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Before heading to Leeton NSW campaigning to retain the seat for a second term, independent MP for Murray Helen Dalton talks Carp, Roads, local clubs and problem gambling - and how she might lean if the March state election delivers, as she hopes, a hung parliament.

The South Australian Liberal Party leader speaks with FlowFM listeners about the minister for water, Dr Susan Close, 'dithering' over a decision on where to situate a desalination plant on the Eyre Peninsula for future water security. The former water minister who initiated the consultation process on the controversy over a site calls for the minister's resignation as we also discuss state and regional population growth and broadening access to subsidised Japanese encephalitis vaccines.

During a visit to South Australia the deputy leader of the federal Liberal Party and FlowFM regular as the member for Farrer in western NSW, Sussan Ley talks about the challenges in healthcare and roads facing regional people she is meeting in SA - and in her own electorate. We also discuss with the shadow minister for women the Communication Minister Michelle Rowland's Wednesday 25 January summit on the risks of online dating and what regulatory steps the federal government might need to take to improve online and personal safety.

From regional roads and rail through the recent biosecurity challenges to the farm labour workforce, the NSW Farmers Association president Xavier Martin shares with FlowFM listeners in southern NSW the organisation's areas of focus for the March state election.

The federal assistant minister for education joins us on FlowFM to talk about the way those already working in remote areas or those accepting offers to work there can have their higher education study debt covered by the federal government to support them relocating to those regions.

The former head of the Australian Christian Lobby speaks with FlowFM about why he's running as an independent at the head of a voting ticket supported by the fledgling reborn Family First Party. Lyle addresses a host of policy topics from gender ideology in schools to the World Economic Forum's Davos event this week, measures taken in the name of COVID-19 and whether a royal commission is needed, and what his party is offering southern NSW regional voters. He also speaks about the demise of Fred Nile's Christian Democrats party and what that means for the Christian voting constituency in NSW this election.

Note: as disclosed in the interview, the interviewer worked with the past incarnation of the Family First party from 2006 to 2017.

The Australian wool market finished 2022 on a high and is off to a flyer in its first two weeks, we look into the driving factors including Chinese demand with Andrew Partridge from Michell Wool.

Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway speaks with southern NSW FlowFM listeners about a road repair fund with applications closing today, Friday 20 January 2023, as well as responding to shadow minister John Graham's comments regarding a potential state takeover or reclassification of council roads. We discuss betterment - 'building back better' - flood or disaster affected roads and a funding boost for a cattle underpass scheme.

South Australian Riverland winegrape growers are battling very poor returns for their grapes amid a triple-whammy of challenges from China's trade restrictions to freight costs and, for a select number of growers, inundation from recent flooding. We speak with Riverland Wine executive officer Lyndall Rowe about the welcome injection of $100,000 from the South Australian government to help the industry chart a 10-year blueprint for better outcomes for one the nation's most significant wine growing regions.

The State Opposition has welcomed the easing of restrictions on recreational boating, fishing and the like on the River Murray but says it will pursue answers on how, when and why the government made the decisions to impose restrictions in the first place given their impact on local tourism and tourism operators.