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Lucy Loram

@_lucyloram

Reporter with ABC Wide Bay based in Hervey Bay | she/her | https://teapawt.net/t.co/Zom5asIYV6

 Butchulla Land
Joined February 2018
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Kallee@Kallee11 Oct 2022
Queensland farmers are worried the restoration of a lowered dam wall is taking too long and hasn't been funded as they prepare for a wet summer. @ABCRural @_lucyloram abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-1…
A full dam should mean water security, but these farmers fear it's the opposite

A full dam should mean water security, but these farmers fear it's the opposite

Queensland farmers are worried the restoration of a lowered dam wall is taking too long as they prepare for a wet summer.

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The ABC is looking for someone to fill my shoes while I'm on mat leave... but the job ad forgets to mention Bundy has a similar climate to Hawaii? careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50…
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QUT@QUT12 Sep 2022
Could community mini-buses like the ‘KilkiVAN’ help elderly residents stay in small country towns longer? @ABCRural’s @_lucyloram talked to #Kilkivan locals & #QUT’s Dr Udo Gottlieb about a wonderful project supported by #QUTBusiness students. fal.cn/3rLV8 @QUTBusiness
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Awkwardly posing next to the aircon unit that was funded by a grant I secured as part of my #rural #socialworkplacement last year. $20K for the ladies in the #Biggenden #countrywomensassociation. I felt quite proud seeing it in person! @NorthBurnettRC @_lucyloram @ABCRural
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“Some of our residents are having toast for lunch and dinner because they might be single, they are only cooking for one person.” Residents of a Hervey Bay retirement village are learning to make hearty meals for one. 🥗🍠🥩🌽🥘 abc.net.au/news/2022-08-25/e… – at Hervey Bay, Queensland
Enticing senior citizens back into the kitchen, amid rising grocery prices

Enticing senior citizens back into the kitchen, amid rising grocery prices

A grassroots initiative in regional Queensland helps older people swap toast for new recipes that are affordable and nutritious.

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Come work in Bundy; the home of rum, turtles and (mostly) great weather careers.abc.net.au/en/job/50…
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Shaylan Gallagher says her daughter will be remembered as a ‘sunflower’ after she tragically drowned in a bathtub in Hervey Bay last year. 🌻🌻 abc.net.au/news/2022-07-20/d…
'Cherish every moment': Baby Leah mourned as father sentenced to prison

'Cherish every moment': Baby Leah mourned as father sentenced to prison

Leah was nine months old when she drowned in a bathtub at her father's Hervey Bay home on April 2 last year.

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QLD Health has launched a Health Service Investigation into matters of medication management and patient safety at Bundaberg Hospital. @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2022-07-13/h… – at Bundaberg, Queensland
Bundaberg hospital with 'rotten' culture back in the spotlight over claims of medicine mishandling

Bundaberg hospital with 'rotten' culture back in the spotlight over claims of medicine mishandling

The Queensland hospital that was at the centre of two royal commissions investigating the deaths of patients is again under scrutiny, this time for claims that mishandled medications put people at...

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“I’ve lived and done what I wanted to do, I’ve eaten what I want to eat, and I’ve drunk what I want to drink… probably too much.” Happy Birthday, Dennis 🥃 abc.net.au/news/2022-07-07/h… – at Hervey Bay, Queensland
WWII prisoner of war and brewer of his own brandy, Dennis Jackson looks back over his past 100 years

WWII prisoner of war and brewer of his own brandy, Dennis Jackson looks back over his past 100 years

"Ive eaten what I want to eat, and drunk what I want to drink," Dennis Jackson says there's no real secret to hitting a century. 

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A global clinical trial for prostate cancer treatment gets its start in Bundy 🧬 abc.net.au/news/2022-07-01/a… – at Bundaberg, Queensland
Queensland grandfather becomes first Australian to start new global prostate cancer treatment trial...

Queensland grandfather becomes first Australian to start new global prostate cancer treatment trial...

