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This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts.In 2022, we spoke with the Yann family about the 2003 murder of Marea Yann in her Healesville home. Despite a 2006 inquest and a trial, no one has been convicted, and the case remains unsolved.Today, we revisit the story with Marea's granddaughter, Esther, who shares recent developments and updates on the family's ongoing fight for justice.Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.Listen to our original episodes with the Yann family "Cold Case: Marea Yann" here: Part One and Part TwoYou can watch "Who Murdered Marea Yann?" here on YoutubeKeep in touch with the developments of this case at the Facebook page, "Help Marea Yann Catch Her Murderer".For Support: Lifeline  on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.Guest: Esther YannExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardGET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com  Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Troy chats with Simon Nash and Sam Isherwood about this Healesville winery and cellar door he co-founded with Behn Payten, its a must visit when you are next in the valley.@thewineshowaustralia @payten_and_jones

On their way to Healesville to do a charity gig with Dave Hughes! There were some technical issues in the second half but Dave and He caught up again! Check out He Huang at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival! Youtube Instagram hehuangcomedy.com More about The Debrief Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Hear the making of The Debrief theme song. Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis. Co-produced by Nearly Media Support podcasts you listen to via Lenny.fm Looking for another podcast? The Junkees with Dave O'Neil & Kitty Flanagan - The sweet and salty roundabout! Junk food abounds! Somehow Related with Glenn Robbins and Dave O'Neil - Dave's other other podcast with Glenn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Owner of Herd Bar in Healesville, Toby, spoke to Ross and Russel to tell the full story of what happened.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story which was brought up last Friday has since been confirmed, with the Rumour File being alerted to an update on the attackers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've just celebrated your 25th wedding anniversary two weeks ago and your 60th birthday four weeks ago. Life seems to be going along fine until one ordinary day out of the blue your husband tells you ‘I'm seeing someone else'. I recently interviewed Jo Peck, author of Suddenly Single at Sixty for a Women Living Well After 50 Podcast episode. She is an intelligent woman, former business owner for over 20 years of a successful ad agency ‘Working Girls Advertising' and also born in the same year as me. Her book is about how she recovered from those four words and regained her life. She writes about the good times in her marriage with travel, adventure and good friends. But after the ‘declaration', on reflection, Jo realised that it was not good all the time and she was doing most of the compromising.This is not a pity party book. It's about Jo carrying on in a new direction, taking risks and being open to new opportunities. Treading into the unknow waters of online dating at 60 after being in a relationship for more than 25 years. She doesn't sugar coat the bad times she had – the self-doubts which plague us after this type of experience but I found the book funny at times, sad, angry at others but mostly a woman finding her way and regaining her ‘sense of self'.This would be a great holiday read over the summer and then a perfect introduction for the Podcast episode. Put it on you list of 2025 reads.Watch the VideoConnect with Jo PeckJo Peck grew up in Healesville, Victoria. She worked in advertising for thirty-five years, co-running her own ad agency, Working Girls Advertising, for twenty of those years. She lives in Melbourne with her new partner.Jo Peck: https://www.textpublishing.com.au/authors/jopeckSuddenly Single at Sixty (including bio): https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/suddenly-single-at-sixtyThanks for reading Women Living Well After 50 with Sue Loncaric! Subscribe for free to receive new posts, podcasts and Your Weekly Boost: Living Life in Full Bloom Newsletter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit womenlivingwellafter50.substack.com

Join Richard Watts for his penultimate episode before he closes out 2024 with his 20th anniversary next week! Details for the live event happening on Thursday 19th can be found here: https://www.rrr.org.au/events/smartarts-20th-anniversary-special Whether you're a Midsumma Festival veteran or you're wanting to go for the first time, Chief Executive and Creative Director, Karen Bryant, is here to give us a 2025 program overview. The theme for 2025 is Collective Identities, and the festival runs from 19 January - 9 February at various locations around the city and the regions. Full program here: https://www.midsumma.org.au/info/program-guides/We've been showcasing the 2025 programs of theatres around Melbourne for a few weeks and now it is time to hear from Red Stitch!! Artistic director, Ella Caldwell, tells us all about what to expect (perhaps the unexpected) next year and a bit about their fundraising campaign, Long Live Big Little Theatre - which you can donate to now to help them get to their multi-year goal of $2 million. TarraWarra Museum of Art Curator, Anthony Fitzpatrick, tells us about the current exhibition, Intimate Imaginaries. Get along to the picturesque gallery in Healesville from now until March 10 to see contemporary and lively art from a collection of 13 artists. Tickets available here.Australian soprano, musical theatre royalty and actress, Marina Prior AM, joins Richard to talk about her latest project with Victorian Opera, Follies. They talk about her character (Phyllis Rogers Stone), what it's like to be a legend among legends, and performing at The Palais! You can catch Follies from February 1-6 at The Palais Theatre in St Kilda.Was ACCA's new CEO and Artistic Director Myles Russell Cook always destined for the job? Myles joins Richard to talk about taking on the role, and The Art of Lazy – an evening with Lady Susan, showing Saturday December 14th, plus gives us some highlights for the year to come at ACCA.

Eni jest DJ-ką, gra deep house i techno, w które wplata odgłosy natury, prowadzi zajęcia Movement as Medicine - wolnego tańca, w którym nawiązuje do etnicznych tańców pradawnych kultur. Relaksacja, medytacja i ekstaza, czy ta forma ruchu może rzeczywiście pomóc w odnalezieniu harmonii z samym sobą i otaczającym światem? Agnieszka Burton 3 i ostatnim odcinku serii odwiedza sesjęMo vement as Medicine na spotkaniach polonijnych na „Polanie” w Healesville.

