![]() ![]() ![]() But now they are gearing up for another round with a new bid underway to redevelop and reopen the local pub, with 50 gambling machines. In Victoria's Macedon Ranges, Romsey residents won a lengthy legal battle 15 years ago when they successfully stopped an attempt to install 30 pokies machines in the local pub. Regional residents are used to fighting against unwanted development, but for some have also fought to keep pokie machines out of their small communities.Guest/Audio: Robyn Neade (renal patient), Alex Dunn (RDA QLD President), Evelyn Neade (sister). Unfortunately, that is the case for many outback Queensland residents who are given a diagnosis, and presented with two options travel the huge distance between home and hospital, or move 10 hours away to receive treatment. If you're sick, it’s likely you don’t want to be hundreds of kilometres from home - away from friends, family, your support network.At least one resident has been taken to hospital. As of this morning, there were 24 infections recorded among residents, and four among staff. Old Timers Village in Alice Springs is in lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak impacting more than a third of its residents. ![]()
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