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Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria and discusses the ins and outs of radio telescopes.

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, and shares lots of interesting information about sun dials.

Naomi Lettieri from Anam Cara House Colac discusses the upcoming Palliative Care Week event featuring Dr Hannah Gould. Dr Gould is a cultural anthropologist and author of “How to Die in the 21st Century”, and will share insights into contemporary approaches to death, dying, and care, drawing on her research and public work in this field.To RSVP, please email liaison@anamcarahousecolac.org.au or (03) 5233 8203.

Emma Lawrence from Kids Alive, discusses the free CPR training launch to equip parents for life-or-death emergencies as drowning deaths have reached their highest level since 1996, with 357 lives lost last year. For every child who drowns, another eight are hospitalised following non-fatal incidents, often with lifelong consequences.At the same time, four in five (80%) cardiac arrests occur in the home, challenging the perception that emergencies happen where help is readily available. Injury also remains the leading cause of harm among Australian children, with more than 600,000 emergency department visits and nearly 89,000 hospitalisations each year.To help address this, Kids Alive Do the Five and Royal Life Saving WA are relaunching the online education initiative, The Heart Beat Club in 2026, a free, one-hour online course covering CPR and essential first aid for babies and toddlers, available throughout May.For further details and to register visit the Heart Beat Club website at https://kidsalive.com.au/the-heart-beat-club/

Rodd provides a weekly stargazing update, plus discusses the true length of a day.

Phil Gray talks about writing and starring in a play based on his recent road accident.Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1558201

Susan chats about the release of her latest album.Find all the details and tracks at https://linktr.ee/muranty

Camperdown Theatre Company director Warren Easley discusses bringing ‘Noises Off' by Michael Frayn to the stage.Tickets to the show can be purchased from Laffs, 163 Manifold St, phone 5593 1469 or online atcamperdowntheatrecompany.com.au

While accidents on the road might seem unavoidable, many can actually be prevented with mindful and cautious driving.  Mia from Crimestoppers Victoria some of the common causes and ways to avoid them.For further information visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, plus discusses the proposal of colonisation on the moon.

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing update for South West Victoria, plus discusses the Artemis II.

Isabelle Pilley discusses her entries at this years Youth Art Futures exhibition.

Evie McDonald talks about her entry in the 2026 Youth Art Futures exhibition at COPACC.

Sadie Harrowfield talks about her entry in the 2026 Youth Art Futures exhibition.

Victoria Mantynen from Little Pine Tree Productions chats about the upcoming Vera Lynn tribute that will be played at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery for the ANZAC weekend.Tickets available at https://www.trybooking.com/DFRCT

Beau chats to Jonathan about the local survey that has been developed to assist with future planning, that can be answered by local residents and businesses, as well as tourists who visit Colac.You can contribute to the local survey at https://colac-common.web.app/

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing update for South West Victoria, plus reflects on the Colac Otway Shire Earth Hour Stargazing session and shares information about light pollution.Here's an example of a light pollution map lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=2.58&lat=-28.7010&lon=133.8751&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJzYl8yMDI1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOiI2MCIsImZlYXR1cmVzb3BhY2l0eSI6Ijg1In0=

Gold-Coast based Special Olympics ambassador Ben Haack chats to Jonathan about his book Reason for Hope: A Parent's Playbook for Raising Happy and Resilient Kids — Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life on the Autism Spectrum, which will be released by the Belonging Forum on April 2nd.  The book draws from his own experiences living with autism to offer wisdom and encouragement for parents and families raising autistic children.To find out more about Ben visit https://www.specialolympics.org/what-we-do/global-youth-and-education/global-center-for-inclusion-in-education/benjamin-haack

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria and also explains some of the concepts of light and stargazing.You can join him this evening at COPACC for a stargazing session and more information https://www.copacc.com.au/WHATS-ON/COPACC-Theatre-Season/2026-Youth-Earth-Hour

Rachael Lance from WWF Australia discusses the importance of Earth Hour and Challenge 60. Earth Hour encourages people around the world to show their support for the environment by switching off their lights for one hour, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary.Find out more information at ⁠earthhour.org.au⁠ 

Mia talks about road safety and high risk driving, as well as road rules and penalties.For further information visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/

Australian music legend Ross Wilson discusses his 50 Years of Hits Tour which is coming to Colac on Friday 27th of March.From Daddy Cool to Mondo Rock and as a solo artist with no less than 26 ARIA Top 40 hits to his credit as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ross Wilson is one of Australia's most awarded, respected and well-known artists. For tickets Fri 27 Mar - COPACC, Colac, VicSat 28 Mar - Ararat Town Hall, VicSun 29 Mar 4pm - Queenscliff Town Hall, Queenscliff, Vic

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing report, plus shares information about the Southern Cross constellation.

