
Maddie Nixon
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Maddie Nixon |Zara Margolis
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Jodie Hamilton |Maddie Nixon |Joseph Baronio
School student Erica says living in an idyllic seaside town of about 650 people is really cool but the impact of its peak tourism seasons has her worried about how it will look in decades to come. The population of Coffin Bay, on the Southern Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, swells to more than 4,000 people during summer and Easter holidays. "Everyone just leaves litter," Erica, 11, said.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Maddie Nixon |Zara Margolis
For the first time, the remote community of Mornington Island has a permanent renal dialysis unit. Previously, many patients had to fly to Townsville or Mount Isa for treatment and were displaced for years at a time. Renal dialysis will also be available in the remote community of Normanton after hospital upgrades are complete.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Maddie Nixon |Zara Margolis
Travelling along a dusty outback road in north-west Queensland, a peculiar sight caught Finn Cain's eye. Not a tumbleweed, but a soft drink can seemingly blowing across the track. The 18-year-old apprentice boilermaker felt something about the scene did not look quite right. He urged his friend Clayton Tait, 19, who was driving, to pull over. "I was like 'Don't run over that can — there's a lizard in it'," Mr Cain said.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Maddie Nixon |Emily Dobson |Zara Margolis
Catastrophic floods and a late start to the wet season have caused havoc and devastation in the Queensland outback. Regions have been cut off from visitors just as tourist season is set to start. Providers urge tourists to be patient, with "flush of green" to bloom when flooding clears. For most of outback Queensland, April is considered the start of tourist season. The Easter long weekend, school holidays and cooler weather mean rodeos, festivals and camping.
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