Australian Story

Holding Ground (29x30)

Air date: Nov 04, 2024

In one of the toughest parts of Australia, a barefoot grazier is running a bold regenerative experiment that might land him in jail. For the past three decades Chris Henggeler has dedicated his life to transforming an eroding, desolate, fire-prone property in the Kimberley into an oasis of green paddocks and fresh running water. A secret of his success — feral donkeys. Despite the support of ecologists and a local Indigenous resident, the pastoralist has found on the wrong side of the law.