*Train tracks, Tamworth (Photo: Rhiannon Soliman-Marron)
Twenty young journalists were involved in the Regional Reporting Project – from post-graduate students to those just entering their second year at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
We decided to document their travels in tweets. To see the rest… well, you’ll just have to follow @CentralNewsUTS on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Some exciting news from #UTSJournalism
From today, we're sending student reporters to North, South, West & New England NSW, to see and hear how towns hit by drought, bushfires, dust storms & floods, are adapting to #climatechange. First stop Taree then Forster-Tuncurry. pic.twitter.com/jVi7i5WsYr— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 28, 2020
Who better to brief #UTSJournalism students on the stories that matter to the Manning Valley, than long-time @MRTaree & @gladvocate editor Toni Bell. Thanks Toni!
It's all part of @UTSFass's Regional Reporting Project. Follow us to see what our young journos discover. pic.twitter.com/PskyKrzdoi— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 28, 2020
Now, THIS is a climate worth fighting for!
Just taken at Tuncurry by #UTSJournalism’s @KriedemannMark – one of our student reporters fanning out across NSW to bring you #climate-related stories.#sunrise #timelapse @gladvocate @UTSFass pic.twitter.com/kDhYcyUBeM— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 28, 2020
It’s Day 2 of #UTSJournalism’s Regional Reporting Project & the Mid North Coast team has wrapped up an interview with Forster’s Donna Rankin. Her Heart to Heart program uses art to help children cope with #bushfires #climatechange and #drought. 🎨 Full story soon! pic.twitter.com/117wDo6I4h
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 29, 2020
Day 3 of the #UTSJournalism Regional Reporting Project and here's something to make your evening… a happy, healthy #koala
It was one of several spotted by our eagle-eyed student reporters during an interview at Bootawa on the Mid North Coast. 🐨🐨🐨#wildlife #Australia pic.twitter.com/FWKVfxNfb4— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 30, 2020
Day 4 of #UTSJournalism's Regional Reporting Project & our Mid North Coast team is about to say goodbye to this incredible view as another @UTSFass team heads south.
🙏 Taree & Forster-Tuncurry for sharing your #climate stories & 🙏 @MRTaree & @gladvocate
📷@KriedemannMark pic.twitter.com/BERzNblDSZ— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 30, 2020
Guess where #UTSJournalism students are now!!
Just a quick stopover on a long, hot day – on their way to cover #climate stories in dairy country.@UTSFass #RegionalReportingProject @TrainInfo @TrainLinkSouth pic.twitter.com/9esPS6BcRb— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 31, 2020
It's a smokey but safe bus ride out of the #ACT on the way to #Bega. These pics were taken by #UTSJournalism students @LanieT96 & @hanh_yoon just a few minutes ago on Monaro Drive, after the turn-off to Cooma.
The fire in the distance is well out of our #rfsnsw "Watch Zone" pic.twitter.com/UdVjL9F3zH— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) January 31, 2020
Even before the #bushfires, @BegaValleyShire was preparing for the economic & agricultural impact of #climatechange. Mayor @KristyMcBain has told #UTSJournalism students that the "Climate Change Resilience Strategy 2050", is currently before council. Pics: @bellagarrido_ pic.twitter.com/FdxahV6Mey
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 1, 2020
Luca (15), Anise & Harry (12) & Nelly (9) were part of #Bega's #schoolstrike4climate. Harry organised it.
The #bushfires in south-east NSW have reinforced their call for #climateaction
It's not hard to guess their role model.#GretaThunberg #FridaysForFuture
📸 @bellagarrido_ pic.twitter.com/ub8OfILyew— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 1, 2020
These are just two of the many women in the #NSWRFS battling #bushfires in the state's south-east this evening. They're part of the Gulmarrad & Pillar Valley crews who left from #Bega earlier this afternoon.
