Podcasts about narooma

We're back and we have some news. After 2 years creating, podcasting and running courses we have decided to stop...for now. We're not sure how long but we both need a bit more time back to focus on our other commitments. We've loved this adventure and hope it has been helpful to thoses who have come along with us. Favourite things this week - Recipetin Beef Biryani - it's a book exclusive but there's a chicken biryani recipe on the website. If you're in Narooma check out Honorbread Bakery and Lynches Pub. Fancy a salmon dish, substitute the beef in this recipe for some skin on boneless salmon which was Meg's favourite thing this week and if you are in the Hunter Valley Baume is a great family restaurant.

Andrew Thompson is the captain of Narooma Golf Club - you'd expect him to speak glowingly of his home course. What you might not expect is that he's right. This is paradise on the cliffs above the Pacific Ocean... and it's there for all of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En este capítulo explicamos la odisea que vivimos en un viaje a Narooma, un pueblo de Sydney. Por supuesto no nos salio todo como queriamos y tuvimos que improvisar un Plan B.

Big news! Our sound guy Daryl has shaved off his moustache, and about time. He fought the good fight, but has (as Ox put it) buckled to the pressure to dump it.Ox is disappointed with how tame the pod WhatsApp group is, he feels he's been dropping some comedy gold, usually inappropriate, and getting donuts. His theory is because Third Man's wife Jay is in the group everyone (except Ox) is on their best behaviour. He also reveals how many dick pics he has sent in his life.We discuss moustaches and whether they are appropriate. The general view is that in the 70s they were cool, but not these days. Marko believes that young people these days are competing to look stupid - and moustaches are part of that. He feels sorry for ladies in their 20's because blokes look ridiculous.Ox and Marko are fans of Tina Arena, and used to love Young Talent Time, we sing a rendition of the theme song live on the pod.Marko has arranged Ross the Miner to call in and tell us about what Ross reckons is his terribly sad punting story; he'll buzz later in the show. Marko reveals a rort that happened when he was playing golf - not from him, but from his caddy. He has never revealed this before. He then discussed a famous golfer who went ballistic because the sandwiches weren't free at The Australian Open, and how by naming this bloke on radio and calling him a dickhead, he (Marko) was issued with a fine from the Golf governing body. We then discover that Marko threw a low-level tantrum over the sandwiches at a recent golf tournament. Ironic. But back to Marko's rort story. Not by him, but his caddy Tommy doing something very shonky during a tournament.Ox has brought a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario involving his bank which requires the cone of silence, so we can't reveal in the show notes what he is touching on. What happens in the cone of silence must never be spoken about, it's like the first rule of fight club.We get a call on the hotline from Tony in Narooma, NSW, who gives us insights into the origins of our fave, the KT26 shoes.Ox starts talking about his old haunt Beechworth, where his Mum still lives, and he reckons the road to Beechworth is boring with nothing to see - but he has noticed lots of roadkill, and he has a problem with it. Marko wants to hear from a wildlife officer; if you are one, or know one, drop us a message here. And if you have a super-easy job, we want to hear about it.Feedback this week, there is a lot, and we always love running through your comments and thoughts.We explore what Hoodies Magazine is. Marko says he knows all about it, but does he? Ox and Third Man have no idea. Mark proves he does by showing Ox a message from Ben, the owner of Hoodies. Whilst Ox has Marko's phone, footy superstar Corey McKernan messages in which derails the podcast, and we realise that Ross the Miner hasn't called back....the whole pod has gone to shite!Follow a Couple of Blokes, Couple of Beers and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, or send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast - and tell a friend about the podcast and help spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've hit double digits! We're talking tourism that changes the lives of children in remote South African communities with Charles Street of Inkwazi Adventures, and caravanning around Australia with the queen of the caravans, author Catherine Best. We're also talking about how to avoid being hacked from an airport selfie and how bucket-list destinations have changed. Charles Street is the founder of Inkwazi Adventures, and he shares how you can make a genuine difference to the communities you mean. He explains to Kirstie how the simple act of giving a bike is transforming children's lives in remote communities in South Africa. And you can be part of it. See  inkwaziadventures.com.au  Catherine Best is the author of Ultimate Caravan Trips: Australia, and she spills the hot tips for great vanlife in conversation with Belle. She also drops the names of her two favourite campsites - South Lefroy Bay camp, a low-cost camp on the Ningaloo coast in Western Australia, and Potato Point, near Narooma on the NSW South Coast.  See hardiegrant.com.au  Thanks for listening, and don't be shy about clicking to subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworldawaits/message

