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A resolute veterinarian and her plucky new assistant rally to save a small Australian farming community from a devastating sheep disease in this poignant, six-episode series starring Rachel Ward and Victoria Thaine. For the past ten years, Paringa has been locked in the throes of a drought that threatens the livelihood of everyone who resides in the remote farming community. Now the sheep of Paringa have fallen ill with a mysterious disease, and local veterinarian Kate McDonald (Ward) is determined to discover the cause and prevent the livestock from being completely decimated. But as Kate races to save the animals, her new assistant (Thaine) attempts to unlock the secrets of her mentor's mysterious past.