Thank you everyone for making our "Open Studio Day" such fun and success.

Special ThankYou to The SandFlys for their great Music entertainment.  Special ThankYou to Melany B for great fun photo options and her great drag queen performances. Special ThankYou to Dave Barrie for his rock pop songs and bringing his young family along. Special ThankYou to Barry Charles for his songs and spectacular vocals.

Special ThankYou to our community subscriber The Noosa Beach Classic Car Club for joining into the fun and bringing some of their fabulous cars along and in front of The J.

Special ThankYou to our sponsor "Pet Bone Drink" Sam Miszkowski for letting all visiting dogs sample his delicious Pet Drink.

Special ThankYou to Sandy Bolton, (MP), Amelia Lorentson  Cr Noosa Council, Tom Wegener Cr Noosa Council, Chris Wordsworth, Station Manager Sunshine FM, Tyron DeKauwe, Conservation Officer, Sunshine Coast Council
for visiting and letting us show off our newly renovated studio facilities.



Photos courtesy of: Sandy Bolton, Sibylle Reisch, Wendy O'Hanlon, Gisa Weatehrill.

EPISODE 1
"Mapping the Territory

Professor Richard Bawden explores ideas, opinions, provide facts and evidence in support of the aim of getting to better together.

Sunday 6th June 2021

EPISODE 2
"Exploring Worldviews"

Guest: Professor Maria Raciti
In this episode, our host Richard Bawden has a conversation about differing views of the world with Maria Raciti who is professor of marketing and director of the indigenous and transcultural research centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast. 

Sunday 3rd June 2021

EPISODE 4
"The Importance of  Together" 

Guest: Tami Harriott – General Manager of the USC Centre for International Development, Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership (CIDSEL).  

Sunday 4th April 2021

EPISODE 5 
"The Good Life"  

Guest: Roger Packham;   
Roger Packham is an Associate Professor at Western Sydney, who has had a long passion for, and practical experience as an educator with the vital issue of how our values, especially our ethical and moral beliefs, influence the way that we live our lives.  

Sunday 11th April 2021

EPISODE 6
"Thoughtful and Committed Citizens"

Guest: Tony Wellington
Tony Wellington has worked as a professional photographer, filmmaker and author. He has a BA in media and communications and has lectured in film craft. Tony has also represented Noosa Shire as a local government Councillor and a Mayor.

Sunday 25th April 2021

EPISODE 7
"A Voice From The Business World"

Guest: Howard Dare - All too often when we talk of participation in the search for community and environmental betterment, we forget about the role that corporations could and should play and indeed are playing in actuality. In this episode we speak with a past business leader, Howard Dare, whose personal story certainly deserves to be heard in this regard.

Sunday 9th May 2021

EPISODE 8  
"Education for Sustainable Development"  

Guest: Jen Dollin 
Jen Dollin is responsible for education for sustainable futures at Western Sydney University and in this conversation with Richard, she explains what this entails. With her emphasis on networking both locally and internationally, Jen provided a wonderful example of Getting to Better Together within the vital context of sustainable futures.  

Sunday 23rd May 2021

EPISODE 9
"Learning from the Future"

Guest: Oliver Freeman

In this episode, our host Richard Bawden talks with Oliver Freeman who is a futurist and one of the pre-eminent scenario planners in Australia.  The conversation ranges over a number of issues related to the theme of developing foresight or learning from the future. This is of huge significance given the turbulence of the complex and ever-changing times in which we are living.

Sunday 20th June 2021

EPISODE 10
"Doing Politics Differently - Unleashing the Power of the Community"

Guest: Cathy McGowan

From time to time, something happens in the Australian political sphere that restores our collective faith in a grassroots participative democracy that places Getting to Better Together at the forefront of consideration.  Cathy McGowan's community-based election and parliamentary tenure on the crossbenches of Federal parliament from 2013-19 as the independent member for Indi in northern Victoria, provided a quite remarkable example of such an episode.  In this interview with our host Richard Bawden, Cathy shares her thoughts and critical reflections on 'doing politics differently'.

Sunday 18th July 2021

Introducing the new Podcast Series "Getting To Better Together". 

With Christmas around the corner, what better time to introduce the philosophically and ethical community education with Professor Richard Bawden on Noosa FM "Ultra Cultcha" 9.30 am Friday 18th December 2020.  

"Getting to Better Together"  Emeritus Professor & Podcast Author, Richard Bawden, will be talking to Alison Hadfield about the upcoming new podcast series he made for us all. 
Series will be starting 9.30 am, Sunday, 20th December 2020. 

Tune in, listen live to Ultra Cultcha every Friday 9 am - 12 PM on Noosa FM

 
Noosa FM AGM  

3 PM Thursday, 3rd December 2020, at Noosa Springs Resort.   


COVID safety restricts attending numbers.  
The AGM attendance is for members and essential guests of Noosa FM.