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Important health checks such as eye and hearing tests have fallen off the priority list for Aussies according to Specsavers optometrist Michael Angerame. New research revealed 52 per cent of Australian parents aged 18-50 are forgoing health appointments due to the increasing cost of living.

Grain Producers SA CEO Brad Perry joined us in March discussed the record grain harvest which produced 12.8 million tonnes worth $4.6billion and smashed the previous record of 11 million tonnes set in 2016-17. Perry also expressed disappointment with the decision by Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal to increase charges on export containers by 30 per cent and urged them to reconsider the decisio...

A study by the Regional Australia Institute showed childcare users in regional parts of the country have waited more than 12 months to access services. CEO Liz Ritchie said regional Australia suffers a gap in the provision of available childcare in many areas which is impacting regional workforce availability.

Coorong Council CEO Bridgette Mather appeared on the Country Viewpoint program to outline some of the reasons for declining volunteer numbers among Coorong District Council community groups and sporting clubs. According to the council's 2022-23 Annual Business Plan, there is a succession plan for the implementation and sustainability of long-term community volunteer programs.

The general manager of Rabo Research, Stefan Vogel, joins us on Flow to run through Rabobank's April update on how the farming sector is travelling across a range of commodities, including positive news on China's barley sanctions and the falling gas and fertiliser prices despite the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The member for Frome was pleased to hear for barley growers in the state's mid-north in her electorate the positive signs that China is reviewing its sanctions on Australia's barley growers, as we discuss the state of local roads and regional health needs in the Liberal MP's shadow portfolio areas.

The local MP and shadow police minister discusses police resourcing needs in Ceduna and Port Lincoln after recent criminal activity, water security for the Eyre Peninsula and the northern parts of the state and how the lack of child care in the western South Australian electorate impacts local communities.

Ceduna-born Greens SA State Co-convener, Brenz Saunders, chatted with Ellis Gelios about his professional background, his advocation for the Voice to Parliament, heading the Crows Foundation, his political aspirations and his views on antisocial behaviour in his hometown on the West Coast of South Australia. Brenz is a sharp operator with a big future and serves on a multitude of boards for such a...

We discuss with the Chief Executive Officer of Sheep Producers Australia an imminent trip to Western Australia to share first-hand what happens on a sheep live export vessel as the Albanese Labor government forges ahead with banning the practice, with cattle producers anxiously watching on. We also update listeners on the progress - or lack thereof - of state funding commitments towards electronic...

Episode3.Net's Matt Dalgleish joins us on FlowFM to discuss the latest movements in cattle, sheep, mutton and protein markets in Australia and around the world.

South Australia's primary industries minister speaks with Flow listeners about the re-opening of Goolwa's pipi (cockle) fishery as e.coli concerns diminish, recipients of carbon farming grants including Mallee Sustainable Farming and a new grant round to promote agricultural technology and innovation, focused on sustainability and resilience.

The Nationals MP for Riverina reacts to Wednesday morning's tragic news that a woman and three related boys aged 10-12 years of age have died in a single vehicle accident at Yanco, near Leeton in the NSW Riverina. We discuss the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to end 10 consecutive hikes of the cash rate to assess their impact on the economy, cost of living and energy price challenges, a loca...

Agricultural Analyst at Profarmer Australia, Sean Hickey talks about the latest movements in China and Russia and how they might affect Australia's cropping sector and prices, as we discuss planting intentions and the latest price movements in barley, grain and canola.

The shadow minister for road safety Vincent Tarzia says he's written to the police minister Joe Szakacs to address a very concerning rise in South Australia's road toll to listen to experts and develop solutions to reduce road trauma and deaths on the state's roads.

The senior botanist and mycologist at the State Herbarium in Adelaide talks with FlowFM listeners about the dangers of death cap mushrooms already detected this season in the Adelaide Hills and provides tips on identifying and avoiding risk when foraging for mushrooms, and symptoms to watch for and be aware of longer-term for adults, children or animals that have eaten them

The National Party federal leader talks about efforts of the former Coalition government to adequately fund biosecurity for the long term after federal officials detected 38 tonnes of meat and other products in western Sydney recently. The shadow agriculture minister discusses initiatives to combat Queensland fruit fly in South Australia and Victoria's Sunraysia region, questioning what will be in...

Solar Citizens' Ajaya Haikerwal has been showcasing an electric ute in Canberra and lobbying politicians on fuel efficiency standards, driving the ute from Sydney to Melbourne and back including a visit in mid-April at Mulwala in southern New South Wales. We discuss the features of the LDV ute he's driving, charging opportunities and fuel efficiency.

The member for Mallee says she's been informed that Bendigo Bank will close agencies in Warracknabeal and Sea Lake among other locations in her north-western Victorian electorate, and says she spoke at a migration forum in Sydney recently about a proposal to set a minimum annual salary for temporary and permanent skilled visa migrants into Australia.

Australia's shadow sports minister speaks with FlowFM listeners about how taxpayer money is being spent on the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games both being hosted in Australia in the next decade, as the Coalition opposition succeed in launching a senate inquiry into various aspects of the Games' preparations

Andrew Partridge from Michell Direct Wool talks about the finer detail of a market where the Eastern Market Indicator stayed, in the final washup, the same as last week as we look at the slow progress on shearing and an emerging solution to the backlog on containerising wool as a replacement dumping capacity approaches coming online later in 2023.

The consumer affairs minister talks with regional South Australian FlowFM listeners about an imminent blitz of regional petrol stations' compliance with the realtime pricing scheme so that motorists locally and on holidays can find the best prices in popular holiday locations

Founding director of Grainwise (www.grainwise.com.au) Fabian Devereux speaks with FlowFM listeners about local harvest outcomes and planting intentions in the Mallee and north-west of Victoria, how the lentil crop went locally and chatter about how long the Russia-Ukraine grain corridor might remain open.

The shadow minister for health in South Australia and member for Schubert, Ashton Hurn, speaks with Flow listeners about the ramping of ambulances in metropolitan Adelaide, what the Code White situation in metropolitan hospitals means for regional SA listeners, and why the state government launched an audit of pillow availability in hospitals.