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Ballarat Talks
by Josh Driscoll
All People, whether successful or struggling, make our community what it is. Ballarat Talks highlights those making a difference
Episodes
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Ash Quiddington - 3D House Printing - #055
Dune Build & Oasis Build 3D printed houses sound like something from a tech demo, but Ash is building them here in Australia right now. In this episode we get into how the printing process actually works on site, what it costs compared to a traditional build, the regulatory and certification...
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Delaney Troon - 21 days of 21kms #054
Today’s guest is one of Ballarat’s most inspiring young people Delaney Troon. Delaney captured the attention of the community through her 21 Twenty Ones challenge, completing 21 half marathons in 21 consecutive days to raise awareness and funds for men’s mental health. What started as a personal...
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Drew Harry - From Restaurant to Finance #053
Drew Harry is a Ballarat entrepreneur and former hospitality operator best known for co-founding the chef-hatted Italian restaurant Ragazzone, which became one of the region’s standout dining venues. Before moving into finance, Drew spent over a decade investing in and helping establish high-end...
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Joseph Van Dyke - Lyons Place Development #052
Joe is a Ballarat local and passionate supporter of regional Victoria. He has over 15 years’ property development experience in Australia and the UK, specialising in residential and mixed-use developments. His experience includes site acquisition, complex joint venture structuring, legal…
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Darren Trigg - Project Development Manager Integra #051
Join us this episode as we sit down with Darren Trigg, Project Director at Integra one of Ballarat’s most influential figures in property development and regional growth. With more than 25 years of business leadership and engineering experience, Darren has been at the forefront of shaping how...
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Brendan Wriggley - Cobbs Cafe #050
Brendan Wriggley – Founder & Owner of Cobbs Coffee Brendan Wriggley is a Ballarat-born hospitality entrepreneur best known as the founder and owner of Cobbs Coffee, one of the city’s most beloved specialty cafés. Brendan’s journey into the world of coffee began long before Cobbs opened its doors...
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Sean Toohey - McGrath Real Estate - #049
Sean Toohey is a Ballarat based real estate agent with McGrath Real Estate, known for his client-first approach and straight forward, relationship driven style. With a strong focus on communication, trust, and long term results, Sean has built a solid local reputation for guiding buyers and…
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Tim Bone - Tim's Toasties #048
Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Tim Bone chef, restaurant owner, and one of the more recognisable faces in Australian food thanks to his time on Good Chef Bad Chef. Since we last spoke, a lot’s changed. Tim’s running his own venue, navigating the highs and lows of hospitality, and getting a...
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Charlie Begelhole - The Ballarat Blogger #047
Charlie is the voice behind The Ballarat Blogger, a local platform dedicated to shining a light on everything that makes Ballarat special from hidden gems and new venues to community events, local businesses and must visit spots. With a genuine love for the region and a talent for storytelling,...
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Emma Conroy - Emma's bakery #046
Emma Conroy is the owner of Emma’s Bakery in Sturt Street, Alfredton. The successful bakery opened direct to the public in 2021 after Emma first started selling her baked goods at the Trash and Treasure market in Creswick Rd in 2015. Emma’s journey to her own business has been an interesting one,...
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David Lenehan - Changing Career Midlife #045
David Lenehan is living proof that your life’s journey can be as varied as you want to make it with no limits to when you can make a change. Born in Colac, Dave grew up on the extended family dairy farm in Weerite, just outside of Camperdown. The second of 6 kids and, being the oldest son, Dave...
