The Royal Flying Doctor Service and Country Women’s Association have jointly launched a new Aussie book, Darn a Good Yarn.

The RFDS and CWA have worked together for more than nine decades to improve life for those in country Australia. Both iconic and well loved institutions are very much part of the communities served, and from this view, a call was put out a few years ago for stories, memories, prose, and yarns of the bush.

The resulting book, which has been a long time in the making, will raise money for the ongoing missions of the RFDS and CWA – and today this book is officially launched. Unfortunately, an unrelenting drought had the project on hold, twice – but earlier this year, after fires, floods, and then a health pandemic struck, it was decided that if there was any year that needed a publication like Darn a Good Yarn, it is 2020.

“Struth!” moments – both good and bad, were captured with real stories of how Aussies come together in times of need. Submissions were received from all over Australia, from authors young and old. More than 80 contributions made it into this volume and the next volume is set to release in late 2021.

This book will surprise you, make you laugh out loud, bring joy, and maybe shed a tear. It is a book about today as much as it is about historical events. And the wry sense of humour displayed, in sometimes very severe circumstances, well communicates our famous Aussie spirit. This is unique content that has never been published before, a page-turner, with short and easily digestible bites of life in the Aussie bush.

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