Kiama Community Radio's Podcast

Oct 22 2024 429 ep. 23 mins
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Kiama Community Radio is a 24 hour streaming service  dedicated to communities in the Kiama Local Government Area.  Our goal is to be the voice of the community from Minnamurra in the north to Gerroa in the south and Jamberoo in the west.  You can listen live via our website www.kcr.org.au, via I Heart Radio or the Kiama Community Radio App. 

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Michael Brissenden at the Readers' Festival

Oct 22 2024 46 mins  
Michael Brissenden is best known for his 35 year career as a journalist with the ABC. He was posted to Moscow, Brussels and Washington and worked in Canberra for many years in various roles – including The 7.30 Report, the ‘AM’ Current Affairs program on ABC radio and as a reporter with Four Corners.Michael's first work as an author was published in 2012. Michael appeared at

Karen Viggers at the Readers' Festival

Oct 18 2024 46 mins  
According to her website Karen Viggers is an author, veterinarian and podcaster. She is the author of five novels: The Stranding (2008), The Lightkeeper’s Wife (2011), The Grass Castle (2014), The Orchardist’s Daughter (2019) and Sidelines (2024). Her work is set in Australian landscapes and communities, and explores contentious issues, such as dying with dignity, displacement

Path to Wellness - Maurie Earls

Oct 13 2024 32 mins  
In this, the final Path to Wellness interview for the moment, Liama talks to one of her mentors Maurie Earls, who was trained by Acharya Upendra Roy in classical Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga and began teaching in Acharya's city yoga studio in 1979. He completed the International Yoga Teachers' Association (IYTA) Diploma of Yoga in 1991 and until recently taught in various Sydney and So

Around the Arenas - at the Kiama Football Festival

Oct 02 2024 11 mins  
Sydney Football Club organised the Kiama Football Festival on 14th and 15th of September at the Kiama Sports complex in conjunction with Kiama Junior Football Club, where bands of young soccer players from as far away as Pennant Hills competed over the 2 days. Glenn Shepherd rocked up on the day to see how it was going and to chat to Andrew Wales, President of the Kiama Football Cl

Around the Arenas - before the Kiama Football Festival

Oct 02 2024 7 mins  
Sydney Football Club organised the Kiama Football Festival on 14th and 15th of September at the Kiama Sports complex in conjunction with Kiama Junior Football Club where bands of young soccer players from as far away as Pennant Hills competed over the 2 days. Glenn Shepherd spoke to Billy Kirk from Sydney FC before the event.

Joanna Nells at the Readers' Festival

Sep 27 2024 46 mins  
According to to her website Joanna Nell is a British-Australian writer, GP and advocate for positive ageing. She is the author of five bestselling novels The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village, The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker, The Great Escape From Woodlands Nursing Home, The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital and Mrs Winterbottom takes a Gap Year. Joanna's short ficti

Path to Wellness - Karen Emerson

Sep 22 2024 31 mins  
Karen Emerson has been practicing and teaching the ancient practices of Yoga & Ayurveda for more than 12 years & shares them with her community in her hometown Kiama.Combined with her passion is travel, Karen has combined the 2, facilitating Yoga Retreats to Bali & India for women for the past 7 years. Kaz believes Yoga & Ayurveda is ultimately a place to come back

Council Counsel: Cam McDonald post election

Sep 20 2024 25 mins  
Berni Hems talks all things Council with Cameron McDonald who's Group A ticket attracted 37% of first preference votes in the Local Council Elections. Cam McDonald, Erica Warren and Melissa Matters from Group A have all been voted onto Council. Recorded 17th September 2024

Mark Burns - Building Young Men

Sep 20 2024 16 mins  
Bernie Hems talks to Mark Burns who has been running the Building Young Men Mentoring Program, with Dylan Bagnell, one of the Year 10 participants in the program.The Program is an 16 week program based on the traditional Rights of Passage concept of Separation/ Challenge/ Return, recently run for the second time in Kiama with 15 Year 10 students from Kiama High School, partnered wi

Hugh Mackay at the Readers' Festival

Sep 19 2024 50 mins  
Hugh Mackay is a well known social researcher and author who has been reflecting us back to ourselves over many decades. He was a guest speaker at the Kiama Readers’ Festival, talking about his book The Way We Are. He was introduced by local historian Tony Gilmour. Recorded 20.7.24