Broadsheet Editors receive a lot of questions about what they're eating, drinking and doing. In our new series, you're invited behind the scenes to discover what the office is excited about this week.  Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don't miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.  Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Ruby Harris and produced by Nicola Sitch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashlee Terry joined Harf ahead of the Emerald Series final at Healesville on Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes to our joints, bones and muscles are often attributed simply to ageing ‘wear and tear', but is that true? From creaky joints to hip and knee replacements, physiotherapist Rod Grof takes us through the top musculoskeletal risks as we age, while Logie-winning actor John Wood shares his own health story, and how health impacts his life. About the episode - brought to you by Australian Seniors.  Join James Valentine as he explores the incredible stories of Aussie characters, from the adventurous to the love-struck. Across 30 inspirational episodes, Life's Booming explores life, health, love, travel, and everything in between. Our bodies surprise us in ways we never thought possible as we age, so in series five of the Life's Booming podcast – Is This Normal? – we're settling in for honest chats with famous guests and noted experts about the ways our bodies behave as they age, discussing the issues and awkward questions you may be too embarrassed to ask yourself. Acting veteran John Wood is no stranger to treading the boards. From Rafferty's Rules and Blue Heelers to comedy revue Senior Moments and Ensemble Theatre's newest show, The Great Divide, John has been entertaining audiences for more than 40 years. Rod Grof is a Melbourne-based physiotherapist and principal of Platinum Physio. Experienced in treating a range of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions in clients across the lifespan, Rod helps his older patients to live more active lives, with less pain. If you' have any thoughts or questions and want to share your story to Life's Booming, send us a voice note - lifesbooming@seniors.com.au. Watch Life's Booming on Youtube Listen to Life's Booming on Apple Podcasts Listen to Life's Booming on Spotify Listen to Life's Booming on Google Podcasts For more information visit seniors.com.au/podcast. Produced by Medium Rare Content Agency, in conjunction with Ampel Sonic Experience Agency   Transcript: James Valentine: Hello and welcome to Life's Booming Series 5 of this most excellent and award winning podcast. I'm James Valentine and in this series we're going to ask the question, is this normal? I mean, as we age, stuff happens to us. Our bodies change, things fall off, we get crook, stuff doesn't work as well as it used to. There's nothing we can do about it, we're getting older, we're ageing. But which bits are normal? Which bits do we have no control over? Which bits can we do something about? That's the kind of questions that we're going to be asking in this series, Is This Normal?, of Life's Booming. Now, of course, if you enjoy this series, leave us a review, tell all your families and friends about it. And we want to hear from you as well. You can contribute to this. If you've got questions about things in particular that you want to know, perhaps there's some particular wear and tear happening to you. Let us know. We'd love to see if we can answer that question in the series. We're gonna look at things like menopause, gut health, mental health, lots of other burning questions. So think about those areas and if there's something in there that's specific to you that you'd like us to cover, let us know. From creaky joints to hip and knee replacements, let's find out the things that are really gonna affect our muscles and our bones, our musculoskeletal system. Someone who knows muscles a lot better than me is Melbourne based director of platinum physio, Rod Grof. Rod helps his older patients to live more active lives with less pain and he can share what commonly happens to our bodies as we age and also what we can do about it. But before we bring on Rod, let me introduce someone who's very familiar to you. You're gonna know him. He's a great guy and a marvellous actor. You got to know and love him in Blue Heelers. He's currently in the ensemble theatres The Logie winning actor. Hello, John Wood.  John Wood: Hello, James. How are you?  James Valentine: Good. You're a bit crook.  John Wood: Oh, I'm not that crook. I've had Rheumatoid arthritis for about the last 15 years and it sort of slows you down.  James Valentine: What did you first notice?  John Wood: Pains in the ankles, really. You know, quite severe pains in the ankles and difficulty getting around. And then I started to notice it in the hands, you know, like it was, you know, the knuckles were really swelling up and the hand was very difficult to move, but I also discovered I had Gout in, certainly in this hand, this hand I had an MRI done on and it was full of uric acid. James Valentine: Yeah, right. And were they, what did they say at the time, was that compounding, were they separate things or compounding one another?  John Wood: Well, they're separate and you take different medication for them both. I mean, you take allopurinol for the gout and methotrexate for the arthritis and I've started taking curcumin recently, which seems to settle things down a bit, and mersynofen.  And this week, I've had, I don't know why it's happened, but I seem to have something like bursitis. There's no lump or swelling or anything, but the elbow has been giving me jib James Valentine: It just happens. It's like, what do you do? It just happens, doesn't it? Everything starts to go a bit. How long a period, like from say the ankle pain to the joints, are we talking months, years?  John Wood: Not very long. It was, it just seems that I've got Rheumatoid everywhere. You know, like it's, apart from slowing me down a bit, it hasn't really affected my work, except for one occasion I auditioned for the Harry Potter musical and they had us marching up and down and across and sideways and doing all sorts of stuff and that was all fine, then this associate director from England said, now I want you all to fall down. And I said, I can't even get on the ground to play choo-choo trains with my grandkids. So I said, it's a big mistake getting me to fall down. He said, nevermind fall down anyway. So I fell down and I had to be helped up by Julie Forsyth and a couple of other women. James Valentine: And so it doesn't impede you that much, but it's painful. John Wood: It's always very painful. Yeah. But at the moment, it's not too bad. I guess you get used to it as time goes on. And I've been lucky that the methotrexate has stopped any, you know, the stuff that says swelling.  James Valentine: Yeah. It doesn't seem to be there.  John Wood: No, no. And you know, I remember seeing old ladies when I was a kid, you know, whose fingers were really gnarled and bent.  James Valentine: And sort of folded into a claw almost.  John Wood: Yeah, yeah.  James Valentine: It's shocking. And so apart from the drugs, what else have you, what else have you tried? Exercise, diet?  John Wood: Oh I'm trying, I'm staying at Kirribilli at the moment of course, and it's a bloody long walk up to the shops at Milsons Point. Just about, you know, like I'm getting fitter.  James Valentine: Well let's bring in Rod. He's Director of Platinum Physio and he helps patients like you, you know, with, I suppose, the non chemical approach and trying to get that bloody long walk to maybe go a bit bloody further.  Rod, thanks for joining us. What are you hearing and what John's telling us? Rod Grof: I'm hearing a very common story. We have plenty of patients who come into our clinic with Rheumatoid arthritis. And you said John, 15 years ago was your onset of it. So often we hear that Rheumatoid arthritis' onset is between the ages of 30 to 50 years of age.  And you're currently taking methotrexate: just for our listeners, that's actually a immunosuppressant, so it's going to slow down the immune response and in turn reduce, hopefully reduce the inflammatory response as well. And starting in the ankles, that's fairly common, but more so starting in the hands and the feet is probably the first point. And then it progresses to the knees, the ankles and as you've mentioned now, the elbows.  