Podcasts about Hume Highway

National Road Safety Week kicks off today, a time to reflect on the currentpoor driving standard in this state, National Road Safety Week the projectof Peter Frazer whose daughter Sarah was tragically killed by a truck driverin a totally avoidable crash on the Hume Highway at Mittigong in February2012. Since then, Peter has devoted his life to improving road safety -founding SARAH, standing for Safer Australian Roads and Highways. Thedriving force behind Australia’s National Road Safety Week and the roadsafety symbol the Yellow Ribbon. A campaign suggesting you wear ayellow ribbon on yourself and your car to show your support and make apledge on the SARAH website – “to drive so others survive” – to me giventhe total disregard by many motorists to road safety wearing a yellowribbon on yourself and your car is far too weak a message to what is aworsening problem year on year. We’ve just had two long weekends withincreased fatalities and numerous injuries. It’s clear there has beensubstantial vehicle growth in N.S.W. – a lot of new drivers mainly fromoverseas with poor knowledge of our road rules and driving conditions –you witness it almost daily – driver behavior and attitude is at an all-timelow, and driver education and compliance testing is in need of a radicaloverhaul. I’m David BerthonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of people cross Pheasants Nest Bridge on the Hume Highway every day, probably unaware of its haunting past. Beneath this towering structure lies a history shrouded in tragedy—suicide, dismembered remains, mysterious deaths, and dozens of unanswered questions. In 1989, the bridge became the site of a chilling case: the untimely deaths of two 15-year-old boys, Matthew Kelly and Jaymie Egner, who were discovered inside one of the bridge's 33m high pylons. Forensic Investigator Esther McKay was brought in to examine the scene—a task that would forever change her life. If you or anyone you know needs help: Lifeline (Crisis support and suicide prevention) 13 11 14 1800 Respect (National sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line) 1800 737 732 Full Stop Australia (National violence and abuse trauma counselling and recovery Service) 1800 385 578 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the KOKO Show the crew headed down the Hume Highway to surprise our little leader upon his return from the land of the free and the home of the brave. That is right, we went full bloody stealth mode to ensure the unofficial King of Canberra got the serenade he deserved fresh off his business class flight home.Thanks to our special guest and former Wallaby Ben Alexander and his team at ‘The Dock' in Canberra we had a fun little get together in front of Goit's family and friends. We cover all things ra ra in the lead up to the start of the TRC focusing on the Wallabies matchup against the Springboks and touching on the All Blacks v Argentina clash. Gone are the ghosts of July series past and now it is time for the big dawgs to eat, woof, woof, woof baby.Plus, in partnership with our headline sponsor MYER we serve up another mouth watering ‘Match Fit' segment and this time it comes with undertones of capital chic, parliamentary poise and world leader wonderment. So get comfy in the backbench and play nicely with your ballot box as we crawl deep inside your cabinet. This time we cross the floor and knock down the ACT's door, it's time for Kick Offs and Kick Ons.Timecodes:00:00 - Start of the show and surprise explanation 03:00 - Gits' arrival04:20 - Welcome Gits to the show 09:23 - MYER Sponsorship plug10:10 - Weekend recap13:58 - The KOKO Olympics Wrap27:35 - Introduce Ben Alexander25:00 - Story about Ben Alexander punching Swoop37:02 - Ben Alexander's take on the current Wallabies38:12 - WALLABIES V SPRINGBOKS PREVIEW41:51 - Who would be Ben Alexander's starting front row45:56 - Post match reaction show plug after Wallabies v Springboks47:00 - Other rugby news 49:25 - ALL BLACKS V ARGENTINA PREVIEW58:50 - ‘Match Fit' brought to you by MYER01:06:56 - Ben Alexander's charity work 01:11:14 - The King of Canberra KOKO Quiz01:19:48 - Website and socials plug 01:20:28 - Two live shows are announced01:21:34 - Hugo gets up and sings01:24:28 - What is Gits doing next in his career?01:27:47 - Close of the showBig thanks to MYER for their support and remember you can buy everything you saw on the show from you local MYER or online - https://www.myer.com.auBUY YOUR KOKO MERCHANDISE RIGHT NOW - www.kickoffsandkickons.comMake sure you follow us on all socials:INSTA: @kickoffskickonsTWITTER/X: @kickoffskickonsYOUTUBE: @kickoffsandkickonsTIKTOK: @kickoffskickonsIf you do want to talk about sponsorship or anything business related then please do get in touch with us info@shtn.com.au. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#207: Australische Reiseführer schwärmen über die Wildnis des Belanglo Forest. Wie schön er ist, wie gut man hier neue Leute kennenlernen kann. Heute hängt ein Schild am Rande des Hume Highways, der an dem Wald vorbeiführt: “Please be careful.” - Bitte sei vorsichtig. Denn hinter den hohen Bäumen lauert das Böse. Es wartet, bis du da bist. Und dann jagt es dich. Das Böse trägt den Namen Ivan Milat. Ein Name, der für immer mit den dunkelsten Schrecken des Outbacks verbunden sein wird. In dieser Folge sitzen wir gemeinsam mit Linn im Auto und fahren den Hume Highway entlang. Sie reist gerade durch Australien – und hat vor Ort zu den Backpacker Morden recherchiert. Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? [Hier](https://linktr.ee/MordaufEx) findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! Eine Produktion von Auf Ex Productions.
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Jack and Victoria hit the Hume Highway to watch Parra take on the Raiders. Hear their thoughts, opinions and emotions before, during and after the game in this semi-live.

