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Tonight, my guest is Linda a potter who I meet at the Haigh markets on a Sunday morning.  I was impressed by her pottery skills and way Linda captured Australian flora and fauna in her pottery.  Her other passion is education and providing young minds with knowledge and inspiring a learning environment.

Tonight, we will have an opportunity to get to know her life story and passions.  Join me on the ConFab with Michael G

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Cait Lin 凱琳 (Caitlin Magee) is a bilingual Australian- Taiwanese singer-songwriter based in Taipei, blending soul, R&B and jazz into emotionally rich, genre-fluid songs. A jazz-trained vocalist and ICRT radio host, she’s known for her warm tone and lyrical honesty.  

Her debut EP GRADIENTS explores themes of self-renewal, presence, and vulnerability—produced across Taiwan and Australia, with each track reflecting a different color and mood. Cait is also the lead vocalist of ZY THE WAY, a jazz-poetry collective whose debut earned two Global Music Awards and a feature in DownBeat magazine. In 2022, she co-won a Queensland Music Award for her work on 就當家裡 with Matt Hsu’s Obscure Orchestra. With fans across Asia and Australia, her music connects deeply across language and culture.

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Peter is a world-renowned sport and exercise physician who has played a leading role in the development of sports medicine both in Australia and internationally. More recently Peter has become a passionate advocate of improving nutrition particularly in those with chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes.

Peter is also the founding partner of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. He has played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia.

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Hayley Price has always been a storyteller. Throughout her life, she has told her story through songs as the principal songwriter in several bands, most recently Adventures With Alice, whose songs feature in many of her books.

As well as winning an IndieBRAG Medallion, Hayley's debut novel, The Vermilion Ribbon, received an Honorary Mention in the BookFest Awards for LGBTQ Fantasy and was a finalist in the ABLE Book Awards in 2024. Her second book, The Vermilion Cross, won third place in the BookFest awards for LGBTQ Fantasy. Her third book, The Vermilion Triangle, won an IndiBRAG Medallion.

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Luke previously worked as the physiotherapist for the Geelong Football Club (while being a Western Bulldogs supporter, giving him a good understanding of a dual narrative). 

He has long been a lover of books and writing, and has three novels in a drawer, but when COVID-19 hit, he decided that it was time to take his shot. 

He won the 2021 Bellarine Writers Competition short story competition and was the Equal Second Prize Winner of the Sorrento Creative Writer Prize. Gerald Murnane said Luke's writing is ‘impressive’ and ‘possesses material, natural sensibilities and instincts.

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On a number of occasions prior to 2017 Hannah wanted to donate some of her pre-loved baby items to local charities. Often the charities most likely to need these items were unable to accept donations due to a lack of both space and resources to sort, clean, safety check and store items. This meant that many valuable and needed pre-loved items weren’t able to be passed on to women in need. It also meant that when these services had clients in need, they often weren’t able to assist them with baby items and equipment quickly and easily.

In her search for someone to donate to, she came across St Kilda Mums in Melbourne and Dandelion Support Network in Sydney. She discovered similar services in various other states and territories in Australia and after reaching out to a range of local services, she realised this was something that was much needed in Canberra, this led to the creation of Roundabout Canberra.

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Joe Matera is an Italian-Australian guitarist, rock journalist and author. In addition to a solo career, Joe is the guitarist in the Sweden-based rock band Rough Rockers, and was formerly the lead guitarist of Australian famous pop rock band Geisha between 2007 and 2010.  

Joe is also well known as a rock journalist, having published over 600 articles since 1999. He writes for magazines such as Guitar Player, Guitar World, Goldmine, Record Collector and others.  

He has interviewed bands and celebrities including Aerosmith, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Kiss, Queen, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi and Black Sabbath. Matera's work has appeared in many magazines such as Classic Rock, Guitar & Bass, Metal Hammer and Total Guitar.

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CEO Sunita Kotnala has been named the 2025 Canberra Citizen of the Year.

Tinkering has been a lifelong hobby for Sunita Kotnala, who grew up crafting driftwood and blocks of wood into furniture for fun.

When she became bored of her dining room table, instead of buying a new one, Ms Kotnala took out her tools and transformed it.

Women’s Shed Canberra runs hands-on home repair and maintenance workshops for women.

The focus is on skill-building and mental health for women of all backgrounds.

Participants develop skills in; carpentry; using power tools and DIY.

Through the Women’s Shed Canberra, Sunita has made a space for women of all backgrounds and abilities to: meet, get inspired and develop new skills.

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My guest on the ConFab with Michael G is a multiple woodwinds specialist Jim "J" Geddes.  Jim has been touring the world being featured in groups such as the "World Famous Harry James Orchestra" to large Tony-Award winning Broadway shows such as "Ave Q" and "In The Heights." “J” has also played in countless American rock, swing and funk groups through out the states. 

J is also a fine classical musician and has played flute and clarinet with many classical orchestras in Minnesota, Wisconsin and California.  He is currently residing in Taipei, Taiwan

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Brother Thomas Oliver (Olly) Pickett AM co-founded Wheelchairs For Kids in 1996 to provide adjustable wheelchairs and occupational therapy expertise for children in developing countries, free of charge.  

Since then, more than 60,000 custom-built wheelchairs have been gifted to children in over 80 countries.  

With over 250 retiree workshop volunteers, Wheelchairs For Kids is one of Western Australia’s largest (and with an average age of 74, one of Australia’s oldest) volunteer-led charities. A further 550 people from aged care and community groups sew covers for wheelchair soft supports, and crochet rugs and soft toys. 

 Olly also spearheaded the development of an innovative, low-cost wheelchair design to World Health Organization standards that grows as the children do – a world first.  

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