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25.01.2022 Edwina & Gregs second chat this week for Community Connect on OCR FM was with Mick Jones from Neami National. Aden Johnston Hemmerling wasntin the studio, but he did suggest Mick could go it alone! Well done Mick.
24.01.2022 Edwina and Greg McHenry had a great litte chat with Tracey Bayne who is a Dietitian at Colac Area Health. This is a late upload for Community Connect on OCR FM, but "Better late than never..." Enjoy
24.01.2022 Edwina and Greg are re-posting this chat from Community Connect on OCR FM last week as I forgot to list important contacts. The Diary Healer ) June Alexander) is worth a listen.
24.01.2022 Doubling up this post as I cannot fathom why our pic isnt being included... Maybe Jof Lewis Tys can help?
23.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg McHenry chatted with Davida McDonald about the Colac Community Library and Learning Centres situation now that some restrictions have been lifted. Davida aslo gives a good insight into all the measures that have benn, and will be, taken to ensure the Library is safe for everyone.
22.01.2022 Edwina & Greg McHenry chatted on Community Connect on OCR FM with Kim Coulter who is Coordinator Early Years Colac, and Nikki Welsh from the Early Intervention Early Childhood team from BCYF Barwon Child, Youth & Family Colac. Enjoy...
21.01.2022 This post is a bit late, as Facebook & Whooshkaa were logically disconnected - this may be due to our current situation!!! This Community Connect on OCR FM program was recorded on Edwina and Gregs kitchen table. The chats are with Erin, an Exercise Physiologist, and Jo, who is a really great person involved in many wonderful adventures. Enjoy...
21.01.2022 Great music on our Community Radio.
20.01.2022 Edwina & Greg are still recording Community Connect on OCR FM from home. We chat with Reid Maxwell about coping now, and putting our hands up for help. Sorry about the electrical interference... Enjoy
20.01.2022 This is a re-posting of our Community Connect on OCR FM program about Anam Cara House, Colac and the wonderful work that Naomi Lettieri and Karen Eccles are involved in at this difficult time. Edwina and I had a great social time, whilst keeping our physical distancing from others by recording at our home. Enjoy.
19.01.2022 Edwina McHenry was otherwise engaged when Greg had this chat on Community Connect on OCR FM with Diane Wright who is the Founder & President of Anam Cara House, Colac. We are promoting their 2020 Fundraiser, and donations can be made as below:- You can donate online at www.anamcarahousecolac.org.au... Direct Deposit to BSB 633-000 Account No 128 787 173 (One off or regular monthly payments) Posting your cheque to PO Box508, Colac 3250 Visiting the office to make a cash donation Phoning 03 5233 8203 to donate with your credit/debit Card. See more
18.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM wirh Edwina & Greg from home again chatting with Tony Gullone, the Health Protection Co-ordinator with the Colac Otway Shire Council.
18.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina and Greg McHenry this week had a great Zoom session with Naomi Lettieri, Community Liaison Nurse at Anam Cara House, Colac, and Co-ordinator of Parkinsons Support in Colac. We were joined by Drew James, and between the two of them, Eddie and I sat and listened. They have a great yarn, and it is worth a listen.
17.01.2022 This week on Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg chatting via zoom with: Kay Widdicombe, who is the Allied Health Manager at Colac Area Health, and Nancy Donkers who, along with her son Michael Donkers, is raising funds for Dementia Australia. It is a great cause, and we hope you get behind them... Enjoy.
17.01.2022 Greg had a chat with the CEO of Colac Area Health, Fiona Brew, on Community Connect on OCR FM,. In keeping with current times, this was recorded from a room in our home, while Fiona was on the phone. It was an interesting exercise, and Edwina was attending to other calls at the same time. Sorry for the late upload, but...... Enjoy the conversation...
