Hearturday

Since we presented Hearturday in October 2021, over 11,000 people have died from heart disease in Australia. While some of these people have been high profile, the vast majority are just everyday Australians.

Neil and Katrina presented a live catchup at 3:30pm (AEDT) today on the Hearturday Facebook page and on the Hearturday YouTube channel too.

This is the audio of that conversation.

Greg is best known as the original Yellow Wiggle. These days he runs an organisation called Heart Of The Nation which advocates for the installation and use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

This interview went to air between 7:00pm and 8:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Dr Jasmine Just is a senior medical writer for the Heart Foundation. She talks about heart health and the warning signs you need to watch out for.

This interview went to air between 6:00pm and 7:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Peter O'Donnell (POD) is the Executive Director of Southern Cross Farms - our Premium Sponsor for Hearturday 2021.

This interview went to air between 5:00pm and 6:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Leigh is a wine maker from Western Victoria and survived a cardiac arrest in 2011.

This interview went to air between 4:00pm and 5:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Dr Anne Webster is the Federal Member for Mallee. In this conversation, she discusses the importance of regional health care, particularly in the context of her home town, Mildura.

This interview went to air between 3:00pm and 4:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Brett is the CEO of Mildura Regional Development.

This interview went to air between 2:00pm and 3:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Greg is an accountant from Mildura who was one of the fortunate ones - his heart disease was detected by an angiogram.

This interview went to air between 2:00pm and 3:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

Kellie-Ann is the Victorian CEO of the Heart Foundation.

This interview went to air between 1:00pm and 2:00pm on Hearturday (formerly Saturday) 23 October 2021.

This is a conversation that was broadcast on Hearturday, 23 October 2021, featuring Katrina Umback.