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  1. Disability advocate's tragic drowning spurs life-saving gesture
    By Emma Haskin

    Ellen Fraser-Barbour's drowning at a popular swimming hole in central Australia prompts the NT's St John Ambulance service to install an automated external defibrillator at the site to commemorate her disability advocacy work.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/sou

    #Drownings #PeopleWithDisability #FuneralsandMemorialServices #RegionalCommunities #EmmaHaskin

  2. Landcare group prepares for new battle against billion-dollar mine
    By Hamish Cole

    Approval for a proposed silver mine in Central NSW was overturned in a legal challenge by a landcare group, but the project is set to be reassessed by the Independent Planning Commission.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/bow

    #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Activism #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HamishCole

  3. Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town
    By Bryn Wakefield and Liam O'Connell

    The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/fea

    #RegionalCommunities #Coal #BrynWakefield #LiamOConnell

  4. Domestic violence cases 'disproportionately high' in regional areas
    By Jeremy Story Carter

    As Australia grapples with a domestic violence crisis, experts are pleading for more to be done in regional and rural Australia.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/dom

    #DomesticViolence #RegionalCommunities #HealthPolicy #WomensHealth #JeremyStoryCarter

  5. Muster Dogs season two winner 'humbled' by judges' decision
    By Victoria Ellis

    Zoe Miller's connection with Buddy the border collie was obvious from the start. Now the pair are looking ahead to new challenges.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/zoe

    #Rural #Animals #RegionalCommunities #Television #HumanInterest #VictoriaEllis