Australian Story
Season 8
Episodes
1. Her Own Sweet Way
2. A Farm Somewhere
3. Postcards from Emmaville Part 1
4. Postcards from Emmaville Part 2
5. A Policeman's Lot
6. Marriage Matters
7. Double Bind
8. With This Ring
9. Harvey's Daughters
10. Boots And All
11. The Trouble with Charlie
12. On The Mountain
13. In His Stride
14. About A Boy
15. Secret Life of Jacki
16. While You Were Sleeping
17. The Affairs of Men
18. A Bird in the Hand
19. This Boy's Life
20. Something About Mary
21. The Unusual Suspect
22. Eye of a Needle
23. Walking on Water
24. Looking for Lyn
25. The Chosen One
This week, the story of three young Australians and their mission to rescue an orphaned elephant calf on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. Sumatran elephants are officially listed as critically endangered, driven out of their habitat by encroaching industries – in particular, palm oil production. It is estimated that there are now only two or three thousand left in the wild. But against all the odds, one Sumatran elephant calf has become a symbol of hope in an otherwise bleak situation. The program has the heart warming story of 'Bona' and three friends mobilising to save her. The three are all ex employees of the late Steve Irwin, who had a particular interest in the plight of the Sumatran elephants. As this episode reveals, some of those closest to the 'Crocodile Hunter' played a key role in the saga...
