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The stage was no match for farm life with a Muster Dog

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A woman sits on a rusty old tractor with a black and white cattle dog
Cilla Pershouse adopted "Ash Barky" the border-collie as part of the second season of the ABC TV program Muster Dogs.(ABC Wide Bay: Ross Kay)

Cilla Pershouse is part of the latest series of Muster Dogs, with her new best friend "Ash Barky" the border collie pup.

But farm life wasn't Cilla's first choice. It was a dream of performing on stage which led her to the world of cabaret and musical theatre.

That career was just a step on the path which helps her tell stories of regional Australia when the farming life eventually called Cilla home.

Story by Ross Kay.

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Ban Ban Springs, People, Rural, Rural Women, Women In Agriculture
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