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Investors 'losing patience' with slow renewables rollout, report finds
By James C TaylorAn investor survey found delays in connecting large-scale renewable projects to the grid are driving businesses away and slowing the drop in power prices for everyday consumers.
#RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #Utilities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #JamesCTaylor
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Investors 'losing patience' with slow renewables rollout, report finds
By James C TaylorAn investor survey found delays in connecting large-scale renewable projects to the grid are driving businesses away and slowing the drop in power prices for everyday consumers.
#RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #Utilities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #JamesCTaylor
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Long-awaited Whyalla foreshore upgrade underway after years of delays
By Arj GanesanIt's been talked about for years, but construction on Whyalla's long-awaited foreshore upgrade is underway, bringing renewed hope to a city that has been hit by several kicks to the gut.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/whyalla-foreshore-upgrade-begins-after-delays/106998098
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #ArjGanesan
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Long-awaited Whyalla foreshore upgrade underway after years of delays
By Arj GanesanIt's been talked about for years, but construction on Whyalla's long-awaited foreshore upgrade is underway, bringing renewed hope to a city that has been hit by several kicks to the gut.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/whyalla-foreshore-upgrade-begins-after-delays/106998098
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #ArjGanesan
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Outback town says grid connection key to capturing AI investment
By Tim Little and Zara MargolisAn outback town says it has the land and space for AI infrastructure, but without a connection to the national electricity grid, investment remains on hold.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/data-centre-developers-eye-outback-queensland/106993598
#DataCentres #EconomicGrowth #Infrastructure #AI #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis
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Outback town says grid connection key to capturing AI investment
By Tim Little and Zara MargolisAn outback town says it has the land and space for AI infrastructure, but without a connection to the national electricity grid, investment remains on hold.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/data-centre-developers-eye-outback-queensland/106993598
#DataCentres #EconomicGrowth #Infrastructure #AI #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis
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Home owners worry about proposed 40m telco tower going up next door
By Vanessa MillsWest Australian residents living beside a bush block where a 40-metre telecommunications tower could be built say they have been ignored in the planning process.
#LocalGovernment #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #VanessaMills
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Home owners worry about proposed 40m telco tower going up next door
By Vanessa MillsWest Australian residents living beside a bush block where a 40-metre telecommunications tower could be built say they have been ignored in the planning process.
#LocalGovernment #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #VanessaMills
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Deep connections drive burial growth in historic WA town
By Eliza BidstrupA long history and thriving population growth have prompted a search for a new cemetery in Western Australia's oldest inland town.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/york-cemetery-new-site/106917602
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #History #ElizaBidstrup
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Deep connections drive burial growth in historic WA town
By Eliza BidstrupA long history and thriving population growth have prompted a search for a new cemetery in Western Australia's oldest inland town.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/york-cemetery-new-site/106917602
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #History #ElizaBidstrup
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Why is a fertiliser company building Australia's newest oil refinery?
By Alistair BatesThe emergence of Perdaman on the national stage brings a complicated local reputation with it.
#OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FederalGovernment #Industry #AlistairBates
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Why is a fertiliser company building Australia's newest oil refinery?
By Alistair BatesThe emergence of Perdaman on the national stage brings a complicated local reputation with it.
#OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FederalGovernment #Industry #AlistairBates
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Renewable rollout prioritised speed over 'social licence', inquiry finds
By Max Tillman and Amelia BernasconiThe NSW inquiry into renewable energy zones has found the state government has "fallen short" of meaningful engagement with impacted communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nsw-renewable-energy-zone-inquiry-final-report/106974818
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #RenewableEnergy #StateandTerritoryParliament #MaxTillman #AmeliaBernasconi
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Renewable rollout prioritised speed over 'social licence', inquiry finds
By Max Tillman and Amelia BernasconiThe NSW inquiry into renewable energy zones has found the state government has "fallen short" of meaningful engagement with impacted communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nsw-renewable-energy-zone-inquiry-final-report/106974818
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #RenewableEnergy #StateandTerritoryParliament #MaxTillman #AmeliaBernasconi
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Mural paints story of community's hope of turning tide on crime
By Jodie Hamilton and Tom MannPolice and young people work side-by-side on a large mural to build hope and connection in a town striving to reduce crime through a $13 million community alliance.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/port-augusta-mural-new-mural-community/106901928
#StreetArt #IndigenousCulture #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HealthcareandCommunityServicesIndustry #Police #JodieHamilton #TomMann
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Mural paints story of community's hope of turning tide on crime
By Jodie Hamilton and Tom MannPolice and young people work side-by-side on a large mural to build hope and connection in a town striving to reduce crime through a $13 million community alliance.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/port-augusta-mural-new-mural-community/106901928
#StreetArt #IndigenousCulture #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HealthcareandCommunityServicesIndustry #Police #JodieHamilton #TomMann
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Worker housing for $1.5b Queensland wind farm faces opposition
By Dan McCrayWhile the worker accommodation would be a $68 million investment in Kingaroy, residents are voicing their opposition to the temporary project.
