Learning how to value yourself with Kat Finnerty
Kat Finnerty grew up as the eldest of five children in a multicultural family. Her upbringing taught her resilience and responsibility, shaping her perspective on life from a young age. At twelve, Kat lost her mother to cancer. This experience deeply influenced her understanding of impermanence, grief, and the importance of finding meaning during difficult […]
Learning how to value yourself with Kat Finnerty
Kat Finnerty grew up as the eldest of five children in a multicultural family. Her upbringing taught her resilience and responsibility, shaping her perspective on life from a young age. At twelve, Kat lost her mother to cancer. This experience deeply influenced her understanding of impermanence, grief, and the importance of finding meaning during difficult […]
Rebuilding a home and advocating for clearer communication with Graham Radford • RMRS E13
Graham arrived to live on the Murray in 2010 after a life as a multi-generation landowner and farmer elsewhere in the region. He describes rural self-reliance, and both the strengths and challenges of small-town community dynamics during crises. His first-hand experiences with flood preparation, with the help of his family, what worked, what didn’t (like […]
When Gloria Tabi Took the Wig Off and Found Enough
In this episode, Emma Bellamy-Dodd interviews Gloria Tabi, founder of Everyday inclusion and Enable Women Africa, about her journey from Ghana to Australia and her fight against systemic racism. Gloria shares how colonial legacies and the search for opportunity shaped her migration, and describes the invisible barriers she faced in Australia’s workplaces despite her qualifications. […]
Serving the community, and the importance of blood donations with John Breda
John grew up in the western suburbs near Parramatta, playing footy, learning a trade as a sparky and always wanting to become a police officer, inspired by his grandfather’s advice. His early lessons in communication as a sparky on job sites shaped how he approached policing and helped him connect with others. In 1997, John […]
Kintsugi Mentors intro video
An introduction to the Kintsugi Mentors program from Ian Westmoreland OAM, and a conversation between Kintsugi Heroes founder Ian Westmoreland and workshop facilitator John Milham, about what the program entails Visit kintsugiheroes.com.au to learn more ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Kintsugi Heroes is a not-for-profit Australian podcast network sharing real stories of resilience, disability, […]
Building a community workforce with Anthony Winter & Brenton Jinks • RMRS E12
Anthony Winter and Brenton Jinks are highly experienced local tradies and community service co-ordinators who have worked for the South Australian Corrections Department for over 16 years. During the 2022-3 Murray River Floods they taught practical trade skills to prisoners, from the safe use of tools to teamwork. They helped participants gain confidence and experience […]
Serena’s Journey: Embracing Quiet Strength to Inspire Other Introverts
Serena grew up in Singapore in a home that valued stability, achievement and following a well-planned path. She studied law for its prestige and structure, later working as a lawyer for the government. After years in a secure career, Serena realised she felt trapped by expectations and began questioning her purpose. Taking time away from […]
From Refugee to Women’s Advocate: Maryam’s Inspiring Journey
In this insightful episode, Maryam Zahid shares her powerful journey from being a refugee in Afghanistan to becoming a community leader and advocate for women’s rights in Australia. She reflects on her childhood experiences during the war, the challenges of resettling in a new country, and her mission to empower Afghan women. Through her work, […]
Servicing the community’s needs and planning for the future with David Hassett • RMRS E11
David has made the River Murray his home since 1989, forming a deep bond with the land and its dynamic environment. Over 30 years, David’s involvement in the Mid-Murray region deepened, fuelled by his passion for roads and infrastructure. Seven years ago, David returned to the Mid-Murray area, bringing his expertise to the council as […]