According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics and specifically the 2016 census, about 71% of Australians live in major cities – that is, cities with a population of 100,000 or more. Just under 10% - or around 2.3 million Australians - live in places that are officially designated as small towns where the population is 10,000 or fewer.
In this podcast series, we are going to visit 100 of these small towns – in fact, we are going to focus our attention on those that are located more 100 kms from a state or territory capital and where the population is fewer than 5000.
We want to chat to a local – someone who has lived in our featured town for over 10 years and can tell us about their town and their region. And in keeping with the support provided by our podcast supporter – Pub Radio Australia – we have decided that the best person to chat to in each town is the owner or manager of one of the pubs in town.
<In this episode, Neil chats to Sarah from the Tyalgum Hotel in Tyalgum, New South Wales
In this episode, Neil chats to Rebecca from the Devil's Marbles Hotel in Davenport, Northern Territory.
In this episode, Neil chats to Lance from the Union Hotel in Avoca, Tasmania.
In this episode, Neil chats to Moe from the Railway Hotel in Grenfell, New South Wales
In this episode, Neil chats to Bill from the Railway Hotel in Murtoa, Victoria.
In this episode, Neil chats to Greg from the Buchan Pub / Caves Hotel in Buchan, Victoria.
In this episode, Neil chats to Tim from the Wandi Pub in Wandiligong, Victoria.
In this episode, Neil chats to Bill from the Natimuk Hotel in Natimuk, Victoria.
In this episode, Neil chats to Bonnie from the Mingenew Hotel/Motel in Mingenew, Western Australia
In this episode, Neil chats to Aaron from the Dartmouth Hotel in Dartmouth, Victoria
In this episode, Neil chats to Phil from the Marree Hotel in Marree, South Australia
In this episode, Neil chats to Helen from the Stockman Hotel in Texas, Queensland
In this episode, Neil chats to Bruce from the Great Western Hotel in Great Western, Victoria.
In this episode, Neil chats to Aimee from the Clare Hotel in Clare, South Australia
In this episode, Neil chats to Kate from the Victoria Hotel in Ouyen, Victoria.
In this episode, host Neil Butler introduces 100 Towns, providing an outline of the podcast and what you can expect to hear from our guests.