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A Role To Play

PLAYING THE WIFE of a farmer may be Leila McDougall’s first-ever acting role, but she’s got plenty of real-life experience under her belt. The former high-school teacher, mother of two and wife to farmer Sean lives on a 1214-hectare sheep and cattle farm in the small town of Tatyoon in Victoria. “Normally, I help a little bit. Just, you know, doing the odd jobs,” says Leila of farming life. “What’s the joke?

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