Advocating for Accessibility after Legally Blind at 42 with Narelle Gatti | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Narelle has a severe vision impairment that means she uses a guide dog to get around. She only started to lose my sight about 16 years ago and has lived with only seeing shapes for the last two years. She is an advocate for digital accessibility in Australia and work to let people know about […]
Providing Shelter & Empathy for the Broke Community with Kirsty & Quinton McLeod | Kintsugi Heroes
Kirsty and Quinton McCleod are a couple who manage Starline Alpacas Farmstay in Broke. They have a shared passion for farming, agritourism and for the growth and development of our region. Quinton came to the region with an interest in viticulture , but his farming background saw him return to his first love, and Alpacas […]
Terminated Employment & Challenging Surgeries after Cancer Diagnosis with Paul Tredinnick | Podcast
Paul has had an amazing business career in marketing some of the world’s largest consumer brands including McDonalds, Burger King and Snickers. He has had lot of fun in growing large and small organisations even setting up his own business to launch into Australia an amazing soft drink brand from Scotland called Irn-Bru. While his […]
The Traumatic Impact and Toll a Flood Takes with Leith Moonen | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Leith has a heart rending story about the events of the 6th of July 2022, when he and his wife, Carina, were caught up in the floods and lost everything. Their village, Warkworth, was out of the way and not part of the hub of activity in the area, but they were heavily impacted on […]
Living with Crohn’s Disease and Infectious Optimism with Justan Singh | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
Justin has had a lifelong battle with Crohn’s disease, a crippling bowel condition. His courageous story is about the consequences of that disease, both physically, emotionally, and psychologically, of chronic illness, including the medical interventions and the setbacks around that. Justin believes he had got the disease because of his family dynamics as a child, […]
The Broke Community Hall: a Hub of Connection & Empathy with Evelyn Hardy | KH Podcast
Evelyn Hardy is a well -loved local pillar of the local community in Broke. She loves to keep busy and found that during the 2022 floods her commitment to the wellbeing of the local community was a way of dealing with her own losses in the flood. In her story she shares her experiences during […]
Broke & Hunter Valley Floods Podcast Launch Event | Kintsugi Heroes
About the Project The Singleton Neighbourhood Centre and Kintsugi Heroes have worked together to collect stories highlighting the Hunter Valley community’s resilience following the 2022 floods. Kintsugi Heroes is producing 12 ‘Kintsugi Heroes’ episodes suitable for video and audio publishing as well as radio broadcasting across the Vision Australia national radio network. The stories will […]
A Stage 4 Diagnosis is not the End of your Options with Dominic Lynch | Kintsugi Heroes Podcast
In December 2022, Dominic was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Not only did this have a huge impact on him and his family, but it also clearly shook those around him, particularly his male peers, to whom he had always been a pillar of strength. His treatment is ongoing, and he does not yet […]
EXCLUSIVE: Podcast Preview of Broke & Hunter Valley Floods | Kintsugi Heroes
Natural disasters are common in rural Australia, but there is something particularly devastating about floods. They sweep through towns and communities often without warning, and leave people to pick up the pieces. And unlike bushfires, there is no way for people to take measures to deter the ferocity of a flood. On July 6th 2022, […]
The Reality of Floods for Emergency Services with Tony Hawkins | Kintsugi Heroes
Tony is a long-time resident of the Wollombi area up near Broke. He moved there with his partner in 1992. His story concerns the 2022 Broke and Bulga and Wollombi flood situation. He has a unique perspective because of his long association with the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and community support. During floods, the community […]