The Eyre Peninsula town of Kimba has earned the moniker “halfway to everywhere”, sitting between Sydney and Perth, and a five-hour drive from the nearest capital city.

In light of this, the community has gained a reputation of bringing the world to itself, through the strong ties of its community.

Lisa Baldock of Buckleboo Farms explains that this self-sufficiency is particularly visible across agriculture where the low-rainfall, dryland farming town is no stranger to extreme droughts and floods.

“There’s a strong connection in the community to help everybody out, regardless of who you are or what you do,” Lisa says, of the town recognised as the winner of the 2021 Agricultural Town of the Year Award.“That problem solving mindset has grown over time. They’re finding gaps and they’re fil

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