National Features & Documentary Series

National Features & Documentary Series

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National Features & Documentary Series episodes

  • Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities (Donnybrook Community Radio)

    With over 30 years experience in organic farming, in Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities, Barry Green hears from a group of Australians concerned about the future of food, and the solution they’re putting on the table.

    Produced by Barry Green of Donnybrook Community Radio. Supervising production by Ian Hill.

    Discover more at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) website.

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    26 min
  • The Runners' Guide (4EB, Brisbane)

    What if you need to overcome additional barriers in order to get up and run? Katharina Loesche meets a couple of joggers in The Runners’ Guide.

    Produced by Katharina Loesche of Radio 4EB, Brisbane. Supervising production by Kim Stewart.

    Discover more at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) website.

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    26 min
  • At The Coalface (4ZZZ, Brisbane)

    Nikola Van de Wetering returns to her hometown to dig-up the controversy sitting close to the surface in At The Coalface.

    Produced by Nikola Van de Wetering of 4ZZZ, Brisbane. Supervising production by Stephen Stockwell.

    Discover more at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) website.

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    26 min
  • To Say I Am Home (Radio Adelaide)

    Mahendra Chitrarasu tells the story of his grandmother’s migration to Australia in To Say I Am Home.


    Produced by Mahendra Chitrarasu of Radio Adelaide. Supervising production by Nikki Marcel.


    Discover more at: https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/nfds-2018-say-i-am-home

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    26 min
  • Disconnected States (The Pulse, Geelong)
    Consider a trip to a shopping centre, or a walk in the park. How do you feel thinking about these activities?

    They may seem everyday for many of us, but it can be more complicated when living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

    In Disconnected States, Simon Finch gets to know a Geelong community of defence force veterans attempting to return to civilian life. It’s far from straight-forward, but there are programs trying to make a difference.

    For more information, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/disconnected-states

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    28 min
  • Steiner Education: An Alternative Model (Bay FM, Byron Bay)
    Produced by Isabeau Schubert (Bay FM, Byron Bay)

    How does attending a Steiner School shape someone's understanding of the world?
    Isabeau Schubert should have a good idea, as she is an alumnus.

    In Steiner Education: An Alternative Model Isabeau talks with parents, students and teachers to ultimately ask whether Steiner education has a place in contemporary Australia.

    For more information, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/alternative-education-steiner-approach-bayfm-byron-bay

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    28 min
  • 3Rs – Reading, Riting and Radio (Southern FM, Melbourne)
    Produced by Damian Perry (Southern FM, Melbourne)

    It's important that the general population understands that school isn't just Maths and English.

    Damian Perry knows very well that school is also community outreach, innovation and finding that safe space so every student can stretch out to find their place.

    3Rs: Reading, 'Riting, Radio deals with students that don't fit into the mainstream. They are awesome and funny and very off-centre. Their lives are ahead of them and hopefully you can see the possibilities they represent in the arguments and verbal jostling and game shows.

    But mainly, listen for an exploration of some very talented students doing what they do.

    For more information, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/3r-reading-riting-radio

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    28 min
  • Crown Rules (Mountain Districts Radio, Emerald)
    Produced by Graeme Taylor (Mountain District Radio, Emerald)

    Take a journey into the historical situation that led to Britain's colonisation of the lands now known as Australia – and how British instruction has shaped the culture of Australia ever since.

    Featuring historical re-enactments and an original score, with Crown Rules Graeme Taylor aims for a better understanding of Australian history.

    For more information, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/crown-rules-mountain-district-radio-emerald-vic

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    28 min
  • How Digital Changed Music (Triple R, Melbourne)
    Produced by Kaarina Lindell (Triple R, Melbourne)

    The ways we can access and listen to music today have changed remarkably since the pre-digital era.

    That was before terms like “MP3” and “streaming” existed – and that really wasn’t so long ago. Such a big change must have had major repercussions for the music industry too.

    In How Digital Changed Music, Kaarina Lindell explores how the shift to digital has impacted musicians.

    For more information, visit https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/how-digital-changed-music

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    28 min

About National Features & Documentary Series

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From water and drought to coal mines in small towns, a neighbourhood's safe-injecting room to the Country Women's Association's brand of feminism, each year these and more stories are told by Australian communities in their own words through the National Features and Documentary Series.