James Valentine: You think the elbows are Rheumatoid?  Rod Grof: There's a very good chance that it would be, yes.  John Wood: Oh great, right.  Rod Grof: But again, without a proper assessment, we can't categorically tell you that. But just interestingly that you mentioned that, you know, when James asked you about the exercise side of things, there's some really great non pharmacological interventions, John, that you could really get involved in.  And one of them, which I could speak really highly about would be something called hydrotherapy, which is exercising in warm water at approximately 34 degrees Celsius, and just being able to really get a good workout and have a really targeted workout, which will address your muscles as well as your tendons and your ligaments that are ultimately affected by Rheumatoid arthritis to help improve things like your flexibility and we need to know, have you noticed that you've had changes in your flexibility, your mobility over the years?  John Wood: I've never been all that flexible. I had, I was told when I was in my early teens, I had back trouble and the doctor discovered that I had two L5 vertebrae and I, you know, like most men, I used to use my spine like a crane and just, you know.  James Valentine: And so is that like, so during the course of the rheumatoid arthritis, say the last 15 years, has anyone suggested exercise or anything apart from drugs? John Wood: Well, I was doing my own exercise. I was walking in the RACV club pool at a place called Healesville in Victoria. And it's really great exercise because it's 1. 2 meters deep. It's a heated pool. It's not heated to as warm as Rod suggested but, it's great. I mean, you know, walking through water and I used to do it. James Valentine: That was sort of self prescribed, wasn't it? You just thought this is good. John Wood: Yeah, yeah. I just thought this is, you know, like the water takes a bit of weight off the joints.  James Valentine: But no one has said at any point, you know, when you go back to get it checked or, you know, no doctor or anybody else has said anything, just go and have a chat to the physio.  John Wood:No.  James Valentine: No. No. You hear that a lot, you know, a lot of people don't know what you can offer, Rod.  Rod Grof: Yes, that is the case. And our physio association are really pushing forward the campaign just to give the general public to get a good understanding of the breadth of what we do. And it's not just about musculoskeletal. We also treat patients neurologically. We also treat patients, you know, cardiothoracic wise as well. So there's a lot that patients don't know that physios can do except for massaging, you know, Chris Judd on the sidelines at an AFL game.  James Valentine: Yeah, yeah. Or, you know, or actors who need a little bit of help. Rod Grof: Yeah, absolutely.  James Valentine: Can't get up off the Harry Potter stage at any point. So would you consider it now, John? Like, you know, like we can go in a little bit more about what it actually offers. Are you open to stuff, you know?  John Wood: Yeah, yeah, of course I am. Yeah, yeah. I'd be very happy to talk to Rod. I believe you're in Melbourne, so.  Rod Grof: Yes, I'm based in Melbourne. John Wood: I'm just here, up here, working at the moment.  James Valentine: So Rheumatoid arthritis, how common is that? Rod Grof: Rheumatoid arthritis is fairly common. It's a condition which is an autoimmune disease, which basically means that your body essentially is attacking itself. It's malfunctioning. And it's different to other forms of arthritis or the more popular or more well known type being osteoarthritis, which is more of your wear and tear type of arthritis. With Rheumatoid arthritis, that is when the body is actually attacking the lining of the joints, and that causes the redness, causes the swelling, and really a significant amount of pain and loss of function. James Valentine: Then that would suggest to me it's kind of curable. You know, can we take something to fix it?  Rod Grof: So sadly it actually isn't curable. However, it can be managed. So that's where I come into the picture. The non pharmacological side of things is you know, exercise, good sleep nutrition, stressing less, having a really good lifestyle and being active; yoga, meditation, mindfulness, all of these things are really important to help manage that condition from a non pharmacological perspective. And when you go and see the quacks, see the docs, they're the ones that are going to feed you all the different pills. And I always say this, if there was a pill for exercise, every single doctor would be prescribing it.  James Valentine: Yeah. But in some ways, it is the hardest one to do if you don't, if you haven't had a discipline of it in your life, it can be very hard to start.  Rod Grof: Absolutely. You know, we have plenty of patients that come through our door that are across the lifespan and some of them have never walked into a gym in their life. An active gym is a real central feature of our physiotherapy clinics.  James Valentine: So what's going on in this gym? What are you doing?  Rod Grof: So in the gym we're actually completing some physio supervised exercise. So we're actually taking the patient through a Physio tailored exercise regime, which addresses whatever their deficits are.  James Valentine: We said, you know, if you haven't had exercise as part of your life, where you're not used to gyms, maybe that can be a bit forbidding. I mean, the other difficulty that can come with ageing is that you're not as limber as you once were, or you've got another injury or a knee problem or something that may interfere with you doing the exercise. Rod Grof: Absolutely. So often as well, having other niggles is a massive deterrent. And again, we've had patients that come in all the time and say, look, I used to be a runner and you know, I unfortunately was climbing a ladder one day and doing some housework and I fell off the ladder and I landed on my knee and I had to go to surgery and I had to go to hospital and have surgery. And unfortunately that moment in time has really prevented them from going on to do any form of exercise or rehabilitation. Whereas that's the time that should really be the impetus and really give you that motivation to start getting better because there's just so much that can be done.  James Valentine: It's common at this point to start to have, I've got a bit of a creaky knee and a bit of a dicky hip and my elbow is a bit weird when, you know, the sun's at 45 degrees and I just played tennis three days ago. You know, it can all feel a little bit ill defined or you've had a bit of a go at a couple of things and nothing much happened or changed. That's what it can feel like at this age. Hang on. I'm describing myself. You know like and you're not sure whether to seek treatment for every creaky bit that's that's going on.  Rod Grof: Yes, so what you're describing is, you know, noisy knees is a great example. The reality is if it's not painful and not affecting your quality of life, just play on. Don't worry about it. We become so obsessed and we hear so much about, you know, bone on bone and my joints are creaking and cracking. Well, there's plenty of evidence that suggests that people who are bone on bone actually don't have any pain. And there are those that have pristine looking joints, and can't get off a couch. So based on that, there's really good evidence, really important lifestyle choices that you can still make. And based on that, we would encourage you, even if you're hearing all these interesting sounds in different parts of your body, work through it, and if it's progressively getting worse, that's when you do seek treatment. James Valentine: Do you start with the physiotherapist? Do I go to a GP? Do I go to some other doctor and then get referred to you?  