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Harley Tempest #044
Harley Tempest is a local Ballarat boy who was born and grew up in the commission area of Wendouree West, raised predominantly by his Nan. With a somewhat turbulent childhood, Harley credits some of his position now to the fact that he was able to attend Ballarat High School, one of Ballarat’s…
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Eric Morris - D2E Gym #043
Eric Morris Though often confused for a Ballarat Local, Eric Morris’s journey to Ballarat was a long and fairly convoluted one. Eric, well-known owner of Ballarat’s own D2E gyms, was born in Cowra, in country NSW, and spent a lot of time growing up in various small towns around NSW with his mum…
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Kyle Ponder - The Black Hill Hotel #042
Kyle Ponder - The Black Hill Hotel #042 Kyle Ponder originally grew up in Skipton, 45 minutes southwest of Ballarat, where his family owned the local Roadhouse. After finishing primary school in Skipton, Kyle attended secondary school at Ballarat and Clarendon College, and, though the academic…
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Jimmy Morrison - Ballarat Barber #041
Jimmy Morrison - Ballarat Barber #041 Ballarat born and bred, as a young lad Jimmy Morrison could be spotted playing gigs as a guitarist at Karova Lounge or doing dodgy haircuts for his mates in his kitchen at home. After completing high school at Ballarat Christian College, Jimmy began work as a...
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Frank Triantafyllou #040
Dr Frank Triantafyllou is the owner and chiropractor at Tri Chiropractic in Eastwood St, Bakery Hill. Frank originally grew up with his family on a farm in Woodside, Gippsland. Having completed secondary education at St Patrick’s College in Sale, Frank ventured to Melbourne to undertake a five…
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Holly New - Studio Canvas #039
Holly New is one half of the family team who created Ballarat’s own Studio Canvas in Harold St, Wendouree. At just 23 years of age Holly has worked extremely hard to pursue her goals of owning and building her own successful business. Having grown up and spent all of her life in Ballarat, Holly…
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Alex Bryan - Changing His Life #038
Alex Bryan initially grew up in Horsham, Victoria, completing his schooling and early adult years in the country town. Having moved to Ballarat nearly 5 years ago, Alex came to town originally attempting to break free of a destructive cycle that he had found himself in; through hard work and…
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John Campbell - Infinite MMA #037
John Campbell is the owner and head trainer of Infinite MMA in Howitt St, Ballarat. With a background in multiple martial arts disciplines, John is a highly skilled and knowledgeable trainer who is well respected by everyone he trains for his ability to instil in his students confidence, respect,...
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Travis Price - illustrator #036
The name Travis Price is synonymous with some amazing pieces of artwork that adorn the streets of Ballarat. Now a Ballarat local, Travis originally grew up in Dimboola in regional Victoria. Whilst at school Travis loved drawing and art and wanted to find a way to incorporate them into his working...
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Justine Missen - Dreamcave Wedding Photography - #035
Justine Missen is one half of the team from Dream Cave photography. Having originally emigrated with her family from Northern Ireland, Justine grew up in Beaufort, half way between Ballarat and Ararat. Having finished year 8 Justine decided that school was not her ultimate path and so she left...
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Jake Miocic - Living in Gaza #034
Born in Melbourne and raised on a small farm in Ararat, Jake grew up with a love of all things sport and a yearning to help other people and support them when they most needed it. After completing high school Jake joined the Australian army for his gap year. Although the army provided the...
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Matthew Richardson - Cooke & Foley Accountant #033
Ballarat local, Matthew Richardson, grew up in Wendouree with his parents and three sisters, he attended high school at St Patrick’s College. Like so many young students he worked hard during his final years at high school pushing himself to achieve the best in year 12. Having achieved the goal…
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Alley Dunlop - In The Raw Beauty - #032
Alley Dunlop is the Salon Owner and Brow Specialist at In The Raw Beauty in Golden Point, Ballarat. Alley grew up on the outskirts of Ballarat in Smythes Creek and completed her secondary education at Loreto College. Finishing school Alley knew she had a love of art, painting and drawing. She...
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Nick Grylewicz - Integra #031
Nick Grylewicz grew up on the Murray River in Albury/Wodonga. As a young man he was a talented basketballer, and completed his university studies in Mechanical Engineering at Monash University via correspondence while playing for the local NBL1 team, the Albury Wodonga Bandits. Between studying,...