In this episode of Ben & Harry's DMs... DMs from Ruby from Tasmania, Rhys from Point Cook, Zali from Narooma,  David from Richmond,  Jennifer (no suburb!) & Joel from Carrisbrook  Get involved in the show by DMing Ben & Harry on Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/benandharrypodcast/) Make sure you start the voicemail with your name & suburb! ...and follow us on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@benandharrypodcast) Host: Will Ralston, Executive Producer: Michael James, Audio engineer: Chris Marsh, Social media: Ethan Meldrum -------------- New episode every Wednesday! Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/ben-and-harry Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/BenandHarryApplePodcasts Subscribe on Spotify: https://link.chtbl.com/BenandHarrySpotifySubscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Narooma Oyster Festival is an annual celebration of oysters that takes place in Narooma, New South Wales, Australia. The festival showcases the region's famous oysters and promotes the local seafood industry. It features a range of events and activities, including oyster shucking competitions, cooking demonstrations, live music, and seafood tastings. Visitors can sample fresh oysters from local farms and learn about the oyster farming process. The Narooma Oyster Festival attracts visitors from all over Australia and has become a significant event on the local tourism calendar.  Cath Peachey is the tireless organiser of the Narooma Oyster Festival. https://www.naroomaoysterfestival.com Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/fishtalesseafoodpodcast/ Follow John Susman  https://www.instagram.com/fisheads/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork The Fishtales Seafood podcast with John Susman will tell the stories of the catchers, growers, sellers and servers of seafood around the world. A food podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Food Podcast Network.

The Narooma Oyster Festival is an annual celebration of oysters that takes place in Narooma, New South Wales, Australia. The festival showcases the region's famous oysters and promotes the local seafood industry. It features a range of events and activities, including oyster shucking competitions, cooking demonstrations, live music, and seafood tastings. Visitors can sample fresh oysters from local farms and learn about the oyster farming process. The Narooma Oyster Festival attracts visitors from all over Australia and has become a significant event on the local tourism calendar.  Cath Peachey is the tireless organiser of the Narooma Oyster Festival. https://www.naroomaoysterfestival.com Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/fishtalesseafoodpodcast/ Follow John Susman  https://www.instagram.com/fisheads/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork The Fishtales Seafood podcast with John Susman will tell the stories of the catchers, growers, sellers and servers of seafood around the world. A food podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Food Podcast Network.

Five year old Renee Aitken was abducted from her bed on the night of 16/17 February 1984. Her older brother Bradley was asleep in the same bedroom just feet away. The coastal village of Narooma, NSW  and the surrounding bushland was searched dozens of  times, but no trace of Renee was found. Two years later Renee's mother Morna said publicly that she knew who had taken her daughter. Over a decade later the case was finally reopened leading to some dramatic and extraordinary findings. Sources: For a full list of sources please see the Facebook page  WebsitesThe Age Newspaper 20/02/1984https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Renee_Aitkenhttps://codylwrites.com/2021/05/15/what-happened-to-renee-aitken/ https://truecrimediva.com/renee-aitken/http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/Aitken.htmhttps://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1987953/informer-links-killer-to-missing-renee-aitken/https://amp.smh.com.au/national/nsw/renee-aitkens-family-tells-of-the-agony-of-not-knowing-her-fate-20140208-328ka.htmlhttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases-int/252dfnsw.htmlhttps://www.pressreader.com/australia/womans-day-australia/20220801/282024741014539https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97943590/renee-joy-aitkenhttp://www.qaafqalam.com/pages/Read.php?news=1523https://www.thatslife.com.au/my-little-sister-stolen-in-the-nighthttps://www.batemansbaypost.com.au/story/1021416/police-still-hold-hopes-of-finding-renee-aitken/https://carnivalofhorror.tumblr.com/post/167468642214/the-disappearance-of-renee-aitkens-on-february/amphttps://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/4074489/32-years-on-and-renee-aitkin-still-missing/PromosFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and Facebook