Servo coffee… Normally it's pretty average. Just simple, good, ticking the box type thing but there's a place along the Hume Highway serving what truckies and tradies are calling “the best coffee they've ever had” PLUS $500 in a tightly sealed envelope could be yours with the right pitch for Mitch AND song of the week!  Playlist: Wiley - Wearing My Rolex // Sheryl Crow - Stronger // Caroline Polachek - I Believe // Madonna - Sorry // Janet Jackson - EmptySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A boat has fallen off the back of a trailer on the Hume Highway at Campbellfield.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Lansvale a van has crashed in the Maccas drive-thru at the corner of the Hume Highway & Cutler Rd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After an arduous journey on the Hume Highway and a few close calls with face tattooed locals, we are ready to rip into another huge weekend of racing. This week in Sults' Specs we take a look at racing from Caulfield, Randwick, Morphettville Parks, Doomben as well as an up late uncut tip from Pinjarra. The Sultan's Supper is a family affair as we recognise impressive performances from a South Australian dynasty, as well as old timers from across the ditch and at home. Pack Ya Nags calls out some questionable behaviour from the units road trip and we put a line through an Albury institution. As always we round out the show with our 2 UNITS, our best bets from around Australia. Segment Times: 01:40 - The Sultan's Supper 06:00 - Pack Ya Nags 11:52 - Sults' Specs 36:10 - 2 UNITS Outro Music:  The Black Keys - Tighten Up Remember, we love a spec as much as anyone, but as always, please gamble responsibly: https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/

