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To mark Earthday we’re playing two stories that explore how we can use disruption to effect change and save the environment around us. In our first story, Meagan takes us journey on the Murray-Baaka River that led to the Menindee fish kill in 2019. In Murky Waters Produced by Megan Williams (they/them). The supervising producer was Richard Dinnen. It was produced as part of the National Features and Documentary Series back in 2020. Further Notes from Megan This story was produced after the mass fish kills in 2018/2019 that occurred during the drought. It's estimated 1-2 million fish died in this event and it was a very rude shock to the local community (and the world) as the program details. However, there were much bigger mass fish kills in the flood of 2023 (20-30 million fish).Following the 2023 mass fish kills, NSW has taken a number of steps to better mitigate risk of fish kills, active management to maintain dissolved oxygen at critical times, the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer have published an independent investigation into the 2023 mass fish kills, there was a connectivity expert panel report published last year and there is now more transparent updates on the work that NSW Department of Climate Change Energy Environment and Water is doing.For a recap on the baaka, tune in to Water Watch Radio's program:https://www.waterwatchradio.com/podcast/episode/31983821/episode-92-restoring-our-darling-baaka What Democracy Looks Like (Archive) This story was produced by Ryan Pemberton, back in 2019. The supervising producer was Zacha Rosen. Since then, anti-protest legislation has been creeping in - over the last five years. New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland have all passed anti-protest laws that impose significant fines, and even imprisonment, for protesting. https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2024/07/03/protest-peril Support emerging producers, artists & creatives by hitting follow or subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts. Make, meet and learn with All The Best - follow our Substack for audio workshops, events and pitching opportunities. All The Best Credits Host Kwame Slusher Executive Producer: Phoebe Adler-Ryan Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie Image Credit: Lindsey Vassalo Mixed and Compiled by Phoebe Adler-Ryan Theme Music composed by Shining Bird See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the wake of updates to Child Safety Standards emerging from Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Mirriam Francis wrote to Victoria's Commission for Children and Young People outlining the ways in which she sees Scientology teachings and practices to be violating these standards. While concepts of religious freedom and choice can muddy the waters of certain discussions around coercive organisations, Mirriam sees the regulations and laws to protect children as a key lens through which such practices need to be viewed and pursued. She speaks from personal experience that spans three countries.Links:Child Safe Standards — Commission for Children and Young People Victoria (you can raise a concern here); Queensland Family & Child Commission (you can raise a concern here)Child Safe Scheme — NSW Office of the Children's Guardian (you can raise a concern here)Australian Child Safe Standards – A State By State Guide 2024 — Safe Space LegalRage Against the Dark Arts — Mirriam Francis' SubstackThetans in Young Bodies — Season 2, Episode 1 of Leah Remini's Scientology and the Aftermath in which Mirriam Francis featuresReport of the Board of Enquiry into Scientology — by Kevin Victor Anderson, Q.C., the State of Victoria, Australia, 1965The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma — by Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin, 2015Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice — by Judith Lewis Herman, Basic Books, 2023Dianetics excerpt re: 7-year-old child responding to kiss from adult maleA Children of God message to members mentioning their "friends in Scientology"Introduction to Scientology Ethics High CrimesYou can support us on Patreon. Sarah's book Do As I Say is available on audiobook. Subscribe and support the production of this independent podcast, and you can access early + ad-free episodes at https://plus.acast.com/s/lets-talk-about-sects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week we discussed the new report from the NSW Office of the Building Commissioner – they're calling it a case study – titled “Broken Promises, Blame Games and Balconies”.It's a big document but essential reading for anyone in an apartment block that's about to pursue a claim for defects or is concerned about the way the whole housing industry is going (or not).The case study follows, in granular detail,  the trail of disastrous attempts at defect rectification at the Otto 2 building in Roseberry, Sydney, where residents have been denied access to their balconies after four years and $2.5 million in legal fees. This week, as promised, Building Commissioner David Chandler hooked up with the Flat Chat Wrap podcast and fleshed out some of the major points of the report.Our chat covered issues from why he decided to commission the study in the first place to investing in the fight rather than the fix and other expensive legal follies.This longer-than-usual podcast also touched on how the additional costs of more thorough certification checks pay for themselves many times over, driving “cowboys” out of the industry and, as we try to get more homes built, not allowing quality to be sacrificed in favour of quality.Commissioner Chandler also revealed that Fair Trading is preparing a defects kit for strata committees – not individual owners – to take them step-by-step through identifying defects and getting them fixed by the developers without needing to embark on expensive and emotionally destructive litigation.It's a long chat and we've broken it up into chunks for your listening convenience. If you don't pod, have a look at the transcript (right here) when it's been tidied up.  And you can read Broken Promises, Blame Games and Balconies on this link.____________________________________________________Flat Chat is all about apartment living, especially in Australia.Find us on Facebook and Twitter and the Flat Chat website.Send comments and questions to mail@flatchat.com.au.Register to ask and answer questions about apartment living anonymously on the website.Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai; Transcription tidied up and sensified by Raphie.Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on their websites.

