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Here you will find audio podcasts of the stories of Australian Christians who have made a difference, who are World Shapers. These stories were produced for broadcasting on the Songs of Hope radio program in Melbourne, Australia. Broadcasting station was Southern FM 88.3.

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Gordon Moyes helped thousands in Sydney

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021


Gordon Moyes social welfare work in Sydney was amazing. Listen again to his story. He was superintendent of Sydney’s Wesley … Continue reading →

John Lang initiated independence from Britain

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021


In the 1800s a Scottish clergyman immigrant initiated the move for independence of Australian colonies from Britain. He proposed the … Continue reading →

Margaret Court – tennis great

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021


Our Christian here this week is Margaret Court. Listen again to the story of Margaret Court, the greatest Australian womens … Continue reading →

Richard Johnson – Australias First Fleeters Thanked God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021


Listen again to the story of Australia’s first fleet and its journey and Richard Johnson, the fleet chaplain. This is … Continue reading →

Federation Day 1 January

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021


The first of January, is Australia’s Federation Day. On this day in 1901 Australia was born as a nation. Here … Continue reading →

Caleb Dawson – microscopy researcher

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020


Caleb Dawson uses microscopy to research cancer and immunology. Continue reading →

George Coles – Australian retail giant

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019


On 10Mar19 Songs of Hope broadcast the story of George Coles, the founder of the retail stores chain in Australia. … Continue reading →

Moira Kelly – social worker with a difference

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018


Last Sunday 28Oct18 we broadcast the story of Moira Kelly, an Australian Catholic Christian who has made a difference for … Continue reading →

Graeme Clark – Inventor of the bionic ear

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2018


Listen to the story of Australian doctor, Graeme Clark. He invented the bionic ear (Cochlear Ear) which gives profoundly deaf … Continue reading →

John McDouall Stuart – explorer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018


Songs of Hope “Christian who made a difference” today 3Jun18, was John McDouall Stuart, the great Australian explorer. He forged … Continue reading →

John Flynn – the greatest Australian

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018


Listen to the story of Reverend John Flynn, the greatest Australian. He appears on the Australian $20 note. Songs of … Continue reading →

Ossie Cruse – aboriginal activist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018


Ossie Cruse was a Christian aboriginal who was important in seeking social justice and reconciliation for Australian aborigines. He did … Continue reading →

Gallipoli World War 1 diary extract

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018


Listen again to an extract from a diary of a soldier at Gallipoli during the first world war. Read by … Continue reading →

Betty Cuthbert – star sprinter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018


Listen to the story of Betty Cuthbert, Australia’s star sprinter from the 1956 Olympic Games. Later in life she had … Continue reading →

Samuel Marsden – Australia founder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018


Listen to the story of the life of Samuel Marsden, an early free settler and a guiding light for Australian … Continue reading →

Lynn Arnold – premier to priest

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2018


Lynn Arnold was South Australian premier in 1992. He is now a priest. Hear his story as broadcast on Songs … Continue reading →

David Unaipon on our $50 note

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018


Hear the story of extra-ordinary aboriginal David Unaipon. He is on our $50 note. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on … Continue reading →

Richard Johnson – Australias First Fleeters Thanked God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018


Listen again to the story of Australia’s first fleet and its journey and Richard Johnson, the fleet chaplain. This is … Continue reading →

Federation Day 1 January

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2017


The first of January, is Australia’s Federation Day. On this day in 1901 Australia was born as a nation. Here … Continue reading →

First Christmas in Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2017


Listen again to the story of the first fleet and its first Christmas in Australia. Broadcast Sunday 10Dec17 on Songs … Continue reading →

Mike Baird – state premier

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2017


Listen again to the story of Mike Baird, recent NSW premier. Story presented on Songs of Hope on 5Nov17 in … Continue reading →

Henry Holden – founder of Australia’s car manufacturing

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017


Henry Holden founded the motor car industry in Australia, making 34,000 motor car bodies in 1925 and employing 2600 workers. … Continue reading →

Gerard Tucker – Brotherhood of St Laurence

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017


Our “Christian who has made a difference” this week was an Aussie who failed in three jobs. He also failed … Continue reading →

William Guthrie Spence – Union founder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017


Listen again to the story of William Guthrie Spence. He was a key founder of Australia’s biggest union, the AWU, … Continue reading →

Frank Crean – Australian politician

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017


Listen again to the story of Frank Crean. He was an Australian Labor politician who was also a devout Christian. … Continue reading →

