A couple of weeks ago we asked our private / peer group (affectionately known as The Bush Tribe) to contribute to a survey. Included in that was the question...

In a few days the next Dry July challenge will be kicking off. This amazing charity is all about raising awareness and funds for cancer - and it's a terrific...

Well, any of us who live remotely or regionally are fully aware of a viral ‘COVID drinking challenge’ doing the rounds at the moment - along with a little co...

Firstly can we say THE biggest thanks to Jason Quin for giving us permission to share these two photos of his life before and after 'alcohol'. Stunningly - J...

Last time I went into isolation I emerged out the other side an alcoholic-drinker. After a decade of total disaster in my 20's I was on the run and chose to ...

Hiya, SITC family & friends, Well, after sitting on this news while we re-calibrated and got our ducks into rows, I can now share - with a sincerely full and...

Australia - I need you to help me share a message and bring hugely overdue thanks, recognition, and honour to an 83 years-young retired Registered Nurse name...

This morning I woke up early and I just sat quietly for an hour on the verandah with a cup of tea in the company of our little blue heeler. We were watching ...

As most of NSW now knows we have 90 days ahead in ‘’lockdown’’ whether we like it or not thanks to the COVID-19 virus. While we totally and utterly acknowled...

Last night Channel 7 aired a documentary called ‘Ben Cousins: Coming Clean’ – and I speak on behalf of plenty of us on the addictions frontline when I say it...

IMAGE: Farmer Leeanne Oldfield and her dog Jett at her farm in Wandandian, New South Wales, Australia. (Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg) New visitors ...

Oh heeey, In anticipation, here you are: those pesky, same-same often-asked questions answered .... before you've even gotta' ask them. And: to educate the p...

Good morning, rural Australia, Well, er, um …. shizzle, things are kind of going ballistic. Which is amazing. THANK YOU! As the old analogy goes, you don’t p...

G’day there, Shan here; founder and creator of the online discussion Sober in the Country. A place where we are simply encouraging mates in the bush to make ...

Okay, so if I had a dollar for every time an A.A fanatic reached out and had a crack at me, challenged me, or asked me why I am 'reinventing' the wheel ... w...

My first alcoholic drink was a shandy of beer and lemonade when I was 17 at the local pub with a girlfriend. I didn’t like the taste, but with enough lemonad...

- a poem by Anne Bell. In a worn out, wrinkled flannel shirt She tours the country end-to-end The stranger in the little town Very soon a struggler’s friend ...

Images & words: Shanna Whan (Sober in the Country founder) LACHLAN CAMERON – or Lach as he’s known to mates – is a down to earth Narrabri local who can be fo...

I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience of beating their alcohol addiction. In my case, there was this tiny, seemingly inconsequential moment – the kind t...

Last Friday, I turned ‘four’ in my sobriety journey. That’s 1,460 days of living completely sober in the country.. which is pretty mind-blowing to me when I ...