Your weekly snapshot of what's going on beyond the big cities and suburbs. From the outback, remote, rural and country towns and into the major regional and provincial cities, Amy Culpitt brings you the ABC's best regional stories.
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Amy CulpittButchers experience a decline in chicken sales over concerns about Bird Flu, flash flooding hits South Australia topping off the wettest winter in a decade, and a blind man on a mission to be the world's best at archery.
Mixed results for farmers with record crops expected in the south and devastating drought in the north-east, a special pilgrimage for flora lovers to WA's wildflowers, plus the vision impaired man who's love of surfing isn't defined by sight.
Bird flu spreads as authorities take desperate measures to save vulnerable species, grey nomads head home early as petrol prices punish tourism operators, plus thrills and spills from the Southern Hemisphere's biggest rodeo.
Bird flu takes flight in Australia as authorities struggle to contain it, praying for rain as farmers face a record dry spell in the west, and the biggest beefcake in Brisbane: meet Buster the prize-winning Angus at the Ekka.
In Regional News this week: Bird flu spreads to Australian birds for the first time, training up a new generation of truffle dogs, and snap happy plane spotters capture the country's biggest aviation war games. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
Workers left in limbo as Australia's only manganese smelter closes, how underwater gardeners are helping save giant kelp forests, plus lighting up the field and firing up the crowd at the Tiwi Islands football Grand Final. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
200 jobs lost as the country's only manganese smelter abruptly shuts, the wine industry headed for its smallest vintage in 25 years, and letting it all hang out - the golf gathering where clothing is optional. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
Bird flu spreads to local species as authorities warn against panic buying, the winter wait ends as the Australian alps are finally draped in snow, and the holiday's over for Neil the seal. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
One of the country's most famous outback destinations struggling as travellers slow to a trickle, a growing appetite for olive oil creates fresh opportunities for farmers, and how a small beetle with a bad rap - is saving our soil. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
The scramble to protect Australia from the spread of H5 bird flu, shock allegations against a mining giant, and the retirees rising before dawn to keep an outback bakery - baking. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
A Tamworth family searching for answers after nearly 40 years, residents in the town of Katherine still feeling the effects months after devastating floods, and the cheeky Tasmanian Devil who escaped a theme park found after a two week search. Presented by Olivana Lathouris.
Young couples the first to miss out in a tight housing market, the skin crawling discovery of 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches, and a rough road to happily ever after - the extreme lengths some people go to for love. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
