West Gippsland Week

The small coastal town of Inverloch on the south coast of Victoria is a pleasant family beach resort, but is also a hot spot for fossil discovery in Australia. Mike Cleeland is a Dinosaur Hunter in the town and recently found a new fossil, a first for Australia.

The many insects and others who continually do the vital work od pollination have been celebrated in a designated week, but you may have missed it! Why is this important, and could it face risks?

Federation University Gippsland Campus has reach agreement with St John Of God hospital for several fellowships allowing students to undertake their clinical placements at the one hospital for their full course, offering both short a ling term advantages for the students and hopefully for the nursing workforce in the region.

Dr Jarrod McKenna, or regular science explainer, tells us about a new approach to treating Diabetes.

The Midsumma festival ahs over recent years made significant efforts to make Pride celebrations more accessible to regional Rainbow audiences, and in 2023 / 24 summer they introduce Gippsland Pride - as series of one day events across a number of small towns. The idea is outline here.

There have been many mistakes and stumbles in getting the packaging industry to improve recycling, and in developing any consistent and effective system in Australia as a whole. This episode explains the recent collapse of the soft plastic recycling system, at least partly under the weight of the public's enthusiasm to support it, and also recent Federal Ministerial proposals for mandatory pro...

In the second world war, when the Japanese captured the then British Colony of Singapore, along with many soldiers there were a number of Australian women, mostly nurses, who were also captured. They were not treated as "prisoners of war" so any obligations under the Geneva convention were ignored. This dramatic and appalling story of bravery and survival has not been told nearly enough...

Limbs4life is an organisation aiming to support people who have lost all or part of a limb with advice and peer support to assist people navigate the medical system, and chart a way for their future. We explore the services offered.

Maddie Reiwoldt's Vision is a foundation set up by AFL footballer Nick Reiwoldt and his family when his sister died from one of the "bone marrow collapse" diseases. Maddy's month is a major fundraising and awareness raising effort which we explore with the CEO of Maddie Reiwoldt's Vision.

The experience of one young woman working in remote indigenous communities, as seen in retrospect by her older self, is exploered in the book Crossing Cultures, by Barbara Jackson. Here we talk to Barbara about the book and leasons that can be learned about listening to and learning from the communities you work in.

A new piece of research published by immunologists from Federation University in Victoria Australia provides insights into the way the body makes these important components of our immune system.

Fair Trade is a buzz word perhaps not well understood. here we discuss what it is and how it helps.

Stroke is a common problem, still not well understood. Here the Stroke Foundation and a young person recovering from a shock experience discuss the experience, recovery and what we can do if it strikes.

The Victorian Government has recently announced reforms to gambling laws. What do we know about the impact of gambling, and the difference between types of gambling? Will these reforms make a difference? Here a reseracher discusses recent research into the particular impact of Electronic Gaming Machines ("pokies" in Australia) and we here from a local health service about what is happeni...

In spring as birds a focused on nesting and protecting their nests we often have problems with swooping as we move about. The most notorious in southern Australia is the magpie, partly because they often live in close proximity to human settlement. Here we find out why and how to live with our sometimes grumpy birds.

There are many myths about snakes in Australia, so we've discussed the real story with experienced snake remover Geoff Lockwood.

This is (surprisingly) the first offshore wind project in Australia in our windy Bass Strait. We've introduced it in earlier episodes, and so here we catch up with progress...

Professor Andrew Gunstone, Deputy Vice Chancellor Reconciliation Federation University and Chair of Reconciliation Victoria discusses the Referendum and the issues around it including some of the misconceptions and disinformation being circulated.

Noel Pearson is a Cape York indigenous leader, community organisare, lawyer and one of the architects of the "Voice to Parliament" proposal for indigenous recognition. Here he speaks about the hole in Australia's constitution that the proposal seeks to fill and the process leading to this point.

A new fully commercial "big" (grid scale) battery is opened in Victoria's Latrobe Valley on the site of a demolished Coal Fired power station. Here we hear from Tom Best Construction Manager for EKU Energy, one of the project partners.

Here two of the indigenous leadership that has been deeply involved in developing the proposition for recognition of Australia's Indigenous people via the inclusion in the Constitution of a "Voice", explain how the process has been developed, answer those who claim it is for an "elite" aboriginal group, and speak about the damage the current level fo debate could do to indi...

COVID hasn't gone away (as much as you might wish it) and "regular" Flu is also on the rise leading to a continuing number of "excess deaths" in the thousands. Catch up on the latest from Prof Stuart Berzins from Federation University (Aust).

11 - 17 June is Men's Health week and a recent survey showed surprising levels of loneliness, in surprising demographics! It has impacts on health across a range of areas.

Nominated for a Victorian Sport Award, Gippsport staff talk about the Women's Football Festival and the changing landscape for Women in sport generally.

Federation University has commenced a series of "dialogues" to explain te proposed referendum to incorporate an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and Government in Australia. Here Prof Andrew Gunstone explains what the dialogues will cover.