Video: @hanh_yoon pic.twitter.com/UyDO7wKq6O— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 1, 2020
Narelle Griffin loves the #Bega Valley. This weekend, she's been helping #UTSJournalism students report on the impacts of #climatechange. Here Narelle chats to @essentialenergy workers restoring power to #Cobargo. Critical infrastructure is often lost in extreme weather events. pic.twitter.com/rrM1evmNP8
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 1, 2020
Dubbo, here we come!
Day 7 of #UTSJournalism’s Regional Reporting Project & these early risers are off to cover #climate stories in the Orana region. Introducing: @Hyren516 @daniella_scotti @WilliamJOw3ns @madeleineachenz @MKruzmetra @JLiuBev Ping @UTSFass @TrainLinkWest pic.twitter.com/47K1CBzcBc— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 2, 2020
Day 8 of #UTSJournalism's Regional Reporting Project & our Dubbo team has been given the local lowdown by the @dailyliberal's amazing @lynn_rayner1 & @orlander_ruming. They've even had an on-air chat with DCFM 88.9's Richard Mutton. Thanks for the friendly story tips everyone 🙏 pic.twitter.com/kPxDYdEVVB
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 4, 2020
John “The Highway Man” Cadoret has been walking around Australia for 40 years. #UTSJournalism students stopped for a chat after spotting him just outside Dubbo. You can imagine the stories he had to tell about our changing #climate! @dailyliberal @lynn_rayner1 @UTSFass pic.twitter.com/fepN1kyDuH
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 4, 2020
Day 9 of #UTSJournalism’s Regional Reporting Project & our students have just met Narromine farmer, Ben Sippel. Ben reckons saltbush has #drought-proofed the farm & makes for leaner & tastier #lamb.
📸by @MKruzmetra.#climatereporting #agriculture @UTSFass @dailyliberal pic.twitter.com/NbH9mLhlPv— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 5, 2020
One of our priorities in sending #UTSJournalism students across NSW to cover #ClimateChange was for them to see the beauty & harshness of our land from a train. Today, 5 are bound for Tamworth on @TrainLinkNorth as 6 farewell the lovely folk of Dubbo on @TrainLinkWest @utsfass 🚆 pic.twitter.com/zKsVGYPe0a
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 6, 2020
“I know it's very difficult to convey… but things aren’t black and white, things are complex." That's from Alice Milson – one of the 50+ #climatechange protestors currently outside @Barnaby_Joyce's Tamworth office. Pic by #UTSJournalism's @BoenSidney for @the_NDL @UTSFass pic.twitter.com/b5ua4r0XuS
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 7, 2020
“Everyone doesn’t notice it’s a problem [#climatechange] until it’s affecting them.” From one of the switched-on @Calrossy students who've welcomed #UTSJournalism to their #Tamworth campus today. Thanks to Careers Advisor Mr Impey, & to Mrs Saunders for the invitation! @UTSFass pic.twitter.com/UFhlA8tZw8
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 7, 2020
"What we need is the govt & the opposition to agree on a policy that goes forward. To be divided on the #climatechange issue with all the knowledge we have now is quite absurd." Former Indep. MP @TonyHWindsor speaking to #UTSJournalism students in Werris Creek today. @UTSFass pic.twitter.com/fzmvSfMusC
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 7, 2020
📸Kirsten Jelinek @_jelinek https://t.co/Log7jIDWb6
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 6, 2020
Ray Bryant (C) has been showing #UTSJournalism students around as they cover #climatechange in the New England. He’s full of stories. Like how Nundle’s The Peel Inn was won in a card game & has stayed in the same family for four generations. Thanks Ray! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/fy4Icf5A1I
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 7, 2020
While this video by @BoenSidney shows dams filling in the New England, it’s important to remember that intense #rain is symptomatic of a warmer atmosphere. It supports the theory of #climatechange, not disproves it. Source (among many): the #UN’s @IPCC_CH pic.twitter.com/8TPmrOVORn
— UTS Journalism (@CentralNewsUTS) February 9, 2020
— Central News @CentralNewsUTS