#RenewableEnergy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #WindEnergy #DanMcCray
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Worker housing for $1.5b Queensland wind farm faces opposition
By Dan McCrayWhile the worker accommodation would be a $68 million investment in Kingaroy, residents are voicing their opposition to the temporary project.
#RenewableEnergy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #WindEnergy #DanMcCray
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Customers claim new mobile phone coverage maps still not accurate
By Lauren PezetTelcos were forced to publish mobile phone coverage maps to new standards last month, but some Telstra customers say they still do not reflect reality.
#MobilePhones #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobileandInternetAccess #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LaurenPezet
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Customers claim new mobile phone coverage maps still not accurate
By Lauren PezetTelcos were forced to publish mobile phone coverage maps to new standards last month, but some Telstra customers say they still do not reflect reality.
#MobilePhones #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobileandInternetAccess #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LaurenPezet
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Rural suburb flagged as home for proposed $40b 'hyperscale' data centre
By Olivana LathourisA proposed massive new data centre would require more than six times the total demand of the Darwin and Katherine electricity grids to operate and be powered by gas piped direct from the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
#DataCentres #OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #OlivanaLathouris
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Rural suburb flagged as home for proposed $40b 'hyperscale' data centre
By Olivana LathourisA proposed massive new data centre would require more than six times the total demand of the Darwin and Katherine electricity grids to operate and be powered by gas piped direct from the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
#DataCentres #OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #OlivanaLathouris
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SA government to explore legal options against developer
By Anita Ward, Matt Stephens, and Shannon PearceThe SA government says it is exploring all legal options to respond to developer Wel.Co after it walked away from 75 contracts at a site north of Adelaide.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/wel-co-housing-development-dispute-springwood/106935296
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingConstructionIndustry #AnitaWard #MattStephens #ShannonPearce
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SA government to explore legal options against developer
By Anita Ward, Matt Stephens, and Shannon PearceThe SA government says it is exploring all legal options to respond to developer Wel.Co after it walked away from 75 contracts at a site north of Adelaide.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/wel-co-housing-development-dispute-springwood/106935296
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingConstructionIndustry #AnitaWard #MattStephens #ShannonPearce
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How clogging and crafting saved a rural Tasmanian town hall from closure
By Kelsey ReidEvery Sunday, a group of men and women get together for some American clogging, home-baked afternoon tea and community connection.
#CommunityandCulturalEvents #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #ArtsEvents #Dance #CommunityOrganisations #HumanInterest #MentalWellbeing #OlderPeople #KelseyReid
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How clogging and crafting saved a rural Tasmanian town hall from closure
By Kelsey ReidEvery Sunday, a group of men and women get together for some American clogging, home-baked afternoon tea and community connection.
#CommunityandCulturalEvents #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #ArtsEvents #Dance #CommunityOrganisations #HumanInterest #MentalWellbeing #OlderPeople #KelseyReid
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Man behind a bold CBD plan may have been running insolvent companies
By Alexandra HumphriesThe Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston’s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #AlexandraHumphries
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Man behind a bold CBD plan may have been running insolvent companies
By Alexandra HumphriesThe Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston’s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #AlexandraHumphries
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Backlash over plans to build thousands of homes on Gold Coast flood plain
By Nicole Dyer, Chloe Maxwell, and Mackenzie ColahanThe Queensland government has given the green light for 2,750 homes to be built on a Gold Coast flood plain. The council says the suburb's roads and other infrastructure won't cope with the increased density.
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryElections #NicoleDyer #ChloeMaxwell # #MackenzieColahan
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Completing this mothballed 1980s rail line will create a NSW 'mega-region', lobby group says
By Tim FernandezOne of the largest unfinished infrastructure projects in New South Wales could turn Wollongong and south-west Sydney into a region "of national significance", according to a new report.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #Infrastructure #RailTransportIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalStateIssues #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #AirTransportIndustry #TimFernandez
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Taylor Swift-induced $300m economic boom not felt in regional Australia
By Lexie JeuniewicWhile the Eras Tour concerts generated an economic boost for capital cities, many rural and regional areas are feeling the pinch, with places like Ballarat desperate for a funding boost.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-26/taylor-swift-economic-boom-not-so-good-for-regions/103627154
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #MusicArtsandEntertainment #TravelandTourismLifestyleandLeisure #TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LexieJeuniewic