It can’t be too long before Tahlia Haigh gets to live something of a dream.

The 16-year-old Year 10 Coomealla High School student has just finished a week-long shearing camp at Tapio Station – but her real interest lies in being a rouseabout – just like her mum Jessie, who was away on a three-week run while Tahlia was trying her hand at shearing.

Although she is a ‘townie’ – having l...