“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell” oyster shucking competitions attract a certain type of athlete, often wily, mostly secretive about their technique but collectively a quirky mob. Stephan Nolan is the reigning World Oyster Shucking Champion and is here for the Narooma Oyster Festival ……https://www.naroomaoysterfestival.comFollow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fishtalesseafoodpodcast/Follow John Susman https://www.instagram.com/fisheads/?hl=enFollow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/Follow Huck (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTShttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork

“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell” oyster shucking competitions attract a certain type of athlete, often wily, mostly secretive about their technique but collectively a quirky mob. Stephan Nolan is the reigning World Oyster Shucking Champion and is here for the Narooma Oyster Festival …… https://www.naroomaoysterfestival.com Follow Fishtales, a Seafood Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fishtalesseafoodpodcast/ Follow John Susman https://www.instagram.com/fisheads/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/ LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTS https://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork

We explore the stunning Sapphire Coast from Narooma to Eden, immersed in nature with the freshest of produce.

Coming from a 6th generation farming family and after a career as a journalist Sandra McCuaig (Bodalla Dairy) yearned to be on the land again. She found wonderment in the small town of Bodalla, a town once famous for its cheese, and set about celebrating of the region by producing award-winning cheese and ice cream.https://www.bodalladairy.com.auFollow The Producers on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/producerspodcast/Host Anthony Huckstephttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/Host Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalentExecutive Producer Rob Lockehttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTShttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork

Coming from a 6th generation farming family and after a career as a journalist Sandra McCuaig (Bodalla Dairy) yearned to be on the land again. She found wonderment in the small town of Bodalla, a town once famous for its cheese, and set about celebrating of the region by producing award-winning cheese and ice cream.https://www.bodalladairy.com.auFollow The Producers on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/producerspodcast/Host Anthony Huckstephttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/Host Dani Valent https://www.instagram.com/danivalentExecutive Producer Rob Lockehttps://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER FOOD PODCASTShttps://linktr.ee/DeepintheWeedsNetwork

