Radio WA Conversations with Barry Green

Dr Wietske & Kym from Donnybrook Medical Services discussing Blue Zones and how Donnybrook can become a Blue Zone.

A conversation recorded with Aaron Malloy from Edge Radio Australia  recorded in December 2022 . We talk about the new media landscape developing in Western Australia.

The conversation includes reference to other Independent (Regenerative) Media.

Shauna Willis (former GWN TV Weather presenter) , Jo Eaton and Sidney Willis from The Wisdom of Women talk about the old media and storytelling in the new Independent (Regenerative) Media. The conversation includes a conversation with Karen from Karen from Karribilli Eats

The conversation also included reference to Allan Savory from the Savory Institute

Club Grubbery 

Other independent media conversations

WA Independent Media sites

and conversation on DBCR and WTRquestioning the MSM narrative of the last 4 years , Covid Conversations

Sue Chapman from Voices for Forrest talks on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio about the group. They are holding Kitchen Table conversations with people in the federal electorate of Forrest in the SW of Western Australia to find out what local people want. They are not a political organisation but are looking to support an independent candidate at the next federal election.

A conversation with Victoria Yuen, CEO of theBusselton CCIrecorded in April 2024.

A Conversation with Susanne Taylor-Rees and Martine  from #saveourbelovedgeographebay. We discussed many issues about the Offshore Wind Turbines in WA and Geographe Bay

Barry Green, an Independent media editorial .

Reference made to:

The Light Australia Newspaper

Doctors and Nurses with Voices

The Aligned Council of Australia

Club Grubbery, Aligned Council of Australia interview

Club Grubbery, Tony Abbott interview

Wisdom of Women

Segment broadcast on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio on 27 March 2024.

Dr John Campbell & Professor Robert Clancy discussing the AMPS event "Covid Revisited: Lessons learned, Challenges Faced, and the road Ahead"

amps.redunion.com.au/covid_revisited

The full interview on Dr John Campbells YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnN6amvng-U

A conversation recorded in the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth, Western Australia, with Jerry Roberts and Amy Holdsworth from the community / small businesses Newspaper The Light Australia .

To find other independent media

Conversations with Doctors and Nurses that I have had on community radio, which should have been had on MSM.

A conversation on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio by Barry Green with Amy Holdsworth about The Light Australia Newspaper and the story she wrote about the global A Stand in The Park movement.

As part of the conversation we played a segment of Club Grubbery's interview with Kym Staton, about his movie on Julian Assange. Watch the full interview at https://clubgrubbery.com.au/graham-and-john-speak-with-producer-kym-staton-about-his-movie-on-julian-assange

And listen to our conversation with Jerry Roberts from The Light Australia, recorded in April 2023

Reference is also made to Barry's Western Tourist Radio

A conversation with Deb Brealey about the Healthy Eating Activity & Lifestyle (HEAL) program. Original broadcast on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio Talk of Our Shire on 7 Feb 2024.

Teh conversation made reference to conversations with Dr Christine Jones, Dr Gary Fettke and Dr Neil Benson .

Iain Massy, President of the Donnybrook Balingup CCI talks about the place for Chambers of Commerce in 2024 .

The subject of Agritourism was discussed, among other things.

Barry Green from Western Tourist Radio and Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio  talking at the Bunbury 241 event

Doctors and Nurses with Voices

The Light Australia Newspaper : thelightaustralia.com

also reference to UK MP Andrew Bridgen 

Prof Angus Dalgleish the British Oncologist 

Professor Ian Brighthope 

Jody Lowe talking about 241 events on 24th January 2024 around Australia.

The South West event will be held in in Bunbury from 10:00 AM to 7PM on Wednesday 24th January, at the Railway Memorial Park, which is next to the Rowing club, opposite Centre point shopping centre.

A conversation with Nathan Francis about his journey and business Teenage Self Sabotage

The conversation included reference to the new independent media, that is filling the void left by Main Stream Media and the new community driven Newspaper, The Light Australia 

Barry Green interviewed by Nathan 

Dr Neil Benson, author of "The Origin of Diseases" talks about his work and the reason he is currently not working as a Doctor. You can buy his book online. 

This is an edited version of a conversation broadcast onDonnybrook Balingup Community radio on 23 August 2023

The conversation included reference to the fact that FDA has approved Ivermectin for use by Doctors as explained byDr John Campbell

Reference as also made to "The Light Australia" newspaper

Over the last 18 months we have talked with many Doctors and Nurses about the Covid injection and mandates.

A conversation with Russell Broadbent,  a Victorian Liberal Member of the Australian House of Representatives about vaccine policy and media censorship.

In the conversation we made reference to Club Grubbery and to

NSW Health Data from December 2022 which points to Covid now being a disease of the vaccinated, see page 4,

Our Independent Regenerative) media page.

Doctors and Nurses with Voices, broadcast Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio.

