2024-05-28 – Ned McDowell Garden Guru [Margaret O’Connor]

Ned McDowell gardener talking with Margaret O’Connor about his plant obsessions, including Dahlias
Ned McDowell gardener talking with Margaret O’Connor about his plant obsessions, including Dahlias
Herbs shines the light on local Saddler, local Councillor and keen fisherman John Galletly. They chat about fishing, Dumaresq Dam and the event to be run by Ozfish at the dam this Saturday 25th May 2024.
Nathan Bell from Rely-Ability talking with Margaret O’Connor about an NDIS program supporting people with mental illness to produce music and create art
Paul Tolley interviews Mayor Sam Coupland and asks him about the future of the Rail Trail, the New England Weeds Authority, and other local issues.
Ned McDowell ‘Garden Guru’ talking with Margaret O’Connor about beautifying the area on either side of the finishing line at the Armidale Racecourse and a short film to highlight this for the next New England Garden Festival
Matthew Tierney from Trains North talking with Margaret O’Connor about the rescission motion at Armidale Regional Council, allowing a 9 kilometre rail trail (bike track) to go ahead between Armidale and Dumaresq by pulling up the tracks
2024-05-10 – James White [Paul Tolley]
Herb interviews Khaleel Merza Jundi, an Ezidi musician from our local community. Khaleel plays his cultural string instrument, the Tambur. They talk about his music through an interpreter and Khaleel plays three musical pieces.
Theresa Chatfield Indigenous Artist talking with Margaret O’Connor about an exhibition at the Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place. Theresa paints for therapeutic reasons explained in the podcast
Herb shines the ‘Community Spotlight’ on local Tess Cullen. Tess talks about growing up in Geelong, her artist mother and the family trip to Canada. Time spent at Wytaliba(MO), Lismore, Byron Bay, Bellingen now Armidale. The one constant throughout has been Art. Tess is the President of the New England Art Society and with a passionate group of members run the ‘Armidale Art Gallery’ in the Mall. ‘The Gallery’ is going from strength to strength in its central ground level location. Herb and Tess also chat about some thoughts for breathing life back into our Central Mall.