to find that this winery is producing chardonnay that is then transformed into cognac by the distillery. But this is exactly what is happening at the Darling Park vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula. In this wine making […]

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Go Meet Artisan Cheesemaker and Sheep Farmer Burke Brandon

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WomanGoingPlaces drove deep into a forest to film cheese being handmade by one of the leading artisan cheesemakers in Australia. Burke Brandon recently won 2 Gold and 3 Silver medals at the Royal Sydney Cheese & Dairy Show. And he was also recognised as the 2013 Outstanding Farmer of the Year by The Weekly Times Farm Magazine. […]

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