4.3 Questions

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1. Federal - Transport and Regional Services
    State - Regional Development Fund
2. Sense of Place Program ( helps them by planning, assisting and guiding communities) and Townlife Development Program ( Help in building up the town)
3. First Community-owned post office in Australia which was created because there was a treat to the local post office.
4. The GRTC offers Giropost, Centrelink, Medicare, Internet access and teh Reliance Credit Union, normal post service and small but modern gift shop
5. The community has responded well because evidence shows that without the help of the governments the town would not be what it was today.
6. 3 examples of action implemented by the Flying Ahead Group are: the increase in police presence, the establishment of youth projects, and the increase in the population and services that are available.
7. The purpose of the two eight two eight program was to restore the old community centre back to a multi-faceted community centre. It now includes a cafe, craft gallery, function centre, second-hand book shop and tourism information.
8. Some examples of active citizenship achievements since 2000 include: the opening of the Rural Transaction Centre, the first community-owned post office, and the purchase and renovation of the old picture theatre in the main street.
9. The local government and the Coonamble Shire has been providing financial assistance to the Gulargambone Flying Ahead program.
10. The changes that have been done to the theatre are: there is new paint, been restored and the walls have been died up, it looks more inviting and has a more community feel.
11. There are many factors that attribute to the success of Gulargambone, but the main attribute is citizen which is very important within the town. The active citizenship is seen through the restoration of the old theatre to a community centre and the effort put forward into the dedication to the town seen through the opening of the city owned post-office.
12 a) The article is the 'fight of survival' of Gulargambone and the uniting of the citizens
     b) The author writes about the decline in Gulargambone is due to the drought which affected the economy of the agricultural based town.
     c) Majority of the business were shut down such as petrol stations, banks, shops, etc.
     d) The community galvanised into action when the town post office came into threat of being shut down. They also came together and took on the government when the hospital was threatened.
     e) The post office was important because it was a main part of society and the next closest one was a two-hour drive.
     f) The community has completed the community centre (the restoration of the old picture theatre), the acquiring of the town logo which is a galah, and the saving of there post-office