Health (part I)

In this episode — the first in a two-part focus on Health — we hear people's reflections on those first days of the pandemic. The complexities and nuances in how people in a single rural shire prepare for, confront and live through the pandemic is telling. Even in a local bushfire crisis, many people were already tracking COVID-19 closely. These rural stories, that are rarely told, show how the pandemic was interwoven with the realities of life — set against the backdrop of the bushfires and drought. The story of COVID-19 in the Bega Valley isn't a single crisis but a compounding cumulative one: these are stories of grief and ingenuity, told with humour, warmth or rawness. In these stories we explore the different ways people stay hopeful, deal with loss, and remain resilient and connected.   ________ © Bega Valley Shire Council and Bega Valley Shire Library 2019-2024   Acknowledgement of Country Bega Valley Shire Library acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians of the lands, waterways and airspace on which we live.   Help if you need Mental Health Line (NSW Health): 1800 011 511 Lifeline: 13 11 14; SMS: 0477 13 11 14; W: lifeline.org.au   Acknowledgement of funding The Talking Together oral histories project made possible by funding from the NSW Reconstruction Authority (Resilience NSW). The NSW Reconstruction Authority is dedicated to disaster prevention, preparedness, recovery & reconstruction. Funded under the joint Australian Government–NSW Government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the NSW Government.   All music “Rocks and Snow” David Ross Macdonald: Bandcamp “3XQ” Baron Grand: Epidemic Sound “Fairy Tale” Livio Amato: Epidemic Sound “Glitch in Reality” David Celeste: Epidemic Sound    Image Credits Series Hope Loss Resilience photo by Geoffrey Moore on Unsplash Episodes Fire photo by Jo-Anne McArthur on Unsplash Health (parts 1 & 2) photos by Ilya Chunin

Episode 2 of the Hope Loss Resilience podcast, hosted by Bega Valley Shire Library, titled "Health (part I)" was published on November 28, 2023 and runs 28 minutes.

November 28, 2023 ·28m · Hope Loss Resilience

Summary

In this episode — the first in a two-part focus on Health — we hear people's reflections on those first days of the pandemic. The complexities and nuances in how people in a single rural shire prepare for, confront and live through the pandemic is telling. Even in a local bushfire crisis, many people were already tracking COVID-19 closely. These rural stories, that are rarely told, show how the pandemic was interwoven with the realities of life — set against the backdrop of the bushfires and drought. The story of COVID-19 in the Bega Valley isn't a single crisis but a compounding cumulative one: these are stories of grief and ingenuity, told with humour, warmth or rawness. In these stories we explore the different ways people stay hopeful, deal with loss, and remain resilient and connected.   ________ © Bega Valley Shire Council and Bega Valley Shire Library 2019-2024   Acknowledgement of Country Bega Valley Shire Library acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians of the lands, waterways and airspace on which we live.   Help if you need Mental Health Line (NSW Health): 1800 011 511 Lifeline: 13 11 14; SMS: 0477 13 11 14; W: lifeline.org.au   Acknowledgement of funding The Talking Together oral histories project made possible by funding from the NSW Reconstruction Authority (Resilience NSW). The NSW Reconstruction Authority is dedicated to disaster prevention, preparedness, recovery & reconstruction. Funded under the joint Australian Government–NSW Government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the NSW Government.   All music “Rocks and Snow” David Ross Macdonald: Bandcamp “3XQ” Baron Grand: Epidemic Sound “Fairy Tale” Livio Amato: Epidemic Sound “Glitch in Reality” David Celeste: Epidemic Sound    Image Credits Series Hope Loss Resilience photo by Geoffrey Moore on Unsplash Episodes Fire photo by Jo-Anne McArthur on Unsplash Health (parts 1 & 2) photos by Ilya Chunin

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