Agency

Ep. 25: A place for everyone

A wildly successful multicultural festival is just one expression of Daisy Ye’s far-reaching advocacy for migrant and refugee communities. Daisy shares how creating opportunities to be seen, heard and celebrated can strengthen belonging and enrich whole communities.

• Transcript

Ep. 24: Finding common ground

Cara Oliver shares insights on communication that begins with listening, meets people where they are, and finds shared purpose between personal concerns and global questions. A conversation about building understanding, opening possibilities and inspiring action.

• Transcript

Ep. 23: Caring for the carers

When a mum is taken into custody, someone often needs to step in and care for her children. In this episode, we explore a program supporting these unexpected carers as they take on new responsibilities and help children navigate a difficult time.

• Transcript

Ep. 22: Connecting with nature, connecting with ourselves

Matt Glover, therapist and founder of Forest Therapy Victoria, explores the healing power of reconnecting with nature - and how time outdoors can support therapy, improve our health and wellbeing, and create space to breathe, reflect and reconnect with ourselves.

• Transcript

Ep. 21: Stories from the sea

Community leader Colleen Hughson shares what it means to tackle marine debris on a coastline where the burden has fallen on a small group of incredible volunteers - and how we consider and care for those volunteers.

• Transcript

Ep. 20: Change the image. Change the story

Jodie Hill, CEO of Women's Health & Wellbeing Barwon South West speaks about a new community-informed image library that challenges assumptions and celebrates the diversity of local communities.

• Transcript

Ep. 19: Tradition reimagined

Innovation meets tradition in this thought-provoking episode with Kushboo Gupta. Discover how mechanical elephants are helping communities celebrate cultural heritage while creating a safer, kinder future for both people and elephants.

• Transcript

Ep. 18: The power in her voice

From survivor to changemaker, Johanna Baynton-Smith epitomises how courage, healing and strength can transform lived experience into powerful advocacy.

• Transcript

Ep. 17: Reconciliation Week: Resilience, respect and real change (pt 2)

Part 2 of Emily's conversation with Donna Burns — First Nations leader, nurse and advisor — on what it truly means to be “All In” for reconciliation, and why the connections between culture, health and climate cannot be separated.

• Transcript

Ep. 16: Reconciliation Week: Resilience, respect and real change (pt 1)

Donna Burns — First Nations leader, nurse and advisor — on what it truly means to be “All In” for reconciliation, and why the connections between culture, health and climate cannot be separated.

• Transcript

Ep. 15: Innovation with impact

A groundbreaking conversation with a researcher pioneering new technology that could help end the global exploitation of donkeys — protecting both animals and the communities whose livelihoods depend on them.

• Transcript

Ep. 14: Visibility, belonging and social change

Mitch Nivalis - photographer, filmmaker and advocate - on the quiet but powerful role images play in shaping who we believe we are, and who we believe we can become.

• Transcript

Ep. 13: The Men’s Shed: Building Community

Phil Pettingill shares his experience establishing a Men's Shed - a place where people show up exactly as they are….and keep coming back.

• Transcript

Ep. 12: After: Rewriting textiles' final chapter

Yesha, founder of After, shares her inspiring journey forging a new path to tackle textile waste with innovative solutions that keep end-of-life clothing out of landfill.

• Transcript

Ep. 11: The Repair Cafe: Where broken things bring people together

Diana Gibson on what it takes to establish a repair cafe - and the learnings, objects and people encountered along the way!

• Transcript

Ep. 10: Rescuing fruit, building community

Millions of tonnes of fruit go to waste each year in Australia. But the grassroots initiative Fruit Rescue, is determined to change that! Courtney Mathew shares the story of how a simple idea has grown into a powerful community effort to redistribute food, reduce landfill and connect people.

• Transcript

Ep. 9: Kim Loo on living well and living lightly

Kim Loo speaks with deep knowledge and passion about the systems that stand in the way of good health, the small steps we can all take to strengthen our wellbeing while supporting the planet, and why she even brings a bucket along to every dinner.

Ep. 8: Every Child: A community united (pt 2)

Kate Darmanin shares the powerful and deeply inspiring story of an entire community that rallied behind students in urgent need of a new school - transforming determination into action, and proving just what’s possible when people come together.

Ep. 7: Every Child: A community united (pt 1)

Kate Darmanin shares the powerful and deeply inspiring story of an entire community that rallied behind students in urgent need of a new school - transforming determination into action, and proving just what’s possible when people come together.

Ep. 6 Growing hope: One woman's story

Carli Reeve shares her journey from an idea sparked by a love for nature to an ever-expanding project that has seen thousands of trees already restored to local habitats, and a passionate community of people determined to see many thousands more. Carli exemplifies what happens when everyday people realise they have the power to restore the places they love.