Rural and remote communities are at the centre of the mythology and cultural ethos of Australia. Most of us have indulged nostalgic and sentimental thoughts of the outback and life in the bush – helped along perhaps by a film we’ve seen. But the reality of life for many people in rural and remote Australia is quite another story – and one that needs to be told. The fifteen programs in the Living Outback series will draw out the reality of life in rural and remote communities, in order to highlight their needs and struggles, but as well their successes and dogged determination to somehow shape a new way forward – a new future for themselves.
Dr John Ashfield, Project Consultant
LIVING OUTBACK WEBSITE www.livingoutback.com.au
Program Details – Subject to change without notice
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Prog |
Details |
PBA FM – W/B |
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01 |
Changing Times Rural Communities In Decline |
Mon 01 Apr |
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02 |
The Emerging Legacy of Drought The Heavy Price that Endurance is now Exacting from Rural Families |
Mon 08 Apr |
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03 |
The Lived Experience Every Town, Every Settlement, Every Community Experiences Change In Different Ways |
Mon 15 Apr |
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04 |
Farm Safety – The Reality Improving Health Wellbeing And Safety On Our Farms |
Mon 22 Apr |
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05 |
Single and Dateless in the Bush The Ongoing Drought |
Mon 29 Apr |
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06 |
The Mining Bonanza A Boon or a Blow for Rural Communities and Families? |
Mon 06 May |
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07 |
Broken Tradition, Broken Promises How the Issue of Succession is Affecting Families in Rural Australia |
Mon 13 May |
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08 |
Hard Working and Hard Drinking How Alcohol has become the Silent Killer of Rural Males |
Mon 20 May |
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09 |
Shattered Lives The Tragedy and Legacy of Male Suicide in Rural and Remote Communities |
Mon 27 May |
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10 |
Outback Women Part 1 How a Special Breed of Women Survive and Thrive in the Australian Outback |
Mon 05 Jun |
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11 |
Outback Women Part 2 In Conversation with Two Remarkable Rural Women |
Mon 12 Jun |
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12 |
Whatever Happened To The Old Bush School? Education In Rural And Remote Australia |
Mon 19 Jun |
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13 |
Tree-change Benefits and Challenges of Moving to the Country |
Mon 26 Jun |
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14 |
Keeping Your Wits without a Psychiatrist How You Can Take Care of Your Own Mental Health |
Mon 01 Jul |
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15 |
Thinking Outside the Square Stories of Success and Enterprise in Rural and Remote Australia |
Mon 08 Jul |
LIVE STREAMING – ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND WORLDWIDE – www.pbafm.org.au
Fifteen weeks beginning 8.30pm Monday 01 April; repeat broadcast 9am Friday 05 April.
NOTE – Australian Central STANDARD Time – CHECK www.timeanddate.com
BROADCAST – ADELAIDE
Fifteen weeks beginning 8.30pm Monday 01 April; repeat broadcast Friday 05 April 9am
PBA FM – tune to 89.7 on the FM band in metropolitan Adelaide.
COMMUNITY STATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
Some community stations in all states may choose to run these programs. For a full list of stations, state by state, see http://www.cbaa.org.au/Who_We_Are/Member-Stations
Enquiries and feedback – Tony Ryan, PBA FM, Salisbury, South Australia
Mobile 0408 883 334 Email – learningworks@pbafm.org.au
Source: Living Outback website (http://livingoutback.com.au)
