[Link] The ‘backbone’ of regional Australia under strain as volunteer groups suffer pandemic burnout

Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The cumulative effect of natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic has increased fatigue and stress among volunteers in regional Australia, making it harder for them to provide essential support within the community, a study has found.

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[Link] The restoration project giving oyster shells a new life

Read: 27/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Discarded oyster shells from restaurants, usually destined for landfill, are being recycled to create shellfish reefs in Queensland's Moreton Bay. It is the biggest community-driven reef restoration in Australia.

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[Link] This couple is living the Aussie road trip dream — with a troopy and 60,000 kilograms of rubbish

Read: 20/7/2021 www.abc.net.au

Five years ago, as a 20-year-old carpenter, Boe Langford broke his back. His dream of road tripping through the outback in his troop carrier, motorbike in tow, hung in the balance.

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