The Informer

Hear live commentary of the Bingham Cup 2018 Grand Final in Amsterdam where the Sydney Convicts beat the Gotham Knights to win the Cup for the fifth time in its 9 tour history.

JOYs Dean Arcuri & Silas Palmer from the Melbourne Chargers take you through the play by play as it happens as well as all the celebrations after the match.

With Interviews from match referee Emanuele Tomo, Convicts Dom Rose & Andrew Sanderson as well as Andrew Fuzz Purchase & Alice Hoglan.

Around 2,500 players from over 70 different teams travelled from North America, Europe and Oceania to take part in this year’s competition.

Held biennially since 2002, the Bingham Cup is dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham, the rugby player who helped establish the gay rugby teams San Francisco Fog and the Gotham Knights before his death in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Please note there is some joyfully emotional and slightly explicit language used by the crowd and winners at the conclusion of the match.

We return to where we started this weeks episode, in Amsterdam at the Bingham Cup. Which saw teams of gay and inclusive ruby teams from across the globe come together for an international tournament.

There’s a special kind of inclusivity when it comes to rugby that really shines through, and tonight we talk to Wes, who had to play his ex American teammates at this years tournament with the Melbourne Chargers, and Rob, a former Melbourne Charger who now plays with the Kings Cross Steelers, about how Rugby is connecting gay players across the globe.

 

 

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 14th June 2018

Safe injecting rooms are just that, safe and we can make a real difference to how we treat people using them both mentally & physically.

We have a treatment for Hepatitis C, but not everyone is accessing it, and it’s time to look at why.

Dean Arcuri & Darcy Meeham continue their conversation of tackling Hep C treatment head on in safe injection rooms, but this time it’s not clinical, but personal, with Robert Leitermann for Hepatitis Victoria and Harm Reduction Victoria. He’s someone who’s been treated for Hepatitis C and knows firsthand the benefits of proper support for those who’ve contracted the virus.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 14th June 2018.

The hepatitis C virus is one of several viruses that can cause inflammation of the liver & involves an initial acute phase of infection that may not be noticeable, because in most cases people do not feel sick. This phase can last up to six months.

The virus is slow acting, and it can take many years from infection before any permanent damage to the liver, such as scarring, occurs.

To access treatment for hepatitis C it’s easy to visit a GP. But what if you don’t have or trust your GP? When it comes to Hep C, it’s time to start focusing on the parts of our communities  who aren’t accessing treatment, and safe inection rooms are a great place to start.

Darcy & Dean talk Hep C treatment access with Stephen McNally, the Deputy CEO at Pennington Institute a non-profit organization that works to identify and respond to substance use problems and there causes.

This segment of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 on the 14th June 2018.

On this episode of The Informer, we talk Hep C, and why it’s time to focus on getting treatment to the sectors of our communities that aren’t accessing treatment, injection drug users.

Why now, why is it important, and how can we make safe injection spaces even safer for people living with Hep C to access treatment that means they can live free of Hep C.

Plus, we return to this year’s Bingham Cup in Amsterdam, as we speak to Aussies playing inclusive rugby with teams all around the world, & what it’s like when you face your old team on the field.

This episode of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 & was hosted by Tom Morgan

Hear live commentary of the Bingham Cup 2018 Grand Final in Amsterdam where the Sydney Convicts beat the Gotham Knights to win the Cup for the fifth time in its 9 tour history.

JOYs Dean Arcuri & Silas Palmer from the Melbourne Chargers take you through the play by play as it happens as well as all the celebrations after the match.

With Interviews from match referee Emanuele Tomo, Convicts Dom Rose & Andrew Sanderson as well as Andrew Fuzz Purchase & Alice Hoglan.

Around 2,500 players from over 70 different teams travelled from North America, Europe and Oceania to take part in this year’s competition.

Held biennially since 2002, the Bingham Cup is dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham, the rugby player who helped establish the gay rugby teams San Francisco Fog and the Gotham Knights before his death in the 9/11 terror attacks.

Please note there is some joyfully emotional and slightly explicit language used by the crowd and winners at the conclusion of the match.

We return to where we started this weeks episode, in Amsterdam at the Bingham Cup. Which saw teams of gay and inclusive ruby teams from across the globe come together for an international tournament.

There’s a special kind of inclusivity when it comes to rugby that really shines through, and tonight we talk to Wes, who had to play his ex American teammates at this years tournament with the Melbourne Chargers, and Rob, a former Melbourne Charger who now plays with the Kings Cross Steelers, about how Rugby is connecting gay players across the globe.

 

 

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 14th June 2018

Safe injecting rooms are just that, safe and we can make a real difference to how we treat people using them both mentally & physically.

We have a treatment for Hepatitis C, but not everyone is accessing it, and it’s time to look at why.

Dean Arcuri & Darcy Meeham continue their conversation of tackling Hep C treatment head on in safe injection rooms, but this time it’s not clinical, but personal, with Robert Leitermann for Hepatitis Victoria and Harm Reduction Victoria. He’s someone who’s been treated for Hepatitis C and knows firsthand the benefits of proper support for those who’ve contracted the virus.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 14th June 2018.

The hepatitis C virus is one of several viruses that can cause inflammation of the liver & involves an initial acute phase of infection that may not be noticeable, because in most cases people do not feel sick. This phase can last up to six months.

The virus is slow acting, and it can take many years from infection before any permanent damage to the liver, such as scarring, occurs.

To access treatment for hepatitis C it’s easy to visit a GP. But what if you don’t have or trust your GP? When it comes to Hep C, it’s time to start focusing on the parts of our communities  who aren’t accessing treatment, and safe inection rooms are a great place to start.

Darcy & Dean talk Hep C treatment access with Stephen McNally, the Deputy CEO at Pennington Institute a non-profit organization that works to identify and respond to substance use problems and there causes.

This segment of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 on the 14th June 2018.

On this episode of The Informer, we talk Hep C, and why it’s time to focus on getting treatment to the sectors of our communities that aren’t accessing treatment, injection drug users.

Why now, why is it important, and how can we make safe injection spaces even safer for people living with Hep C to access treatment that means they can live free of Hep C.

Plus, we return to this year’s Bingham Cup in Amsterdam, as we speak to Aussies playing inclusive rugby with teams all around the world, & what it’s like when you face your old team on the field.

This episode of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 & was hosted by Tom Morgan