Artists left devastated after floods destroy renowned NT arts centre
By Courtney Barrett Peters
Artists from the remote Northern Territory community of Nauiyu are facing a devastating loss after the Merrepen Arts Centre was destroyed by recent flooding.
#AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderArt #RuralandRemoteCommunities #VisualArt #DonationBasedCrowdFunding #Floods #HumanInterest #CourtneyBarrettPeters
Farming stalwart and grandson remembered after dam accident
By Claudia Sullivan
Tributes are flowing in for a central Queensland producer who died with his grandson when machinery rolled on a property at the weekend.
#CottonGrowing #RuralandRemoteCommunities #DeathandDying #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ClaudiaSullivan
Rural families consider giving up sport and school runs as fuel prices soar
By Lily McCure
Rural and remote families who are spending as much as $500 a week on fuel amid the current oil crisis say they are preparing to make tough decisions about whether to make school runs and to go without sport and even health care.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #Transport #CostofLiving #Agriculture #LivestockFarming #RegionalCommunities #Education #CommunityandSociety #FamilyandRelationships #Children #OilandGas #LilyMcCure
Rural and remote families who are spending as much as $500 a week on fuel amid the current oil crisis say they are preparing to make tough decisions about whether to make school runs and to go without sport and even health care.
City couple quit careers and take over outback pub
By Coquohalla Connor
Burnt out from city life and careers in Brisbane, Liz Murphy and Norm Matau knew they couldn't keep going. So they left it all behind and started a new life as outback publicans.
#HumanInterest #CommunityandSociety #Work #RegionalCommunities #LifestyleandLeisure #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #TravelandTourism #LabourMarket #RuralandRemoteCommunities #CoquohallaConnor
End of an era for general store owned by family for 100 years
By Lish Fejer
The Tharwa General Store — which has been run by the same family since 1926 — has been many things: a post office, a mechanic's workshop, a fuel stop, a lolly shop, a watering hole, and above all, a place where a community comes together.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #Supermarkets #History #LishFejer
Big Red Bash cancelled amid site change and rising fuel prices
By Hannah Walsh
This festival usually sees people go all out, spending thousands of dollars and travelling thousands of kilometres, but a potential change in location and fuel concerns have deterred ticket holders.
#Events #RuralandRemoteCommunities #CostofLiving #HannahWalsh
Kakadu locals call for support following outstation floods
By Courtney Barrett Peters
Kakadu residents whose homes have been submerged by roof-high floodwater said they feel like they've been forgotten, with evacuation centres and relief payments not made available to them.
#Floods #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #EmergencyEvacuation #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Cyclones #DisasterRelief #CourtneyBarrettPeters
More than 250 voters in Coober Pedy unable to have their say in SA election
By Jenae Madden
Nearly one in three Coober Pedy voters, or more than 250 people, missed their chance to vote in the state election last week after the town was left without a polling booth on election day.
#Voting #RuralandRemoteCommunities #StateandTerritoryElections #GovernmentandPolitics #JenaeMadden
Katherine escapes more flood damage as remote evacuees start heading home
By Gemma Ferguson and Courtney Barrett Peters
Major flooding has eased along the Katherine River and the town has been spared further damage, while surrounding remote communities are starting to recover.
#Floods #WeatherForecasts #ExtremeWeatherEvents #DisasterandEmergencyResponse #WaterSupply #EmergencyEvacuation #RuralandRemoteCommunities #GemmaFerguson #CourtneyBarrettPeters
Premier says regional SA will be first in line for fuel amid global crisis
By Jackson Byrne, Selina Green, and Josh Brine
South Australia's premier has assured farmers battling with soaring diesel prices that regional areas will be first to receive fuel deliveries.
#Transport #PetrolPrices #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RoadTransportIndustry #OilandGas #RegionalCommunities #Farmers #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TransportIndustry #UnrestConflictandWar #Agriculture #JacksonByrne #SelinaGreen # #JoshBrine
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