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Recent University of Washington research (https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966740) indicates La Niña could be with us for some time yet as Australian flooding and heavy rain impacts southern and eastern Australian communities, the South Australian senator questions whether alarm over climate has driven a surge into renewables when other investments might be prudent

Inflows to South Australia could reach 120,000 megalitres per day or more by December, so the State Emergency Service is encouraging shack owners in particular downstream of Cadell on the Murray River to prepare properties now for what minor to moderate flooding potential going into the summer. Chief of Staff at the SES Derren Halleday sets out the times the workshops are occurring this weekend in the mid Murray towns with 70,000 sandbags and 5 tonnes of sand being sent to the mid to upper Murray regions.

Jetties like his own as former mayor at Tumby Bay down to at Kingston South East were in the spotlight this week at state parliament in Adelaide for the member for Flinders and shadow minister for local government Sam Telfer - as well as claims of electoral involvement by members of the Local Government minister's own office in preference arrangements for council election candidates in Adelaide

Former regular Michell Wool correspondent with FlowFM for the Friday wool report Steven Read was tragically lost recently and Michell's correspondent since April, Andrew Partridge and Flow's Rikki Lambert express their gratitude for Steven's involvement in their lives and the wool industry on a sombre note at the end of an otherwise positive market report for Australian wool producers.

Rain and flooding impacts on Victorian and New South Wales grain crop harvest and quality heads the discussion as we look at the comparative situation for South Australian growers and the latest international market and crop harvest announcements

Episode3's Matt Dalgleish chats with Flow listeners about the latest movements in the Australian cattle and sheep markets and export market opportunities

Australians like to make light of tough situations and whether its snatch straps as the hot property for farmers this harvest or the Swan Hill KFC running out of chicken, Quambatook farmer and Graingrowers Ltd chair Brett Hosking helps us through a challenging harvest season with insights on how rain affected Australia's grain crop might be - and we return to the conversation of getting grain and other freight off the roads and onto rail such as the Murray Basin Rail project

The independent MP for the Yorke Peninsula based electorate hopes he can garner 10,000 signatures to spark a parliamentary inquiry into regional health services - and is calling for a fairer distribution of medical GPs in regional SA, and a dedicated Regional Health minister

Despite the regional population boom and ability to telework, regional bank closures continue with South Australian towns of Coober Pedy, Kapunda and Tailem Bend losing their last bank branches - the FSU state secretary Jason Hall fills Flow listeners in on the latest

The member for Riverina says flood mitigation via raising the Wyangala Dam wall is now critical and speaks about flooding impacts at Lockhart and Narrandera - also, frustration of emergency service volunteers at people driving through floodwaters going 'beyond the pale', a big challenge for grain growers with saturated cropping lands - and the value of Prime Ministers visiting electorates in times of distress