Program: 'It will save lives': Disaster emergency preparedness workshops offered for Tasmanians with disability in pilot project

On today's program:

• A new program underway in Tasmania is helping people with disability prepare for emergency situations, like bushfires and storms. For Taraidh Colquhoun, who became a quadriplegic 18 months ago, it’s something he didn’t realise he needed. He said it will save lives. Reporter: Meg Whitfield (Hobart)  

• A project designed to keep homeless people off the street at night appears to have stalled, leaving charities across Australia frustrated and wanting answers. Sleepbus, a non-profit founded by Melbourne businessman Simon Rowe in 2016, was scheduled to rollout to at least eight locations, including at Ballina, Ballarat, Bundaberg and Maroochydore. But now charities in several regional towns are wanting answers. Reporter: Janel Shorthouse (Sunshine Coast) 

• Locals are fighting to keep a family in the small, regional New South Wales town of Bingara. Petrus and Rosemary Atep, who came from PNG along with their eight children, have called the town home for seven years but have been asked to leave the country by mid-December after their application for a protection visa failed.  Reporter: James Paras (Tamworth)

• The Mallee Tourist and Heritage Centre at Pinnaroo has one of the largest collections of printmaking equipment in the state, but it has sat mostly dormant in recent years. Now, to the delight of residents, a local group has reactivated the machines and hired two Adelaide-based printmakers to teach the unique art form to the community. Reporter: Elyse Armanini (Renmark)