Two men were “sunbaking naked” on the NSW south coast when they were “startled by a deer” and ran into a national park, where they had to be rescued by emergency services – before being hit with $1000 fines.NSW's top cop relayed the bizarre story at a press conference on Monday where he gave an update on the latest fines issued for breaches of the Covid-19 lockdown.Forty-four people were issued with tickets over the past 24 hours, mostly for failing to wear a mask but also for being out of their homes or outside of the Greater Sydney area “without a reasonable excuse”.“Unbelievably, we saw two men sunbaking naked on a beach on the south coast,” NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said.“They were startled by a deer, ran into the national park and got lost. Not only did they require assistance from SES and police to rescue them, they also both received a ticket for $1000.”Mr Fuller said it was “only a small percentage” of people who were not following the health orders, “but I can assure you, if you breach the health orders or the guidelines, you will be punished”.In a media release, NSW Police provided more detail about the rescue of the men from the Royal National Park at Otford.“About 6pm on Sunday, the men called for assistance after becoming lost in bushland during a visit to a remote beach,” police said.“Police Rescue assisted by the State Emergency Service, NSW Ambulance and Polair responded to the area, locating a 30-year-old man naked and carrying a backpack on the walking track near Lady Wakehurst Drive. After a further search, a 49-year-old man, partially clothed, was also located. The men told police they were on a nearby beach when they ran into bushland after being startled by a deer.”The men were taken to St George Police Station and issued $1000 fines for breaching the current public health order prohibiting those from Greater Sydney travelling outside the region.In a separate incident, a Shellharbour cafe operator has been charged and is “subject to strict bail conditions” after neither she nor her staff were wearing masks.“About 9.40am, officers from Lake Illawarra Police District attended a cafe in Addison Street responding to reports staff were failing to comply with the current public health orders,” police said.“When officers arrived, they saw neither the staff or the operator were wearing face masks. The operator was reminded of her obligations under the current health orders but allegedly refused to comply.”The two staff members put masks on but the 38-year-old woman was arrested.She was charged with failing to comply with the direction to wear masks in retail premises, and for not ensuring her employees were wearing masks.“She was given bail conditions to strictly comply with the public health orders and not to incite or encourage others to defy them,” police said.“She is due to appear in Port Kembla Local Court on Wednesday 21 July 2021.”In another incident, police stopped a car on the Hume Highway at Goulburn. The driver, a 33-year-old man from Ermington, was issued with a $1000 fine and ordered to immediately return to Sydney.“Police have received hundreds of calls from the public over the weekend reporting potential public health order breaches, and would like to thank the vast majority of the community for their co-operation with the new rules,” police said.text by Frank Chung, news.com.au

De jaren 90 bieden bewogen jaren voor de Australiërs rondom Hume Highway. Veel mensen verdwenen, sommigen aangevallen en anderen misbruikt. Wanneer er lichamen beginnen opduiken beseft de politie al snel dat er iets mis is.

After a dashcam video on Hume Highway showed what was a supposed toddler on the road, Wippa told us that when the driver contacted the police, they would not deny if they found someone in the area. That got us asking the question about creepy roads. Apparently, there's a certain parkway that is haunted and confirmed by three callers! On today's Sarah the Awarer, listener Steph wanted to know if she had to confess to her sister she'd scratched her car. As always, the team all thought different things.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Climate urgency spawns more pledges to disrupt using non-violent civil disobedience. Sergei, Greg and The Treason March supporters are walking from Sydney to Canberra along the edge of the  Hume Highway. " Their signs say:  "  Climate Crisis: We Will Starve @LASTGENERATION "    " We are F%U£ED, We are young. We are coming"    "Climate Criminals Kill Kids" They are calling on people to  join them in a future event  using non- violent civil disobedience to block the Hume Highway  that takes most traffic between the power hubs: Sydney and Canberra, to force the laggard Australian government to take urgent  action on climate change. This Earth Matters reveals the values and motivation that would call  on people to block a highway.  It is important that the Australian people and government understand why many people  who are very concerned  about global warming impacts, including ecological and social collapse are now engaging  in non violent civil disobedience.  They are getting in harms way in order to stop a greater harmer. As Sergei Rebel says : "Its time to do something  because with 510 ppm equivalents of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, 3 degrees of warming is locked  in, and  what is often omitted from the narrative of global warming is what that actually means.  That means our young people in the future will be rounded up and sent to war. What that  means is there is going to be mass migration  of people and unfarmable land to live on. What that means is social collapse. What that means is massive rape and slaughter of my generation,  the people that are alive today.  Its 2021  and the future they have been warning us about is here and its up to us to get it  the way of this death machine; which  of course is  non violent civil disobedience which involves arrest and prison.  This is called getting in harms way in order to stop a greater harmer. So  am calling on all young people to join me." Isabell is organising with  Blockade Australia. She explains the urgent need to immediately avoid climate tipping points of no return. This urgency and her values led her to adopt climate activism as her work  in order to  act on what she knows is true and bring about the needed change. Guests: Sergei, Lesley, Greg: Treason March,  @LASTGENERATION                            Isabell:  Blockade Australia Music: Andy Paine: Song: Your Mission, Album: The Politics of Possibility Find it on "Bandcamp" Links: Blockade Australia             Last Generation | Facebook            Last Generation  Last Generation News: Seriously ugly: here's how Australia will look if the world heats by 3°C this century (theconversation.com)  This weeks show  #1292 was produced by Bec Horridge

