Sky News will broadcast a special episode of Paul Murray Live Our Town from the coastal region of Bundaberg, Queensland, on Thursday May 26 at 8pm AEST.
The new Our Town episode will highlight how the region has battled over the past two years through the hardships of lockdowns, border closures, trade tariffs and foreign worker shortages, to keep the economy afloat with its coal mines, aluminum smelters and farming.
Paul Murray said:
“As we move past the Covid era, our regions have fallen out of focus. They have been relegated back to where they normally sit, on the periphery of national debate. But at a time when Australia was forced to be self-reliant, where it had no other choice but to be self-sufficient, it was our regions that kept the nation booming. Now, as the regions look to opportunities on the horizon, it’s time to pay them thanks and exercise our patriotic duty and holiday at home. Because the regions deserve the boost they gave us.”
Paul Murray will catch up with Queensland Nationals Senator, Matt Canavan and Federal Member for Hinkler, Keith Pitt,to shed light on how the regions maintained their self-sufficiency during the pandemic.
The special program will feature Kiri Braid from Macadamias Australia and Tina McPherson from the popular strawberry farm Tinaberries, as two examples of the produce-driven tourist sector that exists in Bundaberg, historically famous for its renowned Bundaberg Rum.
The Our Town program will also feature Bundaberg local hero Sue Tasker, whose charity the Angels Community Group has setup the “Angel’s Mini Mart” to further assist the homeless and struggling families of the region.
Now in its fourth year, Paul Murray Live Our Town has visited more than 25 regional towns across the country most recently Lismore, but reaching as far and wide as Caloundra, Batemans Bay, Darwin, Albury, Launceston, Mudgee, Tamworth, Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Cairns, Murray Bridge, Gladstone and many more.
another hour of conservaives complaining yawn
Why is the location such a bloody secret – we would have like to be there