Welcome! This is a very special double episode featuring Bernard Salt, Australia’s most highly regarded trend spotter and demographer and more recently, passionate islandophile; AND we speak with Anne Tillig. First up is ANNE TILLIG, the super inspiring woman who owns Elizabeth Island, off the coast of Melbourne. It's one of the few privately owned freehold islands in Victoria. You'll learn how she went about buying an island, building the jetty, the house, getting her boat licence and her extraordinary journey of doing much of this in her mid to late 50s on her own, after the death of her husband. You’ll also hear how Anne managed during Melbourne’s recent lockdown …Then...BERNARD SALT AM! Bernard has discovered fascinating histories of some of Australia’s lesser known islands - you’ll learn about what Bernard says is Australia’s bold land grab; which under the radar Australian island is on Bernard’s bucket list to visit; and the island on which a hostile force landed during WWII – it’s just a LITTLE speck of an island but it could have been a point at which Australia’s history was changed forever…MORE ABOUT ANNE TILLIG AND ELIZABETH ISLAND:Anne’s book is going to be extraordinary. More info about her island here:http://elizabethisland.com.au/ MORE ABOUT BERNARD SALT, AM: See Bernard's Notes (below) on Australian IslandsDownload Episode 1 of this podcast series for more of Bernard Salt. Enjoy Bernard’s notes below on interesting Australian islands. To learn more about Bernard Salt and his work, go to https://www.bernard-salt.com.au/KEYWORDSCoochiemudlo Island, Elizabeth Island, Wreck of the Batavia, Abrolhos Islands, The Great Australian Land Grab, Heard Island, Macquarie Island, Christmas Island, Cocos Keeling Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Territory of the Coral Sea Islands, Browse Islet, Australia's territorial island claims, Bernard Salt, Island life, Island property, Buying an Island, Owning an Island, Start a new life, living on an island, bucket list, first contactlifestyle, start a new life, living on an island.WANT MORE?Join Rachael Krinks and guests from Australia and around the world who have started new lives on islands. We talk to ordinary folk who decided to start a new life living on an island, as well as bloggers, academics and other experts on all things island … we’ll help you figure out if island life is for you and how to make the shift successful. If you want to start a new life living on an island, this podcast is for you. https://coochieislandnews.com/Redland City Council is proud to provide funding for the Start a New Life Living on an Island Podcast as part of the COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Grants Program to assist the Redlands Coast Community.EPISODE NOTES BY BERNARD SALTInteresting Australian Islands, Notes by Bernard Salt AM, July 2020 •Coochiemudlo Island located 1 km off Victoria Point on the Brisbane Coast and forming part of the Moreton Bay island group. More than 700 people live on Coochie, which was first discovered by Europeans in 1799 when Matthew Flinders landed there. It’s possible to live on Coochie and commute to Brisbane CBD in about an hour. •Kangaroo Island located 10 km off South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula coast. The island is home to 5,000 residents. It was cited by both Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin (who named it Ile Bouda) in 1802. The island’s biggest town, Kingscote, was the first colonial settlement in South Australia founded in July 1836 some five months prior to the founding of Adelaide. •Browse Islet is a small uninhabited island 180 km off the Kimberley Coast (north of Derby). Browse Islet is the first place that a hostile force (the Japanese) landed in January 1944 when a party of 6 was on a reconnaissance mission to see whether the Americans were developing a naval base nearby. The used Browse Islet as a safe base from which to explore the (Kimberley) mainland, where they landed, wandered around for half a day or so, and left seeing and reporting nothing of interest.•Boundary Islet is a small (2 ha) uninhabited island located 56 km southeast of Wilson’s Promontory which is the southernmost tip of Victoria. In 1801 Bass Strait was discovered by Europeans who then set about determining the boundary between Tasmania (then Van Diemen’s Land) and the then colony of New South Wales which extended from Wilson’s Promontory to Cape York. A latitude line was determined that allocated most Bass Strait Islands to Tasmania, but Boundary Islet’s precise location was incorrectly determined as being a km or so further north, placing it in what would have been Victoria’s offshore island remit. More accurate surveying two decades later found that the gazetted and agreed state boundary latitude actually dissected one island, namely Boundary Islet. Accordingly, the modern-day boundary between Victoria and Tasmania includes an 85-metre common land boundary running east-west through Boundary Islet in the Hogan Group of islands. And so, yes, it is possible to walk from Victoria to Tasmania… on Boundary Islet. •Montague Island is located 9 km off the coast from Narooma; it is uninhabited; it was sighted by Captain Cook in 1770 and given its current name by the master of the second fleet in 1789.•Tiwi Island is located 50 km off the Darwin coast and contains a largely indigenous population of just over 2,000. A catholic priest stationed on Tiwi saw and reported incoming ‘formation’ aircraft in February 1942 about 20 minutes in advance of the bombing of Darwin. The alert was miss-identified as returning American planes and so no action was taken to prepare Darwin for the imminent raid.•Abrolhos Islands located 80 km west of Geraldton was the site of the Batavia shipwreck in 1629. This is a ripping (and tragic) yarn that took place just off the Australian coast but within what we would now call Australian sovereign territory.

