Australians are being asked to think twice about asbestos as new research reveals a surge in DIY home improvements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey of 1506 home improvers commissioned by the Asbestos Safety Eradication Agency, for National Asbestos Awareness Week (22-28 November 2021) found: •   46 per cent of those intending to do home improvement works cited pandemic-related motivations for doing so; •   38 per cent have worked on a risky property built between 1940 and 1990, the decades of greatest concern and; •   28 per cent of those who had found asbestos admitted to illegally disposing of it, most commonly placing it in their household bin or a neighbour’s. Asbestos Safety Eradication Agency CEO Justine Ross said the increase in home improvement has prompted concerns over an increase in asbestos exposure.

The TAC‘s Manager of Media and Communications Nic McGay joined the program to discuss their new campaign, ‘Be the reason’. The theme asks people to take the same approach to health and safety as they did during lockdown to using our roads, making safe choices for the sake of passengers and other road users.

With long haul flights returning, physiotherapist Melanie McAuliffe spoke about the common health issues from flying and how to avoid them.

Interior Stylist Sara James spoke about how to bring excitment and freshness to Christmas by mixing up your Christmas style.

The Lorne Sculpture Biennale is proceeding with prominent sculpture artists busy creating their works in studio before heading to Lorne for installation next year, ready for the event which opens on Saturday 12 March and runs to Sunday 3 April.

Warren Livesey says airspace is going to be the big real estate trend of this decade.

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Irish-Australian singer-songwriter Damien Leith joined the program to discuss how he is stepping back in time with his latest single Time Machine. Watch on YouTube

Geelong MP Christine Couzens appeared on the program to discuss the issues in state politics.

Western Victoria MP Stuart Grimley talks about his opposition to the state government’s pandemic bill, along with a reflection on the year.