Regional Communities

Wirangu teen Mia Speed say she treasures the difference her book is making to empower and inspire her younger family members.

Meet Sandra and Sandra — one is a tenant and the other a home owner in Australia's first building to integrate private, social, and affordable housing without segregated facilities.

A working group set up after severe storms over Queensland's Scenic Rim gives community members the skills to be more self-reliant and less dependent on outside help during a disaster.

V/Line has introduced extra services on some lines, but commuters say long-term solutions are needed too, such as platform upgrades and track duplications, to cope with the demand.

Bernie Millar says delays to her bushfire recovery have taught her a lot about patience, building codes, and the power of staying positive.

A farmer living in rural South Australia has recently helped several drivers out of sticky situations along the unsealed roads near his home. He says they've been led astray by the GPS directions.

Nearly 13,000 customers lost power across the far west of NSW this morning after a fault in the electricity network. Some businesses say the uncertainty was too much after experiencing rolling blackouts in October.

On Western Australia's remote south coast, Jerdacuttup Primary School has only six students enrolled. But the teachers, parents and children are determined to keep the doors open.

Meatworkers Jordan Cullinane, 23, and Remi Krahenbring, 25, knew they didn't want to be paying off someone else's mortgage, so they put their heads down and started saving.

A WA family says it was the support of their community that got them through the "devastating moment" of losing everything in a house fire.

As the 170th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion rolls around, experts say the true story of the event — and its iconic Southern Cross flag — need to be remembered.

Lyn Bayfield's community came to the rescue when a wholesaler refused more than 100 fresh-cut bunches from her farm, a practice an industry body says is common in the "cutthroat" business.

From babies and puppies, to charity work and training, this is what the participants of ABC iview's Muster Dogs series are up to now.

In a year when many Australian music festivals have announced they're folding or postponed, Meredith Music Festival will nurture its familiar rituals like the brass band once again.

Edwin Foster drives a round-trip of 250 kilometres three times a week for kidney dialysis treatment. He's one of thousands rural Australians travelling long distances for the life-saving treatment.

A social wellbeing hub at Narromine High School in western New South Wales is making it easier for students to address their mental and physical health.

Regional veterinary jobs are taking more than 12 months to fill, but a Riverland clinic has found a short-term solution to boost workforce and mental health outcomes.

The Broken Hill Times rolled out its first edition during major power outages in the region as the Country Press Association says the regional print industry is getting stronger.   

Authorities are growing in confidence that they are starting to gain the upper hand on a huge bushfire that has been threatening a string of coastal communities north of Perth.

Seven years after purportedly fleeing death threats in Papua New Guinea, an aged care worker and her husband have become vital and valued members of their rural community.