It's a different feel for this weeks ep as the boys are heading up the Hume Highway to Eldorado. Tommy had to cancel his son's 5th birthday and Evo had to cancel a trip down the beach with his mates. We find out what the classic Pearl Jam song "Alive" is really about and how Frenzal Rhomb almost ended up playing at Evo's upcoming wedding. It's a bloody cracker. Sit back, relax and enjoy some "Good Banter" Sponsored by Hatch Attire get 20% off their great range with the Promo Code "BANTER" - https://hatchattire.com.au/ Jump on their Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hatchattire/  

A Bulgarian army deserter, Pavel Marinof trained himself for an armed confrontation with police, saying they would 'never take him alive'. Because he was violent and dangerous Australian media dubbed him 'Mad Max'. Marinof always traveled with two pistols and had a favourite gun, a F1 submachine gun. Senior Detective Rod McDonald describes the moment when he and Detective Sergeant John 'Kappa' Kapetanovski finally discovered Marinof after an eight-month long manhunt. The Hume Highway confrontation didn't work out well for anybody.  Thanks for listening. Please take the time to rate & review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. We love to hear your thoughts and it makes it easier for the rest of the podcast world to find us. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe https://subscribe.theage.com.au/ or https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rod Eime's just completed a meander along the NSW section of the Old Hume Highway

Matt and Nick have left Melbourne heading North up the Hume Highway, but have made a quick detour through Ned Kelly country, to Glenrowan.Get onto us on social media with the hashtag #OTRAMatt's twitter: https://twitter.com/mattstew_artMatt's instagram: https://instagram.com/MattStewartComedyMatt's facebook: https://facebook.com/mattstewartcomedyNick's twitter: https://twitter.com/capperflapperNick's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capperflapper/Nick's facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickcapper/Matt's other podcasts:Do Go On (about a different event/person from history each week): https://play.acast.com/s/do-go-on/Listen Now with Matt and Sam (a music podcast going through classic albums): https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Prime Mates (a comedy podcast about primates in popular culture): https://play.acast.com/s/prime-matesNick's other podcasts:Phone Hacks (a podcast where comedians hack each others social media): https://www.nearly.com.au/the-phone-hacks/Flat Stick (a physical dare comedy podcast): https://flatstick69.podbean.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bargo is located just off the Hume Highway in the New South Wales southern highlands. It’s a sleepy little town known most for its interesting bushranging history. It’s also known as the gateway to Picton Lakes, the very last pristine freshwater lake near Sydney. However in 1992, a 9-year-old girl vanished on her way home from school and in the aftermath, the small town of Bargo was left forever marred by the tragedy.SPONSORS -Atomicchild - Thank you to Atomicchild for sponsoring this episode! Do you love the outdoors? Do you wish you had a way to keep it with you throughout your week? Well…..Atomicchild is an artist run brand that is inspired by nature. They capture the great outdoors through unique designs. Their designs can be found on stickers, blankets, water bottles, mugs, pins, patches and more at https://www.atomicchild.com/Hero Cometics - Thank you to Hero Cosmetics for sponsoring this episode! Hero Cosmetics are creating solutions for those times when we have a pimple emergency. Their broader vision is to create products that can be your hero when your skin is in a pinch. Use promo code "MORBIDOLOGY15" on http://herocosmetics.com/ for 15% off!PayOff –Thank you to PayOff for sponsoring this episode! You’ve tried balance transfers and budgeting. But high interest rates and unrelenting bill cycles make it almost impossible to get out of credit card debt on your own.Instead of another new savings technique, you need a clear path out of debt. And that’s what a Payoff Loan can do.Go to http://payoff.com/Morbidology to learn more. Checking loan rates won’t affect your score.Show Notes: https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-49-ebony-simpsonPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/morbidologyHimalaya +: https://himalaya.com/morbidologyPODCAST PROMO – Still UnknownTwitter: https://twitter.com/stillunknownpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillunknownpodcast/Audio Credit: -Ever Mindful, On My Way, Sincerely & Evening of Chaos - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Density & Time - Water LilliesDark Tranquility - Anno Domini Beats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6mBav72AkELicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Mattia Cupelli - http://www.mattiacupelli.com/