Regenerative Agriculture Conversations

Robyn and Gwenda, members of the WA Independent Media Group  talking about their event with Michael Grey Griffith from Cafe Locked Out  . To be held at the Six Thirty, 36 Baltimore Parade in Merriwa from 6PM on Saturday 8 July 2023.

The conversation included reference to NSW Health data that points to Covid now being a disease of the vaccinated. see page 4 of . Why was this data set dropped after December 2022 ???

Find more about at Independent Media

Greg Maybury, a broadcaster with TNT Radio talks about the 2023 National Tour " Curing the Corruption of Medicine , A New Beginning" to be held on Saturday 10 June 2023

Greg made reference to his Substack

Other new media are linked to from our website.

My "Regenerative Media" conversation with Graham Hood and John Larter on Club Grubbery talking about my company Western Tourist Radio and Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio Inc of which I'm Chair. I first interviewed Hoody on Talk of Our Shire on DBCR in May 2022.

On the Facebook post of this conversation Hoody wrote :

Barry Green is an honest man with a capacity for communication with the community. His community radio station is a shining example of what real media should always be about. Enjoy this light-hearted journey with three old blokes as they walk down memory lane. Stayoutathetrees and God Bless. Hoody

Raquel Johnson from Galloway Springs at Bridgetown talks about their farm shop and accommodation and new farming model.

Galloway Springs is located 10Km south of Bridgetown on the Harvest Highway 

Johan Smit talks about the work of Sarvaga Light www.sarvagalight.com.au . Sarvaga Light is here to support you. We feel that everyone needs assistance at some point in their lives.

Dr Christine Jones talking on the subject of Resilience through diversity, about the magic of Multi species pastures, at Bridgetown on 7 February 2023 https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/dr-christine-jones-regenerative-farming-systems-workshops .

The Day was organised by Murray & Raquel Johnson from Galloway Springs, at Bridgetown www.gallowaysprings.com.au

A conversation broadcast on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio, on 19 April 2023, with Jerry Roberts talking about the lost craft of Journalism and The Light Australia Newspaper : thelightaustralia.com/

Jerry Roberts, Writer on John Menadue's Pearls and Irritations johnmenadue.com/author/jerry-roberts

Steve Wood talks about growing healthy food for healthy people and how he is using the All The Dirt podcast to spread the message. www.allthedirt.com.au

A segment of my "Talk of Our Shire" program broadcast on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio on 5 April 2023.

Editorial discussion and read of parts of Adam Creighton's article in The Australian, April 2023 "Media to blame for Covid vaccines' wall of infallibility".

Includes refence to the playlist of past conversations "Doctors with Voices" on this station and Western Tourist Radio : soundcloud.com/westerntouristradio/sets/doctors-and-nurses-with-voices

Susan Broomhall talks about the creation of a podcast telling the story of the Lady Williams Apple Story.
The story is on the State Library of WA website : slwa.wa.gov.au/stories/podcasts/shell-be-apples .
We discuss the importance of story telling, with Susan first hearing about this story with an interview with Bob Williams on Western Tourist Radio : Westerntouristradio – Lady-williams-story

Neil Miles from Planted Passion talking on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio about the new science of organic agriculture, and what her is going to be talking about at the Donnybrook Festival plantedpassionagriculture.com.au/

Jack Wong Sue talking about his Z Force, experience in British North Borneo in World War 2, and his book "Blood on Borneo" . www.jackwongsue.com/borneo

Dr Duncan Syme , from The Australian Medical Professionals' Society ( amps.redunion.com.au ) explains that it is a group of doctors who want to provide an alternate voice to the AMA. They wanted to join 10's of thousands of other workers who had decided to form independent associations under the Red Union banner.

The conversation includes reference to other independent media:
The Light Australia Newspaper
Graham Hood  

Andrew Hughes : rumble.com/c/TheBellmanReport and the8newsshow.podbean.com/

Scorpion Media:
DBCR and Western Tourist Radio conversations : soundcloud.com/westerntouristradio/sets/covid-conversations

Karen Crutchlow talks about her project "Willpower On Wheels" to raise funds for the Charlie Teo Foundation.

Happs is an innovative, family owned winery who believes wine should be accessible and enjoyed by everyone.

 A conversation with Dr Gary Fettke, an Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Launceston, Tasmania (www.linkedin.com/in/gary-fettke-49657265 ). Gary has a major interest in the preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery.
Although his speciality is surgery, Gary believes it is much better to help people avoid surgery if at all possible, by taking preventative measures, which often involve altering the diet.
In recent years Gary has focused on the role of diet in the development of diabetes, obesity and cancer. He has been speaking out on the combined role of sugar, fructose, refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated oils linking together to be behind inflammation and modern disease.
He has incurred the wrath of regulatory bodies for his stand on public health, but he and his wife, Belinda, remain active defending the benefits of low carb healthy fat living. Their ongoing work has uncovered the vested interests and ideologies shaping nutritional guidelines at an international level.
In this conversation, we explore the connection between the soil, food and health and how science has been corrupted by vested interests.
More about Gary
Dr Gary Fettke: The Role of Nutrition in Everything

How one man's silencing has shone a light on vested interests and medical evangelism

Dr Gary Fettke – Controlling Insulin is Key

The AMPS Medico Legal Summit 2022 

Paul Hinton the owner of Runamuk Cider Co tells the Runamuk story. 

