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Professor John Cole OAM @ProfJohnCole

Professor Emeritus - sustainability innovation & sustainable regional development

Joined April 2010
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Earlier this year Forbes Magazine warned: "The question is no longer whether to embrace AI but how quickly and effectively organizations can harness its potential to secure their place in an increasingly AI-powered world". Food & fibre is in the mix too. queenslandcountrylife.com.au…

Warning: farmers must act fast to harness Ai and maintain competitive-edge

Ai set to supercharge Australian agriculture

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Neither side of the #QLDelection debate seems to be drawing deeply on the policy priorities of the main industry sectors and local government. See more at profjohncole.com/2024/10/23/… @LGAQ @QRCouncil @QldFarmers @AgForceQLD @ChamberQLD @TheQTIC

Regions to count in state election outcome

With the political pendulum swinging away from the Labor Government after three terms, the regions are well placed to decide who governs Queensland after 26 October.

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Peri-urban Queensland is another player in the Qld state #QLDelection . Outer suburban voters say cost-of-living and crime are front of mind ahead of Queensland's election #qldpol abc.net.au/news/2024-10-21/b… via @ABCaustralia

Once considered Labor strongholds, the cost-of-living crisis has turned Brisbane's outer suburbs...

Brisbane's outer suburbs were once considered Labor strongholds but there's a chance that could change this election. 

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Talking with Peter Fegan on 4BC about the word #resilience in the #regions – how can we better understand and support rural and regional people 4bc.com.au/podcast/rural-reg…

Rural, regional and resilience - how can we better understand and support our communities - 4BC

Following the National Bush Summit in Townsville during the week, one of the issues highlighted was around resilience and the needs of rural communities. However, there are some who don’t want to be...

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This excellent article identifies what govt should be doing to alleviate the #housing crisis. apimagazine.com.au/news/arti…

Lunacy, stupidity, inequity: what the 'knuckleheads' in charge of housing need to know

Housing reform is possible but as long as we entertain voodoo economics paraded as credible ‘solutions’ to our current housing challenges, be prepared to watch this tragedy get more re-runs than a B...

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A write up of a talk I gave in Toowoomba last week to the National Agriculture & Renewables conference @karinstark79 @Ben_Lyons_ @JoSheppard04 @QldFarmers @Indigocathy @chamboak
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Creating strategies for effective regional engagement with the energy transition #renewables #agriculture #regions profjohncole.com/2024/07/10/…
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Creating strategies for effective regional engagement with the energy transition #renewables #agriculture #regions profjohncole.com/2024/07/10/…

Creating strategies for effective regional engagement with the energy transition

Regional communities dealing with new private sector investment especially will achieve higher levels of local involvement and ownership of the outcomes if first they mobilise as much of their busi…

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It’s a nation building visionary project on the threshold of being realised - the 2700 km sealed shortcut #outbackway Winton to Laverton - great to be in CBA with key stakeholders planning its future - this exciting journey is only just beginning #outbackwayforum2024
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#Renewableenergy projects in #regionalAustralia must deliver win-win outcomes for local communities abc.net.au/news/2024-06-15/d… via @ABCaustralia

Astronomy tourism business ready to fight Australia's first compressed air energy storage project

A stargazing tourism operation says it has "legalled up" in response to a billion-dollar renewable energy project set to be located down the road from the business that relies on dark skies.

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Quirk review provides #Olympics #Brisbane2032 opportunity to be be above politics. @StevenJMiles @DavidCrisafulli the editorial in todays @couriermail makes sense - bipartisanship essential to get the job done #qldpol #auspol
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$570m battery deal pushes Queensland closer to goal as renewables superpower inqld.com.au/?p=100741 via @InQldMedia

InDaily, Inside Queensland

InDaily

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#Regions need more than #migration strategy* profjohncole.com/2024/01/04/…

Regions need more than migration strategy*

For a country as large as Australia it is surprising to see the strength of opposition to the vision of a “Big Australia”, of our country supporting a population two or three times larger than the …

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Great to be in the room for the ⁦@QldFarmers⁩ celebrating #NationalAgricultureDay. There is no sector more essential to our national future than the people who grow our food and fibre.
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Former CEO of @LGAQ Greg Hallam gives some valuable insights into the context of marginalised #rural and #regional #poverty in Plight of the blockies: The fires and a community's complex problems exposed inqld.com.au/?p=92780 via @InQldMedia @RegionalAus @regstud @ResearchRural

InDaily, Inside Queensland

InDaily

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Local government in western Queensland shows the way. profjohncole.com/2023/10/20/… via @ProfJohnCole @LGAQ @regstud @RegionalAus @LizMRitchie @RAPADCWQ @wqldcouncils @ResearchRural @ALGAcomms

Local government in western Queensland shows the way.

The example of local government collaboration in regional western Queensland shows the value of local leadership and vision over tilting at symbolic actions or constitutional windmills…

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Climate change driven #bushfire risk means Australia must have a sovereign #firefighting air fleet capacity to be deployed to hot spot emergencies across the continent as needed #resilientregions @abc730 #resilientcommunities
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The denial of additional flights into Australia by international carriers is a disgrace. Protecting #Qantas from #competition is not in our national interest. It means higher fares to travellers and costs the economy big time. Let’s open our skies.
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It’s time for a national #productstewardship scheme for agri #plastics Prep work done. Let's get stakeholders around table & move on profjohncole.com/2023/08/21/… via @ProfJohnCole @tanya_plibersek @NatStewardship @QldFarmers @qldfruitveg @circulareconomy @QldEnvironment @LeanneLinard

It’s time for a national stewardship scheme for agricultural plastics

…many farmers are keen to support recycling, particularly of micro-irrigation piping and drip tape, but the stockpiles of black plastics on farms and Council sites suggests much more needs to…

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#Regional #resilience in action, the South Burnett’s Red Earth Foundation reminds that #community self-organisation, purposeful focussed capacity building, local collaboration and shared vision, are crucial ingredients for regions adapting successfully in an ever changing world.
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Kicking off in Kingaroy a celebration of community and growing local leaders by Red Earth Foundation ⁦@GeorgieSomerset⁩ ⁦@SouthBurnettRC⁩ ⁦@NorthBurnettRC⁩ ⁦@KristyFrahm⁩ ⁦@ProfJohnMcVeigh⁩ ⁦@ProfJohnCole⁩ ⁦@ResearchRural⁩ ⁦
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