The Nostalgic Vagabond Zooms-in (more or less home) to the east coast of Australia and to a little town known as Narooma, about one hour south by car from where he grew up with best mate from high school, the man that is, Cameron Thompson. Allan and Cameron have experienced many adventures together. Adventures that started in the Scouts but progressed, in weird ways, from haphazard teenage road trips in island states to crazy, super-sized weddings in Punjabi Pakistan. Although playing the roles of the groom and the best man, at that time we had not much idea of what was going on or what exactly we were supposed to do. (Allan was also was zombified with food poisoning!) In this episode, Cameron shares that something one learns when travelling to destinations far from what is normal in comparison to one's own home is to just experience things as they are. Observe, try to understand but don't get too stressed out if it takes time. Be in the moment, be in that foreign environment, go with the flow and try to embrace the situation. And what is perhaps considered strange or abnormal in native culture is often completely normal in a foreign culture like:- Riding without seatbelts on highways, no helmets on motorbikes, playing cricket on the rooftops of the multistory houses. These are only some of the things in Pakistan. Listen in for more...     A comments section is not available for this podcast. However, if you wish to get in touch with any questions or comments feel free to email me the_n_v@yahoo.com Cheers

Today you’ll meet Bernard Salt, Australia’s most highly regarded trend spotter and demographer, author and columnist with Australia’s national newspaper, The Australian. You’ll learn Bernard’s pick of the best Australian islands within striking distance of a major job market on which to start a new life right now. Bernard’s crunched the numbers on why regional areas including islands are likely to be Australia’s post virus property winners - we’re going to be talking about why. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss our Special Episode 27 November 2020, Australian Islands: Points of First Contact, with Bernard Salt.Enjoy Bernard’s notes below on interesting Australian islands. To learn more about Bernard Salt and his work, go to: https://www.bernard-salt.com.au/. Bernard’s column in the Australia where he identified the rush to the regions was published on 20/6/20, you can find it here: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/Bernard%20Salt Interesting Australian IslandsNotes by Bernard Salt AMJuly 2020 •Coochiemudlo Island located 1 km off Victoria Point on the Brisbane Coast and forming part of the Moreton Bay island group. More than 700 people live on Coochie, which was first discovered by Europeans in 1799 when Matthew Flinders landed there. It’s possible to live on Coochie and commute to Brisbane CBD in about an hour. •Kangaroo Island located 10 km off South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula coast. The island is home to 5,000 residents. It was cited by both Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin (who named it Ile Bouda) in 1802. The island’s biggest town, Kingscote, was the first colonial settlement in South Australia founded in July 1836 some five months prior to the founding of Adelaide. •Browse Islet is a small uninhabited island 180 km off the Kimberley Coast (north of Derby). Browse Islet is the first place that a hostile force (the Japanese) landed in January 1944 when a party of 6 was on a reconnaissance mission to see whether the Americans were developing a naval base nearby. The used Browse Islet as a safe base from which to explore the (Kimberley) mainland, where they landed, wandered around for half a day or so, and left seeing and reporting nothing of interest.•Boundary Islet is a small (2 ha) uninhabited island located 56 km southeast of Wilson’s Promontory which is the southernmost tip of Victoria. In 1801 Bass Strait was discovered by Europeans who then set about determining the boundary between Tasmania (then Van Diemen’s Land) and the then colony of New South Wales which extended from Wilson’s Promontory to Cape York. A latitude line was determined that allocated most Bass Strait Islands to Tasmania, but Boundary Islet’s precise location was incorrectly determined as being a km or so further north, placing it in what would have been Victoria’s offshore island remit. More accurate surveying two decades later found that the gazetted and agreed state boundary latitude actually dissected one island, namely Boundary Islet. Accordingly, the modern-day boundary between Victoria and Tasmania includes an 85-metre common land boundary running east-west through Boundary Islet in the Hogan Group of islands. And so, yes, it is possible to walk from Victoria to Tasmania… on Boundary Islet. •Montague Island is located 9 km off the coast from Narooma; it is uninhabited; it was sighted by Captain Cook in 1770 and given its current name by the master of the second fleet in 1789.•Tiwi Island is located 50 km off the Darwin coast and contains a largely indigenous population of just over 2,000. A catholic priest stationed on Tiwi saw and reported incoming ‘formation’ aircraft in February 1942 about 20 minutes in advance of the bombing of Darwin. The alert was miss-identified as returning American planes and so no action was taken to prepare Darwin for the imminent raid.•Abrolhos Islands located 80 km west of Geraldton was the site of the Batavia shipwreck in 1629. This is a ripping (and tragic) yarn that took place just off the Australian coast but within what we would now call Australian sovereign territory.This episode's key words: Coochiemudlo Island, Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Moreton Bay Islands, Brisbane, Moreton Bay Island Group, Redlands Coast, rush to the regions, work from home, demography, Australian islands, downshift, downsize, seachange, baby boomers, lifestyle, start a new life, living on an island, property, families, affordable housing, major job marketsAbout This Podcast: Join Rachael Krinks and guests from Australia and around the world who have started new lives on islands. We talk to ordinary folk who decided to start a new life living on an island, as well as bloggers, academics and other experts on all things island … we’ll help you figure out if island life is for you and how to make the shift successful. If you want to start a new life living on an island, this podcast is for you. https://coochieislandnews.com/podcastRedland City Council is proud to provide funding for the Start a New Life Living on an Island Podcast as part of the COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Grants Program to assist the Redlands Coast Community.