"We're not here to follow others. We don't play by their rules. we're here to disrupt; to craft our kind of cider."

That means, local Donnybrook apples hand crushed, smashed and brewed down the road at Capel. The way it should be done, but not the way it used to be done. We're mischief makers.

West Australian innovator and songwriter Alvin Borthwick talks about his song, Western Australia, a Better Place to Live. 

We agree with him, and our website touristradio.com.auhas been created to connect our listeners direct with the things to do, places to stay, places to eat and the unique products of Western Australia.

A conversation with Kelly Newton-Wordsworth , recorded in May 2015,  about and featuring, her new song Lest We Forget. We also talk about her families connections to the first World War and the effect it had on people from all walks of life including the Author JRR Tolkien.

Western Tourist Radio's website www.touristradio.com.au is a great tool to plan your WA Holiday.

A conversation recorded in June 2022 with Andrew, the owner of "The Bellman Report"  and "The 8 News Show" and Scott from Scorpion Media discussing issues around the Covid Vaccines  are not being discusses on Main Stream Media.

Other reputable sites to visit :
www.vaxcontrolgroup.com
covidmedicalnetwork.com
www.healthallianceaustralia.org
www.vaccinationdecisions.net

and community radio conversation with Dr Judy Wilyman, author of the book VacciNation: 

Sandra Hill is an Elder & Custodian of the Wadandi/Pibulmun/Menang peoples. In this conversation she talks about her life and the exhibition “Past, Present and Future - A Cultural Journey” at the Old Packing Shed at Balingup on the Harvest Highway. 

The exhibition closed in October 2023, but in the interest of oral history, we keep this conversation online.

A conversation between Barry Green and 2017 WA Senior Citizen of the year and "Community Enthusiast and Social Capitalist" , Peter Kenyon from the Bank of Ideas , bankofideas.com.au .
Peter talks about the importance of collaboration among and within regional communities.
Western Tourist Radio embraces this concept with our network of radio stations in Perth and the South West of WA and associated websites:
www.touristradio.com.au
www.farmstaywest.com.au
www.harvesthighway.com.au
www.agritourismwa.com.au
www.organicfoodwa.net.au
www.petfriendlywa.com.au
bandbwa.com.au
www.countrypubswa.com.au
www.caravanparkswa.net.au
www.gardeningwest.com.au
www.toursWA.com.au

A bit of self promotion! I runs a show on Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio called "Talk of Our Shire" sponsored by the Donnybrook Balingup CCI. Normally I'm interviewing Chamber members and other people in the local community. On this occasion Don Hyland interviewed me about Western Tourist Radio. Mention is made of the main website www.touristradio.com.au as well as the online audio content, via Sound Cloud Western Tourist Radioand Radio WA . The Gina Williams interview Don refers to is here 

Also mention of  WA Networks www.harvesthighway.com.au , www.farmstaywest.com.au and www.petfriendlywa.com.au

Slim Dusty was an Australian country music legend. In this Local Talent Time, recorded in 2014, Barry talks a little about Slim and introduces his song, The Song of the West, in which he sings about WA as he saw it in the 1960's while traveling around the state with his Traveling Country Band. We also have Australian Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Dick Smith , talking about the Slim Dusty Center that has since been opened in Slim's home town of Kempsey on New South Wales.

Western Tourist Radio's website www.touristradio.com.au will help you to find the places Slim sings about.

Karen Crutchlow, The Holistic Health Coach tells the story of how her medical diagnosis led her to her current career.

Through understanding my client's unique health and lived experience, I work in partnership to support and guide them and facilitate mindset and behavioural changes. This contributes to managing and reducing the impact of many lifestyle related health conditions.

I offer individual consultations in person and online, individual and group programmes, and workshops. Each service is designed to empower cancer patients and those living with chronic health conditions to develop their sense of self awareness. With understanding the impact lifestyle can have on physical, emotional and spiritual health you have the opportunity of better health.

