Youngsters to compete in ancient sport for first time at Sikh games
By Shannon Pearce

Junior players of a traditional Indian sport are allowed to compete at the Australian Sikh Games for the first time in the event's 37-year history.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/young-riverland-kabaddi-players-australian-sikh-games/105161346

#SportEvent #Sikhism #Sport #Teenagers #RegionalCommunities #ShannonPearce

Junior kabaddi players to make history at Australian Sikh Games

Junior players of a traditional Indian sport are allowed to compete at the Australian Sikh Games for the first time in the event's 37-year history.

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Mount Gambier airport passengers face 'unsustainable' $90 fare hike
By Josh Brine and Conor Burke

Passengers out of SA's biggest regional city could soon see a spike in flight prices as more airports are forced to bring in security screening.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/mount-gambier-airport-ticket-price-hike-for-security/105174330

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Mount Gambier airport passengers face $90 fare hike to cover security screening

Passengers out of SA's biggest regional city could soon see a spike in flight prices as more airports are forced to bring in security screening. 

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Up to 1 trillion litres of floodwater may hit outback's Menindee Lakes
By Bill Ormonde

As a mass of water makes its way down from Queensland, the Menindee Lakes in outback New South Wales could be the beneficiary. Having slowly dried up for months, the fortunes of the bird and fish sanctuary may be about to change.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-15/trillion-litres-water-heading-to-menindee-lakes-after-qld-flood/105162606

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Up to 1 trillion litres of floodwater could be heading to Menindee Lakes from Qld

As a mass of water makes its way down from Queensland, the Menindee Lakes in outback New South Wales could be the beneficiary. Having slowly dried up for months, the fortunes of the bird and fish sanctuary may be about to change. 

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Last-minute cancellation of desert racing event leaves riders furious
By Mietta Adams and Jessica Shackleton

Some competitors are thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Gascoyne Dash in regional WA was cancelled, which organisers blame on the hospital being full.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/gascoyne-dash-motorbike-race-cancelled-carnarvon-hospital/105173398

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Gascoyne Dash organisers blame last-minute cancellation on Carnarvon Hospital capacity

Some competitors are thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Gascoyne Dash in regional WA was cancelled, which organisers blame on the hospital being full.

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Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness ancient knowledge for new businesses
By Oliver Brown

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/aboriginal-entrepreneurs-businesses-based-on-cultural-knowledge/105149946

#SmallBusinesses #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #OliverBrown

Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness traditional knowledge to start businesses

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

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Residents furious after $100k homeless bus sent to different region
By Charles Rushforth

Residents who donated $100,000 for a sleeper bus for rough sleepers are outraged after being told it would be delivered to another community.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/sleepbus-for-coffs-harbour-redirected-to-another-community/105172816

#Homelessness #Charities #RegionalCommunities #CharlesRushforth

Residents outraged after Coffs Harbour Sleepbus redirected to another community

Residents who donated $100,000 for a sleeper bus for rough sleepers are outraged after being told it would be delivered to another community.

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Residents furious after $100k homeless bus sent to different region
By Charles Rushforth

Residents who donated $100,000 for a sleeper bus for rough sleepers are outraged after being told it would be delivered to a different community.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/sleepbus-for-coffs-harbour-redirected-to-another-community/105172816

#Homelessness #Charities #RegionalCommunities #CharlesRushforth

Residents outraged after Coffs Harbour Sleepbus redirected to another community

Residents who donated $100,000 for a sleeper bus for rough sleepers are outraged after being told it would be delivered to another community.

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Twelve of Australia's tallest wind turbines will surround this retired couple's home
By Brandon Long

The Franz family moved to Diamondy, 280 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, for its tranquil nature, but now find themselves surrounded by looming towers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/landholders-call-for-increased-wind-farm-setback-distances/105094122

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Wind farms need to be set back further from homes, landholders say

The Franz family moved to Diamondy, 280 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, for its tranquil nature, but now find themselves surrounded by looming towers.

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Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness ancient knowledge for new businesses
By Oliver Brown

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/aboriginal-entrepreneurs-businesses-based-on-cultural-knowledge/105149946

#SmallBusinesses #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #OliverBrown

Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness traditional knowledge to start businesses

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

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Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness ancient knowledge for new businesses
By Oliver Brown

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-14/aboriginal-entrepreneurs-businesses-based-on-cultural-knowledge/105149946

#SmallBusinesses #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #OliverBrown

Aboriginal entrepreneurs harness traditional knowledge to start businesses

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

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