Regional Voices

By Regional Voices

Regional Voices is a monthly podcast offering fresh perspectives on regional Australia, promoted on social media and available to download.... more

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The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

Regional Voices episodes:

May 03, 2018 The future of regional employment
This week we speak with Ray Johnson about why there are so many great career opportunities in agribusiness – and how there are not enough skilled people to fill them. Kendi has an interesting chat with Ray about current and future trends in rural employment, and what it will take for people to realise how far agribusiness could take them.
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April 25, 2018 Everything's coming up... tulips!
This week we speak with Tasmanian tulip grower Dave Roberts-Thomson. Dave's family provide the star attraction - a paddock full of beautiful array of tulips - at the annual Bloomin’ Tulips festival in Wynyard, Tasmania. The town organises additional festivities from markets to cocktail parties and even a Mayoral Ball, ensuring a flow of tourism every year and longevity to the town’s small businesses.
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April 25, 2018 Everything’s coming up… tulips!
This week we speak with Tasmanian tulip grower Dave Roberts-Thomson. Dave's family provide the star attraction - a paddock full of beautiful array of tulips - at the annual Bloomin’ Tulips festival in Wynyard, Tasmania. The town organises additional festivities from markets to cocktail parties and even a Mayoral Ball, ensuring a flow of tourism every year and longevity to the town’s small businesses.
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April 19, 2018 How do we make farm machinery smarter?
This week we speak with Andrew Bate, who together with his wife Jocie, have been creating innovative robotic technology for the agricultural industry. In the race for increased production and efficiency, farm machinery continues to get bigger to answer the demand for greater capacity. But what if we stopped making farm machinery bigger and just made it smarter? Andrew chats with Kendi Burness-Cowan about the philosophy behind the Bate’s venture, and how he sees it furthering the future of agriculture in regional Australia.
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April 12, 2018 Regional reinvention with Broken Hill's mayor
Darriea Turley discusses the opportunities that renewable energy bring to Broken Hill, NSW, and how those opportunities led to the development of a 53 megawatt solar farm and the new 200 megawatt Silverton wind farm.
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April 12, 2018 Regional reinvention with Broken Hill’s mayor
Darriea Turley discusses the opportunities that renewable energy bring to Broken Hill, NSW, and how those opportunities led to the development of a 53 megawatt solar farm and the new 200 megawatt Silverton wind farm.
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15min
April 04, 2018 Makers, meetings and meshpoints
Katie van den Brand has had an intriguing journey to become a leader in regional innovation and entrepreneurship in the south west region of Western Australia. Katie was leading Maker & Co, a co-working and entrepreneurial space in Bunbury, when, after a chance meeting, she realised there were several similar hubs springing up all over the state.
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March 29, 2018 Catherine challenges the stereotypes
As well as being a colour consultant by day, Catherine Baker is also hunter, working with pastoralists and with NT Parks & Wildlife initiatives to help control feral animals across the Territory. Catherine challenges the stereotype of the typical hunter in more ways than one, and is now becoming the “face” of a growing community of female hunters in the NT. Feral animals are a huge problem for biodiversity in the Northern Territory, and Catherine talks to us about her work and her message for ethical and humane hunting.
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March 21, 2018 Christine champions cancer care
This week we speak to Christine Britton. Chris is a Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse and care coordinator in the Riverina region of NSW. At first glance, prostate cancer might seem like a “men’s issue” but Chris knows all too well that cancer touches whole families and whole communities.
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15min
March 14, 2018 Australia's first Torres Strait Islander MP
This week we speak with Cynthia Lui, who has made history as Australia’s first Torres Strait Islander elected to parliament. Representing the far north Queensland electorate of Cook, Cynthia spent most of her life in the remote northern Torres Strait. In her career as a social worker, she has seen and dealt with some major issues facing indigenous communities, especially in areas of health, education and employment. Cynthia talked to Kendi Burness-Cowan about her role as a female representative, and her hopes for her community and people.
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FAQs about Regional Voices:

How many episodes does Regional Voices have?

The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.