Podcasts about Stonnington

David Southwick is the Member for Caulfield in Victoria. David has held several Parliamentary Positions.In April 2013, David was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Police and Emergency Services. In December 2014, David was appointed into the Shadow Ministry as the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources and Shadow Minister for Renewables.In November 2018, David was appointed as Shadow Minister for Police, Shadow Minister forCommunity Safety and Shadow Minister for Corrections. In September 2021, David was elected as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Victoria and wasappointed as the Shadow Minister for Jobs and Employment, Shadow Minister for the Events Industry, Shadow Minister for Business Recovery, Shadow Minister for CBD Recovery, Shadow Minister for Small Business, and Shadow Minister for Business Precincts.In the State election held in November 2022, David was re-elected for another 4-year term as the Member for Caulfield. His Party's colleagues also re-elected him as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.David is currently Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections, Shadow Minister for Youth and Future Leaders and Shadow Minister for Youth Justice.David has an extensive background in innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business. He also spent several years in academia, including serving as RMIT's first Entrepreneur in Residence and as Head of the Executive Education Unit at Victoria University.David continues in his commitment to young people and various local charities. As the Member for Caulfield, David has supported local initiatives including a charity fundraising run at Caulfield Racecourse. As the inaugural Chair of the Social Inclusion Leadership Committee (SILC) he seeks to promote the inclusion of people with disability in employment and community life in Victoria. In recognition of his work assisting local youth, David was awarded the City of Stonnington's Citizen of the Year in 2009. David holds a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University. In 1991 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his service on the Victoria University Council.In his spare time David enjoys keeping fit, following the St Kilda Saints and spending time with family.Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBkBuzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

This episode on Queering The Air, where Sasja Sÿdek was joined by the talented So Soirée team—Nicole Warren (So Soiree Fringe Garden Festival Director from City of Stonnington), Jens Radda (Dolly Diamond's Rather Large Variety Hour), and Ben Anderson (Producer of the “Leather Lungs: Shut Up & Sing!”. They dived into an exciting discussion about the amazing lineup for the Fringe Festival 2024, highlighting some of the standout performances and events you won't want to miss.  https://www.sosoiree.com.au/the-program

Join the TGU team for a look at the week's local government news, including a councillor suspension for serious misconduct; governance concerns at Brimbank; a coffee van row prompts calls for the amalgamation of Queenscliffe borough; the return of a merry Christmas at Stonnington; an update on the passage of conduct reforms through Parliament; and a look at anomalies in electoral roll legislation ahead of Victorian council elections in October. TGU is sponsored by Hunt & Hunt LawyersSupport the Show.To learn more about the events, programs, and training offered by the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), please click here. If you'd like to contact us about the podcast, please send us an email to vlga@vlga.org.au or call us on 03 9349 7999

Stonnington Council mayor, councillor Joe Gianfriddo says the council have been getting complaints from residents for a "long time".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stonnington Council mayor, Joe Gianfriddo, has apologised to the community for festive decorations depicting "make merry".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Yarra BUG Radio Show Val and Faith take a look at some of the projects currently open for conultation that provide opportunities for active transport and in particular, safer cycling. Six draft plans for railway station precincts in the eastern phase of the Suburban Rail Loop project have been released, with active transport integration and planning for networks within 1.6kms of the stations being included. You can read more about it at Bicycle Network as well as find the link for giving feedback. The stations included are Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill.Chapel Street, Stonnington consultation is ongoing with feedback sought from those who live, work or visit Chapel Street. You can have your say on ideas so far and help inform transformation projects now and into the future.The federal government is seeking views on the decarbonisation of all modes of transport , including freight and supply chains, active transport planning, and supporting infrastructure. We know bicycles and cargo bicycles can play a big part here so make sure you have your say on the Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Roadmap and Action Plan. We also take a look at the Merri-bek Draft Transport Strategy which is out now for comnultation. Take a look and have your say before December 24th if you live, work or travel through Merri-bek. Coming up for those who like to leave the house once in a while; a Streets Alive Darebin meet up for anyone interested in thriving sociable streets that support all modes of movement will be held at the Wesley Anne Beer Garden on Thursday 14th December at 6:30pm. Merri-bek BUG will be offering FREE bike checks, and selling awesome totes together with Brunswick Tool Library at stall B28 & B29 at Coburg Night Market on Friday december 15th from 5:30pm onwards. That's it from us for 2023, Chris will be in the studio next week and we'll see you in the New year on January 8th! 

Jacqui Weatherill is the CEO of Greater Dandenong City Council, is the most multicultural municipality in Australia.She and her council are passionate about working with diverse and disadvantaged communities.Jacqui talks to Chris Eddy about her career path leading to her taking up the role at Greater Dandenong in late 2022.Her local government career began in the 1980s, and for a time Jacqui was the CEO of Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, before returning to the sector as CEO of the City of Stonnington.Jacqui is focused on addressing the city's financial challenges while making the most of technology and AI. Support the showTo learn more about the events, programs, and training offered by the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), please click here. If you'd like to contact us about the podcast, please send us an email to vlga@vlga.org.au or call us on 03 9349 7999

On this episode, Sasja was joined with the Soirée Fringe Garden Artists team: Festival Oganiser – Danny Delahunty, Artist - Karen from Finance, Artist - Memphis Mae and Artists - Mel O'Brien and Samantha Andrew to discuss their upcoming event.  MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL - SO SOIRÉE FRINGE FESTIVAL FEVER GRIPS PRAHRAN – GET READY FOR A TWO - WEEK EXTRAVAGANZA Prepare to be amazed at this year's So Soirée Fringe Garden! Prahran's vibrant performing arts playground is making a grand comeback, bigger and better than ever before. Presented by the City of Stonnington and as part of the Melbourne International Fringe Festival, this incredible event will take place from Saturday, October 7, until Sunday, October 22. The jam-packed program consists of 18 sensational shows that showcase the immense talent of performers who are pushing the boundaries of comedy, circus, cabaret, and burlesque.During the two-week duration, there is something for every festival enthusiast. Australia's favorite drag queens and bingo grannies will be returning, alongside exciting new events and award-winning performances.  Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of entertainment!Tickets on sale now. For more information visit www.sosoiree.com.au and see what's happening at #sosoiree Music:Never Be Like You by FlumeWish I Didn't Miss You by Angie Stone -Dj Hector RemixRestricted by Dj Kronic feat Evan Ross

Host Chris Jennings is joined by Linda Powell, director of media relations for Mossberg. The pair talk about Powell's 27-year career in media relations in the outdoor industry. Powell offers guidance for anyone wanting to work in the outdoor/gun industry and how she prioritizes relationships to improve her business. They also discuss several exciting new offerings for waterfowl hunters in 2023 from Mossberg.

In PX103, our interview subject is Tim Jackson, a +40 year veteran of local government in Victoria and South Australia. Tim recently retired for a second time from the paid workforce after completing his four year role as the State Government appointed Administrator at the District of Council of Coober Pedy in South Australia in February. This was the first time an Administrator had been appointed to a South Australian Council in almost forty years. 

