“After years of drought, the rains have finally arrived and there is great joy everywhere ”

“I wrote this song for the land I love”

“With its majestic river red gums, the Murray River is the lifeblood of southern NSW.  I was born on the banks of the Murray at Barham”

“On a typical Australian hot summer evening, I sit under a gum tree watching the birds play under the sprinkler on the lawn”

“Everyone has their opinion about Ned Kelly.  This is the story of the Jerilderie raid in 1879 and it's my opinion”

“Jerilderie is a small NSW country town historically famous for its merino wool and the Ned Kelly raid of 1879.  Jerilderie is also my hometown”

“Grace is my grandniece and this song was written for her and performed at her Naming Ceremony”

“Michael Abney-Hastings, whom historians have identified as the “rightful King of England”, came to Jerilderie over 40 years ago.  This song was written to honour his recent naturalisation as an Australian citizen”

“Fox terriers are loyal, energetic, intelligent little dogs.  Tess was no exception. It took all of these qualities to escape the talons of a pair of hungry eagles”

“In the Australian inland, rainfall timing and amount is crucial to our survival”