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Trent Geddes joined the program to discuss the latest in tech.

Independent Corangamite Candidate Tom Roe discuses the issues in federal politics and outlines his approach to climate change.

Davina Montgomery discusses the issues of the day.

PhD students Maddie Zurowski and Bill Dix joined the program from Science Week to discuss a project that involves working with the country’s top scientists at the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory when it is operational. They explain why we need to go 1000 metres underground to find ‘Dark Matter’ and the challenges ahead.

A look at the issues in sport.

Geelong Deputy Mayor Cr Trent Sullivan spoke the program about the issues in council.

Mental Health and Resilience Expert Graeme Cowan spoke to the program about four things you can do to help with the uncertainty of lockdowns. In a recent COVID poll of 757 people, ‘uncertainty’ was nominated by 48% as their greatest challenge, while 37% said it was ‘isolation from loved ones’.

Tim O’Callaghan, General Manager, Strategic Initiatives at the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke to the program about how small business is dealing with Victoria’s sixth lockdown and the Victorian Chamber Business Recovery Regional Roadshow. For details about the roadshow visit: https://www.victorianchamber.com.au/event/victorian-chamber-business-recovery-regional-roadshow-geelong

Matthew Warren – Director of RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research spoke to the program about the issues around cyber safety and the 2021 census.

Better Access Australia is called on federal politicans to update Australia’s newborn screening program, with chair Felicity McNeill PSM saying the program was last updated almost 25 years ago.  “Australia’s newborn screening program remains stuck in the 1980s, with no new conditions added to the national program for three decades, which means doctors are often unable to take advantage of medical breakthroughs to save tiny lives,” she said.  “I urge Federal politicians to imagine they are a parent finding out that their baby has a rare disease months or years down the track, having missed out on diagnosis and life-saving treatment shortly after birth.  “Time to diagnosis matters. Every week that goes by without screening and diagnosis means vulnerable babies being ravaged by treatable conditions and lives lost. Australia urgently needs a 21st century newborn screening program,” Ms McNeill said.  “Modernising the national screening program is an easy change for politicians to back that will dramatically improve countless lives and prevent heartbreak and suffering by enabling swift diagnosis and timely treatment.  “Testing all 300,000 newborns for an additional 50 conditions would cost just $3 million a year. This is small change for the Federal Government – the same amount we [...]