WEDNESDAY'S Regional Leaders Debate certainly put Goulburn in the headlines.
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We have Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce to thank for the attention. The oft-described maverick MP is always good for a colourful quote and plenty of publicity.
Yesterday it continued unabated, courtesy of the link he drew between Labor's decision to stop live cattle exports in 2011 and a rise in boat arrivals from Indonesia.
Not even his Coalition partner, Hume MP Angus Taylor, who also attended the forum, would back the comments.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop shot them down yesterday, and Mr Joyce himself was backtracking somewhat.
But for all the fallout, Mr Joyce does strike a chord in Hume for his practical approach to agriculture. He is a fierce advocate for farmers and resists red tape and policies that will make their lives harder.
While the Greens may never lead the country, it's clear they're winning people over.
Historically viewed as anti-agriculture, it was Greens leader Richard Di Natale who resonated with the hundred-strong crowd.
While Mr Joyce was quick to label his panel-mates "butterfly chasers", Mr Di Natale was twice met with soaring applause.
Hume and Goulburn is conservative, but increasingly - with the rise of renewable energy - farmers and others are seeing the opportunities.
Regional Australia is evolving and is at the forefront of technology and industry and political parties need to hop on board.
Long-time district graziers like Charlie Prell's family are a case in point. They host a wind farm and Mr Prell is a regional organiser with the Australian Wind Alliance.
The Crookwell region, too, from which he hails, is looking to harness renewable energy in a proposed agricultural centre.
And let's not forget Goulburn's solar project.
Hume is traditionally conservative, but we detect a change in the wind.
Goulburn man Geoff Bell told the Post he had voted conservative all his life, but this time he'd be voting for the Nick Xenophon Party. "The major parties have lost the guy in the street. They have stopped listening," he said.
"The only point of democracy is that we get to elect our politicians, but we have no say in what they do."
Mr Bell wasn't the only one voicing his concerns. Twice residents called out for politicians to stop bickering and answer the questions.
Despite the efforts of host Chris Uhlmann, Mr Joyce, Mr Fitzgibbon and Mr Di Natale had their own ideas about the debate, frequently launching into feisty to-and-fro's, each calling out the other for minutes on end.
The debate was informative, if you could keep up. But if it's a sign of things to come, people will be hard-pressed making up their mind by July 2.