Outback Australia covers about 80% of the landmass but only 3% of the population. The Outback Alliance is a cross sectoral group of NGOs and individuals focussed on advocating for the sustainable development of Outback Australia.
Show Notes
The Outback Alliance is a cross-sectoral group of #ngos and individuals who focus on the development, welfare and protection of Outback Australian communities and nature.
The Alliance works together to advise, assist and advocate to all levels of government to adopt an approach to policy development and implementation that ensures the sustainable development of Outback Australia.
The vision of www.outbackalliance.org.au is for a thriving #outbackaustralia, for the people and the land. In this episode Daina Neverauskas, Andrew Drysdale and Frank Quinlan (Federation, Executive Director of the #RoyalFlyingDoctorService) talk about the work they are doing to promote better and fairer outback & remote policies. In this discussion we cover;
- their cross-sectoral to promoting remote and outback issues with representatives from #smallbusiness, #rangelands, #healthservices,#Aboriginalservices, and #environmentalservices like #Pewtrust.
- the interconnectedness of #outbackcommunities #rangelands
- the sheer size of the outback which covers approximately 6 million square kilometers, or 80% of Australia with 3% of the population
- The 7 or 8 federal MP’s who would have 80% of their electorate in #rangelands
- the challenge in trying to influence government to have policies that work for a very, very large area, but a very, very small percentage of people with a very, very small voting power
- The challenges particularly from a business perspective for people living in Outback or remote Australia like the cost and speed of transport, getting fresh perishables
- Rebalancing the opportunities for #smallbusiness vs #largebusiness (in the coastal parts of the country)
- The #mantleofsafety
- the #royalaustralianflyingdoctorservice ( a child of the outback) over 90 years has been about ensuring that folks who are living a long way from the tertiary hospitals and other places can get the care they need, as and when they need it
- #healthoutcomes in outback Australia
- The importance of #chambersofcommerce
- the isolation of quarantines and lock-ups
- the pressures that folks are under when their businesses disrupted because the community requires shutdowns and quarantines
- the need for open discussion about mental health issues
- Access to basic treatment services, and preventative services that we take for granted in the cities
- preventative health checks, - #localGPs
- the hope of interdependence
- The vanishing rail system
- The case for ensuring access to care and services to support the folks who farm our fiber and our food
- #commercialinfrastructure
- The need for a much broader definition of infrastructure to include personal health and well being
- #domestictourism
- #localtourism
- An example of opportunity and challenge - #winton @Tattshotelwinton (1200 kilometers northwest of Brisbane) - a couple who switched international travel for an Outback trip
- The impact of #covid on #smallbusiness
- #hardwarestore in #charleville
- #rangelandalliance
- #procurement
- #landbasedlivelihoods
- #citycousins
- #Socialwellbing
- #Emotionalwellbeing
- #communitydonations
- #communityleaders
- #localfootyclubs
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