Kai Beijerbacht, Mullumbimby
For those of you who haven’t been living under a rock, I’m sure you are aware of the ever-increasing housing shortage crisis in Byron Shire, recently made much worse by the influx of city folk escaping the rat race.
For those of you who aren’t aware, five million dollars of our hard-earned tax dollars is being spent on a campaign to encourage even more people to move to regional areas, and Byron Shire is included as a preferred destination. The genius behind this is the Regional Australia Institute.
The reasons for moving to this area, they state, is because it’s so much more affordable (really – so the growing population of people living in cars and tents or couch surfing are doing so by choice, are they?), the jobs are plentiful (um … hmmm), and you’ll be able to spend much more time with your family owing to the reduced commuting time. Ah, well, sure, if you have a ten-minute drive to your high-paying job from your very ordinary $mil
iTWire Monday, 19 April 2021 00:52 Australian Government improving connectivity in regional Australia
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More than 80 projects funded under the Regional Connectivity Program will provide people in Regional Australia access to improved broadband services and data delivering fast, affordable and reliable connectivity.
Australia s Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications has announced that regional communities are set to benefit from improved connectivity, with the announcement of 81 telecommunications infrastructure projects will share in more than $90 million in funding under the Regional Connectivity Program (RCP).
The Regional Connectivity Program (the RCP) is providing $90.3 million (GST inclusive) in Commonwealth funding for 81 place-based telecommunications infrastructure projects across regional, rural and remote Australia.
Regional aged care homes are closing at an alarming rate, leaving elderly Australians facing uncertain futures
AprApril 2021 at 4:33am
Elderly Australians like 101-year-old Nancy Bulmer are in a precarious position as industry experts warn 166 regional homes across the country are at risk of closure.
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Aged care in regional Australia is in crisis, with more than three-quarters of all homes losing money.
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Data has revealed 78 per cent of regional aged care homes are running at an operating loss
Seven aged care homes in regional areas have closed in the past year, impacting 282 regional beds
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Recent drought showed Australia ‘we need water security’: NSW Water Minister17/03/2021|6min
Regional Australia needs water security which requires “grown up conversations, not GetUp conversations” about dams, according to NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey.
The Dungowan Dam project will see the current dam be replaced with a larger one based on the Peel River which will provide much needed water resources to the Tamworth region.
Ms Pavey said the Murray Darling Basin cap means more water cannot be allocated to farmers or towns in the region.
“But what we can do is give greater security that that water’s going to be there,” she said.