Prior to his first retirement, Tim was CEO of the City of Playford in South Australia for eighteen years. Playford was and is South Australia's fastest growing local government area. At the time of his departure, it was the eleventh fastest growing local government area in Australia. Prior to his time in South Australia, he was employed in Victoria by the City of Prahran which became the City of Stonnington after the reorganisation of local government in Victoria in the early 1990s.

Tim principal interest throughout his career has been about empowering citizens and employees. Tim has simultaneously performed many voluntary non executive roles in the for purpose sector. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner, Tim recommends Utopia the TV series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(Australian_TV_series) and the biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, ‘Edmund Hillary – A Biography: The extraordinary life of the beekeeper who climbed Everest' by Michael Gill. Details on Hillary are found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary Jess recommends ‘Madoff - The Monster of Wall Street' on Netflix. Pete recommends the short stories of W. Somerset Maugham including ‘Far Eastern Tales' on Audible. Details of Maugham can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham. Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 24 March 2023. PlanningxChange is proud to be a member of the Urban Broadcast Collective.

In PX103, our interview subject is Tim Jackson, a +40 year veteran of local government. Tim recently retired for a second time from the paid workforce after completing his four year role as the State Government appointed Administrator at the District of Council of Coober Pedy in South Australia in February. This was the first time an Administrator had been appointed to a South Australian Council in almost forty years. Prior to his first retirement, Tim was CEO of the City of Playford in South Australia for eighteen years. Playford was and is South Australia's fastest growing local government area. At the time of his departure, it was the eleventh fastest growing local government area in Australia. Prior to his time in South Australia, he was employed in Victoria by the City of Prahran which became the City of Stonnington after the reorganisation of local government in Victoria in the early 1990s. Tim principal interest throughout his career has been about empowering citizens and employees. Tim has simultaneously performed many voluntary non executive roles in the for purpose sector. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner, Tim recommends Utopia the TV series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(Australian_TV_series) and the biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, ‘Edmund Hillary – A Biography: The extraordinary life of the beekeeper who climbed Everest' by Michael Gill. Details on Hillary are found at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary Jess recommends ‘Madoff - The Monster of Wall Street' on Netflix. Pete recommends the short stories of W. Somerset Maugham including ‘Far Eastern Tales' on Audible. Details of Maugham can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham. Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 24 March 2023. 

In PX103, our interview subject is Tim Jackson, a +40 year veteran of local government in Victoria and South Australia. Tim recently retired for a second time from the paid workforce after completing his four year role as the State Government appointed Administrator at the District of Council of Coober Pedy in South Australia in February. This was the first time an Administrator had been appointed to a South Australian Council in almost forty years. 

Prior to his first retirement, Tim was CEO of the City of Playford in South Australia for eighteen years. Playford was and is South Australia's fastest growing local government area. At the time of his departure, it was the eleventh fastest growing local government area in Australia. Prior to his time in South Australia, he was employed in Victoria by the City of Prahran which became the City of Stonnington after the reorganisation of local government in Victoria in the early 1990s.

Tim principal interest throughout his career has been about empowering citizens and employees. Tim has simultaneously performed many voluntary non executive roles in the for purpose sector. In Podcast Extra / Culture Corner, Tim recommends Utopia the TV series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(Australian_TV_series) and the biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, ‘Edmund Hillary – A Biography: The extraordinary life of the beekeeper who climbed Everest' by Michael Gill. Details on Hillary are found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary Jess recommends ‘Madoff - The Monster of Wall Street' on Netflix. Pete recommends the short stories of W. Somerset Maugham including ‘Far Eastern Tales' on Audible. Details of Maugham can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham. Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 24 March 2023.

This week on TGU, Chris Eddy speaks with Tony Raunic  and Julie Reid on all things Local Government. Among the highlights they discuss are:A poll that claims most Victorians want to see local councils abolished. Rate caps jump to 3.5% to account for higher inflation. Countbacks for Yarra City Council, City of Stonnington and Colac Otway Shire The review of councils' compliance with the Local Government Act 2020. This episode of TGU was brought to you by Hunt & Hunt Lawyers. Support the showTo learn more about the events, programs, and training offered by the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), please click here. If you'd like to contact us about the podcast, please send us an email to vlga@vlga.org.au or call us on 03 9349 7999

Augmented reality, projections, soundscapes, inflatables, luminescence all at your fingertips. ‘What's Up Stonnington', is an immersive and interactive series of art installations built to intrigue and inspire. Presented on the... LEARN MORE The post What's Up in Stonnington appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

More crypto carnage coming? SBF arrested/rescued by the Feds. US government moves to ban Tik Tok. Shouldn't they be concerned about Domestic spying as well? And Humpday Health! with Dr. Mike Stonnington from Stonnington Farm. We talk about his professions failure to understand nutrition and health.

The UK bond market breaks and Bank of England forced to bail them out. Russia's Nordstream pipelines were attacked. And Humpday Health! Dr. Mike & Katie Stonnington from Stonnington Farm is in studio to talk about the great nutritional profile of grass feed beef and why it matters.

Join Elizabeth as she explores fundamental questions and use cases around the preservation of access and secure information usage.   For more great insights head to www.PublicSectorNetwork.co          

VLGA Connect, Episode 288 - Governance UpdateOn this week's program, we unpack and dissect the Stonnington conduct outcomes; insights from the latest Global Executive Panel; Councils in the news over Australia Day, a golf course, Governance Rules, mayoral robes, sudden CEO departures, and much more! Stay with us to the end for late breaking news!For the Stonnington reports, see the agenda for the Council Meeting of 25/7/22 here: https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/About/About-Council/Council-meetings/Minutes-and-agendas; or view the Council discussion here: http://webcast.stonnington.vic.gov.au/archive/video22-0725.php

On this weeks program Chris chats to Alex Stott from the recently created Stonnington Bicycle User Group about getting started, local issues like Chapel Street safety, getting council to recognise their own climate emergency declaration, Make cycling safer and more accessible in Stonnington petition, upcoming meetings and events for the BUG and following them on facebook and twitter.Bicycle themed news includes Yarra's Transport Strategy 2022-2032 being passed unanimously, bittersweet news with Boroondara Council approving their Bicycle Strategy 2022 - 2032 but removing Glass Creek / Jacka Trail from the strategy, Port Phillip Bicycle User Group doing a community bike ride along in newly installed treatments, a survey on Bicycle helmets, healthy transport choices and road safety, newly opened Diamond Creek Trail extension and some light reading, especially for mainstream media with "Does news coverage of traffic crashes affect perceived blame and preferred solutions?

