Delving with Des

This week we are chatting to the delightful Dawn Tindall who hails from Stockton, California and has, lucky for us, ended up with her family in Port Macquarie. Amongst other things, Dawn runs the Community Craft shop in the Colonial Arcade in Port Macquarie and you can call in anytime for a browse or for a chat with her. We talk about her childhood in Stockton, and her younger days in California b...

This week, on "Delving with Des" we chat with the lovely Suzie Wood about her life growing up in Regional Victoria, meeting her Husband, Peter, their life together, her adventures and illnesses, and ultimately starting to do life alone. Great journey made up of a positive attitude and a willingness to do things. Cheers, Des

Natalie Junge’s story is one of courage, resilience, and remarkable determination. From a childhood shaped by adoption, family tension, and rejection, to scaling mountains across Australia, Canada, and theUSA, Natalie has continually risen above life’s toughest challenges.  She has faced heartbreak, trauma, single motherhood, illness, and adversity, yet still pursued higher education, builtan impr...

This week, on "Delving with Des" we talk to Paul Humphries about his life, and journey and introduce you to " Tracy " and " Solo Man " - both great friends of Paul. A great and interesting journey that you will enjoy listening and relating to. I look forward to you joining me. Des

A fellow Northern Irishman, Scott Rodwich is a lovely young man who grew up in Portstewart on the north coast of Northern Ireland, and decided to move to Australia with a mate, for sun and surf. After a timely invitation to a wedding in Port Macquarie, he decided this was the place for him, and met his lively wife in Laurieton. Great conversation and story that you will greatly enjoy - 2 Irish acc...

Join me this week on "Delving with Des" when I chat with the interesting Joseph McKay Rodriguez about his life, childhood, lack of identity of his father and its impact and his journey through life in California, Idaho, and ultimately Port Macquarie. Eventful life, broken life, and lots of learning along the way. Look forward to you joining me. Des

This week on Delving with Des , I’m joined by the delightful Dr Katie Willis for a warm and inspiring conversation about life, faith, and the journey that has shaped her. Katie has worn many hats over the years — doctor, mother, and woman of deep faith — and she shares honestly about the joys, challenges, and decisions that have marked her path. From balancing a demanding medical career with raisi...

This is a great interview with local Benny Smith - originally from Queensland and the domain of Rugby League, he lived a life bound in trauma. From his earliest days were impacted by severe trauma which impacted his whole life. He now spends his life helping others through his own business.

Hi there, this week I am joined by the delightful Casey Baldwin formally the 2IC at Heritage Christian College in Port Macquarie and now running an amazing organisation called Intergen Connect (www.intergenconnect.com.au) which brings together the Aged and the Young for the benefit of both. Join me as I delve into the life of Casey and how she ended up doing what she is doing.

IN this Episode, we continue our chat with Brooke Cherfils, after her arrival in Australia from Canada. We think that life would be better, right..? Well, think again..!! Brooke's life took a traumatic turn. Listen in as we delve into Brooke's life in Australia. Des

In this first interview (of two) with Brooke Cherfils - a delightful Canadian lady who now lives and works in Port Macquarie, we talk about her traumatic early life, her faith, and her overcoming the most horrific of times. Join me as I chat with Brooke about what is important to her and how she dealt with circumstances that most of us could only imagine. Great Interview and a great story (thanks...

On the show this week, I will be delving into the lives of Vincent and Jane Moore, who got married later in life and are actively involved in serving/volunteering in the local PMQ community. Vincent runs a group called "Blokes Coffee Time" so check them out on Facebook, and Jane is active in many things as well.

IN this second show with the amazing Bron Watson, we talk about her struggles with cancer and then about the current systems and how they need to be changed to be more supportive of those going through this illness. Bron talks about A = A, and how to disregard B through G which are the way our mind things about the future and makes us panic and stress rather than focusing on what we know. Great sh...

On the "Delving with Des" show this week, we have the amazing Bron Watson. Bron is well known in Port Macquarie for her drive, enthusiasm, through coaching, and mentoring. But underneath all her energy has been pain, severe sickness, and life changing circumstances. In this first of two shows, Bron talks about her life and the lessons she has learnt, and how she has helped others through...

In this second show with Sam Jackel , Sam talks about her accident on the farm that Sam and Peter own and manage. A seriously life threatening incident that could have been so traumatic and devastating. Sam talks about how she self-counseled herself - an interesting idea.

This interview is with the amazing lady, wife, and mother of five, Sam (Samantha) Jackel who now lives just west of Kempsey. From her earliest memories, right through to her mid-20's, Sam's life was filled with trauma, abuse, lack of self-esteem, and a wrong identity. Listen as Sam talks about her childhood, and the things she had to do to fit in with friends, and ultimately her husband. L...

In this follow-up show with Ellen Crepaz we are chatting about that great subject of Food and Communications. The importance of food and doing food well with friends and family. Ellen is of Greek origin and so have a very expressive view of food and its enjoyment.

In this interesting show, we chat with Ellen Crepaz, a lady well know on Social media in the greater Port Macquarie region. Of Greek decent, Ellen talks about her life, her illnesses and impacts, bellydancing, and the impact on her of being a leader in the community. Great conversation, and lots to learn.

IN this episode of Delving with Des, we will be chatting with a lovely young man called Dhavve Manoharan . We talk about his interesting name, his journey from Malaysia to Port Macquarie, and his discovery of Multiple Sclerosis which affeects the brain and our nervous system. We discuss the illness and its impact on a lovely young man.

In this episode of "Delving with Des" I will be chatting with the interesting Mike Woof . We talk about his models (www.thatmodelcar.com), his work alongside "Answers in Genesis", Christians and Evangelism - "if not you, then who..?", and then about the new monthly show on DWD "The Woofy Report" where we will discuss the affairs of the times.

This is our 1st show of 2026 and we have the delightful Kelly Carter with us. Kelly is a lovely lady with a blended family of six kids - yes, six. She is a wife to Craig, and a successful Mortgage Broker in Port Macquarie. In this show we talk about her early life, life lessons around our finances ,and things we really need to learn and adopt early in life. Great Conversation, and great lady.

This week on the show, I am chatting with Tony Cosgayon who was born in the Philippines and migrated with his family to Australia in the 70's. He has lived his life in Australia as a surfer and now runs a business building surfboards. Interesting guy, and we delve into the details of building surfboards.

What a great joy it was to interview Bruce Blackwell , who has done so much in his life including being a missionary in Peru for seven years. Along with his wife, Marsha, who also trained in nursing, and their three children lived and traveled around Peru, the Andes and the Amazon as missionaries. He has built private hospitals, served as a Chaplain to the surfing community and even had his own fa...

This week we are chatting to the lovely Cherie Strudwick , artist, Minister, Pastor, wife, mother etc. You can check out Cherie's art at artbycherie.com. Great conversation about her life, her travels, her ministry, her trials, and now in retirement, her peace in her art. I look forward to you joining me. Des

This week on the show I will be speaking with Ronel, Karen, and Katelyn (after a lot of persuading) about Home Schooling and their upcoming Expo on 29th November 2025. We talk at length about Home Schooling and Home Schooling Studio, and about the value of the Expo. Expo is being held at Wauchope from 10am to 3pm. I look forward to you joining me. Des