17.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg McHenry this week was a long chat with Emma Collin - Parkinsons Victorias CEO, Naomi Lettieri, the coordinator of Colac and District Parkinsons Peer Support Group at Anam Cara House, Colac, and Drew James, who is a brilliant advocate for people living with Parkinsons. As usual, Victor McConveys name was mentioned, but I will leave the bragging rights, and his sharing, to himself! Its a great listen.
16.01.2022 Edwina & Greg McHenry chat with Gareth Haeberle on this Community Connect on OCR FM program recorded from our home. Gareth is going through another phase of his journey through surviving child sexual abuse. Its a real eye-opener... Here are some contact numbers:-... Lifeline - 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline Victoria - 1300 651 251. Kids Help Line (free call) - 1800 55 1800. Mensline - 1300 789 978. BiueKnot Helpline - 1300 657 380 - Geelong: 03 5222 4318 Sexual Assault Crisis Line (24 Hours) - 1800 806 292 Safe Steps (24 Hours) - 1800 015 188 Drummond St. Services - https://ds.org.au - 03 9663 6733 Parent Line - 1300 301 300 QLife - 1800 184 527 Enjoy.
16.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina and Greg McHenry this week had a chat with June Alexander, The Diary Healer. We chat about ways of looking after yourself living with COVID, eating disorders, and much more... Enjoy.
15.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg this week hosted Sophie Harrington, who is the Chief Operating Officer for National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australia and the mother of an affected child. This is a revealing, and informative chat about an all too regular disorder that can so easily be avoided. NO Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Australia says - "Go dry before you try".
15.01.2022 This week on Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina @ Greg McHenry, the chat was about National NAIDOC week, and cultural stuff, with Michael Cussens and Ahhleeyah Grace. We also chatted about their Beeloved Essence Online Wellbeing Warrior Walkabout Workshops that are held at Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre Enjoy...
15.01.2022 Once again Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg was recorded via Zoom. We chat with Anam Cara House, Colacs Naomi Lettieri, with Geelong Cemeteries Trust CEO Daryl Thomas, and their Executive Assistant Ashleigh Hoy.. Enjoy being part of a conversation we all have to have...
15.01.2022 We will be chatting about this tomorrow at 11.00am. This is promoting awarene for funding and Dementia Australia.
14.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina and Greg hosted Rotary Club Colac West President Peter Liepins, & Otway Rotaract Club President Chari Siriwardana. We cover a lot of territory about their work, and how they are coping in these strange times. Enjoy.
14.01.2022 Jennifer Joy Kurtze runs sessions on Meditation and Tibetan Healing Bowls. Edwina and I had a chat from home for Community Connect on OCR FM, and we tried a minutes meditation. Try it out...
13.01.2022 Edwina thought it a good idea to ask Greg why he ended up on radio. Community Connect on OCR FM is the second program he has been an announcer/producer, having previously broadcast on 94.7 The Pulse for 11 years. Its only a brief chat , but it gives a little insight as to why!
12.01.2022 Edwina heard about the Gellibrand Comm House, so we organised a chat with Deb Gartland, their Coordinator. This is a gem of an area, and welcomes locals and tourists alike... Enjoy.
12.01.2022 Colac Area Health are in the spotlight again when Edwina & Greg have a chat from home with Maude Berry for Community Connect on OCR FM. This is a great discussion about looking after yourself, and those around you, especially regarding AOD issues, and the support available. Sit back and relax with a cuppa!
12.01.2022 Edwina & Greg chatted about Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Forum (Narcotics Anonymous - NA) on Community Connect on OCR FM this week. If you want to find an online meeting, go to https://www.na.org.au/multi/online-meetings/ Enjoy
11.01.2022 Edwina & Greg McHenry had a great chat from home with Merrin Wake about her work, which involves @blueknot foundation, drummond street services, and much more. Community Connect on OCR FM is doing the right thing - hoping you are too! Its late being posted, but a great listen while you are isolating. Stay well...