A young woman known to her friends as Jessica Pearce died being thrown from a car in an accident on the Hume Highway in New South Wales in 1987. It was 31 years before she would be correctly identified, and answers given to her family who had pined for her for decades. Body Farms are research facilities set up for the study of how our bodies decompose. But cats have different ideas at one such site in Whitewater, Colorado, which feral cats were using as a human buffet.

Welcome to Episode 60 of Good Will Hunters. In this episode, I’m chatting to Bridi Rice. Bridi is Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Australian Council for International Development – Australia’s peak body for aid and international development. Prior to joining ACFID, Bridi was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, delivering strategy, policy and project advice for domestic and international governments on social justice matters. She also worked in Papua New Guinea for three years as the Australian Government’s Senior Legal Adviser on anti-corruption and money laundering. Bridi has over 12 years’ experience in human rights and international development, having worked in Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam, Uganda, Qatar and the Pacific. She is currently completing postgraduate research with La Trobe University on counterpart perspectives of expatriate advisers in Papua New Guinea. Bridi is an emerging leader in the sector who is passionate about the intersection of development and human security – putting humans at the heart Australia’s international development cooperation program. Bridi is a regular speaker to diplomatic and conference audiences in Australia and abroad. I had the great honour of working with Bridi throughout 2019, and she is strikingly candid, articulate, and knowledgable. She’s a wealth of insight and experience, and she shares a lot in this episode, so I hope you enjoy it. As we go to air today, much of the East Coast of Australia is on fire. I myself wad evacuated from my Summer holiday in the town of Thredbo, in the Southern Slopes of NSW. As we drove up the Hume Highway to Sydney, being diverted on and off the road by the Emergency Services personnel, it was abundantly clear that this is not as business as usual. This is a new era of environmental damage for Australia, as over 9 billion hectares of our forests burn, far outnumbering other recent fires we’ve seen internationally. As we debate how we can provide more resources to our fire-affected communities and to our emergency services, we also remain in the middle of a debate over the future of our aid policy. When the need is greater at home, it can invoke debate over how we prioritise our spending. It’s a topic I’ll be bringing up with some of our guests in the coming weeks. We’re on the look out for new sponsors. If you’re a fantastic, socially-conscious, for purpose organisation, and you’d like to share your great work with over ten thousand listeners across 56 countries, then please get in touch! Enjoy, Rachel and the GWH Team

Located south 2 hours south west of the NSW capital of Sydney, is an area of known as the Southern Highlands. If you travel 3 kms west from the Hume Highway that runs through this region you will soon end up in the towering trees of the Belanglo State Forest. The title of the forest ‘Belanglo’, has become synonymous with the callous serial killings of several young backpackers who died at the hands of Ivan Milat. From 1989 to 1993 this tranquil forest would become a dumping ground for Milat. Over a series of searches authorities would discover the remains of 7 individuals who had fallen victim to Milat while hitchhiking through the region. Despite this gruesome history and the negative association with its name, Belanglo forest has still continued to be used as a popular recreational destination for trail bike riders, 4 wheel drive enthusiasts, and campers. But despite locals and tourists alike trying to shake the memory of Milat, In 2010 a disturbing event would bring the names Belanglo and Milat to the media spotlight once again. **Sponsor:** ShipStation  https://www.shipstation.com/  **Codeword:** FTC **Podcast Suggestion:** Human/Ordinary http://humanordinary.com/

The Chilli Dippers are on the road again...literally....podcasting whilst traveling 110km up the Hume Highway after just stepping off the very underrated hidden gem Mornington Golf Club.  And speaking of underrated, if you are trying to decide if fish n chips, shopping centres or personalised license plates are over or underrated, we give you all the answers in this weeks edition of 'Whats Better'.

