Country View Point

As Australia's beef trade navigates the final stages of a lean year, 2025 may present significant opportunities for the nation's beef exporters in nations such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. That's according to Angus Gidley-Baird, the Senior Analyst at Rabobank, who appeared on the Country Viewpoint program to update listeners on the latest facts and figures to come out of A...

Known affectionately as "The Unbreakable Farmer", Warren Davies has been clocking up thousands of kilometres on roads across the outback in Australia, spreading his support far and wide for vulnerable people in farming communities. Cost-of-living pressures and unfavourable weather conditions are two of the main factors contributing to the difficult circumstances many farmers have had to deal with...

With pressure mounting on the Mildura Base Hospital to meet new targets set by the Victorian government in its push to save $1 billion across the health sector, local MP Jade Benham appeared on the Country Viewpoint program to address her fears for the community. The Member for Mildura said the Mildura community and neighbouring towns would be plunged into chaos if extreme measures were taken in o...

Listener's of Flow's Country Viewpoint program have been inundated with spokespeople addressing the needs of regional and remote Australia when it comes to critical new infrastructure builds over the past year. One advocate in that space is the Federal Member for Mayo, Rebekha Sharkie, who appeared on the program recently discussing the The Australian Government's Growing Regions Program. The Fede...

Appearing on the Country Viewpoint, Commissioner Sue Woodward AM said Australian charities struggling to deal with rising expenses amid cost-of-living pressures. "The big picture headline if you like is that while revenue has increased, assets have increased, expenses have increased and liabilities have increased at a greater rate, so the overall net feature is that there is a double whammy for ch...

As the energy debate continues to divide Australians, RE-Alliance National Director, Andrew Bray, appeared on the Country Viewpoint this week, spruiking the message to listeners that regional Australia needs policy makers to be on the same ticket to ensure solutions are sort-after, not politicised. 

After the announcement of the South Australian budget last week, the Chief Executive of the South Australian Business Chamber, Andrew Kay, appeared on Flow's Country Viewpoint program to expand on his reaction to the announcement. Kay said the fundamental sore point from his view was that business owners will not see any relief when it comes to mounting costs which are crippling their bottom line

Beth Mitchell, the Head of Engagement for Beyond Zero Emissions, recently appeared on the Country Viewpoint program to discuss the details behind the latest clean technology push her organisation is rallying behind. Mitchell emphasised that achieving net zero through a zero-emission economy formed part of the objective to bolster Australia's manufacturing landscape, particularly in regional Austra...

Wednesday, May 22nd was a date penciled into so many diaries this year. It's a day when volunteer emergency workers are recognised across the country by thousands of everyday Aussies. SES workers are especially relied upon by regional communities in Victoria and the day was celebrated on Flow's Country Viewpoint program. The Victorian SES Chief Officer Operations, Tim Wiebusch, appeared on the pro...

The issue of wind turbines and transmission lines being built in areas directly impacting landowners is a conversation that has evolved fiercely since this time last year. Fierce advocates who are in favour of the eradication of clean energy infrastructure in regional and remote Australian areas such as  Glenden Watts, a farmer from central Victoria, have appeared on Flow airing their various grie...

The Director of Bully's Meat in Keith spoke about a number of important issues close to her heart, though the first topic she addressed is one not often covered in the legacy media - succession planning for families on farms. While Verall refrained from divulging specific details relating to her current predicament, the award winning author highlighted the importance of succession planning, which...

A feral deer outbreak in South Australia's Limestone Coast region - a key Flow FM broadcast area - has seen two South Australian MPs lock horns on Flow's Country Viewpoint program this week. The Limestone Coast Landscape Board, founded in 2020, has been consulting landowners over the problems caused by feral deer on farming properties. One of the key initiatives the Limestone Coast Landscape Board...

Russell Klose is a veteran of the auto industry and an enthusiast of electric vehicles, currently based in Yackandandah in regional Victoria. Klose appeared on Flow's Country Viewpoint this week to outline the benefits of electric vehicles for motorists who value a cleaner future for Australia's everyday road users. Along with environmental benefits, Klose said one of the main reasons he endorses...

In the midst of a tense week between farmers and conservationists and Canberra's political class, one peak medical body in Australia has signaled its support for a high volume of clean energy projects to be carried out in the near future. Appearing on the Country Viewpoint program this week, Dr Ben Ewald told listeners that evidence has been unearthed which rules out any possibility that individua...

Rural and regional Australians from around the country have piled into the capital today to protest against 'reckless renewables'. Farmers and conservationists have united to convey their frustrations in relation to the abundance of transmission lines which will feature prominently in remote settings due to regional renewable energy developments. Flow dedicated an entire show of coverage for the r...

Rural and regional Australians from around the country have piled into the capital today to protest against 'reckless renewables'. Farmers and conservationists have united to convey their frustrations in relation to the abundance of transmission lines which will feature prominently in remote settings due to regional renewable energy developments. Flow dedicated an entire show of coverage for the r...

The Commonwealth Government recently announced updates to its new Rural Advanced Skills funding streams within the Workforce Incentives Program, which was endorsed by the National Rural Health Alliance peak body. The new initiative will enable eligible doctors to earn additional payments based on the skillsets they are able to service regional and rural communities with, as well as whether they ar...

The Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional South Australia, Ben Hood, appeared on the Country Viewpoint program this week to put South Australia's regions under the spotlight and outline his 2024 objectives. Hood told listeners it was his opinion that the needs of regional Australians are frequently pigeonholed and that it is a mistake to view all regional centres with the same lens.

General Manager of RaboResearch, Stefan Vogel, appeared on the Country Viewpoint program this week to explain the details behind the latest developments in the Red Sea region. Escalating tensions will almost inevitably present logistical nightmares for Australian trade with shipping companies facing the prospect of coming under siege by choosing to navigate the Suez Canal route.

Nationals Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster appeared on Flow FM's Country Viewpoint program this week to profile next month's significant protest event to be held on the lawns of Parliament House. Thousands of protestors are expected to attend the rally, which Webster will also front to speak out against an issue she says many of her constituents are aggrieved by.

Curtin University Expert, Dr Matthew Sinclair, appeared on the Country Viewpoint program detailing the intricacies of the public-school funding system. Sinclair said it is time for action, not rhetoric, on public-school funding and also discussed the disadvantages for regional and rural Australians as a result of the public school funding system.