Episode 19 - Bearing Up (Charles Sturt)

This month's episode was produced by journalism students at Charles Sturt University. The range of stories emphasises the challenges right now, particularly for rural and regional communities. If it's not the pandemic, it's the threat of varroa mite and foot and mouth disease. And then there's the damage of months of heavy rainfall. We hear how communities  are dealing with a relentless wave of threats to livelihoods.ProductionHost: Sophie NorrisStoriesBee aware: the varroa destructor mite - Reporter: Cody MildwaterFoot and mouth threat to agriculture - Reporter: Archie Staines Farmer wants a worker - Reporter: Tahlia TranterDoctor, doctor - come quickly - Reporter: Joseph Richards Positions vacant - Reporter: Susy CornfordThe great tradie hunt - Reporter: Eden Puriri Making connections - Reporter: Christian PennyFilling in the gaps - Reporter: Sophie NorrisCountry living, city parking - Reporter: Noah SecombBack on track - Reporter: Duck WilsonAudio editor: Sophie NorrisExecutive Producer: Jock CheethamMore stories from Charles Sturt University:https://news.2mce.org/ MusicOpener - 'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic Closer - 'Wake Up' - vitaminsound