When you consider the fact that John Zak has had a career as a professional musician for over 45 years, despite being born with a chronic lung condition that at one time had his parents believe that he would be on an iron lung by the time he was 16, and that by the time he was in high school his first music teacher failed him and said that he would never make it, it is truly remarkable what he has managed to achieve during his musical journey! John was born in South Australia and grew up living in the Norwood area. He always loved music and at first thought that he would be a singer, that was until he took a liking for the drums after being inspired by The Sweet, so in 1976 his dad enrolled him to have lessons at 'John Reynolds Music City' with Robert Lloyd. His father then wanted to see if he could go further so he arranged for him to go and have lessons with another of my previous guests Jim Bailey, John accredits Jim as being the reason why he made it in the music industry. Being a student with Jim Bailey meant that John was gigging well before he left school, playing with various ensembles at the Dom Polski Centre and at the Festival Theatre. His first professional gig was with The Hot Boys, he then joined The Pits who eventually became F.A.B who had quite a bit of success in the mid 80's, they released a single called ''Happy People/The Fastest Song In All The World '' in 1985 on the RCA label, Produced by Eddie Rayner of Split Enz. This led to them playing their first big event "The Big Swing" which was held at Football Park, appearing on the same line-up as The Models and INXS. Thanks to former F.A.B singer/songwriter/guitarist Stuart Day for putting me in contact with John so that I could interview him. When F.A.B disbanded they became a popular cover band called Division 4. It was around this time that his fellow band mate bassist Warwick Cheatle had been to see the Zep Boys play, he told John that the Zep Boys were looking for a new drummer and bass player, so they joined the band and went on to play and tour with the band for 11 years, this includes the first time that the Zep Boys teamed up with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra to perform the music of Led Zeppelin. John has also performed with the ASO performing the music of Pink Floyd and Queen. In 1996 Frank Corniola went to see John play with the Zep Boys and invited him to come to Melbourne to play at the Ultimate drummers Weekend Festival, Frank was impressed with his playing and suggested that John move to Melbourne and come and teach at Drumtek which he did, John has lived in Melbourne ever since. In Melbourne John has worked with a variety of artists, he was the touring drummer for Graham Bonnet and Glen Hughes, was a member of another band that almost made it big called 'Subsonic Symphonee', they were about to be signed by LA socialite and philanthropist, Daphna Ziman, but unfortunately their Australian Manager disagreed with Daphna's request for the band to change their image and refused to sign the contract, when he heard what had happened John and the guitarist left the band. John has continued to play with a variety of Melbourne bands including Flame Trees, SCAT, and Earthling777 just to name a few, he currently plays with Damon Stone in the bands 'STONE' and 'The Internationals'. John works as a production assistant/stage manager on corporate events with Kojo and The City of Stonnington. Music intro "Band It About" theme song, written and recorded by Catherine Lambert and Michael Bryant. Outro "To be a Man" by Earthling777. Links: https://instinctmusic.com.au/live-entertainment/damon-stone-melbourne-acoustic-performer/ All of the BAND IT ABOUT - Podcast Series links can be found here: https://linktr.ee/banditaboutpodcastseries --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dianne-spillane/message

VLGA Connect, episode 248: Governance Update.Chris Eddy and Stephen Cooper discuss the governance news of the week, including a dispute over the display of political signage in Bayside City Council; the collapse of a property reform package and a social housing rates exemption along with it; a new councillor for Yarra Ranges; and legal action over the removal of a heritage property in Stonnington.Story links:Independent Zoe Daniel points to Josh Frydenberg campaign signs to appeal against council ruling | Australian politics | The GuardianGovernment abandons property reform packageNew councillor for Yarra RangesStonnington takes legal action over heritage property removalEmotional scenes as iVote court challenge hears results of 39 council elections now in doubt - ABC News

In this week's news update our team of cyber experts unpack and discuss this year's newly published Australian Cyber Threat Report. The ACSC received over 67,500 cybercrime reports last year - that equates to one in every eight minutes! The team also explore the potential legislation that will force banks and insurers to pay out victims of data breaches, how a local council (City of Stonnington) are bringing their systems back online two weeks after an attempted cyber attack, and also the zero day patch released by Apple last week to patch a security flaw across all its devices. For the latest cyber news and insights head to www.getcyberresilient.com

