Episode 247. Julia Foulkes-Taylor – Finding her fit with Flax and Fleece
When Julia Foulkes-Taylor moved to Yuin Station, she wasn’t just moving to a new home—she was stepping into a family with deep roots, a multi-generational pastoral business, and a way of life unlike anything she’d known before.
After studying costume construction, life on a sheep station wasn’t exactly the career path she’d imagined. In this episode, we talk about carving out her own identity in the pastoral industry, blending her passion for clothing construction with inspiration drawn from the landscape she now calls home, and how representing Australia at the Global Gathering of Pastoralist Women challenged her to think more deeply about a surprisingly simple question: what actually is a pastoralist?
It’s a conversation about belonging, purpose, and the many different ways people contribute to life on the land.
This episode is proudly brought to you by the Shire of Murchison, in celebration of 2026 being the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.