This conversation includes reference to the Geographe Businesses Referral Group  and the Holistic Health Practitioner Network 

Tony Cary the producer of Bunbury Musical Comedy Group's "Nightingale the Musical" talks about world premiere of the locally-written original musical ,  at The New Lyric Theatre, 7 Bourke St, Bunbury, WA,
Friday 19 at 7:30pm, Saturday 20 at 7:30pm, and Sunday 21 Matinee at 2:00pm;
Friday 26 at 7:30pm, Saturday 27 at 7:30pm, and Sunday 28 Matinee at 2:00pm,
Book Online www.trybooking.com/BOZPP

A conversation recorded in August 2020 with Mike Van de Griend from The Organic Fine Food Companyand a committee of Certified Organic Biodynamic Western Australia , about his thought process and journey in organic food production.
In the conversation reference is made to a number of other farmers, scientists and doctors involved in reinventing our food and farming systems.
Charles Massy Call of the Reed Warbler, a New Agriculture, a New Earth.
Dr. Sina McCullough
John Kempf
Gabe Brown
Nicole Masters
Zach Bush

November 2016 interview by Niomi O'Hara from ABC South West talking to Barry Green about radio as a communication tool and how Radio WA is telling the stories of People and Places in WA on 87.6 FM in the center of Perth

Radio WA talks to Carolyn Ngan and Linda Blyth from the Bunbury Garden Labyrinth about the project. Throughout the ages & in every culture, Labyrinths have been created in natural settings and in places of ceremony, worship and healing to bring together the community.

Here, this ancient and simple Labyrinth, within seven unfolding circles coming to center, offers us the experience of the Journeying of Life.
In the conversation reference is made to Dick Smith and his promotion of a book by Prince of Wales titled “Harmony A new way of looking at our world”.

Radio WA has previously recorded a conversation with Dick Smith.

To listen to conversations with other innovators in Western Australia visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

Recorded in July 2020

Josh Whiteland fromKoomal Dreamingin Dunsborough talks about the tours he conducts. Spend the day with Josh 'Koomal' exploring the best of the Dunsborough - Yallingup Region and immerse all of your senses in an authentic Aboriginal cultural experience.
Explore the diverse landscape. Discover cultural activities and traditional lifestyles of the local people. Bushwalk and coastal forage for native bush foods, learn about the native plants and medicines whilst hearing about their traditional uses. See the art of traditional fire lighting and tool making.

The story of Busselton Brass, Celebrating 150 years on 13 November 2021. www.facebook.com/BusseltonBrass

Conversation recorded in December 2020 with Kiernan Noonan from theFriends of The Gelorup Corridor Inc.We talk about the unique area of bush, proposed to be destroyed and the large volume of Basalt that will be lost by the Southern section of the Busselton Outer Ring Road.

In this conversation, comparison is made to the save the Ningaloo Reef Campaign , which Tim Winton spoke about on our program.

My conversation with Dr John Wamsley also talks about the threats our native animals face and his bookA Vanishing Kind

Conversation recorded in November 2020 with Debrah Lim and Terri Sharp from theFriends of The Gelorup Corridor Inc talk about the unique area of bush proposed to be destroyed by the Southern section of the Busselton Outer Ring Road .

Conversation recorded in October 2018 with Debbie Noonan, spokesperson for Registered Accommodation Providers Margaret River Region, on the impact of multinational Online Travel Agents on regional communities. Visit them at www.facebook.com/groups/237844796946011
Western Tourist Radio has created a number of grass roots networks of WA businesses around our main website www.touristradio.com.au including:https://bandbwa.com.au , http://www.petfriendlywa.com.au and http://www.farmstaywest.com.au 

An interview  recorded in June 2016  with Les Wallam & Syd Jackson,from the Woolkabunning Kiaka Inc, who operate the Roelands Village near Bunbury. They provide various Indigenous Experiences as well as self-contained accommodation . For more information visit roelands.com.au.

This segment was originally funded by WAITOC, but we continue to run it on our radio service as editorial content, because we think it is a great story.

We talks to Colin Scanlan, owner of Brain Spice (Feed your Mind)  at 58a Victorian St in Bunbury about the reason he created the shop and the range of games, educational materials and toys they stock. 

A conversation recorded in April 2018 for our "Local Talent Time " with Ben Aldridge. Ben talks about his journey from the military, to becoming a quadriplegic and now as a professional speaker. An inspirational story about hope and resilience www.30footdrop.com.au. Ben also explains how the NFP organization Forrest Personnelhelped him on his journey. 

Lisa Shreeve , CEO of theBusselton Jettytalks about the jetty's history and future.

To find out more about Busselton visit www.touristradio.com.au/busselton

A conversation with Professional Speaker, Businesses Coach and Author Graham Harvey from Service EQ about businesses, food, tourism and politics in the Covid era.

Our 2015 conversation about Graham's book Seducing the Vigilante Customer is also on podcast. 

A conversation with Partice Newell, recorded on July 2019 about her book "Who's Minding the Farm? In this climate emergency"  and the place that tourism has in reconnecting farmers and eaters. This was written before the 2019 fires and the pandemic that has demonstrated the problems of a system that has decimated regional communities to the point where we lack the people with the skill and willingness to the the required work.     In an era of rapid climate change, this vital account of how agriculture can address major issues is an Australian story with global ramifications. Patrice is at the frontline of enormous challenges, from water scarcity and land stewardship to food security and the rural-urban divide. The devastation of drought and the crises created by industrial-scale chemically-dependent primary production are discussed and alternatives proposed – along with bold ideas for new sources of energy.

