Smoke & Soul Project

Week 3 and it's been another wet week on the road! Dave & Cara cooked and served in Wagga Wagga, NSW and Canberra ACT, with Vinnies being their local charity partner in both towns. To date the Smoke & Soul Project has delivered just under 700 meals to people sleeping rough and to people in need. One takeaway from the first three weeks, is that in each town, each charity partner is seeing a...

Week 2 of the Smoke & Soul Project heads to Bendigo and Albury. Hear from Dave, Cara and their local charity partners as they cook and connect. Bendigo, VIC (01:15) Dave gives an insight into the similarities and differences between locations (10:10) Matt from MADCOW MADCOW https://www.madcow.org.au/ Albury, NSW (19:13) Cooking and connecting in the heart of town + the planning before food ser...

Week 2 of the Smoke & Soul Project sees Cara and Dave cooking and connecting in Bendigo and Albury. Hear from Dave, Cara and their local charity partners. Bendigo, VIC (01:16) Dave cooks and connects (10:10) Matt from MADCOW MADCOW make a difference, change our world https://www.madcow.org.au/ Albury, NSW (19:14) Dave gives us an insight into what it takes to prep and deliver each food service...

On Saturday, 13th June, Dave Meadows fires up his BBQ for the first of 19 cooks across 19 towns, launching the Smoke & Soul Project : a 57 day, 7,000 km journey to feed people in need right across Australia. In this episode, Dave and his wife Cara share the story behind the project. They talk about how it came to life, the months of planning that went into it, and what they're hoping to achiev...

The Smoke & Soul Project hits the road in June 2026. In this podcast you’ll ride along with Dave and his family on their 57‑day journey. You'll visit 19 towns across Australia, partnering with local charities to serve low-and-slow BBQ to people facing homelessness and hardship - one town, one community BBQ at a time. Each week, you’ll hear their stories from the road, the early morning cooks,...