Kiama Community Radio's Podcast
Kiama Community Radio is a 24 hour streaming service dedicated to communities in the Kiama Local Government Area. Our goal is to be the voice of the community from Minnamurra in the north to Gerroa in the south and Jamberoo in the west. You can listen live via our website www.kcr.org.au, via I Heart Radio or the Kiama Community Radio App.
Episodes
618 episodes
Arjuna Biswas, Naturopath and Nutritionist
Gabriela Cabral is joined by naturopath, nutritionist and Reiki specialist Arjuna Biswas to explore alternative pathways to health and healing, offering listeners fresh insights into wellbeing.This interview was recorded 10.12.25 as part...
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Season 2025
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Episode 630
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Martin Cullerton; Cullerton Lawyers
Gabriela speaks with Martin Culleton from Culleton Lawyers about the most common legal issues affecting Kiama residents, from everyday disputes to the latest local trends.Recorded 10.12.2025 as part of Gabriela's regular weekly program o...
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Season 2025
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Episode 629
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The Community Care Cupboard
Bernie Hems talks to Rev, Kath Merrifield and Madeleine Scarfe about the Community Care Cupboard which opened at the Uniting Church Kiama just before Christmas. The CCC was the brain child of 10 year old (at the time) Indi Whittaker...
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Season 2025
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Episode 628
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11:58
Gülçin Töpel, Australian Women’s Small Business Champion
Bernie Hems chats with Gülçin Töpel, owner of Saltwater Cafe, Kiama and the national winner in the Café category of the Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards.Gülçin moved to ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 627
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29:00
Grow and Sow: Tammy Huynh
Joe Carter and Jane Parbury talk to Gardening Australia's Tammy Huynh; presenter, horticulturist and hugely knowledgeable garden writer. Tammy will be chatting about The Plant Book, her new, practical and beautiful guide to growing in...
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Season 2025
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Episode 626
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49:50
Dr. Scott Wilson: Microplastics
Dr. Scott Wilson is Honourary Research Scientist at Macquarie University and Senior Research Fellow at RMIT and has 25 years' experience as an ecotoxicologist and environmental scientist. Kiama Library welcomed Scott to tell us about micr...
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Season 2025
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Episode 625
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57:16
The Santa Interviews
The Kiama School of Performing Arts presents The Santa Interviews, written and directed by Shannon McAlary, edited by Seamus McAlary; Groups A & B. Happy Chr...
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Season 2025
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Episode 624
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Dianne Tierney and the CWA
Dianne Tierney, President of the Kiama CWA Evening Branch talks to Gabriela Cabral as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: Living Local, Tuesday mornings at 9.30am.
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Season 2025
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Episode 623
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Living Local: Dr. Jonell Uptin
Dr Jonell Uptin from Uptin's Educational Consultancy talks to Gabriela Cabral about her work with young refugees and her longstanding association with orphanages in Thailand. This interview was recorded as part of Gabi’s weekly program on...
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Season 2025
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Episode 622
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Chat Tuesday; Howard H Jones
Bernie Hems chats to Howard H Jones, President of the Gerroa Environment Protection SocietyThis is part of Bernie’s weekly program Chat Tuesday, on KCR, Tuesday mornings at 10am.
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Season 2025
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Episode 621
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33:30
Mike Leonard and the Annual South Coast Toy Run
Jason Beasley-Hahn talks to Mike Leonard, Branch Secretary of the Ulysses South Coast Branch, about the 35th Annual South Coast Toy Run—a fantastic community tradition bringing local motorcycle riders together to support families in need ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 620
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24:44
Grow and Sow: Narelle Happ
Joe Carter and Fiona Mackie talk to Narelle Happ, a horticulturalist, landscape- and permaculture-designer, and educator who specialises in native gardens, edible native/bush-food gardening, and permaculture design.Narelle runs
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Season 2025
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Episode 619
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47:07
50 Years of the Kiama Historical Society
The Kiama Historical Society has turned 50, and secretary Dr Tony Gilmour has written a book to commemorate the occasion: Celebrating History, Defending Heritage; Fifty Years of Kiama Historical Society. The book was launc...
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Season 2025
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Episode 618
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Michelle Springett and Expressive Art Experience
Michelle Springett from Expressive Art Experience talks to Gabriela Cabral as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: The Shop Around the Corner, Tuesday ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 617
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Dr Kathleen Lawson from Life Rhythm Integrated Healthcare
Gabriela Cabral talks to Dr Kathleen Lawson from Life Rhythm Integrated Healthcare about music therapy, its uses, and its healing benefits, as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: Living Local, Tuesday morn...
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Season 2025
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Episode 616
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Living Local: Katelin McInerney
Gabriela Cabral chats to recently elected Katelin McInerney MP, member for Kiama, about Arts funding. This is part of Gabi's weekly program Living Local, on KCR, Tuesday mornings at 9am. Recorded 26.11.25
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Season 2025
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Episode 615
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Jacqui Webster - Two Bugs on Bikes
Felicity Leitch talks to Jacqui Webster, author of the acclaimed travel memoir Two Bugs on Bikes: Our middle-aged gap year cycling across Europe and Africa.Jacqui’s story is about an unexpected adventure that became a life-chang...
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Season 2025
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Episode 614
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39:04
The end of Folk by the Sea
Neil McCann from the Illawarra Folk Club talks to Gabriela Cabral about the decision to stop running the Folk Festival Folk By the Sea in Kiama. This is part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR Living Local , Tuesday morning...
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Season 2025
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Episode 613
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Nashla Chikhani and Ola Chola
Nashla Chikhani from the Latin American food truck Ola Chola talks to Gabriela Cabral as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: The Shop Around the Corner, Tuesday mornings at 9am. Recorded 19th N...
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Season 2025
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Episode 612
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Morgan Lewis and Finding Fillmores
Public submissions to Kiama Council on the latest Finding Fillmore’s development application have now closed, but the conversation certainly hasn’t.This week on Chat Tuesday, host Bernie Hems speaks with Fillmore’s owner Morgan Lewis ab...
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Season 2025
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Episode 611
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38:52
Grow and Sow: Tye Purnell
Hosts Jane Parbury and Joe Carter talk to Tye Purnell of the Backyard Habitat Project. Tye is a qualified horticulturalist and long-time native plant enthusiast with a deep passion for Australian biodiversity. His goal is to create ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 610
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48:31
Teresa Nguyan & Joe McElroy from Specsavers
Teresa Nguyan & Joe McElroy from Specsavers talk to Gabriela Cabral as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: Living Local, Tuesday mornings at 9.30am.
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Season 2025
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Episode 609
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Taite Arney - Loan Market
Taite Arney from mortgage broking company Loan Market Kiama talks to Gabriela Cabral as part of Gabi’s weekly program on KCR supporting local businesses: The Shop Around the Corner,...
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Season 2025
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Episode 608
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