Category: Regional Development
What Happens When the Last Bank Leaves Town?
As more banks close their doors across rural Australia, communities are turning to post offices for basic services—but can they really replace what’s been lost?
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The Future of Banking in Yarram: Local, Accountable, Ours
With Bendigo Bank closing its Yarram branch, locals have a unique opportunity: start a Community Bank, backed by state grants through the Future of Yarram program. This article explores the model, the costs, and the step-by-step process to bring essential banking back under community control.
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What Is Narrative Transportation Theory—and Why Should Regional Tourism Care?
Inside every old town lives a new story—emerging not instead of, but because of what came before.
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Why People Misunderstand Regional Towns – and How to Reframe the Story
Regional towns struggle not with invisibility—but with oversimplified mental maps. Drawing on schema theory, this article explores how Gippsland, Daylesford, and New Zealand have reshaped public perception—and what councils can learn from them.
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