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Opening up Economic and Community Benefits – Sealing the Strzelecki Track

October 7, 2020 | Comments Off on Opening up Economic and Community Benefits – Sealing the Strzelecki Track
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Media Release: More Communication Blackspots to be Fixed in the Far North Region$5.7million Boost for Local Tourism Operators

Bringing a taste of the Flinders Ranges to city dwellers

May 20, 2020 | Comments Off on Bringing a taste of the Flinders Ranges to city dwellers
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Famed Parachilna watering hole, the Prairie Hotel, is packing its cooking basket with feral antipasto and kangaroo burgers and heading to Adelaide for the winter.

Quorn on path to bush tucker capital

May 13, 2020 | Comments Off on Quorn on path to bush tucker capital
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New funds to build a bush tucker trail in the Flinders Ranges are helping one small town with its Tourism rebrand.

Media Release: More Communication Blackspots to be Fixed in the Far North Region

April 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Media Release: More Communication Blackspots to be Fixed in the Far North Region
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SA Government $10,000 Small Business and Not for Profit Emergency Cash GrantsOpening up Economic and Community Benefits – Sealing the…

SA Government $10,000 Small Business and Not for Profit Emergency Cash Grants

April 9, 2020 | Comments Off on SA Government $10,000 Small Business and Not for Profit Emergency Cash Grants
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  SA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: $10,000 EMERGENCY CASH GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Small businesses and not-for-profit entities that employ South Australians who have been highly…

SA Government $650million Rescue Package

March 26, 2020 | Comments Off on SA Government $650million Rescue Package
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The South Australian Government has announced a $650million rescue package aimed at saving South Australian jobs and supporting key industries and local businesses to survive throughout an unprecedented economic…

Australia Government Stimulus Package

March 17, 2020 | Comments Off on Australia Government Stimulus Package
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has recently confirmed that the Australian Government plans to spend $11 billion before June 30 this year to stimulate the economy with the remainder to…

Conservation heavyweights lock in protection for fossil site

January 15, 2020 | Comments Off on Conservation heavyweights lock in protection for fossil site
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A $1 billion nature fund has been used to buy a vast track of outback South Australia containing the oldest animal fossils on Earth.

Media Release – Call for RDA Board Nominations

July 17, 2019 | Comments Off on Media Release – Call for RDA Board Nominations
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Regional Development Australia Far North (RDA Far North) is calling for passionate and visionary individuals who want to drive economic development in the far north region of South Australia.…

Media Release – Unincorporated SA Eligible for Drought Communities Programme Funding

May 30, 2019 | Comments Off on Media Release – Unincorporated SA Eligible for Drought Communities Programme Funding
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Media Release – The Flinders Ranges Council Awarded Hard Earned Drought FundingMedia Release – Call for RDA Board Nominations

500 Miles of Music to lift spirits rural communities doing it tough

May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on 500 Miles of Music to lift spirits rural communities doing it tough
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Organisers of a travelling country music festival across the Flinders Ranges and Outback are hoping the event will lift the spirits of locals struggling with the impacts of drought.

Sailing in the desert as rivers rise

March 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Sailing in the desert as rivers rise
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For the enthusiastic boaties, a lake with no water is a little like a pub with no beer, but members of the Lake Eyre Yacht Club are accustomed to the dry spells.