Rod Grof:  It's a great question. Now, I believe when it comes to musculoskeletal related conditions, go straight to your physiotherapist. Here in Australia, you don't need a referral, so it's very, very accessible. Often we'll have patients that will go to a GP and the GP says you need to go see a physiotherapist straight away. Also, there are some GPs though, that might go, Oh, okay. You've got a bit of a creaky shoulder. Maybe we need to go and do an X-ray or do some imaging. So I've seen people walk through my door with a wheelbarrow worth of scans. I'm talking about scans, including X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds over the last 20 to 25 years in relation to whatever joint it is that's bothering them. Now, these people have done the ring around. They've gone doctor shopping and seeking answers and they come through our door because this one doctor in the last 20 years who they've seeked has said, why don't you go and see a physiotherapist? So they come into our door and the first thing we ask them is, have you ever seen a physio? They say, no. Have you ever done any form of exercise? They say no. Okay. Well, great. Here's a starting point. And I try to soften it. I didn't say we've got a gym out here. Let's go and do some gym work because again, the idea of going into a gym can be quite terrifying for people because they think of macho men with their tops off and flexing their muscles in the mirror. So just to sweeten it up a bit, it's more of a rehabilitation center and that just kind of takes the edge off it a bit. And that way we at least get that buy in and introduce them into that gym setting. Let's talk a little  James Valentine: bit more about the difference between Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis, because I think we've spent a fair bit on Rheumatoid. Osteo comes on when in your life, what's it caused by, what is it?  Rod Grof: Absolutely, so Osteoarthritis occurs, you know, pretty much over the age of 40 years of age. There's different degrees of it, different stages of it. It is a Progressive condition and you know, it's, it's part of the, unfortunately it's part of the ageing process. Like we get gray hair, like we get wrinkles, that's all age related changes. These things are common with arthritis where ultimately, or osteoarthritis, where the cartilage that lines the joint changes.  And that can be as a result of different mechanical stresses that you put through your joints and more commonly, wear and tear and genetics, you know, unfortunately we can't really fight genetics.  So one of the biggest, I guess, risk factors that you can't change for arthritis is your age, your sex, and also your genes. When I say sex, it's more common in females than it is in males. Now arthritis, unlike Rheumatoid arthritis affects more of your major weight bearing joints, i.e. predominantly your hips and your knees.  Okay. And again, you might get sensations of what you described before, which was the noisy sounds. We call that crepitus. That's the medical term for it. Specifically, you might get some bony enlargement as well around the particular joint that you're working with. And unfortunately there are factors as well. The other risk factors that are actually modifiable are things like improving your muscle strength. Improving your level of physical activity and also again, just ensuring that you're living a healthy lifestyle.  James Valentine: Yeah. So when this first occurs, can you slow it down? Can you end up, can you get rid of it?  Rod Grof: So again, you can, it's not that you can get rid of osteoarthritis. However you can slow it down and you can by doing all of those modifiable, implementing most of those modifiable factors, as I said, particularly exercise, weight loss is a really big one as well. And by the way, this is quite an interesting fact, which I'm sure your audience will find very interesting. For every 10 percent of body weight that we lose, there is a 50 percent reduction in the amount of loads going through our knee joints.  James Valentine: Yeah. Well, that's amazing. So I lose 10 kilos. It's like 50 kilos less through my knee. Is that what that means?  Rod Grof: So it's 50 percent less load going through the knee. So as a great example, I had a gentleman who I saw last week and I've been seeing him for the last few months. He came in initially with significant knee pain referred by an orthopedic surgeon for physio prior to having a knee joint replacement. And we had our discussion about what are the first line of interventions and treatments that we can do to assist you and hopefully potentially slow down the process or delay the operation. But again, he was on a wait list. So in his mind, it was happening. I go to him, do me a favor. Let's try and lose 10 kilograms. Go consult with a dietitian and let's get you onto an exercise program which consisted of twice weekly exercise under physio supervision as well. And this patient now came in last week. He weighs 90 kilograms. He couldn't walk. He couldn't get off his chair without pain. He couldn't walk around the block. He couldn't go to his letterbox.  And now this guy is walking and getting up and picking up his grandchildren off the floor completely unrestricted. It's quite astonishing. And he's a really great example of what, you know, physical activity and looking after yourself and being motivated can do. So he's actually now completely called off that joint replacement. James Valentine: Now for many, it will end up in surgery. Is there an ideal age? Is there a right age for this sort of thing? What are the conditions in which you would go well, okay, yes, you're going to have to replace the hip. You're saying that it's hips and knees that get most affected by osteoarthritis. So that's the things we tend to replace, isn't it? Rod Grof: Absolutely. So the most common areas of the most common joints that get replaced are our hips and our knees. So at what point would you get the operation? Again, everybody's different. Typically these operations have around a 15 to 20 year lifespan as well before you have to go in again and get it revised. And that can be quite a big procedure and one that, you know, surgeons are happy to do, but if you can delay it, the better. So ideally, 65 to 75 year olds are the most common age bracket that will end up having a joint replacement. Any earlier would suggest that your arthritis has progressed quite significantly and it needs to really affect your quality of life because at the end of the day, it's not a magical bullet. It's the last resort. As in terms of the triage of what needs to be done, education, exercise, weight loss is number one. The next phase is looking at things like injection therapy, taking pain relief, taking anti-inflammatory medication. And again, if that's still not giving you the quality of life that you're after, that's when you look at having joint replacements.   James Valentine: Rod, let's just think about other general wear and tear things that happen at this age. We've, we've talked about hips and knees. We've talked about the two main arthritis things. What are the other main sort of physical wear and tear we're going to expect? Rod Grof: Sure. So our tendons, which connect our muscle to our bones, different bodily structures that with time, they go through that wear and tear process as well. And again, the solution to ensure that you don't have any issues like what we call the medical term for a previously was known as tendinitis. Now it's actually been changed to a tendinopathy because we know there's not really inflammation per se in the tendon. But the issue is the actual genetic or the makeup of the tendon as we get older, the collagen fibers become a bit more frayed and disorganized, and that is part of the aging process. So again, what's the solution for it? James Valentine: Can I guess, can I have a shot at this? Let me see. Might it be exercise? Might it be some resistance? Could diet be a factor here?  Rod Grof: All of the above. Fantastic. So it's pretty simple.  James Valentine: I've been listening so far.  Rod Grof: It's a very simple solution. And again, I can't emphasize, and you can hear my passion about what I,  this is why I do what I do. My motto is to keep people active and healthy, to live the life they love. And by doing so, We're able to ensure that they can pick up their grandchildren, go for a walk with their friends singing Taylor Swift around the park, and really have a really great quality of life and enjoy the last 30, 40, 50 years because here's no reason that we should let age get in the way. James Valentine: Let's bring John back in. John, is it, you know, anything in particular that you want to, you've been listening to the kind of conversation we've been having, anything you want to ask Rod? John Wood:  How does one go about visiting you? I mean, I would be very happy to come and have a chat at some point.  