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Steve Moneghetti - The Running King - #030
Steve Moneghetti is easily spotted running the streets of the Ballarat district, though his footsteps may be light, he can often be heard chatting comfortably to his running companions, or seen carrying an extra pair of shoes as he runs by. With more than 250,000km under his belt he is a…
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Cax One - Graffiti Artist #029
After 15 years of simultaneous notoriety and anonymity, depending on which side of the law you fell on, Cax was eventually charged with over 200 offences as the central target of Operation ‘Centaur’, a six-month police operation into the Ballarat graffiti subculture. But chaos is always the...
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Howard Clark - The Man That Keeps Giving #028
For many people in Ballarat Howard Clark is instantly recognisable as the leader of one of the most successful school football programs in the state. As the head coach of the St Patrick’s College 1st XVIII team, Howard coached the boys to 14 Ballarat Associated School Sports premiership wins,...
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Tess Griffin - The Innerview #027
Tess Griffin has had many roles in her short life; she is a wife, mum, dancer, teacher, business manager and, most recently, a podcaster. Tess grew up in Ballarat with her mum and two siblings, at a young age her father took his own life, leaving her mum to take on the responsibility of raising…
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Cam Lynch - When Polly Met Murphy - #026
Sometimes beauty can emerge from our darkest places. For Cam Lynch the creation and development of his shops, When Polly Met Murphy, have been the lifeline that brought him out of his darkest days. Can was born and grew up in Bayswater, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges. At the age of 19…
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Leon Wilson - Revolution print - #025
Leon Wilson happily admits that he isn’t a big talker, unless you happen to get him started on a subject that he is passionate about! Leon, the director and online manager of Revolution Print, is passionate about his family, his craft, and his business. Having grown up in Ballarat, Leon left high...
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Andrew Kuiler - From Ballarat To China - #024
Andrew Kuiler is the Founder and CEO of the successful Shanghai-based, specialised food and beverage brand consultancy, The Silk Initiative. Long before that though, Andrew was a young Ballarat boy, growing up wild in Sebastopol, creating havoc at Sebas Tech. In 1992 when the opportunity to...
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Rhys Jeffrey - Higher Society - #023
Rhys Jeffrey is one half of the founding team of Higher Society Eatery, one of Ballarat’s newest and trendiest cafes in Sturt Street. Born in Moe, Rhys lived in Melbourne for most of his young life. Having left school early, Rhys began his working life in retail management and hospitality, before...
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Kate Davis - Plate Up Ballarat - #022
It is a well known fact that necessity is the mother of invention, and it would seem that this is a premise that Kate Davis embodies very well. This talented woman has lived all of her life in Ballarat but has been amazingly successful in finding opportunities and making the most of them. From a...
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Dustyn Rodgers - Playground Gym Owner/Personal Trainer - #021
Dustyn Rodgers is well known to many people in Ballarat as a personal trainer and co-owner of the new gym in Latrobe St, The Playground, but it has been a long journey for this local Ballarat boy, who grew up raising and showing chickens from the family farm at Magpie. As a boy Dustyn grew up on...
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Matt Djordjevic - International Model - #020
t’s hard to imagine that doing something as simple as attending Stereosonic has the capacity to change your life, but for Matt Djordjevic, at just 19 years of age, that is exactly what happened. The Ballarat boy who left school at 16 to undertake a building apprenticeship was just minding his own...
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Genevieve Wallis - Interior Design - #019
If you have taken the opportunity to dine at some of Ballarat’s newest restaurants and bars, like Lola, Renard and Ragazzone, you may have been privy to Genevieve Wallis’ amazing interior design work. Genevieve, originally born in Ballarat, spent the majority of her early childhood living in...
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Hamish Hamilton - King Kong Tattoo Co - #018
Originally from Ararat, Hamish Hamilton is the owner of King Kong Tattoo Co in Main Rd Ballarat. Hamish began tattooing in 2012 in his home town, he opened his own shop in Ararat with the intention of bringing back the traditional style of tattoos. A change in life and a need to grow his business...