Last month's National Efficiency Schemes Summit was the first of its kind: a national event bringing together participants in all Australia's state efficiency schemes – a remarkable fact by Energy Savings Industry Association President Rod Woolley. That industry and government, NGOs and consumer groups from right around Australia had never gathered in one room before before to discuss the schemes was, as Luke says, “kind of bananas.” So with the stage lights still warm, we sat down with three key participants to discuss what the day meant and will continue to mean as Australia's schemes mature and diversify to keep pace with our changing energy systems. Joining Luke to get out of the weeds and talk scheme strategy and impact are Caroline Bennett, CEO of Green Energy and Carbon Management, Steve Procter from the NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change, and Climateworks Centre's Anna Malos. For more info on the Summit, head to eec.org.au/ness23.

Fiona is a Sports Psychologist who has worked with numerous athletes, coaches, officials and parents across a large number of sports, at all levels from local level to international level. Providing support and information for sporting parents is a true passion for her. Helping parents to understand how to assist their sporting child reach their full potential and enjoy their sport is a key area of her work. This has lead to the creation of a series of resources with the NSW Office of Sport. Parents, Guardians and Carers | NSW Government Neil and Fiona dive deep into the parent and coach relationship and hopefully share a few helpful ideas!

What is a Chief Data Officer in reality? Are they everything we imagine? Maybe more, maybe less? Data analytics is at the core of digital transformation, and more value is being created for CDOs around the world to truly live up to their potential. Meet Harjot Singh Harjot's Role as a Digital Transformation Leader Harjot Singh has over 25 years of work experience as a Strategic Consultant across APAC and EMEA. He has developed a framework on how data analytics drives digital transformation, with experience in industries ranging from banking, airlines, e-commerce, telecom, public sector, and more. Harjot is an established thought leader in Information Management and a highly sought after speaker through forums in Sydney, Australia. Harjot's Other Work in Data Analytics Harjot has recently finished his role as the Chief Data Officer at RAC WA and is currently looking to start his own Data and Digital Transformation Advisory services. Before moving to Perth, he was the SVP, Architecture and Head of Data Engineering at Deem Finance, building digital and neo banking products and services to compete in the market. He has also been the Group Head (Acting) of BI, Digital, Data as well as a Senior Portfolio Manager of Technology and Innovation with Etihad Airways. In the past years, Harjot has been the Assistant Director of Information and Data Architect with the NSW Office of State Revenue, the AVP and Program Manager of BI and Data Governance of Tech Mahindra, a Senior Manager with Hewlett-Packard, and a Senior Analyst with ZANTEL. Digital Transformation, Data, and Organisations In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Harjot shares: Transitioning to and from Australia to the United Arab Emirates and back to Australia His advice for those doing similar transitions The importance of digital transformation for organisations that are not digital natives but traditional industries like airlines, banks, and insurance Newly created roles are more symbolic Value creation of the Chief Data Officer role Appreciating the importance of data What is missing from making data a critical component of the business His advice for anyone looking to start that digital transformation journey in their organisations If you are a data analytics professional looking to implement a digital transformation journey into your organisation, this is the episode you do not want to miss. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/analyticsshow/message

