Australia All Over

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Features

What a difference a day (or two) makes. [07/03/2008]
The contrast couldn't be more stark between NSW & QLD - where the rain has fallen and the drought largely broken - to South Australia which is 'dry as a wooden god'.   [ more ]

Macca - A big hit in Broken Hill [03/03/2008]
More than 200 people have descended on the ABC's Broken Hill studios to catch Ian Macca McNamara in action as part of the Say G'Day tour.   [ more ]

A momento for Macca [22/02/2008]
People have been so kind to Macca as he heads from town to town to Say G'Day to everyone.
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G'day to Australia from Longreach [19/02/2008]
On February 17, Macca and Lee Kelly broadcast 'Australia All Over' from the ABC Western Queensland's studio in Longreach.   [ more ]

A Tree of Knowledge mystery [19/02/2008]
When the dead Tree of Knowledge was removed from the ground in Barcaldine last year, a memorial plaque was found in the ground next to the tree. This was a mystery for the Barcaldine Shire Council as no-one was sure where it came from or how long it had been there.   [ more ]

Geoff answers Macca's call for help [18/02/2008]
Geoff Kube is a man on a mission. After listening to Macca one Sunday he drove more than 2600 kilometres to help flood affected residents of Emerald. Geoff lives at Huntfield Heights south of Adelaide and has been in Emerald for a couple of weeks now offering assistance where he can.   [ more ]

About Macca

Born in Sydney, Ian graduated from Sydney University with an economics degree, but left the city to become a jackeroo. His career then took a major turn when he joined Col Joye and the Joye Boys as a singer/guitarist. Ian still manages to perform occasionally and is also a songwriter and producer.

Ian first joined the ABC in 1974, in the Industrial Relations department but moved to the Rural Department two years later as a Rural Reporter. He then spent twelve months in television, working on A Big Country and Countrywide, before returning to Rural Radio in 1980 as a reporter and eventually, presenter of Australia All Over.

In 1984 Ian was appointed Executive Producer of the current affairs program City Extra (a 2BL current affairs show), but late in 1985 he returned to the Regional Radio Unit as Executive Producer of programs including Morning Extra, Australia All Over, and Resources.

Ian loves speaking with Australians from all walks of life and relishes the chance to travel the country with Australia All Over. The program is an eclectic mix of music, poetry, anecdotes, book readings and talkback; all delivered in Macca's trademark, off-the-cuff style. Every Sunday morning, some 2 million listeners from every corner of Australia tune in for their weekly dose of Australia.