Kiama Community Radio's Podcast

Gabi Cabral talks to Elizabeth Burnett about the Kiama Business Awards being run by the Kiama Business Network .  Entries close June 13th.  Elizabeth Burnett is one of the proprietors of local garden centre Burnetts on Barney but is also on the board of the Kiama Business Network.  Recorded 27.5.25.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org....

Gabi Cabral talks to visual artist Kathy Karas. Recorded 27.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Felicity Leitch talks to Lucy and Richard King from Slow Dough about their unlikely journey to the manse of the Uniting Church in Kiama.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

In her Chat Tuesday program on Tuesday mornings Bernie Hems talks to Boni Maywald about Wrap with Love , and the exhibition at the Gerringong Library and Museum Exhibition space to celebrate Worldwide Knit in Public. This podcast includes the launch of the exhibition by Robyn Sharp and Perrie  Croshaw.  Recorded 27.5.25/ 30.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio Ap...

Bernie Hems talks all things Council with Councillor Melinda Lawton.  Recorded 26.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Orlando Luciani talks to Felicity Leitch during her morning program about his journey from Italy to Wollongong and now to his new pizza restaurant in Kiama. Recorded 26.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

On May 10th Kiama Library hosted an author talk with bestselling cosy crime author Amanda Hampson. Amanda was born on a farm in New Zealand but is now based in Melbourne. Amanda was talking about the latest instalment in her hugely popular 'Tea Ladies Mysteries' series, The Deadly Dispute .   Solving crimes, one cuppa at a time.  Recorded 10.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via...

At the April meeting of the Kiama Historic Society Russell Fredericks told us about three aeroplane crashes in the Kiama Local Government Area.  Not much is known about these incidents but Russell has collected the information over many years, sparked by hearing about the first crash into Saddleback Mountain when he was a child, making this presentation a world exclusive!  The talk was introduced...

In this episode of The Shop Around the Corner Gabriela Cabral talks to Mat King.  Mat started his podcast the South Coast Kook during COVID and this has now morphed into Creative Kooks , a workshop based business painting surfboards.  Matt is also Vice President of the newly formed Kiama Business Network , formerly the Kiama and District Business Chamber. KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via t...

Fran Smith is an accomplished potter with a problem and Peter Smith is an accomplished software developer with a solution.   The result is Artflow Pro , an app that manages and tracks all types of artwork, from production to marketing and sales. Fran and  Peter are well known Kiama locals and Peter has been instrumental in the setup of KCR, for which we are forever grateful.  KCR: live streaming a...

Bernie Hems talks all things Council with Councillor Stuart Larkins.  Recorded 13.5.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

On 23rd April Melinda Lawton facilitated a free panel discussion for the community about Kiama Council’s Draft Housing Strategy V2.  Melinda is a Kiama Councillor but was not representing Council at the event.  The speakers were Dr Tony Gilmour who has an established reputation in urban planning and affordable housing.  You can here Tony on many KCR podcasts in his capacity as housing expert but a...

On 23rd April Melinda Lawton facilitated a free panel discussion for the community about Kiama Council’s Draft Housing Strategy V2.  Melinda is a Kiama Councillor but was not representing Council at the event.  The speakers were Dr Tony Gilmour who has an established reputation in urban planning and affordable housing.  You can here Tony on many KCR podcasts in his capacity as housing expert but a...

Bernie Hems talks to Neville Fredericks, who served as a Kiama Councillor for 14 years including 2 terms as Mayor, from 1974 and again from 1987. Neville is also a property developer, with an emphasis on ecological sustainability and effective urban planning that supports community development. Neville was responsible for the development of Tullimbar and currently has an interest in the Golden Val...

Bernie Hems talks all things Council with Councillor Matt Brown.  Recorded 15.4.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

In this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in more detail about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate Dezarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens  This is episode 6, the final episode in the series, about leadership .  ___________________________________________...

In this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in more detail about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate Dezarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens This is episode 5, questions without notice of a more general nature: How would you perform in a minority Government...

In this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in more detail about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate DeZarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens This is episode 4, with questions posed from the point of view of  A TAFE student And a First Nations community memb...

In this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in the upcoming Federal election about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate Dezarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens This is episode 3, with questions posed from the point of view of  A climate-conscious local A hea...

zIn this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in the upcoming Federal election about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate Dezarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens This is episode 2, with questions posed from the point of view of An elderly resident A working p...

In this series of podcast we are interviewing the four lead candidates in the upcoming election  about their policies:  🗳️ Fiona Phillips – Australian Labor Party and current Member for Gilmore 🗳️ Andrew Constance – Liberal Party 🗳️ Kate Dezarnaulds – Independent 🗳️ Debbie Killian – The Greens This is episode 1, with questions posed from the point of view of  A young person wanting to stay in the...

Bernie Hems talks to Dr Alan Woodward about the evolution of the Kiama Central Precinct Committee into Kiama Matters , a new community based group aiming to inform, engage with and represent the community  about issues that effect the built environment in the Kiama LGA. You can contact Kiama Matters at kiamamatters@gmail.com.  Recorded 8.4.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Comm...

Fiona Mackie and Joe Carter talk to Lyn Clark, the Volunteer Co-ordinator at the Plant Propagation Nursery at Berry Public School.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Bernie hems talks all things Council with Councillor Stuart Larkins. Recorded 8.4.25 KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

lOn April 11th Kiama Council lead a panel discussion to inform the public about Kiama Municipal Council's Draft Housing Strategy V2.  The discussion was lead by Ed Paterson, Director Planning Environment and Communities.  The panel consisted of Simon Kersten – Chair, Illawarra UDIA Committee Natalie Allan – GM Strategic Projects & Growth, Southern Cross Community Housing Cathryn Lyall – P...