listen - Regional Voices

March 2019 - Women

7/3/2019

Michelle Verco - Civil Engineer

Celebrating International Women's Day, we talk to Michelle Verco, a Civil Engineer from Clare, SA. Michelle is passionate about encouraging girls to follow in her footsteps and into some of the great careers available for women in modern regional Australia.

February 2019 - Education

7/2/2019

Melanie Meers - Anson Street School

Melanie Meers is the Principal of Anson Street School in Orange NSW, which caters for children from Kinder to year 12 with a range of diverse learning styles. Melanie tells us that living life without limits is all about what the children can achieve.

December 2018 - Forces of Nature

6/12/2018

27th December 2018 - Erin Peterson

Erin Peterson, Project Leader for Virtual Reef Diver, on how everyday Aussies are helping provide data on the Great Barrier Reef.

20th December 2018 - Agata Imielska

Agata Imielska, Senior Climatologist at the Bureau of Meteorology talks modern weather forecasting and some of this summer’s risks.

13th December 2018 - Trevor Schwarz

Trevor Schwartz, Nhill CFA Volunteer talks about finding a way to educate refugees about the bushfire risks of their new home.

6th December 2018 - Cassandra McLaren

Cassandra McLaren is behind the amazing Facebook page One Day Closer to Rain. She talks about the power of connecting people.

November 2018 - Safety

1/11/2018

29th November 2018 - Chris Draffin

Chris Draffin on the hazards of being in an emergency team, why people volunteer, and being prepared to stay safe.

22nd November 2018 - Bill Youl

Bill Youl of Dairy Australia talks about DA's responses to unacceptable safety statistics, including the Farm Safety kit.

15th November 2018 - Ashleigh Pinson

Asheigh Pinson discusses how safe, cost effective road upgrades are possible with some classic Aussie inventiveness.

8th November 2018 - Alex Thomas

Alex Thomas is behind Plant a Seed for Safety, a campaign aiming to find practical solutions to keeping people on the land safe.

1st November 2018 - Rob Cook

Rob Cook shares his powerful story of recovery from a horrific helicopter crash, amazing strength and a world first invention

October 2018 - Sport

4/10/2018

24th October 2018 - Shannon Malseed

Current Australian Champion women’s road cyclist Shannon Malseed on the elation of winning and enjoying the journey.

18th October 2018 - Barry
Biffin

Australian Tentpegging Assoc. President and member of the Australian team Barry Biffin explains this ancient equestrian sport.

11th October 2018 - Michael Albert

4th October 2018 - Corporal Sonya Newman

Garnduwa CEO Michael Albert from WA’s vast and remote Kimberley region talks about sport helping to build healthy communities.

Be inspired by Invictus Games competitor Sonya Newman who talks about her love of sport, competitive spirit and recovery.

September 2018 - Older & Bolder

6/9/2018

27th September 2018 - Dr Wendy Craik AM

Leader and policy maker Dr Wendy Craik AM talks about new challenges and problem solving issues affecting regional Australia.

20th September 2018 - Judy Hocking

Judy Hocking discusses innovative succession planning for her family's farm with the Cultivate Farms matchmaker approach.

13th September 2018 - Charlotte Drake-Brockman

Indomitable artist Charlotte Drake-Brockman talks about creativity, the freedom of ageing and planning her next exhibition for 2019.

6th September 2018 - Mark Evans

The restoration of Paronella Park has been a consuming challenge. Mark Evans discusses embracing life and its opportunities.

August 2018 - Health

2/8/2018

30th August 2018 - Dr Kate Fennell

We discuss improving outcomes for regional cancer patients and a new mental health resource with researcher Dr Kate Fennell.

23rd August 2018 - Dr Colin Farquharson

With Dr Colin Farquharson 2017’s Rural Doctor of the Year we discuss resilience and what it means to be a GP in a regional area.

16th August 2018 - Dr Adam Coltzau

High regional smoking rates and other health issues are the focus of this interview with Dr Adam Coltzau of the Rural Doctors Assoc.

9th August 2018 - Richard Sykes

With Richard Sykes of Panaceum Health we discuss technology, access to and the business of health care in regional Australia.

2nd August 2018 - Fiona Currie

Fiona Currie talks to us about how the RIPERN qualification is improving the delivery of services to patients at Cobram Health.

July 2018 - Mental Health

5/7/2018

26 July 2018 - Debbie Russo

Debbie Russo, the FIFO Wife, talks about her lifestyle, the importance of being able to ask for help and her strategies for coping.

19 July 2018 - Brian Egan

We discuss the assistance being provided to farmers by the Aussie Helpers Virtual Psychologist service with Brian Egan.

12 July 2018 - Sue Hughes

5 July 2018 - Dr Rachel Winterton

Sue Hughes of Our Healthy Clarence speaks to us about this community led response to tackling regional mental health issues.

Researcher Dr Rachel Winterton discusses healthy ageing and what it means to grow older in regional and rural Australia.

June 2018 - Finance

7/6/2018

28 June 2018 - Greg Bradfield

21 June 2018 - Bevan Eatts

Greg Bradfield, managing director of progressive producer Musselroe Beef discusses innovation, technology and growth.

Bevan discusses the investment in and passion of the 280 producers behind WA's Genuinely Southern Forests brand.

14 June 2018 - Greg McNamara

7 June 2018 - Fiona Hall

Norco director of 20 years Greg chats with us about the future of agricultural co-ops and challenges facing the industry.

Fiona speaks to us about setting up a rural theatre group to fundraise for community initiatives in their local towns.

May 2018 - Employment

4/5/2018

31 May 2018 - Kimberley Baird

24 May 2018 - Verity Morgan-Schmidt

Kimberley is the manager of Djarindjin Airport on the Dampier Peninsula WA, which is fully staffed by local indigenous workers.

One of the biggest challenges in regional Australia is attracting good staff to small towns. But what if you didn’t have to?

17 May 2018 - Will Barton

10 May 2018 - Esme Cairns

Will joins us this week from Gundagai, NSW - he's leading his business through a $30 million expansion that will open up 75 new jobs for people in the Murrumbidgee region.

Esme and her team help those most in need in south west Queensland to create change in their lives and develop a more fruitful employment path.

3 May 2018 - Dr Ray Johnson

Ray chats about about current and future trends in rural employment, and what it will take for people to realise how far agribusiness could take them.