This is an inspiring autobiography by Annie Pateman, who has experienced a rare cancer and found a way to live a good life. In the book she share her life lessons as she struggled to get a diagnosis, to manage the drastic treatment while pregnant, and build a life that defied the medical predictions.

We seem to be under inctreasing assault by viruses. Is it getting worse? What is happening with disease crossing from animals to humans? How do viruses "hide" in our body a come out later in life? This all links the latest outbreaks of shingle, COVID, Bird Flu and "traditional" flu. We find out how this all works.

A recnt survey found that financial literacy at schools are declining, with girls disproportionally affected. The Financial Basics Foundation. founded by a Debt Recovery company, is established to offer supporting material for schools to provide more appropriate financial lieracy programs. Here CEO Katrina Samios explains.

The Australian Continence Foundation supports an annual event asking the public to add public toilet locations to the National Public Toilet Map, Here we find out why and how...

A recent seminar presented by the Warragul and District Garden Club explored the value of Horticultural Therapeutics with international author Sue Stuart-Smith. Here we speak with two Australian practicioners, including one hospital based and discuss the increasing evidence that supports the anecdotal ideas many of us have of the mental health benefits from nature and gardening.

The ‘Well-Gardened Mind’ is a unique book published in mid-2020. It describes, with many examples how our well-being can be affected and restored through contact with gardening.

Dr Sue Stuart-Smith, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst & Author of the “Well-Gardened Mind” here discusses the book, the science behind the wide experience and talks about where it can lead in our health system and cities.

Ian Hill explores some recent information about the possibilities of Hemp as an industry for Gippsland and Victoria,

Social enterprise is a business model that sits between charity and commerce. It's possible role in identifying gaps in the current employment service model is discussed with Carmel Riley, CEO of Consulting Re-imagined Social Enterprise Group.

A recent Australian Federal Parliament review into employment services reported, and Gippsland Employment Service provider has said they were "mostly" happy with the recommendations. We discuss the report with Workways management member Ria Thornton, and talk about the punitive approach of the current system.

VicGrid, a Victorian State Government entity, has been charged with undertaking wide consultations to identify zones that are appropriate for renewable energy projects, and importantly, the transmission lines that will connect it all up. In this episode we explore how this might reduce the conflict over the required land uses.