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Service Tasmania contact centre cuts will fuel digital divide, MP says
By Meg WhitfieldOlder Tasmanians and those least familiar with digital services will likely be impacted by a state government proposal to reduce the contact hours at five regional Service Tasmania centres, a mayor says.
#SupportServices #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ProgramsandInitiatives #MegWhitfield
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What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
By Michael BlackFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/australia-safest-place-global-catastrophe/107130350
#DisasterPreparedness #DisastersandHazards #ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RegionalCommunities #MichaelBlack
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What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
By Michael BlackFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/australia-safest-place-global-catastrophe/107130350
#DisasterPreparedness #DisastersandHazards #ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RegionalCommunities #MichaelBlack
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What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
By Michael BlackFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/australia-safest-place-global-catastrophe/107130350
#DisasterPreparedness #DisastersandHazards #ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RegionalCommunities #MichaelBlack
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What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
By Michael BlackFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/australia-safest-place-global-catastrophe/107130350
#DisasterPreparedness #DisastersandHazards #ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RegionalCommunities #MichaelBlack
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What makes Australia one of the safest countries in a doomsday scenario?
By Michael BlackFrom nuclear winter to asteroid strikes, Australia could be one of the safest places on Earth if, or rather when, a global catastrophe strikes. But researchers warn no country would escape unscathed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/australia-safest-place-global-catastrophe/107130350
#DisasterPreparedness #DisastersandHazards #ClimateChange #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #RegionalCommunities #MichaelBlack
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Bendigo, Geelong urged to join light rail revolution
By Tyrone Dalton and Jonathon KendallAlmost 20 years ago, transport expert Peter Newman called for Bendigo's trams to be used as public transport. Now, Bendigo and Geelong are among several cities across Australia looking to adopt light rail as a potential transport solution.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/bendigo-geelong-urged-to-join-light-rail-revolution/107139112
#PublicTransport #Trains #RailTransportIndustry #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #Transport #TyroneDalton #JonathonKendall
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84yo nan drives 2,000km to donate clothes to communities
By Jon DalyBarbara Carroll is on a personal mission to distribute donated clothes to charities and women's refuges in the most remote corners of WA.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/op-shop-owner-nan-barb-goes-north-donates-clothes/107106004
#Charities #RegionalCommunities #IndigenousAustralians #HumanInterest #JonDaly
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After nearly 50 years, this master craftsman is hanging up his tools
By Kelsey ReidAfter answering a newspaper ad in the 70s, Hobart's Gavin Merrington has travelled the world, visiting and preserving stained glass works. After 48 years, he's hanging up his hat with one last project.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/stained-artist-gavin-merrington-heritage-church/106965740
#MonumentandHeritageSite #Churches #History #Careers #RegionalCommunities #KelseyReid
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Best wet season in decades gives life to living medicine cabinet
By Em JensenAfter a particularly wet season, wildflowers and other plant life along the Darling-Baaka River have flourished in numbers not seen for decades, according to local Barkindji and Malyangapa tour guide Dave Doyle.
#Nature #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPeoples #TourismandLeisureIndustry #TravelandTourism #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentEducation #EnvironmentalHealth #EmJensen
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Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation
By George Yankovich and Emma PedlerThe co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Work #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Superannuation #GeorgeYankovich #EmmaPedler
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Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation
By George Yankovich and Emma PedlerThe co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Work #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Superannuation #GeorgeYankovich #EmmaPedler
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Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation
By George Yankovich and Emma PedlerThe co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Work #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Superannuation #GeorgeYankovich #EmmaPedler
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Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation
By George Yankovich and Emma PedlerThe co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Work #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Superannuation #GeorgeYankovich #EmmaPedler
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Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation
By George Yankovich and Emma PedlerThe co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
#TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Work #TourismandLeisureIndustry #Superannuation #GeorgeYankovich #EmmaPedler
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Four-day week the answer to country town's staffing challenges
By Georgia LoneyStruggling to attract and retain staff, the Shire of Boyup Brook says its decision to adopt a four-day work week has helped solve the problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/four-day-week-boyup-brook-success/107139692
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Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so
By Emma MastersAlice Springs Town Council is hoping its "change the narrative" strategy will help address the outback town's bad reputation by telling "the whole story" after content creators recently shed it in negative light.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #EmmaMasters
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Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so
By Emma MastersAlice Springs Town Council is hoping its "change the narrative" strategy will help address the outback town's bad reputation by telling "the whole story" after content creators recently shed it in negative light.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #EmmaMasters
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Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so
By Emma MastersAlice Springs Town Council is hoping its "change the narrative" strategy will help address the outback town's bad reputation by telling "the whole story" after content creators recently shed it in negative light.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #EmmaMasters
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Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so
By Emma MastersAlice Springs Town Council is hoping its "change the narrative" strategy will help address the outback town's bad reputation by telling "the whole story" after content creators recently shed it in negative light.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #EmmaMasters
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Can Alice Springs turn around its bad reputation? Council hopes so
By Emma MastersAlice Springs Town Council is hoping its "change the narrative" strategy will help address the outback town's bad reputation by telling "the whole story" after content creators recently shed it in negative light.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SocialProblems #EmmaMasters
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Horses hop on steam train for unique ride through Flinders Ranges
By Isabella KellyA historic steam train and a horse enthusiast have come together for a unique trail ride in the southern Flinders Ranges.
