Kim McLachlan Part One

10/18/24 • 45 min

Kim grew up in a rugged part of the Northern Territory with no power, no phone and no siblings!

She had a wild and free childhood with parents she fondly calls 'misfits' and the influx of visitors in the dry, particularly 'Nanna' Doreen Waldock, an Aboriginal elder from the lands of what is now known as Kakadu National Park. There is no doubt that it was a tough upbringing, one that the majority of our listeners could not even possibly picture!

Kim did distance education all the way to year 12 because she wanted to prove someone wrong! She 'scraped through' despite getting awards throughout and left home not long after to pursue a life of her own.

Part one will take you on Kim's early life journey of a truly remote upbringing, feeling heartbreaking loss and finding enduring love.

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Kim grew up in a rugged part of the Northern Territory with no power, no phone and no siblings!

Part one will take you on Kim's early life journey of a truly remote upbringing, feeling heartbreaking loss and finding enduring love.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kate Ganley

Who knew that some great life advice would come in the form of a washing machine analogy? What a story!

Kate Ganley, a girl that grew up in rural New South Wales and attended one of Australia’s top boarding schools. A cheeky kid and a rowing champion, who did well at university, Kate signed tup o do a medical degree.

The Northern Territory was a place she had hardly heard of and was certainly not on her planned life path, until, a short volunteering trip to a remote indigenous community in Central Australia, saw her life plans take a dramatic turn and she has been here ever since.

Feisty and passionate, Kate has run in NT elections, had a stint on Katherine Town Council, organised the famous Barunga Festival and had many adventures in between. Now Kate and her husband Carney along with their children Tjak and Goldie, are running a successful tourist venture, the ‘Gorge View Bush Retreat’ located on beautiful Jawoyn country at the gateway to the magnificent Katherine Gorge and Nitmiluk National Park.

When visiting the Northern Territory do not go past the Gorge View Bush Retreat - with glamping tents, swimming pool, and a beautiful outdoor deck to dine at night on homemade pizza, and be enveloped by the setting of the red sun and the haunting music of master didgeridoo player Dalabon man, Manuel Pampkal .

For more information log on to: Gorge View Bush Retreat : Katherine Gorge NT

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Kim McLachlan Part Two

In Kim's second episode, Kim delves into the steep learning curve of having a neurodivergent and epileptic son. She juggles motherhood, work and volunteering - we are yet to determine how she slept!

Part of Kim's written response was something we loved so much as it summed up what we all think of the NT:

"It's the cool dry season mornings with the smell of fresh bushfire smoke early in the fire season... It's the raucous calls of a Blue Winged kookaburra competing with the bugle at the Anzac Day dawn service... It's the lime green foliage in the ironwoods in September, the pink blaze of the Turkey Bush flowers during camping season..."

Sit back, turn it up, and listen to the 2nd part of the story that is Kim McLachlan!

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