In this episode I speak with Mat, a Social Worker who was born and raised on Darkinjung country in the Central Coast of NSW. Mat has a history of working in not-for-profit organisations that support children and families and was formerly the operations manager of Central Coast Family Support Services. Mat hopes that this conversation about his social work journey and experience helps others who are interested in this line of work. Links to resources mentioned in this week's episode: Kids Outreach International - https://www.kidsoutreach.org/ Teen Challenge - https://teenchallengeusa.org/ Triple P parenting course - https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au-uken/find-help/triple-p-online/ Bruce Perry and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics - https://www.bdperry.com/ Bessel Van Der Kolk - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/ ACE Study: Adverse Childhood Experiences - https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Bruce Perry's - The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook https://www.boffinsbooks.com.au/books/9780465094455/boy-who-was-raised-as-a-dog-3rd-edition ARACY, Better Systems, Better Chances - https://www.aracy.org.au/publications-resources/command/download_file/id/274/filename/Better-systems-better-chances.pdf 1-2-3 Magic - https://www.123magic.com/ Circle of Security International - https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/ Bringing Them Home report - https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-report-1997 NSW Office of the Children's Guardian - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/ Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry in conversation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAL8RVvkyY&ab_channel=SXSWEDU Daniel Hughes (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy - http://www.danielhughes.org/ Dr Dan Siegel (Psychiatry Professor) - https://drdansiegel.com/ Richard Rose's Life Story Therapy - https://tlswi.com/about-tlswi/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pgnZlMBj-_oOc8KoTu7q5l0qZBk1SBUyrxj24Pl2bCM/edit?usp=sharing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight/message

In this episode, we're delighted to chat with Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in Deakin University's Centre for Integrative Ecology and the School of Life and Environmental Sciences in Melbourne, Australia. Euan has published over 150 scientific articles related with biodiversity conservation, wildlife ecology and management, ecosystem management, and environmental policy. His work has a strong focus on predators and their ecological roles, invasive species, fire ecology, and the ecology, conservation and management of Australian mammals. He was part of a research team whose work on the dingo won the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research in 2013, in 2017 he was named as one of the Australian Chief Scientist's ‘Science Superheroes', and in 2021 he was awarded the Australian Ecology Research Award by the Ecological Society of Australia. He is the Chair of the Ecology Society of Australia's Media Working Group and Deputy Convenor of Deakin University's Science and Society Network. Euan's work has taken him to remote rainforests in Papua New Guinea, ponds in North America, Romania's bear-filled forests, and savannas, woodlands, forests and deserts across Australia, among many other wonderful environments. An incredibly prolific researcher, Euan is also a passionate and extremely active science communicator, frequently interviewed on radio and having written over 60 articles for The Conversation, read more than 1.3 million times. You can follow Euan and find out more about his work here: https://twitter.com/EuanRitchie1 https://www.facebook.com/DrEuanRitchie https://www.linkedin.com/in/euan-ritchie-07915512/ https://www.youtube.com/user/RitchieEuan https://euanritchie.org/ Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/zo8e