To hear other Radio WA conversations visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

Recorded 23/7/2019

Linda Bettenay tells the story behind her book Wishes For Starlight, Starlight is a mixed blood, deaf mute Aboriginal  who lived over the period 1889 - 1930s. The plight of the Aboriginal is shown through the prism of the discrimination and racism of the time; the imposition of the 1905 Aborigines Act, the establishment of Aboriginal reserves and the gradual removal of rights from Aboriginal people.

Visit Linda online athttp://www.lindasbooks.com.au

For other local talent in WA visit touristradio.com.au/localtalent 

A conversation recorded in February 2020 with David McFall & David Martin, about the organisation Certified Organic and Biodynamic WA, ( COBWA  ) created to promote such production methods in Western Australia.

For more about organic food and farming in WA visit www.organicfoodwa.net.au

A conversation recorded with Jodie Richards in April 2017, shortly after she became CEO of the Busselton CCI. 

Conversation recorded in February 2016 with Trevor Fitzgerald about the efforts of the Busselton community to save the Busselton Jetty after Cyclone Albany in 1978. The Busselton Jetty www.busseltonjetty.com.au is now a major tourism draw card for the South West of WA and a great community asset enjoyed by the whole community. 

To find out more things to do, places to eat and places to stay visit www.touristradio.com.au/busselton

A May 2105 interview with Graham Harvey on Western Tourist Radio's Local Talent Timesegment, about his book Seducing the Vigilante Customer. In his book, Graham, talks about the law of reciprocity, which he explains as the best way to get a smile is to smile at someone, and the best way to get a punch in the mouth is to punch someone in the mouth. 

Western Tourist Radio programs tell stories of people and places in Western Australia with interviews with local characters. The radio service is complimented by www.touristradio.com.au which is an Independent Holiday Network, promoting sites of interest to people traveling in Western Australia. The website employs the concept of reciprocity, giving discounts to participating businesses that provide a reciprocal link from their website back to ours. In this way we are building networks of West Australian Business, connecting travelers with local businesses so that can book at the best price by not paying commission to third party websites. 

A conversation recorded in April 2018 with Johan Smit from Sarvaga Light provides an inspiring insight into the ideas behind his holistic coaching and well-being businesses. The world has changed since this recording, but the principals that Johan talks about are now coming into sharper focus. 

The conversation includes reference to the Geographe Businesses Referral Group in Busselton. 

Iggy Tan from the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay talks about the success of the first year of Pioneer Challenge pioneerchallenge.com.au along route 120 in Western Australia, and the appointment of Peter Kenyon as Patron.

To hear more about why the challenge was created listen to the conversation we recorded last year with Chris Oakeley for the launch of the project : Radiowa – Pioneer-challenge-route-120-heritage-hunt

In the conversation we talk about the Harvest Highway, or South Western Highway as a possible extension of the challenge 

A Community Radio documentary I made in 2018, based on an interview with Charles Massy, Author of "Call of the Reed Warbler, a New Agriculture, a New Earth" and others involved in regenerative agriculture and public health. 

In the middle of a global pandemic, when apparently healthy people are succumbing  to the disease, and others not, could it be the difference lies in the quality of the food they eat?  Food scientists have been warning for years that modern fresh foods have a fraction of the vitamins and minerals they had at the end of WW2. On top of that the processed foods bare little resemblance to what our biome's recognize as food. 

To fix a problem you have to address the cause. Could it be that with our reliance in high tech solutions we have missed the root cause of the current dilemma? In an economic system driven by advertising, the commercial media has been asleep at the wheel, not questioning the products produced by their major advertisers? In 5 years time, it could be that we look back at this period of history when the pharmaceutical industry is promising "get the jab so we can get back to normal",  and find the claim as laughable as the claims of old tobacco advertising? 

WA Agriculture Minister Alannah MacTiernan has read Charles book and embraced regen ag, ad discussed in my conversation with her.

Other conversations on related subjects are with Ken Bailey, Vanya Cullen, Graeme Sait ,Ian & Di Haggerty andColin Seis

A conversation, recorded in July 2020,  with  Linda Stanley for our "Local Talent Time" segment. Linda talks about her book Grandy's Long Walk, a children's book about walking the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia. Visit the Bibbulmun Track website www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au

To hear interviews with other West Australian, authors, poets , musicians, and other artisans visit www.touristradio.com.au/localtalent

Conversation recorded in July 2020, when we were on our "Wonder out Yonder", with Gary Coumbe, Chair of the Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum nungarinmuseum.com.au . We  talk about this fascinating attraction and the military and agriculture history on show in the small wheat belt town of Nungarin.