Rod Grof: So if you want to come directly to the clinic or directly to any physiotherapy clinic. I would ask a few questions cause some clinics don't necessarily offer management of Rheumatoid arthritis. It might be slightly out of their scope.  James Valentine: And there's simple sort of exercises you'd start with. What would be, if he signs up, what would be some of the first things he might be doing? Rod Grof: So look, mainly the exercise that we'll focus on initially would be in relation to just improving your overall mobility and giving you a structured walking program as well and just gradually. Increasing the distance, the time over a period, because we know going too hard too soon can actually have worse outcomes as well. Especially in over 65s, balance is a really big issue. We know that one in three people over the age of 65 fall.  John Wood: Well, you know, I have noticed that I'm more prone to falling over, not being able to get my underwear on, stuff like that.  James Valentine: All right, well, you know, on to more pleasant things really, John. You're in a show. You're acting in one.  John Wood: I am working, yes.  James Valentine: You are working, which is excellent. It's a new David Williamson play. It is. Now from memory, David Williamson, I think he's retired more times than Melba, hasn't he?  John Wood: Well not yet, but the last play I did of David's was his last play.  James Valentine: Right.  John Wood: Yes, I did that in 2020. We were closed down in our last couple of weeks by COVID.  James Valentine: Ah, right, right.  John Wood: And then, I got on a plane and went home with a whole lot of people. Gladys had let off the…  James Valentine: Oh, the ruby princess!  John Wood: The ruby princess.  James Valentine: Oh so you probably brought it into Melbourne. You're probably patient zero for Melbourne.  John Wood: Well, I could well be. James Valentine: So, some, you know, two, what now, four years later, three or four years later, he's back with another play. I mean, I don't want him to stop, but he keeps telling us he is. And so, it's a new play called The Great Divide.  John Wood: Yes, and it's an interesting piece and it's getting better and better all the time. The best writing in it, for my money, is the scenes between the younger women, who's a mid thirties mum and a seventeen year old daughter. And the writing for those scenes, it's terrific, you know, like the relationship's wonderful and the girls are terrific.  James Valentine: Tell me a little bit about that rehearsal process. It's interesting you say it's getting better. I suppose in most of our minds we think, you know, David Williamson's there at the desk, he completes the script and then, there you go fellas, just say what I just wrote.  And I think this is another thing to realize with Australian plays, isn't it, is that we often see them very fresh. Whereas the thing from overseas, we might have, it might have been through a lot of rehearsal, a lot of different productions.  So, you know, this, you'll have a chance to see something here that's absolutely brand new.  John Wood: Yeah, we had a session yesterday afternoon at four o'clock where a group of people from the ensemble audience that pay money to come and watch the director at work. And so we've already, yesterday, been in front of a small audience of about 20. And we had a quick Q& A afterwards. And you know, it certainly worked for them. But there was one lady there who wanted to ask me about a line that I'd done in Crunch Time.  James Valentine: Right.  John Wood: And, you know, I spend the whole play trying to get one of my family to give me the lethal injection. James Valentine: Right.  John Wood: And I had forgotten all about this, but I have a line which says, Oh, if you want anything done, you've got to do it yourself. And this woman had picked up on that and she had a copy of the text and it wasn't in the text. And I have no recollection of myself and Mark Kilmurray discussing putting, putting that line in. James Valentine: Right. It must have popped in there, at some point. How physically, how do you find it when it's, you know, six shows a week, eight shows a week, you know, we'd been talking about your arthritis and these sort of things. That's a big physical demand; you'll be in the season soon enough, and you're a veteran of doing this. Physically, how do you find it now?  John Wood: I don't think I have any major problems with it. You know, the arthritis is mainly under control, unless this elbow thing that Rod told us is probably arthritis.  James Valentine: Yeah, sorry about that.  John Wood: But I don't, you know, like I've been managing to stay working for most of the time, you know, when Blue Heelers came to an end, I was massively disappointed, you know, because it had been 12 years of just having to drive into the city and do the show and be on a pretty good wage and…  James Valentine: That's enough of that, young fella. John Wood: Yeah, ‘Doyle, my office'. And you know, like to suddenly lose that income was shocking. But I've been working in the theatre pretty much all my career. You know, when I was doing Blue Heelers, I was also doing Williamson's play, The Club, all over the country.  James Valentine: Great play.  John Wood: And, yeah, it's the funniest play ever written in Australia, in my view. It is just hysterically funny.  James Valentine: But that's good if you don't find the season taxing. John Wood: I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped acting.  James Valentine: Well, that's, I think you're a great advertisement for, you love it. So why stop doing it? You know.  John Wood: Well yeah, I can't, I can't imagine what I would do. It'd be nice if there was more financial reward involved in the industry, but I mean, we were left high and dry by ScoMo and his government during COVID, you know, like, shocking. I mean, you know, like his attitude to the arts and music I think was appalling.  James Valentine: John, you know, you said that you did, it started in your ankles, perhaps 15 years ago. If you think back to sort of you know, in your 30s to your 50s, perhaps when you're doing Blue Heelers, no signs of anything, anything that you perhaps should have dealt with. John Wood: I was going to a chiropractor. I, you know, I went to chiropractors for years, and I have since had a partial discectomy, you know, where they just cut a little, slipped down your spine and cut off the excess disc and that was fine, and I'm very careful with the way I use my back now. I've stopped using it as a crane, and, so that was the first year of Blue Heelers, so that was 1994, and the worst thing about that was I was supposed to go to the UK with Lisa to do publicity and I went into hospital to have the operation. And I kept looking out the window thinking, not very far away from here the crew and the cast are having a wrap party, and I'm missing it.  James Valentine: Well, it's fabulous to get some time with you, and I know we're going to see you on stages and screen, you know, for many years to come.  I hope so.  Despite everything spreading to your elbows and everywhere else. Um, but, Rod, thanks so much for everything you've offered. Absolutely fantastic.  Rod Grof: My pleasure. It's been fun.  James Valentine: We'll see you again.  Rod Grof: Thank you very much.  James Valentine: John. Thanks so much for being on the program. Great to catch up with you. And as we say, be talking about it's in the great divide by David Williamson. It's on at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney until the 27th of April. I'd like to say, you know, break a leg, but I don't think that's probably good advice at this point.  John Wood: Oh, it's a pleasure to be here. Thanks, James. It's lovely to see you. James Valentine: Thanks so much to Rod Grof as well from Platinum Physio in Melbourne. You've been listening to Season 5 of Life's Booming. Is This Normal? Brought to you by Australian Seniors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trinity Mattocks is a fusion of Mexico ‘meets Australia, recently she's been tackling the National Trail alone from Cook Town in the north to Healesville in the South, fund raising for the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital. https://byronbaywildlifehospital.org. https://www.travellingsenorita.com

