Coogee and the Coast

Our Local Heroes: This episode lauds those in our community, heroes big and small, who have made a difference.

Hosted by: Aurelia and Aiden

Act 1: Meet Geoff the School Crossing Supervisor

Written and Produced by: Aoife

Act 2: Our Bali Memorial

Written and Produced by: Scout

Act 3: The Life of a Local Surf Life Saver

Written and Produced by: Sophie

Biographies:

Angela Moles is a professor in ecology at UNSW Sydney. She studies the way plants are responding to climate change, and the reasons introduced species are so successful. Angela also works with the NSW government to help protect threatened species and maximise biodiversity conservation. In her spare time, Angela is a volunteer surf lifesaver with Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club, and she is a mum with two children.

Geoff Surtees has been a Randwick and Coogee local for about 20 years. He decided to take some personal time out from the workforce to focus on his marketing business from home. He then decided to take up some part-time work and saw the ad for school crossing supervisors and thought that would be a great job as it would give him time during the day.  Little did he know how rewarding it would be to interact with students, teachers, parents and the neighbours of the school. When he wakes up in the morning he always looks forward to meeting and greeting the students, knowing that, not only does he get a chance to chat with them, but he is keeping them safe too.

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Intro and Outro Music written and performed by Cash and Cooper

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Coogee has some fantastic watering holes. This episode is dedicated to our salty shores, its history, beauty and life it provides.

Hosted by: Euan and George

Act 1: Wylie’s Baths

Written and Produced by: Annabel

Guest: Paul from Wylie’s

Act 2: McIver’s Ladies Baths

Written and Produced by: Skye

Guest: Ms Scarf our school librarian

Act 3: Our Big Island

Read and Produced by: Scout and Skye

Sources:

Book – Our Big Island by Mark Greenwood

Guest Biographies:

-Jacqueline Scarf has been a teacher at Coogee Public School since 2012.  She taught K-2 in those years as well as Learning Support and Art. Her special interests are English, History and Art.

-Paul is a lifeguard at Wylie's Baths in Coogee, a beautiful tidal pool open to all, on Gadigal and Bidjigal land. His job is fundamentally about helping people connect safely with the ocean. He monitors risks to swimmers from big swell and marine life encounters (which many people want!), and he helps with kiosk and site maintenance, to continue its long heritage as a gathering place for all ages. He is also a psychologist and ethics teacher and loves living in this coastal community with his family.

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Intro and Outro Music, Coastal Crash, written and performed by Cash and Cooper with backing track by WeVideo.

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Episode #1 Our Coogee Home

Students from Coogee Public School share stories about their local community.  

Hosted by: Lachlan and Annabel

Act 1: Coogee Palace by Josslyn

Act 2: Coogee Poem by Harrison

Act 3: Coogee Pier by Aurelia

Music by www.wevideo.com

Coastal Crash, written and performed by Cash and Cooper.

It's getting closer! The Coogee Public School, student-produced podcast will launch soon. Coogee and the Coast, where real coastal locals tell stories about the past, provide intel about the present and take a gander into the future.  We are Aussie kids who love to uncover, discover and find another angle.