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Welcome to a very special episode where we get to interview the interviewer.

Recently we had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Kelso, producer and part-time host of the Breakfast Show at ABC Wimmera. When we asked Andrew if he’d like to be ESON he jumped at the chance!

We learn how Andrew got into radio and his love of community radio. He moved to the Wimmera for his job so he’s not a local but has developed a real love for the area.

Andrew is not only into radio but has a passion for writing and loves doing stand-up comedy.  He performed a sold-out season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2017 called A Virtual Tour of Melbourne which combined his love for comedy and history.

He still loves comedy and does the occasional set at The Anglers Club in Hurstbridge, an event that he is one of the founders of.

We had such a great time speaking with Andrew, he is great fun, and we hope to speak to him again soon. Maybe to discuss our concept for Le Tour of Hindmarsh!

We briefly discuss the Tour de France, which both of us are HUGE fans of.
Although we’re massively sleep deprived, we’re committed to pushing through to watch the last two stages.

Enjoy this latest episode and thanks for listening.

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ABC Wimmera

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Gday and Welcome to our Mid Year Celebration and Sports Wrap with Kat.

In this episode we are in FULL Party mode and celebrating our 6-month anniversary, also celebrating the wins, the awesome people we have met and the brilliant chats we've had.

Our last episode broke all the podcasting records and we couldn't be happier, we had hundreds of downloads of Ep6 and we were able to chat about our progress on ABC Wimmera with Andrew Kelso, and a news story in the local paper, thanks to Emily Gladdis.

Kat Colbert is our Nhill shining superstar and she gives us a comprehensive sporting update including the big footy match, the upgrade at the tennis club, and the massive golf tournament and shares her knowledge of the Tour de France.

Fast Five this week is with Aaron Beer from WestMix concrete and we get to the bottom of the concreting hard questions also with all our VIP Guests, we get his fish n chip order!

Enjoy this latest episode and thanks for listening.

Links:

NGV Melbourne Friday nights
Illuminate Adelaide
Nhill Golf Club
Nhill Tennis Club
Nhill and District Sporting Club

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Gday everyone and welcome to an extended interview with Cr Wendy Bywaters.

Episode 6 is all about FOOD and we have a fantastic chat with Wendy about her previous involvement in the food industry and how her role took her all over the world.

Wendy actually recorded this episode in the beautiful and green Nhill Community Garden, and we learn who is using it and what's growing. We hear about her passions and what drives Wendy and how she got into the local council.
Also, we discuss cooking, local farming, and agriculture, this was Wendy's first-ever podcast and she was a natural.

Of course, we couldn't let her go without getting her fish n chip order too.

Thanks for listening and enjoy this bonus episode.

Links

• https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/Council/Councillors/Cr-Wendy-Bywaters 
• Wendys Retreat Nhill - https://www.facebook.com/WendysRetreatNhill
• Visit Nhill https://www.travelvictoria.com.au/nhill/

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Welcome to another episode of Either Side of Nhill with Ben and Kristy.

Both Ben and I absolutely love chatting about food, whether that is cooking, eating, or growing it, and it's obvious as we are constantly chatting about food, especially Fish N Chips!

So we decided to have a foodie episode but incorporating indigenous foods and cooking.

This time we are chatting with one of Nhill's finest local and indigenous food producers, Ni Ni Well's Matthew Koop.   We enjoyed such a wonderful Fast Five chat with Matthew, learning about his sustainable farming methods and how his hobby turned into producing and supplying  Quondongs, Muntries, and Wattleseed to some of the world's finest restaurants. 

Also, we spend a lot of time laughing and getting to know Jodie-Anne Barlow, who not only is my old high school buddy but also the producer of the upcoming TV show "Champagne Food on a Beer Budget", with husband Mick and also featured on My Kitchen Rules and  Ready Steady Cook.  What a cracker of a chat and you will just love Jodes and her special recipe too, which I am going to make!

Enjoy this fun episode thank you for listening and don't forget to join in and follow us at:

• Insta @eithersideofnhill3418 
• Facebook - ESON Nhill
• Email: [email protected]

• https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/Home
• https://champagnefoodonabeerbudget.com.au/
• Ni Ni Well Matthew Koop
• Bush DeVine, Clare Valley 
• Big ESSO Mabu Mabu 
• Melrose Fat Tyre Festival 
• Rising Festival 

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Welcome to Part 2 of our special Spotlight on Nhill Episode.

In the second part, we uncover a range of super interesting stories we would like to share with you.

We have been doing lots of research and have a couple of historical and fun facts about the town which you might not be aware of.  We really enjoyed finding out more about the "Gentle Giants" of Nhill, plus the tornado which ripped through the town in the late 1880s.

