Ski resorts remain optimistic despite forecast for warmer winter
By Andrew Mangelsdorf and Philippe Perez
Alpine business owners and resort managers say they are not overly concerned about a warmer winter forecast, with preparations underway for the 2026 ski season ahead of the King's Birthday long weekend.
#AlpineSkiing #WeatherForecasts #RegionalCommunities #Mountains #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #AndrewMangelsdorf #PhilippePerez
Mouse plague taskforce to help WA country schools battling infestation
By Joanna Prendergast
COVID-style cleaning measures have returned as WA's ongoing mouse plague spreads across multiple country schools.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/country-schools-struggling-wa-mouse-plague/106738290
#PestControl #PrimaryEducation #SecondaryEducation #RegionalCommunities #JoannaPrendergast
Major winemaker threatens to move business overseas if tax changes go through
By Isabella Kelly and Eugene Boisvert
The managing director of Taylors Wines in South Australia is threatening to move the business internationally in response to the federal government's proposed tax changes.
#Tax #Viticulture #SmallBusinesses #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #GovernmentPolicy #Government #FederalGovernment #IsabellaKelly #EugeneBoisvert
Centralian Eisteddfod seeking funding support amid future uncertainty
By Victoria Ellis
The Centralian Eisteddfod Council has raised the alarm about funding challenges, which could mean the event will cease after next year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/risings-costs-threaten-eisteddfods-across-australia/106736408
#PerformingArts #LocalGovernment #CommunityOrganisations #RegionalCommunities #VictoriaEllis
Kids protest against McDonald's after fast-food giant buys land in small town
By Nate Woodall, Anna McGuinness, and Tyrone Dalton
Children turn out in protest after it's revealed the global fast-food giant has paid $4.6 million for a prominent site in central Victoria's Castlemaine.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #RealEstateIndustry #NateWoodall #AnnaMcGuinness # #TyroneDalton
Patients demand fix to 'unacceptable' travel subsidy scheme
By James C Taylor
Kevin O’Neill says Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme left him stranded with a dangerous medical condition 300 kilometres from home. Patient advocates say it is one of a litany of failures they hope will be fixed in a review of the scheme.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/queensland-patient-travel-subsidy-scheme-review/106733366
#PublicHealth #Budget #Health #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #JamesCTaylor
Kevin O’Neill says Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme left him stranded with a dangerous medical condition 300 kilometres from home. Patient advocates say it is one of a litany of failures they hope will be fixed in a review of the scheme.
Young police officer's death raises questions about mental health support
By Catherine James
An inquest into the death of a NSW Police recruit who was less than three months into the job hears differing opinions about whether it was related to his work.
As the debate heats up, migrants are quietly keeping the bush running
By Melinda Hayter, Emily Doak, and Anita Ward
Amid ongoing discussion about Australia's immigration intake and migration policies, regional residents say many industries in the bush cannot survive without overseas workers.
#MigrationPolicy #Immigration #RegionalCommunities #AgedCare #HorticultureIndustry #AgriculturalWorkers #MelindaHayter #EmilyDoak # #AnitaWard
Modelling suggests 'second wave' of algal bloom in Spencer Gulf
By Emma Pedler, Duncan Bailey, and Jenae Madden
Modelling predicts that the algal bloom that has plagued South Australia's coastlines since March 2025 will be moving further through the Spencer Gulf in the next few months.
#MarineBiology #Oceans #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentalImpacts #ScientificResearch #EnvironmentalManagement #ClimateChange #EmmaPedler #DuncanBailey # #JenaeMadden
'About bloody time': BOM selects new NT radar site 11 years after closure
By Charles Geary and Stewart Brash
BOM says it has decided to install a new weather radar in Tennant Creek, in the same place as the previous radar.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/bom-radar-tennant-creek-nt/106726176
#Weather #RegionalCommunities #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #CharlesGeary #StewartBrash
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