Sharing positive stories of rural businesses and communities.
Like many rural agricultural towns Sea Lake in northern Victoria’s Mallee district has visibly struggled with a declining population in recent decades. While the big dollars are still in cropping, a new generation of diverse small businesses are now popping up in this township thanks to Lake Tyrrell’s sunsets and Silo Art.
Read MoreWhen Ross Williams left his hometown of Sea Lake in 1986 for a career, he never envisaged himself returning. Twenty years later he was back discovering new opportunities for himself and his community.
Read MoreA local pub is considered integral to every rural Australian town providing an important social meeting place. In April 2017 when the Sea Lake Hotel burnt down and the only other pub in town was closed, action was clearly needed. Local resident, John “Bull” Clohesy picked up the phone and started calling a long list of people.
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