Boys and girls as young as three years of age should be asked which gender pronouns they prefer to use, according to an official guide produced by the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been condemned for “damaging public confidence” by misquoting Covid-19 death rate modelling and scaremongering about the illness infecting young children.  A wild brawl in which men and boys armed with golf clubs, baseball bats and knives went toe to toe in a quiet Western Sydney street has left a teenager dead and two others fighting for life in hospital. And in sport, Sydney Roosters star Joey Manu has forgiven Latrell Mitchell for the brutal tackle that ended his season and vowed they will remain friends. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boys and girls as young as three years of age would be asked to identify their preferred gender pronouns, according to an official guide produced by the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chad is in his 13th year of a career as an in-house lawyer in the public sector at both the Federal and State levels and across agencies both large and small. His career started out with the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) where he spent 5 years primarily advising on major defence procurement contracts and delivering training on contractual risk issues and contract management. Chad then spent a short amount of time in the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport before spending almost 7 years with the Australian Sports Commission (incorporating the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)) where he advised on a broad range of matters from sport specific issues (such as anti-doping, child protection and integrity) through to general contractual and commercial matters. In June 2019, Chad commenced with the NSW Office of Sport providing advice across the whole range of its functions - from setting sport and active recreation policy for the state, supporting the NSW sport sector through investments and partnerships, running our network of Sport and Recreation Centres across the state to regulating motor vehicle racing grounds and, through the Combat Sports Authority, combat sports within NSW. To compliment his professional career, Chad has undertaken a Master of Commercial Law from Melbourne University, comprised almost exclusively from the Sports Law program. He is also a sports administrator and has held positions President and Secretary of the ACT Rugby Referees Association Inc and as Treasurer and Secretary of ACT Gridiron Inc. A career spanning from combat ships to combat sports - enjoy this episode with Chad Burnell! Connect with Chad: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cburnell/ Connect with Mel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissastoreyscott/ Counsel Podcast page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/counsel-podcast Instagram: @theinhouselawyer Email: theinhouselawyer@gmail.com

Total Sports Quinte In Episode 13, Dr. Juanita Weissensteiner of New South Wales, Australia's Office of Sport discusses athlete development and the latest research on multi-sport athletes.Jim Madigan, Head Coach of the Northeastern University Huskies talks hockey, the NCAA and hanging out with guys from Stirling. Hosts: Randy Uens, Paul Svoboda and Mike Bonn 

Dr Lindsey Reece is a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Sydney. She is the Director of a collaborative research partnership between the University and the NSW Office of Sport known as SPRINTER (Sport and Active Recreation Intervention & Epidemiology Research. She talks to us about her expertise in physical activity and working across research and government.

In this episode of Tangled, I talk to Dylan Gower. Dylan is an architect by trade, but in this interview, we discuss a community energy project that he leads. The organisation is based in Cowra, a town in central New South Wales, a few hours drive west from Sydney. The group is called CLEAN, which stands for Cowra Local Energy Action Network. The longterm aim for CLEAN is to develop a decentralised energy network for their local community, by digesting organic matter from agricultural, industrial and residential sources to produce biogas. This gas can then be used to generate electricity and thermal energy. And then by-products from the biogas production can be used by farms, factories and other businesses. This project interests me because Dylan and his collaborators are trying to look holistically at the way humans use resources. It’s a commonsense approach that we need if we want to design systems that can work for the long term, without relying on fossil fuels. There are good reasons why we have used fossil fuels for the past couple of hundred years. They’ve been cheap to mine. They’re extremely energy dense. And you can store and transport them easily. But if we want to have any chance of weaning ourselves off these sources of energy, we need to design elegant systems that effectively make use of locally available resources. This is what Dylan is trying to do with CLEAN Cowra. In theory, once the system is set up in Cowra, it could provide the community not only with renewable energy, but also a way to filter water, increase soil fertility, reduce reliance on government subsidies, innoculate them from geopolitical shifts with regard to trade and energy policies, regenerate local ecosystems, provide ongoing employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, and show other communities how they can implement similar systems. Dylan didn’t pay me to say this, but I honestly struggle to think of any downsides to pursuing the project. If you find the show interesting, please subscribe to Tangled in whichever app you use, and share it around with anyone you know who might also like it. Show Notes 02:50 Dylan introduces CLEAN Cowra, describing the group’s aims and how it originated 03:50 Dylan’s background as an architect interested in ecological sustainable development and renewable energy 04:30 Looking at how bio-energy is relevant to regional communities 05:36 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Sustainability Advantage program 05:50 Doing a resource audit to map the region’s known available relevant resources: agricultural, industrial, horticultural, animal husbandry, municipal waste 07:20 Some challenges Dylan has faced, eg getting traction with community members and potential stakeholders 08:20 Using principles and language of design thinking: iterating over time 09:04 Starting with a broad, overarching project, and then realising it was necessary to hone in and focus on specific aspects in isolation 09:36 How to distribute energy locally? 10:45 Microgrids allow distribution of electricity, but then how to distribute thermal energy? And CO2. And other by-products from the initial processes. 11:10 Discussing the distribution of thermal energy 12:00 Many greenhouses burn LPG just to produce CO2 for the plants 12:20 CLEAN proposes to co-locate greenhouses near the bio-energy plant, which would be mutually beneficial

