The slogan for men's sheds is "Shoulder To Shoulder", shortened from "Men don't talk face to face, they talk shoulder to shoulder", adopted after the 2008 Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA) conference. Here we chat with Paul Durr and John Knight from the Colac Men's Shed Inc. - Phone: 03 5231 4553

Edwina and I chat with Tony Brown and Liz Leitch from the Colac Otway Sustainability Group, and Heather Threadgold an anthropologist who spent her early life in the district.

Find them on Facebook and join in for great learning and social times. The people of our future, you young ones, are more than welcome.

Liz had to run, and Heather was on the phone from Geelong, so we did a 'selfie' with Tony.

Mary Voss from the Colac-Otway Mental Health Week Committee joined us again with her guest Kitty Romanowska from Otway Rotoract.

We talked of MHW 2018, that has the theme this year of "Mind Your Health". The focus this year locally is on our Youth, which is why Mary, Edwina and I learnt about the great work of Rotoract together. Young Jack makes his radio debut, then sleeps after being fed!

You can find them on Facebook - Otway Rotoract - or email [email protected] for more info or to become part of this wonderful group of our future leaders.

Apologies to ALL for the tardiness in uploading this podcast - my MH has been astray!

This week Edwina and I had a yarn about Parks Vic with Jess Reid, the Area Chief Ranger for Colac Otway, and James Gorman, who is a Ranger Team Leader.

We also talk about the responsibility all of community has to respect, while they enjoy, our beautiful country.

For more info: call 13 19 63 or www.parks.vic.gov.au

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and our guest today is Jenn Levine, Clinical Nurse Consultant - Cancer Services (Frank Minchinton Centre), Colac Area Health.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia is asking Australia to get involved and help create awareness and raise the much-needed funds to help in the fight against prostate cancer.

We also chat with Alan and Lyn - Alan is living with the cancer, and Lyn is his wife - we learn about a "life" experience.

Talk about it!

Clinical Nurse Consultant- Cancer Services

Frank Minchinton Centre

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 0800-1630

03 5232 5395

2-28 Connor Street, Colac, Victoria 3250

Mental Health Week 2018 is from October 7th to the 13th and we are getting in early by chatting about it today with Mary Voss from the Colac-Otway Mental Health Week Committee.

The theme this year is "Mind Your Health".

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Let's take care of it together.

Our guest today is Rebecca Callahan from Barwon South West Homelessness Network where she is the Homelessness Network Coordinator.

G'day Rebecca.

What is The Barwon South West Homelessness Network?

The Network is a Network of agencies in Barwon and South West region who work collaboratively for the achievement of an integrated system providing support and accommodation to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness in our region.

For help or more info.: - Adults - 1800 825 955: Youth (U25) 5231 4740 : Emergency Salvo Connect - 5223 9220: Domestic Violence - 1800 737 732:

"Community Connect", with Edwina & Greg, on OCR FM from 11.00am till Noon is  about "World Overdose Day", the 31st August.

We Stream "Live" at www.ocrfm.org.au

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.

It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.

Today we have

Edwina and i had a great chat with  Madeleine McCarney, the Executive Officer of South West Do Care,  and one of about ninety volunteers, Sally Kellett.

For more information, and to apply to volunteer, contact as follows:-

http://www.southwestdocare.org.au

                 Phone: 03 5231 1747

                 Email: [email protected]

                                    Address: 26 Murray Street,

                                                         Colac, 3250 [side entrance]

Today we again remember the Vietnam War (1962 - 1975) and the 60,000 soldiers, men and women, who served Australia in that war.

Over 15,000 were national Servicemen, and according to Google, of the 521 young Aussies who died defending our nation, 200 were Nashos, as they were called.

The motto of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia is:  "Honour the dead but fight like hell for the living."

Today we have Graham Christie on the phone from Queenscliff RSL.

Graham's involvement in Vietnam was at the Battles at Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral - Australia's most protracted and costly battles of the Vietnam War.

It has taken FIFTY years for this to be suitably recognised.

Contact VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service - 1800 011 046

Lifeline - 13 11 14

Queenscliff RSL - 5258 3677 or 0418 521 579