Chapter 4.3

1. Federal- The Australian Government's Department of Transport and Regional Services.
State- The NSW Department of State and Regional Development Funds

2. Sense of Place Program and Townlife Development Program

3. The rural transaction centre is the first ever community-owned post office in Australia created by the towns people of Gulargambone after there was threat of closure of the local post office. It is important because it provides needs of the community


4. The GRTC is a first community-owned post office in Australia. It offers Giro post, Centre link, Medicare, Internet access and the reliance credit union along with the usual postal services and a small but modern gift shop


5. Community groups have have lobbied government and non-government organisations for funding and assistance. Without the proactive attitude of the community and individuals, Gulargambone would not have the services and facilities that are available today.


6. 
1) To increase the population and services that are available
2) To improve the visual appearance of the town
3) To promote Gulargambone


7) The two eight two eight project involved the restoration of the former picture theatre into a vibrant and multi-faceted community centre.


8) 
The opening of the rural transaction centre
Lobbying for and receiving a new multi-purpose health centre
The 'Back to Gulargambone reunion'


9) Coonabamble Shire Council has provided funding and help with many of the projects undertaken in Gulargambone including dollar-for-dollar funding for repainting the shops in the main street  and funding the feasibility study for the Rural Transaction Centre. It has been supportive of the Gulargambone ahead program and has provided assistance for the many projects 


10) The changes that have occurred include:
- New textures used to build the building
- Different colours used to produce the building
- Crack have been filled leaving the building look attractive
But overall their has only been a slight improvement between the two buildings 


11) Active citizenship is extremely important to the little town of Gulargambone. Many individuals have been involved in the many projects mentioned earlier. The town relies heavily on volunteers who run the two eight two eight cafe and the library and who give up their time to make sure that Gulargambone survives despite rural decline.


12) 
a) The article is about the community coming together in order to save their town known as Gulargambone
b) The downturn in rural economy  and the ravages of drought
c) Over a couple of decades, the residents saw their busy main street drained of its energy as one shop after another closed, banks left town and services were removed
d) The threat of closing the post-office
e) Because it was the only post-office close to the community
f) Old picture theatre, a cafe, gift shop, exhibition centre, and best of all, regular movie nights