Also this episode we launch a brand new segment "Fast 5" and our first VIP Guest is Ashleigh Nare, from Nhills Pure Indulgence and Beauty, you won't want to miss this! 

More topics discussed are:

• Treasures of Nhill, with John Williams
• Draught Horse Memorial 
• Fast Five with Ashleigh Nare
• The Pubs of Nhill and the history
• The Nhill Lake and the live duck racing!! YEP
• What's showing at the Nhill Cinema

Enjoy this super fun episode as we celebrate the amazing gems of Nhill and if you have anything you would like to share just send us a message or email.  

Thank you for listening and don't forget to follow us @eithersideofnhill3418 or email us at [email protected]

Links:

• https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/Home
• https://www.facebook.com/nhillspureindulgence
• https://www.facebook.com/nhilltigers
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/160257270749276
• https://www.facebook.com/NhillLake 

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Welcome to our exclusive chat with Hindmarsh Shire Mayor Cr Melanie Albrecht in our Spotlight on Nhill episode.

In this interview, we get to know Melanie and hear about her role as Mayor and discuss how she got into the local council,  and what it means to be Mayor.
 
We learn about some of the important projects being worked on in the local community, including the Youth Council and how this operates, the strength of the rural community, and how the community connects and comes together during tough times, we discuss recent and upcoming events and also what Mels is watching online!
Plus keeping up with tradition we ask all our guests "what's your fish n chip order?"

Our chat was fantastic and incredibly insightful of fun,  we had so much to discuss we couldn't delete any of the content, so we decided to make this Part 1 in the series.

Some of the interesting local topics including

• The rural change and impacts on the shire
• ANZAC Day in Nhill
• IDAHOBIT event
• The amazing Hindmarsh Shire Youth Council
• The history of Overland Train

Enjoy this fun episode as we celebrate the brilliance of Nhill and access to a fantastic leader in Cr Melanie Albrecht.

Thank you for listening and don't forget to follow us @eithersideofnhill3418 or email us at [email protected] 

• https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/Home
• https://www.idahobit.org.au/
• https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/Community/Youth
• https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/

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Welcome to the Public Art and Street Art episode.

In our latest show we (as always)  have so much to chat about and in this episode, we pay “homage”*  to all the brilliant artists and creative people in our community.

Ben gives an update on the awesome event happening in SA, including Womad and the exploding public art scene in Adelaide plus a rundown on some of his favourite artists and how some ugly buildings are getting an interesting refresh!

Kristy shares some interesting anecdotes on  Melbourne street and community-based laneway art, plus the backstory to the Taylor, Kanye, and Kim art in Richmond, Vic.

Our special VIP guest is Elizabeth Close. 
Elizabeth Close is a prolific South Australian artist with a lot of well-known and very large public works including some collaborations, we had the best chat with Elizabeth and are so grateful for her time.

We also catch up with Peter Douperouzal, President of the Nhill Silo Heritage Project, and how the works are progressing inside the Silo. 

Enjoy this fun episode as we celebrate the brilliant street artists and thanks for listening.

 Follow us @eithersideofnhill3418 and tag in some of your fave street art!

Episode 4 Links:

Instagram

@elizabethclosearts

@paink_artist

@loosey_stephan

@WOMADelaide

@moombafestival

Website Links:

https://www.elizabethclosearts.com/ 

Public Art Adelaide

Silo Art Trail

Nhill Silo Heritage Project

Bicycle Network - Peaks Challenge

Melbourne Street Art 

https://www.facebook.com/CarnegieLaneway/ 

https://www.angusmartinart.com/  

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Women in Sport – Special Edition Episode 3 Either Side of Nhill.

In our third special episode, we celebrate all things Women in Sport. We have so much to chat about and this episode is an absolute ripper.

Sporting Royalty is in our family, with our Aunty Betty Kempster who was a pioneer in Australian Netball who in 1956 traveled to London and played matches at Wembley Stadium. We celebrate her brilliant achievements on the court and also as a track and field record holder for over 20 years!

Our Special VIP Guests include:

•  Dr. Kasey Symons the superstar from the Sport Innovation Research Group, at Swinburne University & co-founder of Siren Sport also joins us on the pod for a deep dive into the summer of women in sport including tennis, basketball, cricket, and winter Olympics. 
• Kat Colbert a local Nhill-ite who is passionate about community sport, a recently retired Netballer and coach, is now on multiple committees at the Nhill and District Sporting Club driving change, also a volunteer for Wimmera Regional Sports Association plus is President of the Nhill Basketball Association that coordinates Primary, Secondary, Men and Women competitions over summer.  

