Alexander Darling

Journalist

ABC News multi-platform stories, November 2020 – present

January 29, 2021

Stawell Gift 2021 TV: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/REGI202113290288 Online/Photos: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-05/meet-the-families-behind-the-2021-stawell-gift/100048400?fbclid=IwAR3aMItBQvjuA89jMDJdhZ1F2KgdXfHxGRHrZl7BNEOuZnRBGz5OhdCO57I Radio bulletin/package: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/wimmera/programs/abc-wimmera-local-news/abc-wimmera-local-news/13282898 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/wimmera/programs/breakfast/breakfast/13280918 Horsham’s hiccuping hospitality scene ABC News website: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-04/horshams-hospitality-scene-closes-too-early-for-tourists-locals/13214612 Australia Wide: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/australia-wide/australia-wide/13194598 Housing troubles in the Wimmera, an ongoing issue https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-24/regional-housing-insecurity-hurting-older-women-victoria/13182874 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-16/wimmera-southern-mallee-housing-strategy-released/13157488 White power group in the Grampians: AM: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/am/neo-nazi-camp-in-vic-prompts-call-for-hate-crimes-register/13097646 ABC News website: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-28/anger-over-neo-nazis-chanting-camping-in-the-grampians/13097654, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-28/calls-grampians-far-right-group-labelled-terrorist-organisation/13098762 Australia Wide: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/australia-wide/australia-wide/13080520 The Dry film premiere ABC News website: … More ABC News multi-platform stories, November 2020 – present

Wimmera Mail-Times, October-November 2020

November 8, 2020

https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/7002303/big-boost-for-barengi-gadjins-native-food-ambitions/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/7000748/meet-indie-horsham-polices-new-important-and-cute-employee/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6998485/wimmera-farmer-critiques-south-australian-border-easing-plan/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6992694/andrew-wiedemann-owes-his-life-to-his-wife/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6980915/update-vcc-responds-to-the-latest-changes-at-mount-arapiles/ https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6993991/from-bachelor-in-paradise-to-pregnant-in-hobart/ https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6978705/how-covid-19-will-change-wimmera-farmers-recruiting-permanently/ https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6978634/there-is-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-residents-welcome-sa-vic-border-change/ https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6976496/halls-gap-owner-welcomes-regional-pub-changes-but-benefits-uneven/ https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6970423/heres-how-one-victorian-region-recruited-more-women-into-policing/

Wimmera Mail-Times, August-September 2020

October 1, 2020

PODCAST SEGMENT: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6899505/listen-to-why-dimboola-is-the-escape-you-were-looking-for/ Online stories using audio repurposed from podcast: https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6869726/dimboolas-barefoot-shoemaking-luthier/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6867348/this-could-be-the-next-daylesford-videos/?cs=2669 ARTICLES, INCLUDING NATIONALLY SYNDICATED: https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6934482/inside-the-business-transformation-of-horshams-wilson-street/ http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6946951/sub-decisions-the-2011-horsham-floods-legacy-on-planning/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6921895/how-the-only-motel-in-town-is-struggling-to-stay-open/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6941108/how-to-run-an-ag-show-during-a-pandemic/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6890678/breakthrough-for-one-family-but-sa-vic-border-challenges-remain/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6914418/regional-victoria-needs-to-be-open-now-absolutely-now/

Wimmera Mail-Times, late June – July 2020

July 11, 2020

https://www.stawelltimes.com.au/story/6815466/it-feels-like-were-in-a-movie-horsham-women-living-in-a-covid-19-hotspot/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6806120/the-overland-what-would-happen-if-graemes-only-option-disappeared/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6810955/border-closure-forces-wimmera-mother-to-ballarat-for-checkups/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6828662/wimmera-nursing-students-will-graduate-on-time-university/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6825009/owners-in-lockdown-no-problem-for-rupanyup-pub/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6825210/audit-on-city-to-river-decision-making-likely-to-stay-private/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6819598/the-value-of-women-running-at-this-years-council-elections/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6803444/prompted-by-pandemic-grampians-organisation-finds-new-way-of-retaining-skilled-workers/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6819453/horsham-fire-brigade-captain-hopes-it-can-stay-100-per-cent-volunteers/