@MartinGinnane from  @ginnaneassociates is an expert advisor on #retaildevelopment #placemaking and #brandactivation. He's worked with international cities and regional towns on major #investmentattraction #regionalrenewal and #retailrenewal projects. He was the #vicgov first retail industry specialist, is a member of the @victoriangovernment #SmallBusinessMinisterialCouncil and had senior roles at the #vicgov #DepartmentofBusinessandInnovation and was #DeputyManagingDirector of #DowntownDutyFree. The following quote from his website sums up his philosophy and approach to the work he does."Global Cities of significance all have one thing in common, a strong and vibrant, culturally diverse heart that encourages people to live, experience, participate and claim ownership of their location. At the heart of these cities, is a unique offering that makes them stand out from the sameness that is making so many cities bland and boring. Retail strength, placemaking and events are the economic backbone of all successful global cities and large residential developments." He's currently working on a major retail renewal project with the @cityofwarrnambool and in the discussion we cover;bringing his experience with major city #investmentattraction to regional townsthe exciting opportunities ahead for #regionaltownsavoiding the 'sameness' that is making so many cities bland and boring, the #oversuccess of big citieshow #Covid19 fast-tracked problems in the retail sectorwhere and how #prestige  has lost out to #masstige  and why "luxury is about where you found it rather where you bought it"#liebigstreet #warrnambool the critical role of #localgovernment   #restorationgrants  #landlords #localcouncilthe component pieces in a vibrant and vital #retailstrip#treechange and the influence of these younger people when they return to the towns they were born in#foodandbeverage #whiskybars #goodbottleshop  #ginbars #goodpizzabuilding #sustainable #businessmodel from services and products that appeals to #locals and #visitors #smallbusiness an #employmentgenerator in #regionaltownswww.kerrcapital.com.auA full transcript of the interview is below. Michael Kerr: Hi, it's Michael Kerr here presenting Small Business Banter.A healthy micro and small business sector means a successful economy and a more vibrant society. Small Business Banter is about helping regional business owners better prepare for current challenges, but also for the next stage of business success. I'm Michael Kerr, founder of Kerr Capital, advisors to business owners.Each week I interview a fellow small business owner or an expert and they share their stories, their life experiences, the wins and the losses, and their best advice to help you, the listener, get the most you can from your own business. Small Business Banter is brought to you from the studios of 104.7 Gippsland FM and is heard across Australia on the Community Radio Network. Thanks also to Kerr Capital supporters of the show.Okay, welcome to another edition of Small Business Banter. Really pleased to have in today with us, Martin Ginnane, from Ginnane & Associates. Martin will tell you a lot more about what he's done in a few minutes, but I just wanted to cover off some of the highlights. He's principally responsible for advising on retail development, place making and brand activation. He's done a lot of work in both big cities and regional areas. He's a member of the Small Business Ministerial Council, and he's really a Retail Industry Specialist here in Victoria. And prior to that, he was the Deputy Managing Director of Downtown Duty-Free. Firstly, welcome in today, Martin. Martin Ginnane: Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here. Michael: And for today's discussion with Martin, we're going to be talking about regional renewal, making the most of retail, attracting investment, and lessons learned from some of the major initiatives. Martin was involved in Melbourne and now has been working with regional Victoria locations in Camperdown Warrnambool and Ballarat. So we're looking forward to that. But Martin, if you could, just give us a couple of minutes in your background so the listeners are in sync with where you come from and what you do. Over to you.Martin: Thank you, Michael. I'm fortunate enough to have had a very varied background, but all around the retail sector. Born in Melbourne many, many years ago. I was raised in Melbourne. I spent 20 years in Sydney where I started my retail career with companies such as Angus and Coote, The Jeweler's and Diamond Traders, which was part of then of the Hooker Corporation owned by the illustrious George Herscu. And then was poached to join Downtown Duty Free in the days when Duty Free was a big business. We had Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, Sydney Airport, and about 15 off-airport stores. So, at about 6,000 staff in those days. I joined there as Deputy Managing Director. And after six years, we were taken over by Swiss Air Company. I was retrenched and thought, well, I'll come back home to Melbourne. I came back to Melbourne and was appointed as the Victorian government's first Retail Industry Specialist at a time when Melbourne in particular had vacancy rates as high as 17 to 18%. I was appointed under the Kennett government for 12 months and ended up staying there for 17 years. And during that period, I work mainly on investment attraction for the CBD, an original advisor on the Melbourne Fashion Festival for the state government up until I departed 10 years ago to establish my own business, Ginnane & Associates.Michael: Excellent. So, from that background, you know a lot about foot traffic. So I'm looking forward to exploring the work that you've been doing. I mean, drawing on that rich experience, but also relating it to what you've been doing in some of the regional parts of Victoria. So, I just wanted to start off with a quote from your website, "Global Cities of significance all have one thing in common, a strong and vibrant, culturally diverse heart that encourages people to live, experience, participate and claim ownership of their location. At the heart of these cities, is a unique offering that makes them stand out from the sameness that is making so many cities bland and boring. Retail strength, placemaking and events are the economic backbone of all successful global cities and large residential developments." That's straight from your website. It was very powerful. I'm going to ask you about how regional towns and regional cities in Australia can take something from that. I'm assuming it applies across towns as well as cities.Martin: Most definitely, Michael, it does. It's a big statement, and it's a strong statement and it's one that I'm thinking actually of using on every single presentation that I do to whether be commercial or private government, particularly in this day and age. It came from the fact that a lot of things were happening in the retail sector prior to COVID. We can all say that COVID caused it, but there are massive changes happening prior. One of the things that was driving this belief that I have in that statement is that sameness was happening all around the world. So you could walk down in Collins Street, you could walk down all the major cities, and they were taken over now by the mega giants, the Louis Vuitton's, the Gucci's, the Prada's, who roll out their international branding twice a year.So, you can walk down these streets and look in the windows and you'll see the same thing. The only time that you'll notice if you'll look up and you'll see St Paul or St Patrick's Cathedral or Notre Dame and you'll think I'm not in Melbourne, I'm in Paris. So seriously, that's how bad retail was getting.Michael: They'd taken that McDonald's consistency of product just a little bit too far with their retail.Martin: Yeah, and I call it masstige rather than prestige. It has got to the point where the big players are having to buy smaller boutique operations now to make themselves unique and so-called exclusive again because of the success and over success of some of those global brands.Michael: Too much commoditization of a once glorious brand. Martin: Exactly. So, one of the things that comes out of this is the desire to experience something that is different and unique. One of my other sayings is, "luxury to me is about someone says where did you find that as opposed to where did you buy it." Because you can buy anything these days. If you've got the money, you can buy something at the top. When within 18 months it'll be at H&M or probably far less than that, or how you can buy the copy of it. But the wonderful discovery, finding something, whether it's a great old book or pre-love tie or whatever the case may be. So, jumping back into your question. This is where retail cities and towns across Australia had the upper hand. It is really, really their opportunity to shine. We can discuss that as we go along. Michael: Yeah. Look, I think we ought to jump straight into that. The renewal or the potential renewal of the local shopping strip. I mean, you're doing some work recently, I think, in Ballarat, which got some magnificent real estate and grand streets. But what would you take to those places to make that local shopping strip vital and exciting for the locals? I'm assuming we're not going to have potentially some of those big international luxury brands.Martin: Nor do you want them. But Michael, what I think is the scenario is that it's going to be driven by two things. You've got to have an appetite by the local government. You've got to have an appetite by the council. For example, I just almost finished four years work with the City of Warrnambool on the redevelopment of Liebig Street. So they had a counselor at the time who had a vision to say to themselves and their constituents, "If we don't do something with this beautiful old big wide street, it is falling into such disrepair that we are losing out to the new shopping centers that are opening and almost circling like a western movie with the wagon train circling the town." Michael: Right. And choking it off.Martin: And choking it off. Now, this scenario with success for any regional town or major strip is to make sure that they are no longer just selling stuff. I use the difference between a product and an NSA stuff. This is not being derogatory to any of the brands that are in the shopping centers around regional cities. And those shopping centers do offer convenience. If it's pouring with rain, a young mother can drive in or a young father can drive in. Unload the baby. It's dry. They are not going to get wet. But although found in those shopping centers is stuff. They'll find inexpensive football socks for the kids which they need because they grow so quickly. They'll find a dress. They might find a cheap, inexpensive set of cabinets or something for their bedroom. That's fine.When they come into Warrnambool or when they come into Ballarat or when they come in to Camperdown, it's about wanting to come into town because that is where they are going to experience and find things that are different and unique. They are going to be able to engage with the community in a much nicer environment, wider footpaths, planting, better awnings, easier parking. All those things make for an environment that will make regional cities and towns continue to thrive.Michael: Right. So Warrnambool, Ballarat, other regional towns around Australia, the history is there. But you talked about having local councilors being a big part of the equation they need to support. What about landlords? I mean, some of these buildings are grand and make for beautiful retail or food or whatever. But the older they get, the harder they are to maintain, or the costly they are to maintain.Martin: You can see examples not just in regional towns. You can see examples on Chapel Street under the Council of Stonnington on Glenferrie Road in many, many areas. One of the advantages that live shopping centers have is that every so many years, your store must be refurbished. You must meet the guidelines of the shopping center and so forth. So while that creates a great Disneyland feel and a very, very nice, safe environment and a pleasurable environment