#HumanInterest #RegionalCommunities #TravelandTourism #RailTransportIndustry #IsabellaKelly
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Sick of the city, Queenslanders head west and boost property prices
By Owen JacquesThey lived in some of the Queensland's most sought-after areas, so what was the appeal of heading west for a country town?
#RegionalCommunities #RealEstateIndustry #PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #OwenJacques
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Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres
By Em Jensen and Bill OrmondeThe NSW Environment Protection Agency faces criticism after finding high lead contamination at 10 of Broken Hill's 13 childcare facilities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/lead-found-in-broken-hill-childcare-centres/107062500
#Lead #ChildCare #ChildrensHealth #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EmJensen #BillOrmonde
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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc BirdSmall business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird
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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc BirdSmall business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird
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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc BirdSmall business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird
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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc BirdSmall business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird
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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc BirdSmall business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird
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Can Australia produce another outback film classic?
By Sinéad Mangan, Christopher Testa, and Em JensenForty years on from Paul Hogan's iconic role as Crocodile Dundee, tourism and production houses are still riding an economic high on its success. But could another box office hit be hard to recreate?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/regional-filmmaking-a-boon-for-australian-economy/107127700
#FilmIndustry #RegionalCommunities #SinadMangan #ChristopherTesta #EmJensen
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Six-day RFDS wait for boy with a shattered kneecap
By Nadia Mitsopoulos and Amy RossbachTen-year-old Noah Ross has spent six days in Karratha hospital waiting for an RFDS flight to Perth for urgent specialist care.
#PublicHealth #Government #RegionalCommunities #AmbulanceService #NadiaMitsopoulos #AmyRossbach
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Six-day medical transfer wait for boy with shattered kneecap
By Nadia Mitsopoulos and Amy RossbachTen-year-old Noah Ross has spent six days in Karratha hospital waiting for an RFDS flight to Perth for urgent specialist care.
#PublicHealth #Government #RegionalCommunities #AmbulanceService #NadiaMitsopoulos #AmyRossbach
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Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment
By Kelly FullerPeabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.
#MineralSands #Coal #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #WaterResources #RegionalCommunities #KellyFuller
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Wagga's drinking water diluted after elevated PFAS levels detected
By Melinda HayterRiverina Water is diluting water from two of its Wagga Wagga bores due to elevated detections of so-called "forever chemicals", but the source of contamination is a mystery.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/riverina-water-dilution-regime-underway/107057064
#WaterSupply #WaterPollution #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalTechnology #EnvironmentalManagement #ChemicalControl #MelindaHayter
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Albany residents cut off from mains gas to get compensation
By Will CorbettAfter months of uncertainty, the WA government announces a transition package for the thousands of residents and businesses impacted by gas supplier ATCO's decision to walk away from a regional city's mains gas network.
#LocalGovernment #OilandGas #RegionalCommunities #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #WillCorbett
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Wet winter sees River Murray roar with unexpected flows and life
By Jackson ByrneWet winter conditions across southern Australia have brought increased flows into South Australia's River Murray.
#WaterResources #WaterSupply #Rivers #MurrayDarlingBasin #EnvironmentalManagement #Environment #EnvironmentalImpacts #RegionalCommunities #ClimateChange #JacksonByrne
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Hopes for renewed Australian helium production after SA extraction
By Isabella KellyHelium has been produced in Australia for the first time since 2023, on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
#OilandGas #NaturalResources #RegionalCommunities #IsabellaKelly
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Four regional RSLs merge to keep veterans' services going
By Sarah BucheckerWhile RSLs across Victoria grapple with declining numbers and increased administration, sub-branches in Sunraysia are forging their own path.
#Veterans #CommunityandSociety #DefenceForces #RegionalCommunities #History #CommunityOrganisations #WorldWarII #WorldWarI #SarahBuchecker
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North Midlands annual golf day rallies support for first aid
By Joanna Prendergast and Richard HudsonThe long wait for an ambulance in WA's Wheatbelt makes first aid critical, and these golfers are ensuring their community is well prepared.
#AmbulanceService #RegionalCommunities #JoannaPrendergast #RichardHudson
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Broken Hill's long legacy of lead exposure
By Soofia TariqBaylee Stokes lives with the health impacts of being exposed to lead as a child. Now, she's considering moving away from her hometown to protect her own children.
#PublicHealth #Health #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #Lead #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SoofiaTariq