Wimmera Mail-Times, January-March 2020

April 12, 2020

https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6605819/horsham-council-confirms-proposal-to-withdraw-from-aged-care-services/ https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6580278/victorian-man-not-taking-nazi-flag-down-despite-outcry/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6610925/horsham-school-bus-routes-timetable-released/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6615529/oatlands-court-residents-fight-for-return-of-their-bus-stop/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6698910/in-their-words-inside-the-rescue-of-an-edenhope-mother-and-daughter/ https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6578136/giant-koala-owner-pleads-for-speed-limit-drop-following-fatality/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6692678/horsham-hamilton-police-warn-of-cannabis-house-syndicate/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6605115/dooen-company-calls-for-state-government-commitment-to-rail-freight-incentive-scheme/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6690822/first-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-wimmera/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6699117/two-edenhope-hospital-staff-self-quarantine-after-exposure-to-person-with-coronavirus/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6696889/pizza-is-considered-an-essential-service-in-these-times-its-makers-are-taking-it-seriously/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6624851/how-the-wimmera-can-transition-to-a-low-carbon-economy-video/ Music writing: 60 years of Wimmera Rock https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6594430/stories-from-the-road-horsham-bands-recall-the-eras-they-rocked-in-photos-videos/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6620729/60-years-of-wimmera-rock-the-story-of-the-king-johnny-thunder-and-the-room/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6620622/thousands-attend-60-years-of-wimmera-rock-performances-gallery-videos/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6585544/want-to-have-a-career-as-a-musician-starting-out-in-the-wimmera-read-on/

Wimmera Mail-Times August-December

December 10, 2019

https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6526485/council-leaders-say-parallel-parking-not-on-table-videos-poll/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6380182/the-people-preserving-the-wimmeras-history-photos-video/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6422372/staff-shortages-hit-halls-gap-eateries/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6479586/former-natimuk-lake-foreshore-committee-members-call-for-mediation-apology/?src=rss https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6394001/mccartneys-mark-milestone-at-bennett-road-milk-bar/ http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6327900/what-wimmera-scientists-bring-to-agriculture https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6418777/before-the-tourists-murtoas-youth-frequented-the-stick-shed/?cs=2669 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6526347/rock-art-rediscovered-at-mount-arapiles/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6489236/the-value-and-challenge-of-keeping-small-businesses-in-the-family/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6524112/selling-kaniva-television-show-to-put-wimmera-town-on-the-small-screen/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6489234/wimmera-advocates-discuss-what-people-with-disabilities-need-to-succeed-at-work/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6485010/wimmera-country-fire-authority-volunteers-travel-to-nsw-bushfires/?cs=225 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6491486/nsw-qld-bushfires-webster-says-focus-should-be-on-people-not-climate-change/?cs=225 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6468183/grampians-climbing-instructor-defiant-after-being-told-she-is-no-longer-welcome/?cs=225 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6450538/grampians-brigades-say-testing-deterring-volunteers-video/?cs=2669 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6471214/high-energy-nati-frinj-attracts-big-crowd-on-opening-night-photos-videos/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6450282/wimmera-questions-over-proposed-waste-management-solutions/?fbclid=IwAR2xBKupxLZpYEhssu0CHPXZtdncKhkDToxUMAShMjZI4rOpWkPIZsQpT-0 https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6424527/womens-retailer-to-open-on-firebrace-street-in-october/?cs=12574

Wimmera Mail Times June-July

August 1, 2019

https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6300930/farmers-seek-more-information-over-kaniva-illegal-dump-site/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6299657/we-are-seeing-so-many-near-misses-here-its-just-terrible/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6280494/horshams-first-home-buyers-save-22m-in-two-years/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6276992/climbers-not-satisfied-with-parks-victoria-grampians-information-drop/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6274148/new-ratepayers-group-seeks-to-fill-community-consultation-gap/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6267152/horsham-to-host-new-energy-project-in-victorian-first/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6244913/why-wimmera-pubs-take-time-to-sell/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6243859/horsham-eateries-urged-to-make-the-most-of-tourism-growth/ https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/6241686/horsham-vision-sparks-concerns-among-land-users/?fbclid=IwAR1rhwuKGzVA3iqSJORzzxDnOeCEtgL8Q2ZMECMyZ12W-8dvlkB4rfm0t4I