Alexandra Smith, State Political Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, joins Luke Grant to discuss her article ‘Transport Minister Andrew Constance says no bad blood with the PM’.   Ms Smith writes, ‘NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has vowed to continue his bushfire recovery focus in his tilt at federal Parliament and insists there is no bad blood with the Prime Minister.’   'Speaking in Narooma in his South Coast electorate of Bega on Tuesday, Mr Constance said he would nominate for Liberal preselection for the marginal seat of Eden-Monaro and quit state politics.’ ‘Mr Constance's declaration came after his cabinet colleague and close friend NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro ruled out contesting the seat for the Nationals. The party still intends to run.’ ‘The Bega MP immediately downplayed any tensions between himself and Scott Morrison after Mr Constance took an extraordinary swipe at the Prime Minister during the height of the bushfire crisis.' 

This week’s podcast is about the bushfires.  For a change, apartments are not portrayed in the media as the worst possible way to live in Australia. That’s not to say unit blocks are immune from danger and disruption; as the original article points out, you still have to protect them from fire and floating embers. And can you imagine what would happen if the flames nudged up to a block clad in flammable composite?  We’d have our own Grenfell Tower right here. Thankfully, the reality for most apartment dwellers in country and seaside areas is a lot less dramatic.  Our country town apartment blocks tend to be a lot smaller, however, that brings its own problems. It they’re not high enough to legally require fire sprinklers, you can reasonably assume they don’t have them.  And it was internal sprinklers that arguably saved residents in our two major cladding fires – in the Lacrosse and Neo200 blocks in Melbourne – from suffering tragic consequences. So rural residents are just as keen to keep their smaller blocks free from flames. Meanwhile, they are suffering some of the less obvious effects of the devastating blazes, even when they are far from their front doors. Power outages mean their lifts have to be shut down and their mobile phones are not the lifelines they once were.  Phone lines are also likely to be cut, as are main roads. Plug in radios are useless lumps of plastic while a desperate search for the right sized cells for the old battery powerd transistor radio.  This week Narooma saw 500 metre queues for petrol ... when the pumps could operate. Shops have been running out of essentials, tourists have been trapped, others have turned back and chosen other areas for the holidays.  And toiurist present another issue for apartment residents.  Do your neighbours even know where the evacuation centre is if things take a turn for the worst. But on top of all that, there is the fear that this worst bushfire catastrophe in living memory could flare up again and wreak its havoc in their town. We also point people to a friend’s Facebook page where she’s raising money for Wires, to help all the injured animals On a slightly lighter note, JimmyT and Sue discuss the issue of what to do about stray cats … and how they evoke strong emotions in otherwise placid people. All of which leads to Jimmy’s “insult to injury” memory of what happened after a tom cat crawled into his recently robbed car. But as problems go, stray cats and car break-ins are pretty far down the list of our priorities right now. Lessons are being leaned from these bushfires – we can only hope there’s something left that will allow us to put them into practice.