where we're almost craving. Well, we are craving something that's a bit more earthy and a bit more real.Warrnambool, and I know the City of Ballarat as well. Warrnambool successfully offered restoration grants for property owners during the redevelopment program. The City of Warrnambool got that funding from federal state and from their own coffers. So three lots of funding. I believe the City of Ballarat has done the same for the renewal of the mall. I believe both cities are offering grants and financial assistance to restore and renew these heritage buildings.Michael: Right. So assuming the landlord takes advantage, then it does really open up the opportunities for smaller retail operators, whether they be food or whether they are quirky retail, to start something.Martin: Michael, the exciting thing is when you walk down the streets of these areas now is that you are seeing young people. You are seeing in Warrnambool there's, I think, three whiskey bars. There's a gin bar. These are all being run by young people who were born and raised in Warrnambool. Evidently, you do need to either be born there or marry somebody. And if you marry somebody, you need to be married for 20 years before you are classed as a true business owner.Michael: Before you get your stamp. Yeah.Martin: Even though I've been there a lot, I still don't think I'm a local. But they are coming back to town. They are seeing opportunities to come back to their town and make a living for themselves and their families. There's new housing estates being built in big numbers around these large and medium-sized regional cities. And these people come in many ways, quite often from urban environments, and they still want to live the same way. They want to be able to go out to a whiskey bar. Well, they want to be out to buy some nice cheese and some nice bread. Michael: Yeah. And in today's edition of Small Business Banter, I'm talking with Martin Ginnane from Ginnane & Associates. Yeah, that's a trend that we talk about all the time on Small Business Banter. The movement back from CBD areas, whether it be Sydney or other states and capitals, and this reinvigoration of towns and those people bringing with them some of their experiences. There's no question me, Melbourne and Sydney and Brisbane and Adelaide have some incredible innovation in food, but it seems to be transplanting now in these regional locations. Is that a result of people just having enough of the city being too expensive to run businesses? What are your thoughts on why this is happening?Martin: I think, Michael, you are spot on it. But it's a combination of all those things. It's a combination of perhaps the over success that large cities have had in terms of urbanization, particularly Melbourne, in the last eight to ten years. Massive increase of student population, which we see the massive contribution they've given to the economy, particularly as I haven't been here for the last 12 months. It's a combination of all those things. People want to not necessarily escape, they just want to experience something, whether they are moving permanently or whether they are visiting. The other thing that's happening, of course, is that the ability. I know someone in particular who's going to be working. He stays in Ballarat but is working from Melbourne firm, and then you need to go to Melbourne that twice a week. So all that flexibility is something five years ago we didn't have.Michael: Yeah, I think you made a comment earlier about not what you bought, where you bought it or you found it. You know, I live down the Bellarine Peninsula. My office is in Queenscliff. Well, it's fascinating every day to walk through that street and what it might be and see the gin bars and the distilleries. Not so much in Queenscliff, but certainly in other places, it's booming. It's a combination of that vigor and energy. If you were to take a view of what the next town that wants to reinvigorate their retail strip, the historical retail strip, what are the key that we've talked about to support to restore buildings? I guess we need landlords to come onboard and buy into the vision, and the small business operators. What else or who else is needed to really kick start getting these places? Because people are traveling more and more through regional Australia because you can't go elsewhere. So the opportunities would seem to be there if you've got an interesting offer.Martin: The LGA, the Local Government Authority, has to have the passion. And the counselors, the CEO, have to have a dream of what that town could be. In many eyes, retail doesn't play a part. Retail services and hospitality don't really play a part in local government plans. They may have a four-year strategy for economic development, but retail and services don't normally play a big part in it. So, in order for what you've just said, the other players, the landlords, the small business operators, the potential investors. You have to know that you are moving into an area or considering to move into an area where a council is hungry for your business and is keen to get it.I'm just about to deliver an investment attraction to the opportunity in Warrnambool where we are inviting some of the big commercial real estate agents down to have a look at what the area has to offer. How it's grown, how it's changed. Not necessarily to get any big players down but for them to be able to put Warrnambool in their head for property investors, but also for businesses that might be looking to expand. Michael: So you're saying that retail and retail services aren't really a driver for the LGAs. Is that it?Martin: No. I'm not saying that with all of them, but with a lot of them it's very much... When I started originally with the state capital which was over 20 years ago. I remember having a director said to me, "But Martin, why are we even playing in this space? One shop closes, another shop opens." It's not as simple as that. It's a scenario where council needs to lead the way in a vision of what they want the city to be. And when I say retailer, not necessarily just talking about selling more stuff. A good regional town, a good regional city, should attract people. It should attract its own people. It should attract visitors. But it should attract them for a multitude of reasons. Retail, food, beverage is one of the biggest drivers in today's market.Michael: Absolutely. It is. And it's certainly an area for further discussion. But if you look around, I spend a lot of time in traveling in regional Victoria. I go a long way for a good bakery, a good beer, a good pizza. So, what are the components for a good contemporary retail strip in any given town? What must you have to get people to choose that town over another town? Martin: You have to have two things. You have to have a business model that appeals to the locals, and you also have to have a business model that will appeal to the visitors. Now, I spent a lot of time as a young boy, which was a long time ago in Daylesford and Hepburn Springs, and I remember how it was and I see how it is now. However, for all the success, Daylesford in particular is still very much a weakened economy. Because driven by everything that appeals to the tourist. You must maintain an offering that appeals to your local residents as well. So you need, as you just said, a good pizza joint which Warrnambool has about two and Ballarat has about six. You need a really good bottle shop. You need a couple of good pubs. You need a pub that has good live music. You need a good delicatessen. You know, there's one in Warrnambool called Darriwill Farm. It was a retail released by a woman by the name of Lisa Pitkethly. It's the most amazing business. It's got absolutely everything.Michael: I also tried some stores in the city. I didn't know that.Martin: They had one in [inaudible] and they had one in Albert Park, I think, but I think that both are gone. Lisa's got bought out her own business now. But it's that sort of business where you just go there. It's almost like a small Ikea for food and delicatessen. You just go in. You pick up a basket and you buy. The other thing is, do these towns need this as they get to and need to have the services as well? So there's a good banking infrastructure. There's two insurance brokers. There're things like that that help the community.Michael: Yeah. And those communities would think on across the board of growing. So you've got a bigger and more permanent base to build a business around. This idea of investment attraction, it's still a viable model for local government to think about, local councils. It's not just for big cities. Martin: It's essential because big cities have been so badly hurt. The big cities that have relied particularly on government employees, in a big, big way, and international students. I think of Victoria's wonderful campaign they had many years ago with the jigsaw puzzle. And the course CBD of Melbourne, which I'm actively involved in working on their precincts, review work at the moment. But the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fall on that. So, the students are falling off the table. The tourists are falling off the table. The public servants in town.Michael: I get it. In that investment attraction, I just want to get your thoughts quickly. There's quite a difference between attracting big employers versus attracting new business operators. I'm very passionate about seeing more small business owners. So it's a balance between getting a bigger organization that can employ 20, 50, or 100 people. But also, I think, sometimes the opportunities to attract new and innovative small business operators. We had Carly Flecknoe from the Made the Grampians Way. She's a classic tree changer. This is maybe 30 episodes back. But that's the kind of energy and vigor that I think we need as well as obviously attracting... Not everyone wants to be a business owner, so we need to have a balance. But I sometimes wonder whether small business might get underappreciated as an employment generator. Martin: They certainly never get underappreciated if I'm involved in anything. I've been in small business in different ways on and off for so many years and I know the difficulties of it, but I am so passionate about believing that this is their time to rise. This is really, really their time to rise. They've got access to so much now in terms of they don't need to pay for big advertising. They've got Instagram. They've got everything at their fingertips to grow their business. Michael: Yeah. They got something that's interesting, quirky. They can get people to the destination.Martin: Exactly.Michael: They can build it and they will come. Maybe that's going to come true for some. Martin: Well, that's why we're doing the investment attraction work. It's certainly not to when under no idea that we will attract big brands, but it's about putting the city of Warrnambool and other cities in investors' minds. Michael: Yeah, and really building on the natural advantage, the heritage, the proximity to food, beverage, produce. Martin: And a wonderful life.Michael: And a wonderful life. Yeah. Hey Martin, that is, unfortunately, time up for us today. But that was a really great chat. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and your energy and passion for that reinvigoration and renewal. Keep up the great work and perhaps we will chat another time, but go well.Martin: Thank you, Michael.Michael: Thanks, Martin Ginnane.So that is all for today's episode of Small Business Banter. I continue to be inspired, bringing you small business experts and other small business owners and hearing their stories. Do you want to listen to any past episodes? Jump onto your podcast platform of choice and search Small Business Banter. There, you will find a diverse and fascinating collection of small business owners and experts openly discussing and sharing their experiences. For any of the links, resources, or information we've talked about on the show today or to contact me, please head over to smallbusinessbanter.com, or you can find us on Facebook and Instagram. It would be great to have you tune in the same time next week for another episode of Small Business Banter.[END]