When John Adams' cancer resurfaced last year, he thought he would have to travel hundreds of kilometres for treatment. But with promising early results, an Australian-first clinical trial is allowing...

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On #Auswide 📻Attempts to attend nearby schools by kids at troubled Walgett College denied @LucyThack 📻@RegionalCapsAus on what Fair Work’s minimum wage decision means for regional economies 📻K'gari title deeds handed to traditional owners, the Butchulla people @_lucyloram
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“This is just the start.” The title deeds for 22 hectares of land on K’gari have been handed over its owners, the Butchulla People. …and there’s more to come, as Butchulla seek freehold over a remaining 17 land parcels. abc.net.au/news/2022-06-15/q… – at Queensland, Australia
Traditional owners handed title deeds to heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island)

Traditional owners handed title deeds to heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island)

The Butchulla people say the reclamation of two properties on the island is just the start.

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Today, with the support of more than half a million ordinary Australians, Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa will return @HometoBilo @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2022-06-10/n… – at Yeppoon, Queensland
Who are the Nadesalingams? The story of the Tamil asylum seeker family who call Biloela home

Who are the Nadesalingams? The story of the Tamil asylum seeker family who call Biloela home

The Nadesalingam family became the public face of Australia's strict stance on boat arrivals when they were removed from their home in central Queensland and placed in immigration detention in 2018....

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🐬 Tin Can Bay dolphin centre welcomes second endangered humpback calf this year via @_lucyloram 🐬abc.net.au/news/2022-05-26/s… via @ABCaustralia
Good news as another endangered dolphin calf is welcomed at popular Tin Can Bay cove

Good news as another endangered dolphin calf is welcomed at popular Tin Can Bay cove

A pod of Australian humpback dolphins well known among the Fraser Coast community is growing in size following the surprise birth of a calf this week.

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Working from the beautiful K’gari today, on Butchulla country. Drove past this kinda sleepy, very photogenic guy as we were heading to camp. 🏝 – at Queensland, Australia
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"It doesn't matter how well a cat is looked after, a cat can always escape." abc.net.au/news/2022-05-24/d… Via @_lucyloram and @varleyrussell
Heritage island's biosecurity under threat after campers share selfie of pet cat

Heritage island's biosecurity under threat after campers share selfie of pet cat

A social media post of a domestic cat smuggled onto Queensland's heritage-listed K'gari (Fraser Island) by campers has wildlife rangers on the world's largest sand island stressing the importance of...

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Biloela family to return to central Queensland, Tamil Refugee Council calls for Labor to do more abc.net.au/news/2022-05-23/b… via @ABCaustralia @erinsemmler @_rachelmcghee
The Nadesalingam family will return to Biloela. But what about other Tamil asylum seekers?

The Nadesalingam family will return to Biloela. But what about other Tamil asylum seekers?

The incoming Australian Labor government has promised to send the Nadesalingam family back to Biloela. But refugee advocates say the party needs to do more to support other Tamil asylum seekers.

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Telstra, NBN services fail Baffle Creek residents who rely on satellite phone abc.net.au/news/2022-05-18/t… via @ABCaustralia @_rachelmcghee @_lucyloram
'It's like you're being penalised': Rob's had to pay thousands for a service most take for granted

'It's like you're being penalised': Rob's had to pay thousands for a service most take for granted

What do you do when you have no service to call triple-0? Rob Window bought a satellite phone and hopes it works when he needs it.

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⁦@jakekearnan3⁩ and ⁦@_lucyloram⁩ heavily reliant on toilet humour! The ‘Loo with a view’ at Mooloolabah would be top ten surely? abc.net.au/news/2022-05-14/m…
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This is a perfect use of #mojo Excellent work @jakekearnan3 and @_lucyloram … also excellent toilet humour! 🔎 – at Point Lookout, Queensland
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Tried to think of a clever toilet joke for this one but they all stink... 🚽🪠🧻 The Maryborough community are flushed with excitement ahead of its official opening on Monday.
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