The Chilldippers embark on a 3 day/3 course stint down the far south coast.... first up, the hidden gem they call Narooma Golf Club!

Narooma is supposed to be a sea-changer's paradise, but many young people are finding it impossible to rent in their own home town. The rental property shortage isn't limited to coastal areas, either. What can local councils do to deal with an increasing and serious problem?

Listen in as we sit down with Chris from Narooma NSW, who owns and operates the Quarterdeck Restaurant and Bar and get a locals perspective via a casual chat on the best things to see and do in Narooma and the surrounding region from his perspective. Info includes things like unique experiences, events/festivals, local produce, restaurants, coffee, pubs/bars, activities, best times of year to travel etc.

Thanks to Allan Spencer & a team of enthusiastic volunteers, there's huge interest in regional busking events which is both a 'Win-Win' for regional Australia as well as for all the passionate performers. And age is no barrier with kids as young as 10yrs of age up to... well 'age-less' right? :-)From solo guitars, to harmonicas, violins, keyboards and now even whip cracking, acrobatics and belly dancing all forming part of the 'busking' craze.In this short podcast Allan Spencer gives us a bit of an update on this recent event at Kilmore and the next one coming up soon at Narooma.Check out the next events here: https://www.buskingcooma.com/

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Some school holiday listening this time round. During Local Government Week recently, Eurobodalla Shire Council made space for the youth of the shire. Senior students from Carroll College and St Peter’s Anglican College at Broulee, and Batemans Bay High School were given time to address Council – including Mayor, Liz Innes and Deputy Mayor, Anthony Mayne. One of the Shire’s Federal MP’s was also taking notes – Member for Gilmore, Anne Sudmalis. Courtney Fryer from Carroll College, used the opportunity to advocate for young people living with physical and mental disability. Harrison O’Keefe from Batemans Bay High, made a great point around youth engagement –“show them what they are missing out on” and he has an idea to do just that. While Pippi Sparrius from St Peter’s presented some surprising stats around teenage pregnancy in the Eurobodalla. Keen to give the students a ‘real council meeting’ experience, Cr Innes was watching the clock, with Courtney, Harrison, and Pippi given five minutes each. For support or more info about the issues raised in this podcast check in with the Eurobodalla youth services directory or drop by one of the Shire’s popular Youth Cafes in Narooma and Batemans Bay. About Regional is supported by the financial contributions of members, including Jill Howell, Max Wilson, Sue MacKinnon, Geoff Berry, and Four Winds at Bermagui – who have just released the program for next Easter’s festival, 60 artists, 10 ensembles, 26 performances, 10 stunning locations, over 5 days starting in late March 2018. Early bird tickets are on sale now. Thanks for tuning in, see you out and about in South East NSW. Cheers Ian Subscribe, rate and review About Regional podcast at Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocketcasts, audioBoom and all good podcatcher apps. For more, visit http://aboutregional.com.au/ #Australia #NSW #regional #Bega #Southeast #Eurobodalla

Narooma HuntFest organiser Dan Field joins us to discuss the inception of HuntFest, beating the Greens Party 4 times at council, whats on offer at HuntFest, and why you should support this great exhibition.