West Gippsland Week

Chris is a psychotherapist, and we chat informally about topics on mental health. In this episode we discuss the increases in diagnosis of ADHD and what it might mean.

Rabbits were imported in early colonial times for sport but quickly spread throughout Australia (well, they bred like rabbits!). The consequences were devastating to the environment and agriculture for many years until a virus provided a biological control - myxomatosis - which eventually lost it's potency. More recently virus controls have also been successful, but again the relief is temporary. So the Center for Invasive Species Solutions is working on the next thing but it's not clear enough investment is being made.

Proposals for BESS operations have been controversial and generated lots of misinformation. Here we explore some.

Proposals for BESS operations have been controversial and generated lots of misinformation. Here we explore some.

Vets leave their degrees and are dropped into full practice with limited if any mentoring. Here we have a story of someone who has been recognized for a Women in Agriculture award for developing and implementing a mentoring system to help new vets stay in the profession and reduce their stress.

You are perhaps not aware of Global Money Week but the Financial Basics Foundation want you to know, and wants to ensure that we all understand our finances better.

Getting a good idea for a new product or service is often a long way from bringing it into existence. The opening of this accelerator hub is aimed to help get over the startup hump, beginning with market assessment, pitching for capital and more.

While girls sport has been more widely recognized and encouraged recent research has uncovered some still entrenched attitude which is making participation uncomfortable for many.

While women's sport has received much improved attention and support menstruation is still not catered for at many levels and is a significant inhibition for young women continuing with sport.

One of the tiny (and cute) animals, that was believed extinct in South Australia might have been re-discovered!