For more about Nungarin visit www.touristradio.com.au/nungarin

To find out more about the attractions of the North East Wheatbelt in WA check out www.wheatbeltway.com.au

A conversation recorded in July 2020 with Louise Stokes about the Southern Forests and Valleys tourism region in Western Australia southernforestsandvalleys.com

The region is at the Southern end of the Harvest Highway www.harvesthighway.com.au . Visit this site to be connected with attractions and accommodation all along the highway.

A conversation recorded in June 2019 with Eco Psychologist, John Thompson ( thenaturecode.com ) who practices in the Perth Hills. We are talking about the place for tourism in reconnecting people with nature, and what we can learn from indigenous Australians . We also discuss how food effects not just physical health but also mental health and the places that Western Tourist Radio’s website www.touristradio.com.au has to connect people to the small businesses across regional WA that provide unique experiences,

Geoff Anderson-Hord from Cellar d'Or Tours www.cellardortours.com.au explains the affordable, boutique winery tours in the Margaret River wine region his businesses provides . From Busselton to Margaret River, Dunsborough and Yallingup.

Conversation recorded in March 2020 with General John Hartley, CEO of Future Directions International (FDI www.futuredirections.org.au ) ,an independent, not-for-profit Research Institute, about the organisation and its work. FDI was established in 2000, by Major General (Retd) the Honourable Michael Jeffery (former Governor General of Australia) and Sir Charles Court, together with a small group of leading Australians, to conduct comprehensive research of important medium to long-term issues facing Australia.

Conversation with Terrence Dewar, the founder of the The Australian Biome , recorded in December 2019. Terrence is a man with a vision for a major new attraction for Perth. The Australian Biome Project is designed to showcase Western Australia to the world, with a focus on the extraordinary culture and history of first nation peoples. Perth orchardist Anthony Ballato is also involved in the conversation, explaining his connection to the country and how we is working with Aboriginal people.

To discover more about Western Australia visit www.touristradio.com.au. 

Malcolm Lee from the Balingup Rail Group, a subcommittee of the Balingup Progress Association Inc www.balingup.asn.au discusses the case for the restoration of rail line from Bunbury to Bridgetown to get heavy mineral traffic of the South Western Highway / Harvest Highway www.harvesthighway.com.au  tourism drive.

Frances Pollock tells the story of how she came to Wooleen station ( www.wooleen.com.au) in the Murchison region of Western Australia, and the journey she and husband David have been on to restore the landscape for all Australians. You can hear David's side of the story, at : https://anchor.fm/radio-wa/episodes/David-Pollock---Wooleen-Station---A-Conversation-e15g3lt 

To find other farms and stations to visit on your travels around Western Australia visit www.farmstaywest.com.au .

To explore Western Australia visit  www.touristradio.com.au 

A conversation with David Pollock from Wooleen Station www.wooleen.com.au about the journey he and wife Frances have been on to regenerate the landscape on their 153,000 Hectare station. To hear Frances's side of the story click on Radiowa – Conversations-frances-pollock-wooleen

To find other farms and stations to visit on your travels around Western Australia visit www.farmstaywest.com.au

To explore Western Australia , visit www.touristradio.com.au 

Conversation recorded in October 2016 with then  Governor of Western Australia, Her Excellency, The Honorable Kerry Sanderson AC , who has had a distinguished career in government and business, and has been a driving force behind the creation of the WA Parks Foundation www.ourwaparks.org.au

Western Australian’s National Parks and nature reserves cover an area bigger than the state of Victoria. The Parks are known and loved for their spectacular scenery, diverse plant and animal life, and the unique experiences they offer.

The Parks are administered by the State Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. To support them in this huge undertaking, the WA Parks Foundation has been created so that together we can make a real difference and help everyone enjoy our wonderful outdoor lifestyle and protect our parks for future generations.

Checkout www.touristradio.com.au  to plan your WA holiday.

A conversation recorded in December 2020 with Kiernan Noonan from the Friends of The Gelorup Corridor Inc www.friendsofgelorup.com talk about the unique area of bush, proposed to be destroyed and the large volume of Basalt that will be lost by the Southern section of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road.

In this conversation comparison is made to the save the Ningaloo Reef Campaign , which Tim Winton spoke about on our program Radio WA – Tim Winton Exmouth Gulf

To hear other Conversations about Western Australia, visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

Conversation recorded in November 2018 with Fiona David, Research Chair of Minderoo ( www.minderoo.com.au ), Mining Magnate, Andrews Forrest's Philanthropic foundation. We discuss his contribution to ocean research and what we can all do to help.

Since then, plastic shopping bags have been banned in WA, a drink container recycling program has been established and  and there is a move to ban single use plastics in WA, so progress is being made.

 
Followed by a song about the oceans by West Australian Singer Songwriter Bernard Carney www.bernardcarney.com

A conversation with Jen Merigan, editor of Have a Go News, www.haveagonews.com.au , the" Lifestyle Paper for the Mature West Australian". We discuss how the paper if bucking the trend and increasing print runs in this its 30th year by providing content that its readers want to see.