Debbie Waymouth joined RSN on Monday morning for a yarn.

Brendan Cavanagh is the owner and founder of Cavanagh' Whisky & Ale House in Healesville, Victoria. Brendan joins the Pop Culture Podcast with Tyson Popplestone to chat about starting a business, balancing work life and family and a whole heap more. 

Matt Stewart spoke with Healesville Race Club's John O'Neill on Tuesday.

For Marea Yann, two things mattered most in life - family and community. When the 69-year-old was found violently bludgeoned to death in her Healesville home, the small Victorian town was left shaken. It seemed impossible that anyone would want to hurt this doting grandmother and dedicated volunteer worker. But as investigators learned more about Marea's life, it quickly became clear that Marea had been living in fear of one person in particular. --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Elsha McGill Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon For all credits and sources, please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-265-marea-yann

We're entering a busy half of the year for the label, and while we don't always use the isolatedmix series to help tee up what's in store, Alex Albrecht also happens to be a brilliant selector and curator of many great mixes over the years. Yes, you did read that right, Alex will soon be gracing ASIP with a new release, to be announced in full very shortly and available at the end of September. We had hoped to get this mix out a little earlier in the year but life got in the way for us both, and after a small trip to Japan recently, Alex was able to get some answers down to a few of my questions in anticipation for his awaited release here on ASIP. ~It's been interesting to see how you've created a very unique style and approach between your own project, with Sean as Albrecht La'Brooy and under the Melquíades guise. How would you describe the differences between them all?I originally created the Melquiades alias as a way to separate club/dancefloor music from more downtempo/ambient productions under my own name. The music I now produce under Alex Albrecht incorporates all sorts of sounds and influences and in my development, I don't now see a reason to differentiate. Campfire Stories by Alex Albrecht Campfire Stories was quite the debut album, and received such a great reception it seems. It combined lovely atmospheres and house elements, with downtempo and instrumental (even jazz). How are your albums born usually? My albums are usually created through my field recordings and recent experiences. I generally take recordings and loop/manipulate them to create a canvas and use that as the inspiration for each new track. When I see a larger album coming together I try to identify gaps in the concept and fill it with new productions. Your own label imprint, Analogue Attic was home to much of your early work and continues to host some of your music alongside others. How did the label aspect come about? The label was definitely created as a way to release our own music but very quickly became a medium to put out music from our friends and influences. The ambition has always been to showcase ambient music specifically made in Australia. We also hope to showcase music that does not generally conform to current trends in the global electronic scene. Healesville by Albrecht La'Brooy As mentioned already, your music is rich with field recordings and vivid instrumentation. What does your studio setup consist of usually? And what elements have remained a constant? My studio has been very consistent throughout the last 6 or 7 years. It has a Nord A1R, A Blofeld, a few Yamaha digital pianos, and some eventide effect pedals. Of course, there is also the Sony PCM A10 recorder which is really an incredible piece of tech. If your label (Analogue Attic) is any indication, the output and potential of producers in Australia seem very rich and fertile - is this true? How would you describe the "scene" for this type of music where you are? I'd have to agree – it is certainly a fertile scene in Aus with amazing music being produced around the country. There are many artists blending strong musical themes and elements with electronic elements and many gigs/shows aim to push boundaries and do something out of the ordinary. Your isolated mix captures your sound very well and includes a variety of styles and influences, what was your approach? I am often commuting to work by bike and love an interesting, hypnotic mix to push me along. I have been listening to ASIP mixes for years and was compelled to dive deep into my old libraries to capture some of the nostalgia that I feel with the earliest memories of ASIP. I brought a few of these into the picture with Dousk, John Beltran, BOC and Jesse Somfay (among others) and was also really happy with how well they've stood the test of time.Other than ahem, a pretty special record dropping here on ASIP soon, what can we expect from you for the remainder of 2023?It's unclear for now but I'm always making music and searching for inspiration. I have a huge collection of field recordings from Japan so will be surely using these in the short term to see what it inspires. ~Stay tuned for news of Alex's album on ASIP set to be announced very soon, and available at the end of the month. astrangelyisolatedplace · isolatedmix 123 - Alex Albrecht Listen on Soundcloud the ASIP Podcast or the (new!) 9128.live appDownload MP3Tracklist:01. IMPS - Heaven and Bagpipes02. O.S.S - Bianga03. Sense - Rain 504. Marow - Tsih05. Jesse Somfay - Tomorrow's Yesterday is Today06. Cyan341 - Pattern407. Alex Albrecht - Forest Dance08. Castel - Estrel09. Remote - Public Service10. John Beltran - Gutaris Breeze11. HOLOVR - Outer Time12. The Phantasy - Love Will See Us Through13. Ariet - Shaman's Heart (Polygonia Remix)14. Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden15. Dousk - Sidewalk Lovin Alex Albrecht | Bandcamp | Instagram | Soundcloud

Join us as we jump into the world of digital technologies in the classroom, exploring their impact on education and engagement, and whether they allow students to explore and learn in entirely new ways.From game-based learning to the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into teaching practices, it is hard to choose the right tools for our students and classrooms from the many exciting options available.To help us navigate the benefits and challenges of ‘digital classrooms' are tech-savvy educators - Jo Blannin, Catherine Newington and Kaylia Tierney - who discuss some innovative and inspiring ways they are using new technology in their curriculum.Together, we explore:Utilising game-based technology including Minecraft, Blocket and Kahoot in achieving learning outcomesThe benefits of leveraging technology in the classroomExploring technology-enhanced pedagogyArtificial Intelligence (AI) - and the impact it may have on educationThe role of literacy and technology in educationThe benefits and value of technology in the classroom post-COVIDReflection of technology and its place in classrooms and educationWhether you're already tech-savvy or just starting to incorporate technology into your classroom, this informative and engaging episode of Let's Talk Teaching is well worth the listen.Resource recommendations by guests:Tech Tools Resource Guide: A comprehensive and organised database of the most frequently used technology tools in schools, that is managed by Jo and created by academics around the country as part of the Australian Technology Educators Network (ATTEN). The database is searchable by curriculum area, digital concept and resource type, with direct links to each resource. Link here‘7 things you should know' by Educause has articles about tech that are user-friendly and easy-to-read. Catherine's favourite articles include 7 Things you should know about Teaching and Learning with Video and 7 Things You Should Know About Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning.Unity - gaming development platform that Catherine preferences for use in classrooms.Kaylia's favourite appsBlooket - Alternative to KahootMake Code - Easy introduction to coding for teachers and studentsCanva - Easy-to-use visual presentation softwareTwinkl - Interactive lesson plans, worksheets, Powerpoints and assessment tools (Subscription required)Special Guests:Dr Jo Blannin: Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the Master of Teaching, Faculty of Education, Monash University. Twitter profileCatherine Newington: ICT Educator's Specialist, Australian Computer Society, and Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education at Monash UniversityKaylia Tierney: Secondary School Teacher and Head of Student Engagement and Enhancement, Healesville High School, Healesville, Victoria, and Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Monash UniversityIf you're enjoying Let's Talk Teaching, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review! You can follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and share your thoughts on the show by using the hashtag #letstalkteachingpodcast If you're interested in hearing more about the short courses, undergraduate, and postgraduate study options that Monash Education offers, please visit Monash Education's learn more page.Access this episode's transcript here: https://lets-talk-teaching.simplecast.com/episodes/navigating-digital-technologies-in-education/transcript

Miles Pfitzner returns with Fitzy's Form Lounge as he was joined by Terry Leighton to chat everything Belmont. Mitch Ebeyer with a few best bets today at Healesville and the weekend. Mitchy Lewis dissected the card at Morphettville and Tommy Haylock chimed in with a few of his best bets. Milo gave us his best bets for the weekend ahead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is a Healesville local who owns the local bottle shop in Healesville. He's a bit of a legend has created the perfect atmosphere for tourists, locals and local winemakers. Barrique boasts a communal table, heaps of hard to find local wines, Friday night tastings with the best producers in the Yarra Valley and has the kind of vibe that we absolutely dig here at the Wine Show Australia. Richo had to work very hard to find a photo of Mike for this podcast but recommends that you visit his amazing store which boasts NO SHELF TALKERS.... except for the legend himself!! You'll know him when you walk in - by the broad smile and genuine welcome.

