The city could also learn from the country. There are a lot of good solutions in the country out of necessity and they aren't often translated back to the city. There is a lack of appreciation and understanding of how we all fit together as a nation. One participant suggested that there are too many committees across a region but not enough communication between the groups. He suggested that there needs to be one body, with one person from each community, which is the central decision making body of the region.
Individuals can achieve a lot in a small country town.
If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've never been in a room with a mosquito. There continues to be a lack of health facilities on the Peninsula. These do not get as much media attention as recent problems of staffing in Adelaide hospitals. We understand the problems our metropolitan counterparts are having but they don't understand the problems we're having. It's becoming an issue of us and them.