Bringing students into the great outdoors offers them the opportunity to enjoy and discovery unique natural environments through meaningful, quality and fun educational experiences. Listen in to hear the latest updates from Claire Competiello, Jody Orcher and Meagan Vella in the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Education Team about how they inspire students and teachers to get outdoors and connect with nature. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education.  About the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). NPWS manages more than 870 NSW national parks and reserves, covering over 7 million hectares of land. The aim is for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Education Team is for children and adults to learn about, love and have a desire to protect our national parks and see it as our role to provide ways to encourage and inspire them to do so by creating innovative, diverse learning opportunities, including guided excursions, digital programs and online resources, teacher training and our Aboriginal culture and heritage education program. Further links https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/about-npws/education https://wilderquest.nsw.gov.auAbout the FizzicsEd Podcast With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stream episodes on demand fro www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). About Regional – a new place for the stories of South East NSW… Long before Donald Trump turned America’s back on the Paris Agreement, Australian families decided that investing in solar energy for their homes and businesses made sense – Australia has the highest take up rate in the world. The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) have just been in the region, dropping in on towns where the take up of solar panels hasn’t been as great as it has been in other communities. Free community seminars were held in Queanbeyan, Cooma, Eden and Ulladulla under the banner of ‘Demystifying Solar Power’ OEH staff were on hand to answer questions and lead discussion – explaining the different options for businesses and households wanting to switch to solar and save money and save the planet. The Paris Agreement was part of the conversation, but it all happened before Trump quite, but I don’t think that would have changed a thing. Lisa Miller, is a confessed solar geek from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Thanks to my partners in this program – Light to Light Camps rolling out the red carpet on the 31 km track between Boyd’s Tower and Greencape Lighthouse south of Eden. Feedback, story ideas and advertising enquires are really welcome – send your email to hello@aboutregional.com.au Thanks for tuning in, see you out and about in South East NSW. Cheers Ian #bega #southeast #NSW #Australia #regional #stores #life #solar #solarpower

Donna Rygate is the Chief Executive of Local Government NSW which is the peak industry association representing the interests of all 152 NSW general purpose councils, associate members and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. We have a fascinating conversation about her career journey within the Public Sector, the challenges and rewards of working in this sector, providing an important service to the community. Donna previously held senior roles in policy, communications, governance and operations in the NSW public sector. Prior to Local Government NSW, Donna was Chief Executive of the NSW Office of Communities, the umbrella organisation for functions including: Sport & Recreation, Venues NSW, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Penrith Lakes, Youth, Veterans’ Affairs, Volunteering, the Commission for Children & Young People, the Children’s Guardian and Aboriginal Affairs. At the NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure, Donna headed Corporate Governance and Policy. Prior to that, she was Deputy Director-General, Strategy, Communication and Governance at the NSW Department of Community Services. Donna's broad experience has also included roles in central agencies, transport, conservation and environment protection. On a personal note, Donna also runs a farming and grazing property in Central Western NSW.

Julian Campbell finds out about payroll incentives from the NSW Office of State Revenue with Tony Vidray, of AV Chartered Accountants.

Julian Campbell finds out about payroll incentives from the NSW Office of State Revenue with Tony Vidray, of AV Chartered Accountants.