2025-03-21 – Dinos Georkas [Herb]

Herb shines the Community Spotlight on local Dinos Georkas, who came to Armidale from Greek Cyprus, as a young boy to escape his countries conflict with Turkey.
Herb shines the Community Spotlight on local Dinos Georkas, who came to Armidale from Greek Cyprus, as a young boy to escape his countries conflict with Turkey.
Monthly interview with Sam Coupland – discussing public transport, airport dramas and more.
Recorded live at the Armidale Show – you’ll probably hear some strange background sounds as a result.
Herb shines the Spotlight on Bea and her Kreider florett 50cc 2stoke German scooter. She & husband Helmut are on the big Aussie trip, riding their scooters & carrying everything they need for their adventure.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on local Peter Ducat. Keen motor club member, a previous Council Mayor and local businessman of many years. They chat about his journey and retirement.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on local Dr Jim Maher. They chat about his journey, time spent at UNE, USA, Canada, our Council and now retirement. They cover many topics and local issues during Jim’s 45+ years in Armidale.
Plans for the Old Court House area, The Active Transport Strategy plus more, and the year in review.
Herb shines the Community Spotlight on one of our local gems, Lyndon Hardman. They chat about Lyndon’s journey in Armidale, his cars, the local car club and the planned development for an Auto Museum at the Airport precinct.
Paul Tolley interviewed Mayor Sam Coupland after the November ARC council meeting.
They discussed the Govt withdrawal of the Rail trail funding, Guyra drinking water quality, bridge and culvert maintenance, and the full rollout of Ultrasonic Digital Water Metering Devices.
Herb again shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on one of our local gems, Ron Vickress. This is Part Two of what we missed last week. Listen to more of Ron’s story over his long life so far. Btw Ron will be 100 years young in June 2025.
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ one of our local gems, Ron Vickress. They chat about Ron’s more recent pursuits, the Japanese surrender that officially ended World War II and all in between. Btw Ron will be 100 years young in 2025.