.@Country_Racing Healesville Race Club's John O'Neill updates Andrew Kuuse on the club, and their first meeting back in February. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healesville racing club's John O'Neill chats to Andrew Kuuse re their canceled @picnicracing cup meeting & outlook of racing at Healesville  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Residents in Healesville and Chum Creek have been affected with intermittent phone coverage, with a local resident pleading with Telstra to fix the problem ahead of bushfire season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A summary of a wonderful day

Healesville Race Club's John O'Neill chats to Andrew Kuuse about not racing Derby Day but the meeting set for November 19 is set to go ahead  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ‘viral video' may be described as a video that rapidly gains popularity through a process of sharing on the internet, through a variety of platforms such as social media, emails and websites like YouTube. But how does a video qualify as viral? The most basic measure is the total number of views, but the goalposts have changed over the years. In the early 2000s, a video could have been considered viral if it hit a million views, but by 2011 YouTube personality Kevin Nalty considered the benchmark to be ‘more than five million views in a three to seven day period'. Some viral videos can also earn their owners some serious pocket money; one such video entitled ‘David after Dentist' (depicting the humorous effects of anaesthetic) earned more than $100,000. And so we come to the subject of the Bees with Ben podcast episode 98; joining Ben in the studio is owner of DAP Pest Control and TikTok celebrity Dale Arnel. Dale has been in pest control for about 11 years and specialises in the installation of termite barriers. However, his favourite pest is the European wasp - he is also a budding beekeeper. Dale describes in some detail the difficulties of working in tight crawl spaces, and explains that the termites found around Melbourne are subterranean in nature and come up from the ground, building little mud ‘leads' (or tubes) so that they can gain access to floors and walls. Ben reckons that beekeepers are not designed to crawl around under houses and says that although he is also a licensed pest controller, he has a couple of major issues in that he is claustrophobic and scared of heights! Back to our viral video. About three months back, Dale had a call from a client who had a wasp problem in Healesville on Melbourne's eastern fringe. She sent through a photo, which depicted a nest that looked about the size of three basketballs, and Dale thought this may be a good subject for a video. Upon arriving at the abandoned house - which Dale says looked like it could have been haunted - large numbers of wasps were observed flying in and out of windows and the roof, so Dale got suited up and went inside to investigate. The resultant video records Dale's initial reaction when he opens the bathroom door. The photo was ‘nothing like real life' as the nest took up a whole corner of the room, measuring approximately 1.7 metres across and protruding out of the wall ‘like a verandah'! Dale says it looked like it some sort of pulsating alien and felt like it was somehow telling him to stay away. He explains that European wasp nests are normally subterranean and above ground nests usually attract attention and are dealt with before they reach these mammoth proportions. Hidden away inside this vacant dwelling and protected from the elements, Dale says this nest contained tens of thousands of wasps and, “Was going to survive the winter and keep going!” https://www.tiktok.com/@dappestcontrol/video/7076821304434822401?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 https://www.dappestcontrol.com.au/

93YO greyhound trainer Alan Fairlie joins us after he won the Healesville Oaks with Lady Wynal yesterday

On April 2, 2022, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of 'Polana', a Polish camping site located near Healesville, took place. Here are the memories from 'Polana' ... - 2 kwietnia 2022 roku odbyły się obchody 60 - lecia ‘Polany', polonijnego ośrodka kempingowego, położonego w lesie, kolo Healesville. Oto wspomnienia z 'Polany' ...

Healesville's John O'Neill chats to Andrew Kuuse re next Saturday

Zofia Dublaszewska, president of the Polish Association in Melbourne, invites you to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of 'Polana', a Polish camp located in the forest near Healesville ... the celebrations will take place on Saturday, April the 2th. - Zofia Dublaszewska, prezeska Związku Polaków w Melbourne zaprasza na obchody 60 - lecia ‘Polany', czyli polonijnego ośrodka kempingowego, położonego w lesie, kolo Healesville... obchody odbędą się w sobotę 2 kwietnia.

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville... Visit slowenglish.info for the full content of each topic.

Casey McCutcheon, Bookie from Mintbet joins Maggie Payne and Matt Nevett on Coffey country to chat about a big strip out at Healesville the other day which set a new record for biggest collect for a single ticket.

Meetings in Hamilton, Dubbo, Cairns, Healesville, Geelong, Bulli, Warragul, Lismore, Gosford and Albion Park across chasing, pacing and racing with The Early Crow

Healesville's John O'Neill chats to Andrew Kuuse re next Saturdays @picnicracing meeting

Healesville race John ONeill explains to Andrew Kuuse why Healesville couldnt race this weekend re storm damage

Howard Walter previews Sunshine Coast, Kev Casey previews Dubbo, Nadia Horne previews Oakbank, Ian Humphries previews Coffs Harbour, George Farrugia previews Healesville & Sandown Dogs, Lachie McIntosh previews Wedderburn Harness

Howard Walter previews Sunshine Coast, Nadia Horne previews Murray Bridge, Daniel Hibberd previews Shepperton Harness and George Farrugia previews Healesville greys

Cam McKenzie is always a great interview, he chats to Simon about the new release Gin's, the progress of the expanded Distillery door in Healesville and the single vineyard collaboration with Yarra Yering winery. @fourpillarsgin #fourpillarsgin

Suzanne Lawrance, known as Suzie, has been missing from Healesville, Victoria since February 7 1987.Suzie went missing sometime late on Saturday night 7 February/early morning 8 February when she was walking home after attending a 21st birthday party at the town's Memorial Hall. She's never been heard of since. No contact with her family or friends.There's a lot of questions that Suzie's family and friends have about her disappearance, the initial investigation by local police and some of the information that circulated at the time.If you have any information that could help find out what happened to Suzanne Lawrance call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au For more information about Australian missing persons go to the Australian Federal Police's National Missing Persons Coordination Centre website.Thank you to Suzie's family - Liz Westwood and Tony Lawrance and Suzie's friends, Tracey Squires, Natalie Tulipano, Matthew Hughes and Glenn Taylor for speaking for this episode.Here's the official Victoria Police response to Emily's questions about Suzie's disappearance and police investigation:Received 26 July 2021 via email. Questions and responsesIs the disappearance of Suzie Lawrance still an active investigation? The investigation into the disappearance of Suzanne Lawrance remains open. We would welcome any new information that might assist in finding answers for the family. At the time of the disappearance, were sightings of a tow truck either parked in Queens Park or exiting the park investigated to see whether the driver sighted Suzie? Information around the presence of a tow truck in the area where Suzanne was seen at a time close to her disappearance has been explored. The driver of this vehicle has not been identified. We would call on the driver of any tow trucks in the area of Queens Park in Healesville on the night of the 7th or early morning of the 8th of February 1987 to come forward with any information. Did anyone ever come forward to say that Suzie had stayed at their house after the party? No person has provided information of Suzanne's whereabouts after the party that can be independently corroborated or verified. If anyone has information about where Suzanne may have travelled to on the 8th of February 1987 or any time after the party, we would like to hear from them. Are the sightings of Suzie on 8 February 1987 in Healesville and at the festival in Yarra Glen considered credible/accurate? The sightings reported of Suzanne post her disappearance vary in credibility and veracity. None have been able to be corroborated but some are reported by people who knew Suzanne well. We have and continue to explore all information brought to us.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or

