Australia's magazine of the year has had some gloriously bonkers stories on their cover...

Rebecca Burge, 52, from Mount Garnet, Qld, tells Take 5 how she left city life for a land of rats, snakes and spiders.

Donna Ireland, 33, from Cooloola Cove, Qld, tells Take 5's Mitchell Jordan how a viral Facebook post meant her autistic son finally got the party he'd always dreamed of.

Helen Stamelos, 110, from Morely, WA, tells Take 5's Brittany Smith about her incredibly long life.

Jane Quantrill, 55, from Sydney, tells Take 5's Mitchell Jordan how her correspondence turned into love.

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Kirsty-Anne Tracey-Hayward, 30, from Katherine, NT, tells Take 5's Mitchell Jordan about her 8-strong brood.

Darci Moss-Elliott, 42, from Michigan tells Take 5's Mitchell Jordan about her gentle giant son.

Kannagi Shanbag, 26, from Auckland, NZ, was diagnosed with the skin condition when she was 16. Here, she tells Take 5's Mitchell Jordan her story.

Susan Domazet, 55, from Bossley Park, NSW, tells Take 5's Lauren Irvine why her son-in-law Nick wholeheartedly deserves this accolade.