The so called Spanish Flu was a devastating and often under remembered event post world war 1. It killed over 15,000 people in Australia. Prof Erik Eklund of Federation University (Gippsland) has written a paper on the impacts of, and responses to, the pandemic in Gippsland. This is an example of how many communities in Australia experienced the pandemic. We also discuss how it compares to our recent experiences.

Prof Stuart Berzins is an immunologist from Federation University (Ballarat) and here explores what we have learned about the virus, how it affects us and how vaccines work.

A community group have been working for some years to save a piece of State Forest from planned logging. Marg Thomas, group leader, explains why.

A windfarm is being developed in Bass Strait, south of Victoria, and it is the first in Australia. Recent legislation has paved the way, but here we explore the proposal in detail and the planning done so far, how it will be safe for wildlife, navigation, how maintenance will cope with the harsh environment and more.

The finalists of the 2021 Archibald Prize in it's only Victorian exhibition is at the Gippsland Art Galley, and here we tour the show with Simon Grieg, Galley Manager.

In this episode we discuss with a former addict how he became involved, and how he stopped, and then explore the latest research on how gambling grabs people, the background psychology used by the industry and pokies in Australia, compared with on-line, and practice overseas.