Category: Culture and Community
Opportunism or Partnership? The Ethics of Regional Investment
Regional investment can bring jobs and services, but also resentment when trust is broken. This article explores reciprocity, legitimacy, and the ethics of belonging in small towns.
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Urban Refugees: When City Migrants Rewrite Country Life
City migrants bring renewal to small towns but also risk reshaping them in ways that erode what made them attractive. This article explores the café paradox, the culture clash, and why belonging is earned, not claimed.
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Why Big Business Struggles to Belong in Small Towns
When big business arrives in a small town, success isn’t measured only in sales. Southerly Ten’s patience in Gippsland shows how trust can be earned, while Woolworths and Bendigo Bank reveal how quickly it can be lost. Small towns measure belonging not in quarters, but in decades. This article explores why culture, memory, and legitimacy matter more than profit when corporates cross the town gate.
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