To hear conversations with other movers and shakers in Western Australia visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

Recorded 26 May 2021

Have a Go News

We talk to Ken Bailey, an Animal, Plant and Soil Nutritional Consultant about declining nutrition in our food and the importance of eating food as soon as possible after it is harvested. Ken can be contacted on 0427 166 655.
Ken talks about the importance of buying food at Farmers Markets, you can find Farmers Markets in WA via www.touristradio.com.au/markets.

We met Ken in March 2020, at an event organised by the Organic Association of WA organicassociationwa.org.au .

Western Tourist Radio has created the website organicfoodwa.net.auto connect you with organic producers in Western Australia, as well as to sources of scientific information. 

A conversation with Zac Webb from the Undalup Association www.undalup.com/ about Aboriginal, Wadandi Fire Management and connection to country. 

To listen to our podcast with Gina Williams who released  Kalyakoorl the first CB of Noongar language songs.

A conversation recorded in November 2016 with Fiona Brooks, the WA Community Leader of Conscious Capitalism Australia explains what Conscious Capitalism is all about. for more information go to consciouscapitalism.org.au/ .

At Western Tourist Radio (WTR) , be believe that capitalism is a basically good system, but has corrupted by the belief that businesses exist simply to make a profit. The way it is supposed to work is that businesses provide a good product or service and as a result makes a profit. This has been corrupted by advertising that has been used to sell products that are causing all sorts of environmental and human health problems. WTR is a private businesses, based on advertising, but we only accept advertising from small local businesses doing good things in WA. We also promote community organizations like Busselton Art Society  free of charge as part of our community responsibility. To book you Busselton holiday at the best price by booking direct and not paying a commission to a foreign commission based website, visit touristradio.com.au/busselton

Eamonn Darcy, the founder of the Quantum Education Center of WA QUECWA (www.facebook.com/groups/580049552731720 ) talks about Quantum computing and the implications for mankind! This was recorded in December 2019. Due to Covid 19,  the world has changed since then. Is  technology going to save the world or will we have to get back to learning from mother nature to survive? 

For more Radio WA conversations visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations or explore this podcast. 

An interview recorded in 2015 with Jane Reynolds, a director of Foundation 1901 talking about the Australian Federation and the place that Henry Parks had to play.
Foundation 1901 is an organisation dedicated to celebrating the past, present and future of Australia’s Federation, promoting awareness and understanding of its ongoing importance to us all.

links related to this story are:
The Book Sir Henry Parks : The Australian Colossus
The Tenterfield Oration
George Megalgenis book  Australia's Second Chance

Genevieve Morrissey the- Coordinator of The Paperbark Wellness Project www.hhpn.com.au/paper-bark talks about her work and how the projects is addressing issues of anxiety and depression within the community. Genevieve's own website is : www.whycounsellingbusselton.com/

The conversation included reference to the ABC Australian Story program about Charles Massy : iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-…eo/NC2002Q024S00

To hear conversations with other innovative West Australians visit www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

To find our more about Busselton, visittouristradio.com.au/busselton 

Radio WA talks to the winner of James Halliday's Winemaker of the Year for 2020, Vanya Cullen from Cullen Wines ( www.cullenwines.com.au ) about organic and biodynamic farming systems. The conversation includes reference to Certified Organic Biodynamic WA www.cobwa.com.au , a new organisation to represent organic producers in WA .

The conversation includes reference to a conversation we had with Vanya's mother Di in the early 2000's Westerntouristradio – Di-cullen-margaret-river-wine-story .

To promote organic agriculture in WA, Western Tourist Radio / Radio WA has created the website www.organicfoodwa.net.au .

To hear conversations with other innovative West Australians, check out www.touristradio.com.au/conversations/

A conversation with Dr John Wamsley about the story behind his book ‘A Vanishing Kind’ . The book was described by by David Higgs MBE, MSc, Director of The Environmental Press Agency as "a gripping ‘roller-coaster’ story, thorough, well-written, objective, tragic and painful in places, nevertheless told with affection and respect for a stubborn, opinionated, unapologetic, single-minded, obsessive, passionate and brilliant individual."
John's book is available online at www.johnwamsley.com/book.html

To find private and public wildlife projects to visit in Western Australia check out www.touristradio.com.au/land_for_wildlife_wa/

Dr John Wamsley #A Vanishing Kind

A conversation with Peta Goodwin, one of the founders of Nannas For Native Forests www.facebook.com/Nannas4NativeForests/ in Margaret River

To find private and public wildlife projects to visit in Western Australia check out   http://www.touristradio.com.au/land_for_wildlife_wa

A conversation with Caitlin Lomax recorded in Bunbury in November 2020. Caitlin talks about the challenges and opportunities for young woman in technology in Regional WA in the Covid era. 

