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The boom in country towns is no flash in the pan
Record numbers of city dwellers are heading into the countryside in a movement that could reshape regional Australia.
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It is a trend that could reshape regional economies for decades to come. Record numbers of Australians are turning their backs on pandemic-hit big cities, taking advantage of being able to work from home, and relocating to commutable country towns and their lure of open space, fresh air and cheaper housing. This, in turn, is creating new jobs and business opportunities.
The inaugural FIYAHCON took place online October 17-18, 2020, held via Zoom and Dacast, and hosted by
FIYAH magazine. Guests of honor were Yasser Bahjatt, Cassie Hart, and Rebecca Roanhorse. According to convention director L.D. Lewis, the event was conceived mid-year, in the midst of protests, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the trend of conventions switching to virtual events; it was “formally launched” July 7, 2020, and the Ignyte awards were conceived following the 2020 Hugo Awards ceremony. In her retrospective on her site, Lewis said, “It would be virtual, it would be inclusive, and it would, as all things FIYAH, prove to the community that such a thing as an inclusive, accessible, diverse, dynamic convention where people and entities have their names properly announced and see more than one brown face on a panel at a time on anything other than a Diversity Panel, could exist.” There were 1,128 registered members and 978 active attendees. “I’d considered the even