This episode we talk to the Mayor of the City of Stonnington, Kate Hely.Kate is Young, Fresh, Cool, Entertaining, Engaging & has a very strong background in advertising, business engagement & strategy.Kate's approach to council is so refreshing, we hope you enjoy this interview. 

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Most recently Blake was seen playing Elder Price in the musical "The Book of Mormon" across Australia and New Zealand, a role for which in 2019 he was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. ​ Blake's other recent leading roles include Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof (TML), Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd (Victorian Opera), Edward Lyons in Blood Brothers (Enda Markey Presents), Anthony Pemberton in Beyond Desire (Neil Rutherford Productions) and Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific (Opera Australia/GFO). ​ In 2018 Blake produced and performed his solo show and released his debut EP “Blake Bowden: Straight From The Hart” featuring the reimagined songs of Rodgers and Hart (Noosa Alive!). ​ Other theatre credits include: Tony in Masterclass (LeftBauer Prods), Lysander in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Belvoir). Pat Matthews in Moonshadow (Cat Stevens/Sue Farrelly Productions); Snowboy in West Side Story (ATG); Jekyll and Hyde (TML); The Boy From Oz Arena Spectacular with Hugh Jackman (Gannon/Fox) and original cast of Dirty Dancing (Jacobsen Entertainment). ​ Blake has appeared in concert with The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (R.U.G),The Sound of Rodgers (Stuart Maunder) and Musical Melodies in the Park (City of Stonnington). In 2014 and 2016, Blake starred as Mario Lanza, alongside Phil Scott in the hit cabaret MARIO (Adelaide Cabaret Festival/Hayes Theatre/Canberra Theatre/Noosa Long Weekend Festival). ​ Screen roles include Young Jack in the film The Dam, Brusco in Home and Away, Mr & Mrs Murder, The Chaser and as the Young Boy Pirate in The Wiggles Movie. ​ In 2011 Blake was the winner of The Rob Guest Endowment Award and in 2013 Blake received the Gertrude Johnson Fellowship at The Opera Studio Melbourne.

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This week back in the 3CR studio, Chris chats to Matthew Townsend about Safer Cycling for Stonnington about working towards safer and healthier transport, shared spaces for pedestrians and cyclists, and a renaissance of outdoor dining on Stonnington's streets and what needs to happen to make Chapel Street and Stonnington more attractive and safer for active transport.Local news includes Ben Carrols announcement on twitter about a pop-up bike route along Heidelberg Road from Fairfield to Collingwood, heads up via Brompton Junction about Yarra City Council works at Canning Street and Richardson Street in Carlton North, VicRoads: Hawthorn Bridge temporary scaffolding works - notification of minor detour to pedestrians and bicycle riders from Yarra Boulevard to Main Yarra Trail,Yarra Valley Water Works: Fairfield Pipe Bridge closure from 9am-3pm from 23-27 November for safety improvement works and College Street Cycleway returns in Sydney.Four delivery riders have died in three months on Sydneys roads (now FIVE deaths as of Monday afternoon) which shows how 'gig economy' companies have failed to provide adequate training, wages and a safe working environment.

Greek Australian John Velos is an Independent candidate for Stonnington City and he talks to SBS Greek. - Η Βικτώρια βρίσκεται αυτή την περίοδο, και εν μέσω της πανδημίας, σε προεκλογική περίοδο αφού το Σάββατο 24 Οκτωβρίου ολοκληρώνεται η διαδικασία της εκλογής μελών για τα Συμβούλια των Δήμων της Πολιτείας. Μεταξύ των υποψηφίων είναι και πολλοί ομογενείς. Για παράδειγμα στο Δήμο Stonnington, όπου διαμένουν χιλιάδες πολίτες ελληνικής καταγωγής, κατεβαίνει ως Ανεξάρτητος δημοτικός σύμβουλος ο ομογενής Γιάννς Βέλος που μίλησε στο SBS Greek.

Nearly five million residents of greater Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire are set to enter a very different world from midnight Wednesday, with a new six-week lockdown coming into effect.On Tuesday Premier Daniel Andrews reinstated stay at home restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, to the north of the city, to take effect from 11.59pm on July 8.He announced 191 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday including 154 under investigation.None of the cases were detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine in a worrying development showing the virus is established in the community.There are 772 active coronavirus cases in Victoria and 35 people are in hospital. Nine of those patients are in intensive care.THE AREAS AFFECTEDThe restricted areas are Mitchell Shire and 31 local government areas across the greater city: Banyule, Bayside, Boroondara, Brimbank, Cardinia, Casey, Darebin, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Kingston, Knox, Manningham, Maribyrnong, Maroondah, Melbourne, Melton, Mitchell Shire, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Whitehorse, Whittlesea, Wyndham, Yarra and the Yarra Ranges."2020 has not been the year any of us wanted," Andrews said when announcing the news."Cancelled events. Plans put on pause. Uncertainty about what the future holds."And I guess that's why so many people want to pretend this is over."He stressed the stay at home direction applies to principal places of residence."That means no escaping to holiday homes," Andrews said.According to a summary of the restrictions, second places of residence outside restricted areas cannot be visited except for limited exceptions such as an emergency or maintenance, shared custody, or to stay with an intimate partner who does not live with you.The state's chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton said Victorians have got "six very difficult weeks ahead".The new directions are to continue until 11.59pm on August 19.No one in the impacted areas is allowed to have private gatherings with visitors, and public gatherings are limited to "two people or household members only"."For people who live in regional Victoria, where case numbers remain low, current restrictions will remain the same for now," Andrews said.Regional Victorians cannot enter restricted areas except for "necessary purposes" being necessary goods or services, work and education if necessary, medical care or compassionate reasons.

Artist/Photographer Pamela Reid joins the Sunday Arts Magazine team and reveals her creative journey through “Urban Eyes” an initiative supported by the City of Stonnington, Melbourne. Pamela Reid invited people around Stonnington (Prahran/Windsor) to paint: […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_sundayartsmagazine/p/joy.org.au/sundayarts/wp-content/uploads/sites/276/2020/02/Pamela-Reid-Stonnington-Art-Project.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:13 — 5.1MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Pamela Reid Reveals ‘Painted Selfies’ in Their ‘Urban-Eyes’ appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Revisit this 2-part discussion of how Melbourne is providing more open space for its growing population from micro and macro levels: first a case study of the newly opened Prahran Square, a $62M development undertaken by the City of Stonnington to transform a run-down car park into public open space, followed by a broader look at how Melbourne property leaders are incorporating open spaces into their developments and how it’s shaping our society. This event was presented by AECOM.

