WATER Minister Phil Costa oversees 21,000 kilometres of pipe, including the one that runs past the end of his driveway.

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Amy Lawson learns a thing or two about life on the land.

The quaint village is tempting but nothing surpasses the majestic valley for Jim O'Rourke.

There's a nice irony that as the final season of McLeod's Daughters goes to air from this week, one of the best-loved - and longest-lasting - characters on the drama isn't even a McLeod.