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Rochelle Kirkham - Courier Journalist - #017
Rochelle Kirkham grew up in Melbourne and first came to the Ballarat district as a university student to work at the Daylesford Advocate while she was studying Journalism at RMIT. After finishing uni she commenced an internship at the Ballarat Courier; now, three and a half years later, Rochelle...
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Jennifer Ganske - Head Of Tourism and Arts With NBN - #016
Jennifer Ganske was born and raised in a little town called Abbotsford outside Vancouver in Canada. As a young adult she travelled to Australia for University where she completed first her Bachelor of Arts through ECU and then a graduate certificate in Media and Marketing at QUT. She has worked…
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Madeleine Witham - The Little Cupcake #015
Madeleine Witham is instantly recognised around town as the baker behind the award winning Little Cupcake Ballarat shop in Eureka Street. Having ventured to Ballarat in 2014 with her husband and family, with a view to creating a cupcake shop at the front of her house, Madeleine’s vision…
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Todd Sporton - Fitness Avenue/Proposal - #014
Todd Sporton was born and raised in Ballarat. He lived with his mum and sister in Alfredton before moving around the corner to Insignia where he built his first home. Todd completed his secondary education at Ballarat High School and was planning to undertake a building apprenticeship straight…
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Liam Downes - Head Chef - #013
Liam Downes’ life in hospitality and in the kitchen began long before he became the well known executive chef of Moon and Mountain, Ballarat. Growing up in Greendale with his family, Liam spent many nights doing his homework in the kitchen of his parents’ business, the Greendale Hotel, and was...
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Troy Driscoll - Driscoll Ag - #012
Troy Driscoll is a relatively new member of the Ballarat Community but his story is one that many people can relate to. Having grown up on a farm, Troy developed a good understanding of farming and agriculture from a young age. At the age of 20 Troy moved to Maryborough where he began a career at...
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John Harris - Mitchell Harris Wines - #011
John Harris, the wine maker and chief glass polisher at Mitchell Harris wines, was born in Hamilton but grew up in Waubra from the age of four and attended high school at Ballarat and Clarendon College. After finishing high school John set his sights on the big city, heading to Melbourne…
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Hans - International Superstar - #010
Boozier than Oktoberfest, more drive than a Volkswagen and with more sausage than a bratwurst convention, Hans is Germany’s proudest export. An international superstar, sex symbol, accordionist and Berlin boy-wonder, Hans has been thrilling audiences around the globe with his own fabulous brand…
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Liana Skewes - Ballarat Blogger - #009
Liana Skewes; actor, director, photographer, writer, singer, the list goes on! With a foot in so many camps, this born-and-raised Ballarat girl has a lot of great stories to tell. Through her blog, Finding Femme, centred on enjoying the finer things of Ballarat, Liana shares her wonderful tips on...
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Kristy Sellars - Australia's Got Talent Winner / Founder of Physipole - #008
Kristy Sellars grew up in Warrnambool until the age of 16, leaving home she moved to Melbourne to follow her passion for dance, completing her diploma of performing arts before taking a huge leap in moving to Hollywood at the age of 18 to dance and learn on the international stage. Kristy spent a...
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Tim Bone - Masterchef Contestant - #007
If you were standing in line for your donut at the 1816 Bakehouse when you spotted this man, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were in the presence of British Royalty. Chances are the man you have spotted is a slightly different royal though, none other than the Toastie King himself, Tim Bone.…
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Chris Radford - RadCentre - #006
Chris Radford is the man behind the RAD Centre, in Ballarat. While growing up in Horsham, Victoria, Chris was a star volleyball player who had the opportunity to play at a State level. After finishing high school Chris followed his interest in sport to Ballarat Uni to complete an undergraduate...
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All People, whether successful or struggling, make our community what it is. Ballarat Talks highlights those making a difference
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