The band is back together, with Rhino braving the 50 degree studio in a jumper, Paddy's found a new favourite song and Gunner is fresh off a week off watching the thoroughbreds. We also chat Hume Cup, Silver Bullet and Vic Peters to pass the time.

Seven backpackers disappeared hitchhiking off the Hume Highway in New South Wales from 1989 to 1992. For years, Australia was gripped by the mystery – was it the work of a serial killer, or just some more inexperienced tourists bested by the Australian outback?In the first episode of Season Two and our first case in New South Wales, your girls discuss the initial disappearances of the seven backpackers, Jess's fear of the outdoors, and how much Sydney sucks. Fuck you, Sydney.James Gibson, Deborah Everist, Joanne Walters, Caroline Clarke, Simone Schmidl, Gabor Neugebauer and Anja Habschied were the seven victims of the Backpacker Murderer. They were picked up by a mystery bloke, driven into the Belangalo State Forest, and viciously murdered. The police were baffled – what kind of a person would murder seven people so horrifically for their own sick pleasure?The Backpacker Murders are without a doubt the most famous serial killing case in Australian history. Even if you’ve never heard the true story, you’ve heard the fictional one – this case inspired the Wolf Creek movies. But, as cliché as it is to say, in this case, truth is definitely stranger than fiction.Our main source this week was the absolutely ripper Sins of the Brother, by Les Kennedy and Mark Whittaker. You can buy it for the very reasonable price of $22 here on Booktopia.com.au, or you can try before you buy and read an excerpt here https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/what-made-ivan-milat-a-serial-killer/news-story/3a54f7de7b63e494317ac98a99dcd8a5Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM or EMAIL us on murderinthelandofoz@gmail.com

Confucius say.... recording podcast on highway make trip go fast!!!  Wow, that was quick, we are home.  Our final podcast from the Hume Highway.... for now.  On this episode, we mentally cross the bridge to our other local course and chat about the beautiful Yarrawonga-Mulwala Golf Club.  In a not to be missed special/uncomfortable edition of Top Fore, Clarky talks cricket and Rolls talks Hip Hop, nuff said!

Still coming to you live from the Hume Highway, this weeks pod the Chilli Dippers talk Cape Schanck! Whilst dodging the police the lads give out some words to live by in Question Time, advice on boys and girls names in Whats Better? and also prep you on how to survive a zombie apocalypse in Top Fore!

On this ground breaking and also ground covering episode, The Chilli Dippers go mobile and record maybe the first ever podcast from on the Hume Highway.  Whilst travelling at 114km/h they discuss the very pretty Eagle Ridge golf course, worlds best casinos, winning lotto, Rachel vs Monica, George vs Kramer, Harvey vs Mike and much much more.

Sarah Keoghan reads the news headlines for March 8.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Accident blackspots in Sydney show the Hume Highway at Liverpool #1 hotspot for accidents with 209 crashes and bingles in 2014. Justin Smith also reveals the M4 Motorway at Parramatta is at #2 and the other AAMI crash index results.

Michael McGirr is the author of the best-selling book 'Things You Get For Free', about his trip to Europe with his mother, and 'Bypass: the story of a road', about Australia's 'main road', the Hume Highway. His latest book is 'The Lost Art of Sleep', a book that explores sleep and its seeming demise despite its many benefits and the huge role it plays in everyday life. Interview by Valerie Khoo, director of Sydney Writers' Centre. www.sydneywriterscentre.com.au www.valeriekhoo.com