Community Matters
autor: Community Industry Group
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Stepping out in cherry-red boots – living with dementia with David…
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Community Matters is the new podcast hosted by Community Industry Group’s CEO Nicky Sloan that dives into community-driven solutions for pressing issues. Join Nicky as she catches up with community leaders to hear inspiring stories, expert insights, and actionable ideas to create positive change.
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- Stepping out in cherry-red boots – living with dementia with David Morgan Williams AM · 22 minWhat do a pair of cherry-red boots and a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease have in common? For David Morgan Williams AM, quite a lot, as it turns out. In this episode of Community…
- Supporting working parents - building family friendly workplaces with Dr Rosina McAlpine · 25 minIn this episode of Community Matters, Nicky Sloan sits down with Dr Rosina McAlpine, author, researcher and educator, work and family wellbeing expert and the founder of Win Win…
- Surplus Food, Hungry Families - The Plan to Fix Food Waste with Melinda Lawton · 27 minEvery year, 1.7 million tonnes of food are wasted in NSW, the equivalent of 68 Olympic-size swimming pools. Meanwhile, 38% of households in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region are…
- Business Meets Charity - The Rise of Social Enterprise with Kylie Flament · 28 minIn this episode, Nicky sits down with Kylie Flament, the CEO of SECNA (Social Enterprises Coordinating Council of NSW & ACT), the peak body supporting social enterprises across…
- Supporting the Strength of Women – Navigating Menopause with Georgia Watson · 25 minMenopause affects 51% of the population directly (and 100% of us indirectly) so it’s a topic we really need to get better at talking about. In this episode, Nicky does just that…
- Carrying Hope to Achieve a Home – Women’s Homelessness with Sabrina Hissey · 25 minOlder women are now the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness in Australia, and record numbers are being pushed into crisis by eviction from long term rentals and then…
- Building a Workplace People Love - The Ripple Effect of Great Leadership with Jenni Hutchins · 24 minIn this episode of Community Matters, CEO of Warrigal, Jenni Hutchins, joins Nicky Sloan for a powerful conversation about leadership, workplace culture and how the way we treat…
- Growing Old Without a Home: Australia’s Hidden Housing Crisis with Natasha Debsieh · 33 minIn this important episode of Community Matters, Nicky is joined by Natasha Debsieh, Manager of Age Matters, an IRT Group initiative that supports older people across the…
- FOSTER CARE: With Christine Wilde - It takes a village to raise a child · 26 minIn this heartfelt episode of Community Matters, Nicky Sloan is joined by Christine Wilde, an experienced Foster Carer with CareSouth, a community-based organisation that provides…
- ADVOCACY FOR INCLUSION: With Rebecca Schmidt Lachlan – Helping others is helping ourselves · 27 minAt just 26 years old, Rebecca Schmidt Lachlan woke up from a stroke able to do only one thing: blink her eyes. What followed was a remarkable journey of reinvention, resilience…
- INNOVATION EQUITY: With Tamantha Stutchbury - Why Diversity in Startups Is Everyone's Problem · 25 minWhat if the solutions being built for tomorrow's world are only designed for half the people in it? That's the provocative question at the heart of this week's Community Matters…
- PHILANTHROPY: With Susan Wallis – A Commitment to Kindness · 38 minOn this inspiring episode of Community Matters, Nicky sits down with local legend Susan Wallis, Head of Government and Philanthropy at Good360, a remarkable charity tackling one…
- LIVED EXPERTISE: With Dr Shane Clifton – Nothing about us without us! · 30 minThe community sector talks a lot about lived experience but what does it really mean, and how can a lived reality of disability become a form of expertise every bit as hard…
- INCLUSIVE ARTS: With Ethan Arnold – Neurodiverse Actors Can Do Anything! · 18 minGetting a regular paid gig in the performing arts is no easy feat, but Ethan Arnold has done exactly that. In this enjoyable and thought-provoking episode of Community Matters…
- CHILD POVERTY: With Melissa Andrews – Levelling the Playing Field with Communities for Children · 25 minWhat does it mean to be one of the wealthiest nations on earth, yet leave one in six children living in poverty? In Australia, that contradiction is stark — and for nearly 40% of…
- POLITICS: With Katelin McInerney MP – From Community Advocate to Member of Parliament · 32 minWhat does it look like when someone who has spent their career fighting for communities steps into parliament where decisions actually get made? On this episode of Community…
- FIRST NATIONS: With Aunty Barb Nicholson – Dreaming Inside: Justice, Dignity and First Nations Voices · 18 minAboriginal Australians make up just 4% of the population — yet account for 36% of the prison population. And that number is still rising. This week, Nicky sits down with Aunty…
- SOCIAL JUSTICE: With Matt Grudnoff – Taxation Reform for a Fairer Australia · 24 minThis special episode of Community Matters comprises a keynote presentation from Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute, who makes the case as to why everyone…
- NDIS ACCESS: With Melissa Antoun – Bridging the Gap: NDIS Access for Multicultural Communities · 23 minAccessing and navigating the NDIS is challenging for anyone—but for people whose first language isn't English, it's even more daunting. A 28-page application is just the start…
- HOMELESSNESS: With Kelly McGarrity – Creating pathways to housing · 16 minWhen demand for homelessness services hits record levels, what does innovation look like to respond to the challenge? With 68,700 people on social housing waitlists across the…