David Bussau – started micro-loans

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2017


Australian David Bussau pioneered micro-loans to poverty stricken families, firstly in Indonesia and then in other countries. He set up … Continue reading →

Barnett got rid of Melbourne slums

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017


Listen again to the story of Oswald Barnett. He was the devout Christian who worked to help the poor in … Continue reading →

Eugene Veith – successful business man

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017


Eugene Veith started with nothing, was successful in business, and helped many with his wealth. Broadcast on Songs of Hope … Continue reading →

Prayer for rain

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2017


Listen again to the story of droughts in Australia in the 1830s and 1890s. In the 1830s Governor Gipps called … Continue reading →

Mary Glowrey – almost a saint

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2017


Listen to the story of Mary Glowrey. Mary Glowrey was an Australian Catholic Christian who went to India after the … Continue reading →

William Stawell – founder of Victoria

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016


Listen again to the life story of William Stawell. He founded Victoria in Australia in the 1850s. He was a … Continue reading →

Catherine Hamlin helped Ethiopians

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2016


Watch the video of the story of Catherine Hamlin, a Christian Australian doctor who went to Ethiopia and started mid-wifery … Continue reading →

Margaret Court – tennis great

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2016


Listen again to the story of Margaret Court, the greatest Australian womens tennis player of all time. Program “Songs of … Continue reading →

Queens oath to uphold Gods laws

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2016


At her coronation in 1953 our Queen promised to uphold Gods laws to the best of her ability. Hear an … Continue reading →

Charles Sturt a devout Christian

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2016


Listen again to the story of great Australian explorer Charles Sturt. He fought against Napoleon, and then came to Australia … Continue reading →

Caroline Chisholm – the emigrants friend

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2016


Caroline Chisholm was a devout Christian who helped immigrants and Australian immigration in the 19th century. She was honored by … Continue reading →

Royston Siddons – founder of Sidchrome

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2016


The “Christians who made a difference” segment on 1 May 2016 high-lighted the story of Royston Siddons, the founder of … Continue reading →

Mary Reibey founded a bank

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2016


Mary Reiby was instrumental in founding Australia’s first bank. She came to Australia as a very young convict girl, but … Continue reading →

Chris Riley – Catholic priest helps youth

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2016


Listen again to the story of catholic priest Chris Riley. He is the Australian founder and CEO of the “Youth … Continue reading →

David Larkin – school chaplain takes award

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2016


In Queenslands Sunshine Coast, a school chaplain in a state school has taken out the award “Cititzen of the year … Continue reading →

William Arnott and Arnotts biscuits

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016


Listen again to the story of William Arnott, the founder of Arnotts biscuits. He was a devout Christian and a … Continue reading →

Samuel Leigh – first Methodist church in Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2015


Listen again to the story of Samuel Leigh, the first Methodist minister in Australia. In 1817 he built the first … Continue reading →

Rob Galea – singer, songwriter, priest

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2015


On “Christians who made a difference”  for 8Nov2015, we look at the life of Rob Galea, an Australian Catholic priest, … Continue reading →

Mary MacKillop-Education for poor in Australia

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2015


Listen again to the story of Mary MacKillop, broadcast on Sunday 18 October, on Songs of Hope. She is Australia’s … Continue reading →

Australian footballers are Christians

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015


Listen again to the story of AFL footballers who are Christians and put God first. Broadcast on Songs of Hope … Continue reading →

St Mary’s Caulfield had a world impact

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015


Listen again to the story of local Melbourne church St Mary’s Anglican in the suburb of Caulfield (now called Oaktree … Continue reading →

Eva Burrows headed the Salvation Army

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2014


Australian Eva Burrows was appointed the world-wide leader of the Salvation army. Listen to her story here on “Christians who … Continue reading →

The Billings Method

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2014


Listen to the Songs of Hope podcast for 23rd November to hear the story of the inventors of the Billings … Continue reading →

Arther Stace is Mr Eternity

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2014


Listen again to the story of Arthur Stace. He wrote the word “Eternity” on the footpaths of Sydney for 35 … Continue reading →

Hugh Evans – young Aussie combats poverty

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2014


Listen again to the story of Hugh Evans. Hugh Evans is the Australian founder of the Oaktree Foundation in 2003 … Continue reading →

Linda Shum helps disabled Chinese children

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2014


Listen again to the story of Linda Shum, a Queensland mother who helps disabled children in China. Broadcast in “Christians … Continue reading →

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