David & Sue talk to the Mayor of Stonnington, Steve Stefanopoulos and they discuss Midsumma, MQFF & the new Open Space and Car Park near the Chapel St Precinct so to find out all that’s […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_driving/p/joy.org.au/fridaydrive/wp-content/uploads/sites/194/2019/10/191018-DavidSue-SteveStephanopoulos.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:23 — 8.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post INTERVIEW: Steve Stefanopoulos, Mayor of Stonnington on Midsumma, MQFF & the new Open Space and Car Park near the Chapel St Precinct #ListenNOW appeared first on Driving You Mad, Driving You Crazy.

Mayor of Stonnington, Councillor Steve Stefanopolous, joins us to discuss his fundraiser ball for the Victorian Pride Centre theatre. Only a few tickets remain so grab yours now to celebrate a Night of Pride! KEEP […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_tomandmikey/p/joy.org.au/tomandmikey/wp-content/uploads/sites/429/2019/10/2019-10-17-TomAndMikey-NightOfPride.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:46 — 2.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | RSS The post Night of Pride – Mayor Steve Stefanopolous appeared first on Tom & Mikey.

Alex Haley, meditation teacher and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, joins Mado to discuss the intersection of mindfulness and technology and how those of us who are interested in wellness relate to technology and our tech-driven world. They also talk in-depth about how technology impacts our teaching of yoga and mindfulness, our students, and the people we love.  If you have questions or concerns about meditation apps and online teaching or are interested in how technology is changing our culture, you will appreciate this episode.  Insights shared in this episode: The benefits and limitations of meditation apps as well as current trends in apps.  Alex’s recommended apps and how he chooses his recommendations. The differences between using meditation apps vs having a teacher and a community to learn with. The business side of apps and online educational platforms for yoga and meditation teachers. Advice for yoga teachers to make sure they are getting fairly compensated on the online platforms. How yoga teachers can prepare and educate themselves about apps and how to use the technology in a practical and balanced way.   Citations Alex mentions in the episode: Mistretta, E. G., Davis, M. C., Temkit, M. H., Lorenz, C., Darby, B., & Stonnington, C. M. (2018). Resilience training for work-related stress among health care workers: results of a randomized clinical trial comparing in-person and smartphone-delivered interventions. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 60(6), 559-568. Adolph, K. E., & Hoch, J. E. (2019). Motor development: Embodied, embedded, enculturated, and enabling. Annual review of psychology, 70, 141-164.   Links and Resources  Fall group coaching mastermind program Offering Tree Website  Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group Get on the Yoga Teacher Resource Email List

This week Olivia is joined by Fred Nucara from Aston Commercial and Andrew Fawell from Buxton Stonnington. Fred and Andrew discuss what characterises an up and coming suburb and share valuable insight into the world of investment from a commercial and residential perspective.

Chelsea Wilson spoke with David Moyle, Paul Gardner and Jett about her Artistic direction of the 2019 Stonnington Jazz Festival kicking off on May 9. This year’s festival has something for everyone – Jazz storytime for […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_bentnotes/p/joy.org.au/bentnotes/wp-content/uploads/sites/107/2019/04/Chelsea-Wilson-20190407.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:08 — 19.4MB) | Embed Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Chelsea’s Stonnington Festival 2019 appeared first on Bent Notes.

Join Caroline Wilson, Corrie Perkin and guest Anna from the Op-Shop for our final episode of 2018. With plenty of festive ‘Good Local Tips’, loads of ‘Best Of’ recommendations and a healthy dose of end of year housekeeping. We applaud Leigh Sales for her riveting interview with Yael Stone, Geoffrey Rush’s former colleague. “I think he’s kind of finished as a public figure now” suggests Caro. With years of ‘festive season organisational experience’ Corrie, Anna and Caro share plenty of Christmas tips including their shopping hacks, ideas for stocking fillers and drinks recommendations.  We reminisce about favourite and most memorable home made Christmas gifts (exploding pesto?). Caro’s “Crush of the Week” for The Interchange Bench, is Aussie cricketer Tim Paine who she remarks “in so many ways has just reinvigorated Australian Sport for me”. Our "Crush of the Week" is proudly presented by The Interchange Bench.  If your business needs new players, pick them up from The Interchange Bench – the leading provider of temporary and contract talent.  Just call 1800 i bench Or see Interchange bench.com.au In “BSF” Corrie shares her Top 10 Books of 2018, and Anna and Caro have a few of their own (see lists and links below). Caro and Anna have also been off to the movies to see “Will you Ever Forgive Me?” and Anna shares her infamous ‘Red Slaw’ recipe and a great fish dish (recipes coming soon). Caro and Anna are grumpy (even outraged) over the City of Stonnington’s handling of it’s local Tennis club re-tendering process. In “6 Quick Questions” we ponder the future of the publishing industry and how screen fatigue is leading people back to books, talk Christmas rituals, how to keep flies from the rubbish bin, best Christmas Day memories and Corrie share her top podcast picks. Caro’s “GLT” is beeswax food covers – great for the environment and an easy little gift. Corrie’s Top 10 Books of 2018 ‘The Shepherd’s Hut’ by Tim Winton 'Warlight' by Michael Ondaatje  'Becoming' by Michelle Obama 'Bridge of Clay' by Markus Zusak 'Midwinter Break' by Bernard MacLaverty George Johnston's Biography by Garry Kinnane 'Home Fire' by Kamila Shamsie  'Anatomy of a Scandal' by Sarah Vaughan 'You Daughters of Freedom' by Clare Wright  'The Lost Man' by Jane Harper  'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith    Caro's Top Book Picks 'Transcription' by Kate Atkinson 'Gaudy Night' by Dorothy L Sayers 'This Rough Magic' by Mary Stewart    Anna's Top Book Picks 'Garden Love: Plants, Dogs, Country Houses' by Simon Griffiths 'Less' by Andrew Sean Greer 'The Waiter' by Matias Faldbakken 'The Keeper' by Graham Norton 'Manderley Forever - The Life of Daphne De Maurier' by Tatiana de Rosnay    Corrie's Podcast Picks of 2018 'Deadline: White House'  'FT Politics'  'Fortunately with Fi and Jane'  We have a new Instagram account so please head to instagram and follow @DontShootPod. Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.  Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au Follow us on Twitter via @dontshootpod 'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. 

Swooping Duck perform live ahead of their concert at Stonnington Jazz, Simone De Beauvoir inspires Jillian Murray and Suzanne Chaundy's new play De Stroyed, international theatre commentator Richard Jordan explains the influence of The Oliviers and The Tonys, and Lisa Maree Southgate on her "musical memoir" Beware of Boys at this year's Anywhere Theatre Festival.

