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iHeart Upper Hunter
by iHeartPodcasts Australia
Meet the news-makers putting local first in the Upper Hunter, on the issues that matter most to your region.
Episodes
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People power forces developer back to the drawing board
Residents of Muswellbrook’s sought after Ironbark Ridge have spent years enjoying the tranquility of their semi rural sized blocks. This is now in jeopardy but the latest stage of the housing estate with a developer proposing a stack of new housing including duplex style properties. The residents...
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Australia Votes 2025: Never Under-estimate the Bush!
Political candidates chasing votes in the Upper Hunter have been warned to keep the issues close to home. We chat with Liz Ritchie from the Regional Australia Institute on why your vote will matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Constable Kate Gilbert - Chasing Her Dream
Freshly graduated from the Police Academy, mother-of-two Kate relies on many layers of support to fulfill her long held ambition to work as an officer in her home town of Scone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Get Ready to Rum-ble!
Is Muswellbrook about to usurp Bundaberg as the rum capital of Australia? Sydney Rum Distillery CEO Steve McGarry has big plans to turn the old milk factory into a mecca for rum aficionados. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Kid Can Drive!
He's barely off his P's, but Denman's Rylan Gray is a gun racing driver, who is finding out just what it takes to make it to the Supercars main game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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HUNTER-ING FOR LOVE!
Forget Farmer Wants a Wife. In this episode, we chat to a few of the 400 members of Solo Socials Upper Hunter group about what it's really like to be single and ready to mingle in Muswellbrook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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"Thankyou Mr MacMillan OAM"
From helping to heal the heartbreak of the Greta bus tragedy, to being in the thick of a rugby scrum, Gerard MacMillan is one of Singleton's finest, with an Order of Australia medal to prove it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Power To The People - Just Not Over There!
The picture perfect village of Mitchell's Flat is hardly what you'd describe as "nimby" territory, but locals can't see the sunny side of plans to put 170-Thousand solar panels onto prime farming land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Girl Power In RM's!
27-year-old Rolanda Clout-Collins wears more than the one Akubra - farmer, trusted accountant and agricultural advocate for the Upper Hunter. She's being touted as a future leader in all things farming, including the mental health wellbeing for anyone on the land. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Bloomin' Marvelous Merriwa!
There's a lot of dirt under fingernails out Merriwa way. The town's community nursery has its sights set on growing thousands of trees, but it's also nurturing more than just garden beds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Secret Car Buff Business
Step inside the garages of Wayne Murphy & Geoff Button and discover what drives them to collect iconic classic cars, and why they think the EV generation need to have a little more respect for what's revved before! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Making The Breast Of It!
Kerry Patford is the Chief nurse of the McGrath's Foundation, and she leads an army of 300+ breast care nurses, including those in the Upper Hunter. Kerry believes women diagnosed in regional areas should be putting themselves first to improve their outcomes. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Singleton Sue!
Mayor Sue Moore has been in Singleton Council for 25 years, and she's just been re-elected for another term. The desire to make Singleton the jewel of the Upper Hunter, still burns fiercely in this local government warrior! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Australia's Pentathlon Princess
It's one of the craziest Olympic sports - Modern Pentathlon - running, swimming, show-jumping, fencing & pistol shooting! And Singleton's Geneveive van ResBurg is fresh from the Paris Olympics, contemplating whether she's up for another Games in 4 years time. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Paul West - The River Cottage Chef
He grew up in Murrurundi, and spruiks the real value of growing and utilising local produce. Paul West fondly recalls how his upbringing has shaped many of his menus in his journey as a TV chef. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Could the Big One Ever Happen?
Three earthquakes in 30 days... 30 aftershocks. How well prepared is Muswellbrook and surrounding areas should the unthinkable happen, and we get a really big shaker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Troy Stolz - Bring It On!
There's not much that unsettles Troy Stolz - whistleblower, gambling reform advocate, cancer combatant. Now he believes the residents of the Upper Hunter could do with his straight talking style in local council, so this is what he stands for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bitten By A Brownie
Stuart Forrest from Singleton Heights is a lucky guy. He takes us step by step through what happens when you are bitten by a brown snake, and what not to do! And he is truly grateful for the council crew that saved him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Not Your Typical Nimby's!
Merriwa residents Warwick Edden and Mark Fitzroy have no beef about getting the Goulburn River Solar & Battery Storage Farm in their backyard. But they are pretty steamed over how Ringwood Road is not being upgraded to deal with a massive increase in truck traffic. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Where There's Smoke, there's Deanna Faulks!
