The Australian outback, 1970—a time of political shifts, environmental concerns, and a rapidly modernizing world.

Six years have passed since the railway connected the town to the outside world. Mary Flynn, now 24, has returned home after years in the city, seeking solace and answers. The cattle station is struggling—drought threatens the land, tensions with local Indigenous communities remain unresolved, and the ghosts of the past refuse to stay buried.

In a remote cattle station nestled within the unforgiving expanse of the Outback, 18-year-old Mary Flynn longs to escape the relentless sun, isolation, and rigid expectations of rural life. Her dreams are as boundless as her imagination, but her father, Frank, is determined to keep her rooted in their ancestral home. When an unexpected visitor—a war-hardened former soldier named Jack Carter—arrives looking for work, he brings with him more than just his expertise in survival; he carries secrets from a forgotten past that stir tensions within the community.

In the vast, untamed landscapes of early 1900s Australia, twelve-year-old Evelyn “Evie” Dawson is coming of age in a world defined by grit, hardship, and quiet resilience. Raised on a struggling sheep farm in rural Queensland, Evie is torn between the traditions of her hardworking family and the call of something greater—an education, independence, and a life beyond the dust-ridden paddocks. But when her father falls ill, the weight of responsibility threatens to pull her dreams under. With the help of a kind but rebellious schoolteacher and the whispers of women fighting for suffrage, Evie must navigate the constraints of society, family, and her own fears to carve out a future of her own making.