 Enjoy this fun episode as we celebrate our amazing Women in Sport and the brilliant sporting achievements over the Aussie Summer.

There’s still so much to talk about here and share with us your photos, head to our Instagram page @eithersideofnhill3418 , we would love to see them!

Here are some links and names for some of the great places, people and events we discuss in Episode 3:

Instagram: 

Kasey Symons @kasey_writes

Siren Sports @siren_sport 

Netball Australia @netballaust

Netball Victoria @netballvic

Nhill Tigers @nhilltigers

Lucy Stephan @loosey_stephan

SIRG at Swinburne Uni 

Siren Sport 

Nhill & District Sporting Club 

Nhill Cinema

Lucy Stephan

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Gday and Welcome to Episode 2 of Either Side of Nhill

With Kristy in Melbourne and Ben in Adelaide,  Nhill is our unofficial halfway mark, not sure if that is correct however in our family it’s halfway.

We talk about all the great stuff going on in our hometowns and of course focus on the fabulous town of Nhill and the Wimmera, which has so many hidden treasures which we are having so much fun discovering.

In our second episode, it’s Summer in the City. We talk about our Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Australian Open, the Adelaide International, Adelaide’s Festival of Cycling and Ben is getting excited about the Fringe coming in February.

We talk about our favourite street art including the incredible mural of Ash Barty and Dylan Allcott at Dendy Park Tennis Club.

Ben’s favourite street artist is Elizabeth Close, an indigenous artist who has some amazing public pieces around Adelaide and the regions of South Australia.

We are both big fans of sausage rolls, and after Kristy’s 12-month sausage roll hiatus, she is ready to get back on the wagon. Hear our favourite picks and see if you can do better!

Our newly minted ‘Man on the Ground’ in Nhill, Matthew Koop (Koopie) gives us his top 4 picks for sausage rolls in Nhill, just another reason why we will definitely be going there soon to record an episode or two.

Enjoy the fun and head to our Instagram page @eithersideofnhill3418 to let us know your favourite things to do in summer, your favourite sausage roll or coffee spot, or share some photos of Nhill, we would love to see them!

 Here are some links and names for some of the great places, people and events we discuss in episode 2:

Instagram: 

Molly Dene Bakehouse @mollydene 

The Little Tuckshop @zanes_coffee 

Minlaton Bakery @minlatonbakery

Waikerie Bakery @ waikeriebakery

Square 44 Café @square44cafe

Elizabeth Close @elizabethclosearts

Paink @paink_artist

Australian Open https://ausopen.com/

Adelaide International https://adelaideinternational.com.au/

Adelaide Fringe https://adelaidefringe.com.au/

Nhill Cinema https://www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/nhill-cinema

Koopies Top 4 Sausage Rolls for Nhill:

Me Le’s Vietnamese Street Food 

Wimmera Bakery

The Nhill Dine Inn

Lowana 

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Gday and Welcome to our 1st Episode of Either Side of Nhill

 We really wanted to start a podcast, but it was important for it is a podcast with some purpose and of course lots of fun.

 The halfway mark between Adelaide and Melbourne is Nhill, not sure if that is correct however in our family it’s halfway.

 So we will be talking about all the awesome fun stuff that is happening in our states right now BUT every podcast we’ll always come back to Nhill. Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne

In each episode we'll have a theme.  Our first ep has Christmas & New Year theme Oh and its also our Christmas break-up party!  

Enjoy the fun and informative chat and make sure you listen right to the very end, as Ben apologises for a Christmas gift from 25 years ago!! It’s a “cracker”

 Join in the chat with us on our Instagram page

@eithersideofnhill3418

 This ep you’ll hear all about these amazing topics…

 Myer Christmas Windows Bourke Street Mall

https://www.myer.com.au/mychristmas/christmas-windows.html

 Fed Square

https://fedsquare.com/events/christmas-gulls 

 Fire Fly Zip lining Across the Yarra River

https://fireflyzipline.com.au/ 

 Carols by Candlelight at Civic Park 

https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Events-programs-and-activities/Major-Events/Civic-Park-Carols 

 Giant Christmas Tree, Victoria Square

https://kidsinadelaide.com.au/christmas-in-adelaide-city/ 

 Christmas Cracker Trail

https://www.experienceadelaide.com.au/blog/have-a-cracker-of-a-christmas-in-adelaide/ 

 Nhill Golf Club

https://www.nhillgolfclub.com.au/ 

 Nhill Sub Branch RSL

@nhillrsl  

 BP Road House at Nhill

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaurant_Review-g552228-d13442923-Reviews-BP_Nhill_Road_house-Nhill_Victoria.html 

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