50/100 DAYS (ish). Andrea Weel. I wanted a horse but got a guitar

The Women of Influence Podcast with Kate Meade · May 16, 2026 · 1h 4m

Recorded at the kitchen table of Andrea's home, Simpson in South West Victoria.

A cup of tea in hand and a little biccy too Andrea's story is that of the farm, a love of family and the way song can find a way to see and experience the world.

Andrea shares with us about the settlement farms and the way a community came together to build something from nothing. A school, a hall, a football netball club. The harshness and beauty of being a dairy farmer.

But mostly music. Always music and mostly country music. When I walked in the music was playing, the kettle was boiling and I was reminded again…