A conversation, recorded in March 2018 with Vincenzo Velletri  from Slow Food Swan Valley. We talk about the slow food movement and what is happening in the Swan Valley. We also talk about Regenerative agriculture and Charles Massy's book "Call of the Reed Warbler, a New Agriculture, a New Earth" .

A wide ranging conversation with Rob Skipsey, President of the Bunbury Geographe CCI www.bgcci.com.au about issues in the region including tourism, small businesses, indigenous culture and education of our young people. 

Colin Seis from Winona near Gulgong in New South Wales,  talks about Regenerative Agriculture and how it is repairing farmland and producing more nutritious food. Colin is featured in Charles Massy's book "Call of the Reed Warbler, a New Agriculture, a New Earth". to hear more about his book and regenerative agriculture listen to this documentary

A conversation with Tim Winton, recorded in October 2018.   Tim, was featured In the 30th anniversary Issue of the Weekend Australian Magazine . When asked about the most significant development in your life in the last 30 years you said. 

“Between 2000 and 2003 as a reluctant activist for WA’s Ningaloo Reef, I came to see that ordinary people, properly informed and organised, could overcome the massive imbalance between the rights of the citizen and the influence of the corporate sector. In learning that, I also saw how comprehensive the power of corporations is. I was reluctant because any sensible person would be reluctant, it’s a huge investment in time, energy and emotion and there was a sense in the community that “”the fix was in””, that civil process was rigged against the ordinary person. That made me afraid for our future as a society. It became a goad. I had to ask myself, “”If not me, who? And if not now, when? I learnt there’s more than one way to be a patriot. That was my life lesson, I suppose. A patriot doesn’t need a flag and a gun to defend the country.”

visit Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth Gulf for more information. 

We talk with innovative wheat and sheep farmers Ian and Di Haggerty about "natural Intelligence" farming, and the changing food and farming landscape. Ian & Di are being recognized around the world for their work, including in this John Kempf podcast with John with Nicole Masters :   

Ian & Di were also featured in my 2018 Community Radio documentary Healthy Soils Healthy Communities with Charles Massy 

At Western Tourist Radio and Radio WA, we see tourism as a way to connect the dots in thinking between farmers and the wider community. 

Haggerty's are supplying grain direct to Perth businesses Miller and Baker

Recorded July 2020

An interview with Gina Williams recorded in 2015 for our Local Talent Time segment, about her story and the CD, Kalyakoorl (which means Forever). This album is a glorious journey into the incredibly rare and beautiful Noongar language. Kalyakoorl is brimming with evocative, beautifully crafted songs and showcases the jaw dropping combination of Guy’s guitar mastery and Gina’s incredible voice. Visit Gina's website http://www.ginawilliams.com.au

Aboriginal culture and knowledge has been p[assed down for thousands of years through story and song.  Western Tourist radio and Radio WA is a story telling medium created to provide a voice for community and small businesses in Western Australia.

This conversation was recorded in February 2019, sadly General Jeffery passed away in December 2020. In recognition of the importance of soils to the future of this our civilization, and to remember General Jeffery's work, Radio WA will continue to include this conversation on our radio playlist.

Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery the former governor of Western Australia and Governor General of Australia talks to Radio WA the organisation Soils for Life www.soilsforlife.org.au . and www.futuredirections.org.au/

To hear other "stories of people and places in Western Australia" check out www.touristradio.com.au/conversations

David Templeman is the Western Australian Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Arts and  Heritage. In this conversation we cover a number of issues around tourism, including the importance of authentic storytelling. As usual I manage to steer the conversation towards regenerative agriculture and Agri-tourism   http://agritourismwa.com.au  and Farmstay Accommodation  http://www.farmstaywest.com.au/ 

Barry Green, Owner of Western Tourist Radio, presented this talk as part of the Future Farming Voices at the Donnybrook Apple Festival in 2021. donnybrookapplefestival.com.au/2021/02/1…pavilion/

The Synopsis: Barry will explain the place he sees for local media as part of a diverse self-organising economic ecosystem, akin to regenerative agriculture which is about developing diverse self-organising biological ecosystems.

The Healthy Soil, Healthy Community radio documentary is at : cbaa.org.au/article/nfds-2018-h…healthy-communities

and Barry's take on regen ag : www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXFn5eGywps

Adrian William's talk about Minerals in food : Westerntouristradio – Adrian-williams-mineral-deficiencies-in-food-and-how-that-is-linked-to-agriculture

Visit www.touristradio.com.au, @westerntouristradio or @radiowa to learn more.

A conversation with Anton Troy, President of the Save our Donnelly River Association www.saveourdonnellyriver.org about the issues around the proposed Southern Forests Irrigation Scheme dam. Recorded in Donnybrook, 19 Dec 2020.

Western Tourist Radio operates the website www.harvesthighway.com.au as part of the Harvest Highway Discovery Trail to connect travelers with the produce and attractions of the towns along the South Western Highway and byways from Armadale to Walpole.

This conversation was recorded in December 2021.