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Love Your Work

by With Cathie Agg

Conversations with inspiring locals.Each month, Cathie Agg asks a South Gippsland or Bass Coast local about their all-time favourite job. You’ll hear about the moments they've loved, the lessons they've learned, and the values that drive them. These are insightful personal stories from people, from all walks of life, who share our towns.Hope you enjoy listening!Cathie

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Episodes

  1. Glenn Arnold, President, Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club

    If you’re listening to this in South Gippsland or Bass Coast, you’re most likely aware of the significant beach erosion that’s occurring at Inverloch. Over the past 10 years or so, the shoreline’s retreated by more than 70 metres, and the Surf Life Saving Club’s now under threat from storms, high...

  2. Drew Ginn OAM, Olympic Rower (Cape Paterson)

    Looking for some help with motivation and mindset? … Today's guest is Olympic athlete Drew Ginn, who lives part-time on their family farm in Cape Paterson. You might remember Drew as part of the famous ‘Oarsome Foursome’ ….. they became household names - and we watched them on TV when in 1996…

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  3. Mary Ross-Heazlewood, Palliative Care specialist (Leongatha)

    Let’s not talk about palliative care! Palliative care, death and dying is a subject that’s taboo in Australia. So, why should we learn about it? Today’s guest answers that question in an informative, elevating, and beneficial way. On the eve of her retirement, Mary Ross-Heazlewood from Gippsland...

  4. HIGHLIGHTS - Summary of the best advice from locals

    Here are some sneaky highlights from my Love Your Work interviews - some of the best advice from South Gippsland and Bass Coast locals! Enjoying this podcast? Follow this page! 😀 If you have a recommendation for a really interesting local to interview, let us know in the Comments! 😀 Cathie

  5. ELDERS: Betty McLaughlin, 81, Thorpdale South (formerly)

    Saving the world for 81 year old Betty McLaughlin was a very good thing, she says, but it wasn’t much fun! That is, not until she found her song in South Gippsland. Betty and her partner certainly had some reservations about leaving their spacious five acre block in the hills of Thorpdale South…

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  6. Catherine Watson, Editor, The Bass Coast Post (Wonthaggi)

    Catherine Watson is the Editor and Publisher of The Bass Coast Post. She’s had a long career in journalism, and is well known for giving us this alternative source of news and commentary. It’s an online magazine written by and for residents of the Bass Coast. The Post strives to deliver a…

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  7. Andrea Curtis, Diabetes Educator (Koorooman near Leongatha)

    In healthcare, often mighty achievements happen under the surface, beyond our sight. Andrea Curtis, a Diabetes Educator in Leongatha, is driven by the need for regional communities to have access to excellent care. Andrea has created unique programs to support local children, their families, and...

  8. Marsha Livingstone, Myotherapist (Leongatha)

    How can we best look after ourselves as we age? In this conversation, highly experienced Myotherapist, Marsha Livingstone provides advice as well as exercises we can follow along to, in order to improve our posture, and balance our strength. She also has some great motivational words to help keep...

  9. Sandy Ryan, Big Wave Surfer (Cowes)

    The first thing that strikes me about Sandy Ryan is his humility. He’s a self-confessed water addict, in particular for surfing massive waves. Well known on Phillip Island and to surfers around the world as a big wave surfer, Sandy’s always been drawn to a great surf break. In his humble style,...

  10. Marty 'Moo' Thomas, Hospitality (Meeniyan)

    Marty has the magic sauce to help transform a regional town. It's an insightful and personal conversation with the wonderful Marty 'Moo', widely known as the Unofficial Mayor of Meeniyan. He's just an extraordinary community builder. In Meeniyan and beyond, Marty ‘Moo’ Thomas is a household name....

  11. Steve Dunn, Scuba Diver (Inverloch)

    How do you start kids on a positive, healthy pathway? Walking into Steve's house, I immediately see two scuba tanks. It’s funny how sometimes inanimate things represent so much passion. Steve is a born teacher, driven to protect our marine environment. He's a fervent scuba diver and marine expert...

  12. Jane Coker, Community Singing Leader (Dumbalk)

    Jane Coker is a community gatherer, a confidence booster, and a talented enabler of everyone's vocal chords ... including mine! It's not about performance, it's just about the simple joy of singing and getting together with others. Can you sing? I love singing but I can't sing in tune. Sometimes…

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  13. Wendy, Mental Health Counsellor - Tips to identify your personal values

    As the research suggests, your values can be a great guide to finding fulfilling work. With each guest in this series, I ask them about their personal values and whether they relate to the work they do. So when mental health counsellor Wendy agreed to do this interview, I jumped at the…

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  14. Meet Jake Condotta, the Snake Catcher (Bena)

    What does it take to be a snake catcher? If you’ve seen snakes on your property, this conversation is for you. Not a job for everyone, but he has a great story about how he got into it. A little tip is although he handles snakes, he's scared of dogs!! And he provides you with some excellent…

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  15. Grant, sound recordist for film and tv (Leongatha)

    Grant has spent his career travelling the world as a sound recordist for film and tv. In Australia, he worked on programs such as ‘Beyond 2000’ with Amanda Keller. Overseas, Grant’s work was focused on creating human interest stories with Australian journalist John Pilger, who was known as a...

  16. Bron Beach, President of Leongatha Lyric Theatre (Korumburra)

    As anyone who’s seen a local theatre performance will know, we have very talented people at theatre groups across South Gippaland and Bass Coast. In this conversation we take a look behind the scenes at the audition process, the background roles, the musicians, and the whole team that do what it...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Conversations with inspiring locals.Each month, Cathie Agg asks a South Gippsland or Bass Coast local about their all-time favourite job. You’ll hear about the moments they've loved, the lessons they've learned, and the values that drive them. These are insightful personal stories from people, from all walks of life, who share our towns.Hope you enjoy listening!Cathie

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Conversations with inspiring locals.Each month, Cathie Agg asks a South Gippsland or Bass Coast local about their all-time favourite job. You’ll hear about the moments they've loved, the lessons they've learned, and the values that drive them. These are insightful personal stories from people, from...

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