Victoria Ellis
Alice Springs, NT
Victoria Ellis grew up on a sheep and crop farm in the Southern Riverina of NSW. She has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Wollongong.
After stints working in Wagga and Albury-Wodonga, she now she finds herself in the heart of Australia, working as a rural reporter at ABC Alice Springs.
You can follow her on Twitter @vge005
Latest by Victoria Ellis
No longer 'an old shed', a revamped ranger hub creates space for community and country
Jeffrey Curtis has been waiting a long time for a new ranger hub in Tennant Creek, but it's arrived and he's looking forward to seeing how it helps young people in the remote Northern Territory town.
Muster Dogs season 2 winner 'humbled' by judges' decision
Zoe Miller's connection with Buddy the border collie was obvious from the start. Now the pair are looking ahead to new challenges.
Women caring for country create principles for workers who feel they 'don't have a voice'
A set of best-practice principles have been drawn up to help employers support Indigenous women working in land management to "grow, progress, and blossom" in the Northern Territory.
These watermelons are taking a little longer to grow due to fires, with heat still on for harvest workers
While Central Australia’s largest melon farm's yields have been affected by bushfire ash this year, these workers from Timor-Leste still have plenty of harvesting, and singing, ahead of them.
Remote community strives to improve health by growing their own fruit and veg in APY Lands
A Central Australian Aboriginal community hopes to improve the health of residents and increase food security by re-establishing a once plentiful orchard that has fallen into disrepair.
Fire damage at Amburla Station.
Fires ripped through land along the Tanami Road, north west of Alice Springs in March and September, 2023. This footage taken on Amburla station shows the charred mess that was left in the wake of the fast moving bushfires.
Duration: 43 seconds
Bushfires in central Australia fuel debate about whether buffel grass or native grasses burn more intensely
Huge bushfires in central Australia have ignited discussions about the role of buffel grass in increasing fire risks ahead of a recommendation on whether or not the plant should be declared a weed in the Northern Territory.
Deliberately lit fires have burnt millions of hectares and NT land managers are livid
Cattle producers, firefighters and Indigenous rangers want action to stop deliberately lit fires, with more than 13 million hectares burnt in the past two months.
This bush tucker can sell for up to $180/kilo, but growers don't know why they've had a poor harvest
The native quandong has high cultural and export value. Growers want more research on the fruit as interest in bush foods increase.
Hopes backburning will slow NT fire that has burnt more than 2.8 million hectares
Backburns have been put in place with the aim of stopping the fire before it moves from scrubland into the Barkly's open plains, which are some of the NT's most productive cattle country.
Jefferson Woodie can't change his criminal past but he has plans to change his future
This week, the 19-year-old will ride a bucking bull at the Alice Springs rodeo as part of a program to reduce crime and reconnect young offenders with community.
Australia's earliest garlic harvest has barely finished, but Joe is sowing seeds for the next generation
An Indigenous community harvesting Australia's earliest commercial garlic crop is hoping to pass on farming skills to improve the lives of future generations.
Karen has terminal breast cancer, but helping others as an outback medic helps her stay positive
Working at rodeos and campdrafts throughout the NT, Karen and Greg Bath treat everything from sunburn to spinal fractures — and keep people alive — all while coping with their own heartache.
Swapping ice-skates for horseback, Rudi found a hobby that's just as 'thrilling'
When people meet Rudi McEwin with dirt on her face at outback campdrafts they'd never pick her former hobby was figure-skating, but she says there are more similarities between the sports than you might expect.
Bee disease with potential to wipe out whole colonies found in Top End honey
American foulbrood — a disease deadly to bees — is detected during routine honey testing by a commercial beekeeper in the Northern Territory.
As the cost of fuel in the NT hits 214c per litre, Central Australian seafood retailers are feeling the pressure
In Australia's Red Centre, seafood had to be trucked more than 1,500 kilometres from the northern and southern coasts — and as the price of fuel skyrockets, fishmongers are being forced to pass on the cost.
Students learn about agriculture at Tennant Creek's Juno Centre
Students at Tennant Creek's Juno Centre practice handling cattle as part of studying their Certificate II in Rural Operations.
Duration: 38 seconds
Teens gain confidence with cattle as program helps them chase career dreams
On the outskirts of an outback NT town, a rural training program is preparing students for successful careers in the cattle industry.
Tennant Creek Show cancelled weeks out from event due to volunteer burnout, poor infrastructure
There is one less thing for Tennant Creek residents to look forward to this year after the cancellation of the town's annual show.
It's not rocket science, but working as a ringer is no Yellowstone. Here's what you need to know
Farmers need workers, and thanks to TikTok and Instagram many are emerging wanting to be a ringer, spending their days mustering cattle in dusty paddocks under wide-open skies.
Motorcyclist's six-hour wait in 'absolute agony' sparks push for more outback airstrips
Jim Cullen's ordeal was not over when help finally arrived after a crash in the NT that left his mates fearing for his life. Rather than an emergency airlift, he then had to endure a 60km trip along a rough dirt road to an airstrip.
Feral cats kill thousands of native animals each year, but this all-women ranger team is taking action
The Tjuwanpa Women Rangers have taken up arms to protect native animals from feral predators in central Australia and have been sharpening their shooting skills.
Brad Murray can drive trucks, work cattle — and write poetry
Brad Murray works as a stockman on an outback cattle station, but when he gets bored he writes his own bush poetry "just for fun".
Nearly 70 cattle die from cyanide poisoning at NT research station
The cattle died over an eight-day period in March, with investigations pointing to a native shrub as the cause.
Kiya worried she'd failed her family, but she says a playgroup in her remote community could have helped
Kiya Gill's young daughter has difficulties with her legs, but living 350 kilometres away from the nearest town, she believes it took longer to realise her development was different to other kids'.