Originally from Paris, Alienor's heart lies in adventure. She has lived in Brazil for 18-months managing a boutique hotel, has trekked across Mongolia on horseback twice and has travelled from Siberia to Paris in a motorbike sidecar.But her most recent and all-encompassing trip was here in Australia. Passionate about advocating for the plight of the Aussie wild horse, Alienor trekked the Bicentennial National Trail with her three brumbies – an expedition that took 13-months across 5,330km.Alienor started in Victoria's Healesville and ended in Cooktown, Queensland. Around 50 people have completed the trek – more people have walked on the moon. She was the second woman to complete the trail, and the first with wild horses.Her Australian story started 16-years ago, when the then 20-year old Alienor landed in Melbourne for a three week holiday. She never took her flight home, and ended up in Central Australia working in remote Indigenous communities.Thank you to our Sponsor for this episode MaiaGrazing.

Cynthia O'Brien joined Mitch Ebeyer and John Donohoe on Thrill of the Chase with to discuss the big 10 week racing carnival coming up at Healesville.

Brewer and winemaker Phil Sexton is a legendary figure in the Australian drinks industry. He founded Matilda Bay Brewing Company, Australia's first craft brewery, in 1983.After Foster's acquired Matilda Bay, Phil went on to co-found arguably the country's most influential craft brewery, Little Creatures.He established Margaret River winery Devil's Lair in 1981, and in 1997 came his foray into cooler climate wines in the Yarra Valley, where he created the Innocent Bystander and Giant Steps brands.Phil has had a very eventful 18 months. In October 2019 he shocked the brewing world when he announced he would relaunch Matilda Bay from his base in Healesville, partnering with the brand's current owner, Carlton & United Breweries.And in August 2019, he announced the sale of Giant Steps to US company Jackson Family Wines.The deal follows his successful exits from Devil's Lair, sold to Southcorp – now known as Treasury Wine Estates – in 1996; Little Creatures, which floated on the stock exchange in 2005 before being wholly acquired by Lion; and Innocent Bystander, which he sold to Brown Brothers in 2016.In a long overdue interview on the Drinks Adventures podcast, Phil updates us on the goings on at the reborn Matilda Bay, as well as Giant Steps, post the sale.We touch on some of the earlier chapters in his career and get his thoughts on recent industry developments such as the sale of fellow Yarra winery Oakridge to Woolworths subsidiary Endeavour Group, plus the demise of his former employer in the US, the pioneering Portland brewery Bridgeport.And the conversation goes down a few other rabbit holes that I hope you enjoy exploring as much as I did.There's a few earlier episodes of Drinks Adventures that I recommend you listen to after today's episode, if you haven't already.In Season 1, we met Janice McDonald, who worked alongside Phil at Matilda Bay, Devil's Lair and Little Creatures, so that's essential listening for another perspective on those early years.And in Season 2, our documentary on Stone & Wood Brewing Company, whose co-founders Brad Rogers, Jamie Cook and Ross Jurisich were previously involved with Matilda Bay.First off in today's episode, I asked Phil how he came to the decision to sell Giant Steps, a company revered for its single vineyard expressions of pinot noir and chardonnay.

In this Q&A, Ps Joel Hawting interviews Alison Gommers (Executive Officer of HICCI) who shares stories and insights into the caring, supportive and empowering work that HICCI does in Healesville and the Yarra Valley.

Behn Payten and Troy Jones have a new cellar door in Healesville, a collaboration with a winemaker in Spain and a really smart looking well made range of table wines. He is one of the exciting gang of locals making the town an amazing destination for wine, food, gin and now vermouth apparently! Simon and Ben catch up on the latest. @payten_and_jones #healesville

In just seven years, Four Pillars Gin has grown from zero to becoming one of the world's most recognised gin distilleries. Stuart Gregor and his partners have built a world-class gin label from their base in Healesville, just outside Melbourne. Their gin varieties have won countless international awards and the admiration of a suite of potential buyers. In 2019 they sold 50% to multinational beverage company, Lion – a nice reward for their loyal "ginvestors". Stuart explains how they have achieved their success and he has advice for others in business. Business Essentials Daily is produced by: SoundCartelsoundcartel.com.au+61 3 9882 8333See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In one of the biggest news stories of the year, Phil Sexton is returning to take control of the Matilda Bay brand nearly 30 years after leaving the brewery he founded. Sexton, who founded Matilda Bay Brewing in 1983 before seeing it purchased by what is now CUB in 1990, has announced plans to open a Matilda Bay brewpub in Healesville, an hour east of Melbourne, in partnership with CUB. You can read the full story on Brews News here, and we managed to catch up with Phil today to learn about the history of Matilda Bay and how he came to approach CUB to partner with them on this project. It's a fascinating chat with a pioneer of craft beer in Australia about his plans for a storied beer brand.  

Simon Nash and Tim Shand host a fun filled Outside Broadcast from the Graceburn Wine Room in Healesville. This is a chat about Tim and Punt Road wines plus the Napoleon cider and Airlie Bank brands. @puntrdwines #healesvilleOB @

Simon Nash and Time Shand speak with Cam about the iconic Gin Distillery that draws thousands of visitors to the town of Healesville and the Yarra Valley. Four Pillars Gin is a remarkable success story and Cam is one of the founders. @fourpillarsgin #fourpillarsgin #healesvilleOB

After growing up in captivity, three young birds take their first free flight.

This week we catch up with the brewing team behind Watts River Brewing, Ben Hamilton and Aaron Malmborg. Aaron and Ben are currently cuckoo brewing but have plans to build a brewery in Healesville, after their former employer, White Rabbit Brewery, moved to Geelong. We learn about their homebrewing origins, what they learned in the various breweries in which they have worked and what inspires their brewing. Radio Brews News is hosted by Matt Kirkegaard and Pete Mitcham and is produced by Lachie Mackintosh. Download the audio or subscribe below.