The 2024 Volunteering Awards, Canberra region, nomination period has now been extended to 30 October. Jean Giese, the CEO of Volunteering ACT, tells us how to nominate for the 2024 Volunteering Awards, Canberra region, to be awarded on Thursday 5 December, International Volunteer Day. Plus we learn who are the winners of the 2024 NSW Volunteering A…
Did you know that 74.6% of the ACT population aged over 15 volunteered in 2023? Sarah Guise spoke to Jean Giese, CEO of Volunteering ACT to find our more. Jean talks about key finding form the State of Volunteering in the ACT Report, Volunteering ACT's campaign platform for the ACT election, and the recently released ACT Volunteering Strategy as we…
Sarah speaks to Jan Kruger, Executive Director of Imagine More about the organisation and the conference they ran which is now available for replay until 28 October 2024. The topic is safeguarding - how to ensure a good life for a loved one with disability after you are gone. Plus, Powerd media's Emma Myers looks into the topic of forced sterilisat…
Tania McCartney is a Canberra based author and illustrator. Her latest children's book, Flora: Australia's most curious plants was launched recently. Sarah Guise spoke to her about the book and asked 10 year old Corbin what he thought.
In advance of the ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo on 25 September, 1RPH's Maryanne Gore spoke to COTA CEO Jenny Mobbs about what's planned for the Expo, and some other events in Seniors month, leading up to the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October.
Bob Sobey reads the Daily Advertiser on Radio 1RPH to Wagga Wagga and Junee listeners, but he was also awarded an OAM for his policing and peacekeeping career. Listen to Radio 1RPH's Ben Signor as he talks to Bob, about peacekeeping missions in Haiti, Cyprus, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands and all the other amazing things he has done. Photo in…
The Disability Expo in Canberra on 6 and 7 September 2025 was lucky enough to feature Tim Murdoch as their ambassador. Radio 1RPH's Maryanne Gore interviewed him about his music career, his advice to young musicians and his fabulous Elvis-style gold lame jacket!