11.01.2022 Sarah Marie, from From Paddocks To Pride, joined Edwina & Greg, from Community Connect on OCR FM, to have a chat with Daniel Witthaus whilst being compliant to the social/physical distancing we are currently experiencing. This is a wonderful chat about many "rainbow" issues, and we promote IDAHOBiT 2020, which is on the 17th May. It is quite long, but well worth a listen. Daniel & Sarah are absolute treasures.
10.01.2022 Once again Community Connect on OCR FM was recorded according to the current situation of physical distancing, at Edwina and Gregs home. Our guests from Colac Otway Disability Accommodation, Jo Cook and Joshua, spoke to us via telephone from the West Street accommodation. Enjoy
08.01.2022 This is part 2 of Community Connect on OCR FM from the 6th May. Edwina & Greg have a cosy chat with Dot Cherry from our dining table. Sound might not be studio quality, but it is worth a listen. LOUD fence, LOUD FENCE Geelong and SurfCoast, and the movement are the focus. Enjoy...
08.01.2022 This is the second chat Edwina and I had this week for Community Connect on OCR FM. We chat with Ray Wheadon, the President of Colac Mens Shed.
08.01.2022 Edwina & Greg recorded Community Connect on OCR FM from home this week, when we chatted with Lifeline Direct Geelong & South West Victoria Regional General Manager Jason Doherty about their services, but especially about their up and coming training for Crisis Supporters. Enjoy.
08.01.2022 Our home edition of Community Connect on OCR FM on the 6th May with Tamara Holmes from Colac Area Health is slow in being podcast due to change within our provider. Here tis, better late than never, and Edwina McHenry & Greg McHenry really enjoyed having this yarn from home.
07.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM is still recording from home. Edwina & Greg have a chat with Paul Connelly, an extraordinary survivor. His observations are worth a listen. We recorded this via Zoom as a trial: apologies for the sound our end... Here are some contact numbers:-... Lifeline - 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline Victoria - 1300 651 251. Kids Help Line (free call) - 1800 55 1800. Mensline - 1300 789 978. BiueKnot Helpline - 1300 657 380 - Geelong: 03 5222 4318 Sexual Assault Crisis Line (24 Hours) - 1800 806 292 Safe Steps (24 Hours) - 1800 015 188 Drummond St. Services - https://ds.org.au - 03 9663 6733 Parent Line - 1300 301 300 QLife - 1800 184 527 Enjoy.
07.01.2022 Re sharing this program as I think its an important issue.
06.01.2022 Community Connect on OCR FM with Edwina & Greg was once again recorded from our home. We chat with Pauline Pearce, who is the Team Leader of the Colac The Orange Door and Co-ordinator of Family Violence and Transitional Housing Colac Area Health.
04.01.2022 Edwina & Greg recorded Community Connect on OCR FM once again from home. We chatted with Scarlet Cridland who is a Youth Development worker at Colac Area Healths Youth Health Hub. Enjoy.
04.01.2022 Edwina & Greg are re-issuing this episode of Community Connect on OCR FM with Chris Storm chatting about Storm Insight and Sensorimotor Therapy because, I had left music in accidentally, and had lots of fun trying to delete it... Have a listen WITHOUT worrying about being happy!!!
02.01.2022 Edwina & Greg once again recorded Community Connect on OCR FM from home, where they hosted Craig Harvey from Barwon Healths Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services, Misty Collins from Stepping Up Consortium, and Nick Sourlos from Colac Area Healths Pharmacy. This is a great chat about @international overdose awareness day.
02.01.2022 Edwina & Greg's Community Connect on OCR FM program this week was in two parts. Here we chat with BATForce (Barwon Adolescent Task Force)'s Leigh Bartlett about her organisation and what National NAIDOC means to them. According to Leigh, she had been "railroaded" into by Caracaramigen - The Colac Aboriginal Gathering Place's Ebony Hickey. Enjoy...
02.01.2022 Edwina & Greg McHenry are still recording Community Connect on OCR FM from home. In this chat we talk with Peter Kelly from Colac Area Health about Family Violence, and what CAHs Project and wher to go for help.