Alexandria Jones from Barwon Community Legal chats about the free legal services on offer for people affected by the recent bushfires. They will be at the upcoming Carlisle River Community Fun Day and attendees will be able to speak directly with lawyers and service providers, gather resources, and learn about the free legal support available in the region. For further details visit https://www.barwoncommunitylegal.org.au/free-legal-help-for-bushfire-affected-communities-at-the-carlisle-river-community-fun-day/

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, plus chats about the Scorpius constellation.https://earthsky.org/constellations/scorpius-heres-your-constellation/

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update, as well as information about the upcoming lunar eclipse.https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/australia/melbourne?iso=20260303

Mia shares information and tips to avoid impersonation scams.https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/events/celebrity-impersonation-scams/

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update, plus discusses globular clusters.https://esahubble.org/wordbank/globular-cluster/

Jof chats with Naomi Mancktelow from the Petstock Foundation about their work assisting communities after natural disasters. For further information or to make a donation head to https://www.petstock.com.au/pages/foundation-initiatives

Sue chats to Jonathan about the upcoming Heytesbury Show which will be held at the Simpson Rec Reserve on Saturday 28th of February.For further details visit https://www.vicagshows.com.au/heytesbury-show

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update, plus shares information about comets.

April chats about the latest release of the Otway Edit and puts out the call to local young people to submit artwork for the next editions front cover.Get all the details at https://linktr.ee/theotwayedit

Robyn Alexander drops in to discuss the upcoming fundraiser for the Colac Community Fund in conjunction with the Colac and District Chamber of Commerce.Tickets available at https://events.humanitix.com/business-breakfast-ray-mclean

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update and talks about exoplanets.

Cheryl Lang discusses some of the many opportunities for local retirees offered at U3A Colac. For more information visit https://u3acolacotway.org.au/

Jof chats with Mia from Crimestoppers about avoiding romance scams ahead of Valentines Day.For further details visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/current-focus/onlinesafety/navigating-the-heartbreak/ or https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

Jof chats to Farmer of the Year finalist and Beeac local Lachie Barclay about his farming practices and what it feels like to be a finalist in the competition.For further details on The Weekly Times Coles 2025 Farmer of the Year finalists can be found at theweeklytimes.com.au"

Rodd shares the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria, plus talks about the James Webb Space Telescope.You can view images and find out more about the massive telescope at https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/

Rodd provides the weekly astronomy update for South West Victoria and shares interesting inofrmation about the constellation of Orion. To suggest topics or ask question for the What's Up segment visit Colac Astronomy at https://www.facebook.com/groups/281773288323000

Local snake catcher Benny McNamara discusses what to do if you get a slithery visitor during the hot weather.For further information visit https://www.facebook.com/snakecatcherscolac

James McLennan from Farm My School provides an update on the Colac Secondary School project, with highlights including the installation of watering systems and a crop that will soon be ready for harvest, as well as the upcoming Nourish community workshops. For more information about volunteering with the project contact colac@farmmymyschool.com.au

Matt Daniels drops in to chat about the work that Roadsafe Otway do and invites everyone along to their upcoming meeting on Friday 30th of January, midday at the Colac CFA rooms in Rae Street.

Mia shares rules and regulations around the use of e-scooters, and the various laws that riders must abide by.https://transport.vic.gov.au/road-and-active-transport/active-transport/e-scooter-road-ruleshttps://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/

Rodd shares the weekly South West Victoria astronomy update, plus has information about the second largest planet in our solar system - Saturn!

Rodd provides the weekly stargazing update, plus shares information about the 'Seven Sisters'.https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/pleiades-star-cluster-enjoys-worldwide-renown/

Mia discusses fire prevention and the consequences of illegal firelighting practices.For more information visit https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/current-focus/bushfires/For emergency updates in Victoria us the Vic Emergency app from https://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/

While making his way through Colac, Andy talks about his journey so far walking around Australia to combat gambling advertising and raising funds for Lifeline.You can follow his journey online at https://www.facebook.com/andyandscrubbysbigwag and make a donation at https://lifeline-north-coast-nsw.grassrootz.com/andy-scrubby-s-big-wag