She's a trailblazer for women in Emergency Services, and Deanna has been on the frontline of many crisis events in the Upper Hunter. But her real passion is helping other women break down barriers in what has been a mainly male domain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Mother's Heartache
Aberdeen's Kate Jones lost her son Jared to suicide 8 months ago. And while the pain is still very raw, Kate is trying to ease her own heartache by "doing something" to help others process the sense of hopelessness. Warning: This episode contains discussion on suicide. See omnystudio.com/listener...
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Danny the Dynamo!
If only you could clone the likes of Singleton's Danny Eather! The guy's a machine! After being at the helm of Business Singleton, Danny is stepping aside to dedicate more time to his day job as a fundraising force for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Andy's Dandy Films
Andy Johnson is being touted as Aussie filmaking's next big thing, think Baz Luhrman or Stephen Elliott. So what was it about growing up in the small town of Lower Belford, that has fuelled the drive to reach for the stars! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Justice For Biddy
The Porter Family spent many years in the Muswellbrook region, but a move to Orange 5 years ago, led to an event so tragic, a mother is only now able to speak about it. Rebekah Porter is urging her old home town to support her petition to the NSW Parliament, changing laws around the rights of…
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Muswellbrook's Mr Real Estate
Sandy Warburton has lived three decades in the thick of Muswellbrook’s property scene, watching it evolve from coal town to one of this state’s real tree-change capitals. So, what's in his real estate crystal ball for our region? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fire Safety Trailblazer
With more than 20 years experience in the fire-rescue profession, Muswellbrook’s Fire Station Officer Sebastian Jacobs wants us to take fire prevention more seriously, as his team offers a range of services to ensure the unthinkable never happens to you and your family. See…
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Peree Watson Has A New Plan
She came close to causing an upset at the last state election for the seat of the Upper Hunter, but don't write Peree Watson off just yet. She's learnt a lot from her failures and it's only driving her to seek another shot at local politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Just Call Me Meg from Muswellbrook
Former Young Citizen of the Year, Meg Southcombe has lived the challenges of loving someone with mental illness, and it's that experience that drives this 20-year-old to advocate for the wellbeing of Upper Hunter kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Power & The Passion of Liddell
A true icon of the Upper Hunter, a bevy of artists have discovered beauty in the midst of the demolition of the Liddell Power station. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nicky v BHP
Muswellbrook woman Nicky Redgrove is braving freezing temps to stage a daily protest vigil outside the gates of BHP's Mt Arthur mine, as she fights for improved work safety. It's a messy legal fight, as Nicky deals with chronic pain after a freak accident on the job. See omnystudio.com/listener…
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A Mum’s Legacy To Her Mining Son
Darren Cutrupi unfolds the heart-wrenching story of Jo Ufer, whose son Joshua tragically lost his life in the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion in New Zealand. At just 25, Joshua was following his father’s footsteps into the mines when disaster struck, claiming the lives of 29 men. This episode…
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSWELLBROOK
Being an independent female filmmaker in the Upper Hunter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SCHOOL OF RUGBY LEAGUE
By day, she is known to her students at Scone Grammar School as their PE teacher. But once the school bell rings, Yasmin Clydsdale becomes one of the best female rugby league players in Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The business giving prisoners a second chance
Muswellbrook's Stephen Ford is all for second chances. Not only has he cheated death twice in his life, his company is now giving prisoners a chance to be upskilled for life on the outside. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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WHERE THERE'S A WILL...
After the heartbreaking loss of her son Will to suicide at just 24 years old, Pauline Carrigan turned her grief into a force for change. In this episode, Pauline shares the emotional story of her loss and how it led her to found "Where There’s A Will," a wellbeing education program that has…
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FROM SUNSHINE TO WATER - Can Hydro Power work in the Upper Hunter?
A lot of is going on to fill the Upper Hunter, from Liddell up past Merriwa, full of solar power generation but is that the only solution to replace our old coal fired power stations? We talk to former Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull about his push to use two local dams to keep the lights on. See...
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MANUFACTURING RENEWABLES
Re-energising the Upper Hunter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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THE SACRIFICE OF A WAR: Its significance more than five decades later
The Upper Hunter community will commemorate Anzac Day with the rest of Australia on April 25. 72-year-old Vietnam Veteran Bruce Brown invited us to his home at Parkville near Scone to share some of his stories from the frontline of war and talks about the importance of still remembering the...
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REALITY BITES
The rise of domestic, family and sexual violence in our community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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