Kiama Community Radio's Podcast

Gabi talks to Tim Donlea from Artemas Aged Care Services. 

Artemas is not an Aged Care provider but specialises in guiding seniors and their families through the complexities of the Aged Care system, from home care to government assistance, Centrelink assessments and residential options. 

Recorded 5.8.26

The Shop Around the Corner is a regular segment supporting local businesses and is part of  Gabriela Cabral's weekly program Living Local at 9 Wednesdays on KCR. 

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Gabi talks to Gülçin Topel from Saltwater Cafe, Kiama who recently won Outstanding Business Leader at the  2026 Kiama Business Awards.In addition to  her heavy work schedule at Saltwater, Gülçin finds time for generous outreach projects to foster community connections. 

This interview was recorded as part of The Shop Around the Corner which supports local businesses in the Kiama LGA and part of Gabi Cabral's regular program Living Local, Wednesday mornings 9am on KCR. 

Recorded 29.7.27

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Our guest Linda Godfrey is a poet, editor, literary judge, teacher, and former Program Manager of The Wollongong Writers Festival. Linda discusses, and shares, her prose poetry - and other things literary - with presenters Karen and Neil. 

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One for the trivia buffs: Play along as Diane and Deano quiz each other (and discuss) the best opening and ending lines in literature. 

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This week, Jane, Karen and Neil discuss the resurgence of interest in gothic novels after the release of the new Wuthering Heights movie adaptation.

Neil shares some of his experiences with writing competitions.

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Gabi talks to Tamena Yarak, Regional Manager of Mackillop Family Services, an organisation that provides foster care, family support, alternative education and disability services in NSW. 

Recorded 29th July 2026. 

This is part of Gabi's weekly program Living Local on KCR at 9am on Wednesdays. 

KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: [email protected]

Grow and Sow hosts Jane Parbury and Joe Carter talk to former Australian journalist Perrie Croshaw who has been caretaker of 2 major gardens in her time:  The Garden of Eden in Norfolk, England, which had been a cider orchard and pleasure garden between the World Wars, but had fallen into much disrepair, and a 16ha property on Woodhill Mountain, near Berry where she lived with her 2 sons in the 1990s.

Recorded 10th July 2026. 

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Gabriela talks to Dr. Rachel Gregory Wilson and  Kim Thomason, Warden at Kiama Anglican Church, about a seminar held recently at Kiama Anglican Church designed for parents and carers of young people living with neurodiversity and ADHD. They'll discuss the challenges families face, the support available and  the church's role in supporting the local community.

Recorded 22nd July 2026

This interview was recorded as part of Gabi Cabral's weekly program Living Local on KCR at 9am on Wednesdays. 

KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: [email protected]

What makes the Kiama, Gerringong and Berry region one of Australia's most sought-after places to live?

Bernie Hems chats with Craig and Kerrie Higbid, a husband-and-wife team with more than 50 years of combined real estate experience.  Craig and Kerrie's  business  South Coast Prestige Properties has now morphed into Christie's International Real Estate South Coast. 

Recorded 15th July 2026

This interview is part of a regular segment  The Shop Around the Corner,  supporting businesses in the Kiama LGA: part of Gabi Cabral's weekly program Living Local at 9am on Wednesdays on KCR.

KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: [email protected]

Peter Sullivan talks to Claire Hollander, the trumpet playing member of the five piece band Bonnie Kay and the Sweet Patooties, about their new album Open Doors.

This interview was recorded on KCR Breakfast, Monday to Friday 7-9am and Peter Sullivan is in the hot seat on Wednesday mornings. 

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