This week on Well, Well, Well,  Jessie chats to the PARTi Project about the Melbourne party scene, recent events on Chapel Street and explore some of the recreational party drugs commonly used.   In early 2017 The PARTi Project (Peer Advocacy Response Training Initiative) is a joint project between STAR Health and VAC. It was initially formed  in response to the deaths and several hospitalisations due to drug overdose that occurred on Chapel Street in early 2017. First and foremost, it is a peer-led harm reduction initiative dedicated to reducing drug related harms and promoting people's safety and well-being in late night venues. The PARTi Project aims to work with late-night venues in the Stonnington and Port Phillip area in order to build their harm-reduction capacity, tailored to each venue, and create safer partying environments for our peers. Kate, Gaia and Dan from the PARTI Project helps explore these topics, including more information and tips when partying with MDMA and GHB.    Links: PARTI Project Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PARTiproject For information, support & services for the LGBTI community around alcohol & other drugs, visit: Touchbase.org.au   Subscribe to Well, Well, Well podcasts on iTunes! Head to www.vac.org.au for more informaiton about VAC's LGBTI health and wellbeing services This show, Episode #614 originally aired Thursday 2nd April, 2018. ~ Jessie 

When I heard Renee Geyer was a famous international jazz singer I was thrilled to get the chance to go and see her sing. As I am an amateur singer with jazzy vocals myself it felt like it was a match made to be. However Renee Geyer was different to my initial assumptions. If I were to liken the whole experience to dating a person you met online, Renee Geyer would be a date you hade hopes for, only to have the actual date be considerably different to your expectations. Renee’s actuality contrasts considerably to the young pictures you see of her in the programs. They boast she is a proud Australian jazz talent. When I think of jazz, I think of swanky bars, dim lights and a commitment to seriousness to music as a vehicle for creative expression. Therefor, I’d constructed a vague conclusion that she was going to be refined, musically precise and like she looked in the picture. Malvern Town hall was dimmed, with fancy cheese platters on the tables to boot. It felt like the show was going to live up to expectations…But When Renee finally walked on stage I thought “Is this lady her mother?”. The lady started to sing and a raspy, low tenor voice filled the room. It was undeniably Renee Geyer, reminding me of female version of Tom Waits. The first song was a slow song. An odd choice, but it caught the audience’s attention. Then the show really began. A faster, rockier song was played, and Renee’s real experience as a performer shone through. Her vocal techniques began to pulse into the songs, she started to move round the stage, and the room came alive. People left their drinks and cheese platters and started dancing. It was from there on I began to see the real Renee Geyer. Renee Geyer’s songs are not particularly special. They’re simple, catchy and don’t try to hard to be anything other than a good song to dance or sing along to. If you were to pick up album of her songs, chances are you’d like the album, but you probably just like it. It lacks the prestige people associate with jazz. Maybe this is why seeing Renee perform is so much fun. Renee breaks the rules, get people to let their hair down and coerces them into having a great time. She is both a performer and a conductor, bringing in her band member’s parts with both dance and sharp movements. She becomes so playful with this technique, she turns it into a hilarious gag, signalling the ban by adjusting her clothing, swishing her hair and other movements that appear to have nothing to do with the music, then looks at the band like they’ve been spying on her. She milks the pauses and silences in her songs to great dramatic effect, and even plays the other band member’s instruments. The look of confusion on the pianist as Renee does a Glissando (The move where you run your finger down the piano), is priceless, yet the professional performer continues the song as nothing happened. Renee’s own singing technique is obviously honed through years of performing. She trills with ease. She belts with clarity and confidence, even with a clearly aged voice. Her dry, aged vocals suits some of her songs but the songs she sung when she was young she isn’t able to craft like she was once was. She whistles in parts of her songs to reach high clear pitches, which changes the tone of the piece slightly, but this adds to her music in a refreshing way. Undeniably, Renee’s experience and creativity allows her to convincingly convey meaning and emotion in her music. She expresses a diverse array of life experiences through tone, timing, crescendo and other simple musical quirks and techniques effectively, which (to me) is what proves her abilities as a musician. If you’re looking for a night of tip top jazz, then perhaps you should look for different performers, as Renee’s songs are more like Rock n roll, with Jazz and reggae influences. Though, if you’re looking for a fun night out and an opportunity to dance, Renee and her band will deliver in many wonderful ways. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who enjoys singing and dancing like no one is watching and who doesn’t mind that most of the other people dancing along side you could be old enough to be your parents. Review written by Jonathan CallejaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I heard Renee Geyer was a famous international jazz singer I was thrilled to get the chance to go and see her sing. As I am an amateur singer with jazzy vocals myself it felt like it was a match made to be. However Renee Geyer was different to my initial assumptions. If I were to liken the whole experience to dating a person you met online, Renee Geyer would be a date you hade hopes for, only to have the actual date be considerably different to your expectations. Renee’s actuality contrasts considerably to the young pictures you see of her in the programs. They boast she is a proud Australian jazz talent. When I think of jazz, I think of swanky bars, dim lights and a commitment to seriousness to music as a vehicle for creative expression. Therefor, I’d constructed a vague conclusion that she was going to be refined, musically precise and like she looked in the picture. Malvern Town hall was dimmed, with fancy cheese platters on the tables to boot. It felt like the show was going to live up to expectations…But When Renee finally walked on stage I thought “Is this lady her mother?”. The lady started to sing and a raspy, low tenor voice filled the room. It was undeniably Renee Geyer, reminding me of female version of Tom Waits. The first song was a slow song. An odd choice, but it caught the audience’s attention. Then the show really began. A faster, rockier song was played, and Renee’s real experience as a performer shone through. Her vocal techniques began to pulse into the songs, she started to move round the stage, and the room came alive. People left their drinks and cheese platters and started dancing. It was from there on I began to see the real Renee Geyer. Renee Geyer’s songs are not particularly special. They’re simple, catchy and don’t try to hard to be anything other than a good song to dance or sing along to. If you were to pick up album of her songs, chances are you’d like the album, but you probably just like it. It lacks the prestige people associate with jazz. Maybe this is why seeing Renee perform is so much fun. Renee breaks the rules, get people to let their hair down and coerces them into having a great time. She is both a performer and a conductor, bringing in her band member’s parts with both dance and sharp movements. She becomes so playful with this technique, she turns it into a hilarious gag, signalling the ban by adjusting her clothing, swishing her hair and other movements that appear to have nothing to do with the music, then looks at the band like they’ve been spying on her. She milks the pauses and silences in her songs to great dramatic effect, and even plays the other band member’s instruments. The look of confusion on the pianist as Renee does a Glissando (The move where you run your finger down the piano), is priceless, yet the professional performer continues the song as nothing happened. Renee’s own singing technique is obviously honed through years of performing. She trills with ease. She belts with clarity and confidence, even with a clearly aged voice. Her dry, aged vocals suits some of her songs but the songs she sung when she was young she isn’t able to craft like she was once was. She whistles in parts of her songs to reach high clear pitches, which changes the tone of the piece slightly, but this adds to her music in a refreshing way. Undeniably, Renee’s experience and creativity allows her to convincingly convey meaning and emotion in her music. She expresses a diverse array of life experiences through tone, timing, crescendo and other simple musical quirks and techniques effectively, which (to me) is what proves her abilities as a musician. If you’re looking for a night of tip top jazz, then perhaps you should look for different performers, as Renee’s songs are more like Rock n roll, with Jazz and reggae influences. Though, if you’re looking for a fun night out and an opportunity to dance, Renee and her band will deliver in many wonderful ways. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who enjoys singing and dancing like no one is watching and who doesn’t mind that most of the other people dancing along side you could be old enough to be your parents. Review written by Jonathan Calleja

Well, here it is: the last released episode of Splendid Chaps. And what a suitable topic to go out on! John, Ben and Petra discuss what they’ve learned from Doctor Who over the years with guests comedian, actor and teacher Rob Lloyd (Who, Me.) and writer and editor Liz Barr (Chicks Unravel Time) in an episode recorded for the Stonnington …