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https://ucaqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eucalypt-trees-remote-UNOct25.png1000528by Rev Scott Ballment Throughout Central Queensland and beyond, we see shrinking populations in our towns and the gradual withdrawal of services. Yet, despite the knocks and bruises, we witness the determination of God’s people to rise again and again. For those who live outside our regional centres and coastal areas, there is a grit […]