Landowners at 12 Apostles say government’s acquisition will kill their family business

Landowners at 12 Apostles say government’s acquisition will kill their family business

The owners of land opposite the Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road say the state government’s compulsory acquisition will destroy their tourism business and chances to develop the site.

  • byBenjamin Preiss

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Lizzie Gordon first moved to Warialda as a five-year-old,when her parents took on the town’s sole GP clinic. Now she’s back,with three children under two,working full-time to help her parents treat their 6000 patients.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The suburbs where the most people moved from,according to the census

The suburbs where the most people moved from,according to the census

New census data shows a nation on the move - but people drew the line at moving outside their home state.

  • byShane Wright
The NSW towns where teenage pregnancy is on the rise
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The NSW towns where teenage pregnancy is on the rise

Data shows 14 LGAs are bucking a global downward trend for teenage birth rates. In one NSW town,almost 60 out of 1000 teenage girls give birth before their 20th birthday.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘Chewing away at the top of my ankle’:New trauma program for Australia’s most dangerous industry

‘Chewing away at the top of my ankle’:New trauma program for Australia’s most dangerous industry

When Catherine Madden turned around and saw her husband lying on the ground,she knew something wasn’t right.

  • byCatherine Naylor
How the Geechange effect transformed footy’s one-team town

How the Geechange effect transformed footy’s one-team town

The Cats are no longer guaranteed the affection of every child in Geelong,but the city’s growing appeal has been good for its beloved football club.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Coastal towns where you can buy a house for less than $600,000

Coastal towns where you can buy a house for less than $600,000

It might not be right on the waterfront – and it might not be palatial – but at least it will be out of the rat race.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Calls to build more one-bedroom apartments ... in Dubbo?

Calls to build more one-bedroom apartments ... in Dubbo?

After an unexpected influx of tree-changers,regional areas are trying to accommodate both locals and new residents,and tame runaway property price growth.

  • byTawar Razaghi
‘We’ll be happier’:Push to increase population in regional Australia

‘We’ll be happier’:Push to increase population in regional Australia

Big business is backing a push to significantly increase regional Australia’s population in the coming decade in the hope of reaping big economic benefits.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
‘I haven’t paid a bill since 2008’:Country towns empower themselves

‘I haven’t paid a bill since 2008’:Country towns empower themselves

Yackandandah is leading the charge to renewable power and other regional Victorian towns are following suit. For them,it’s a matter of survival.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
The regional towns where holiday home listings have jumped,but rentals are scarce

The regional towns where holiday home listings have jumped,but rentals are scarce

In some regional areas,the number of homes available for short-stay rental has soared above pre-pandemic levels,exacerbating a rental crisis for local workers.

  • byTawar Razaghi