The Australian Bite
Archive for September, 2009
Volunteers making a difference
25 September 2009
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Volunteer Garry Neindorf in hs radio operations room at home at Tumby Bay, SA (photo Brooke Neindorf)
This week on the Bite, we meet a couple of Australia’s thousands, if not millions of volunteer workers, whose fantastic efforts make a huge difference to people’s lives. South Australian volunteer marine radio operator Garry Smith, is one of Australia’s only full time “on call” operators, who does a great job helping boaties in need. And Queenslander Kirsty McLean helps people from remote areas get to and from hospitals in the city. We’ll also get the buzz on one of the Top End’s natural treasures – native sugarbag bees, which are now doing great work pollinating crops like melons and avocados.
Sports science – the competition behind the scenes
18 September 2009
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Sports science helps athletes like Olympic silver medallist Sally McLellan achieve their best
Behind every successful athlete there’s a team of professionals helping them achieve their peak performance. And this week on the Australian Bite, we drop in on the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra to find out what’s happening in the world of sports science and sports medicine. We also meet some of the dynamic young women who recently attended the Australian Women in Agriculture future leaders’ course. And doped-up kids – there’s disturbing evidence that that some Australian parents are giving marijuana to children as young as six in order to sedate them.
Platypuses in peril & hip hop indigenous style
10 September 2009
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On this week’s Australian Bite hear how the platypus is coming under threat from yabbie traps. Caitlyn Sawrey travels to the Garama Festival in Arnhem land, and talks to hip hop artists from around the Territory. And sustainable burials – find out how to reduce your carbon footprint when you die – and give something back to the earth.
Letters tell the stories of a nation
3 September 2009
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Australia Post has been asking Australians to send in their most interesting, moving, or historically significant letters, in order to document what life has been like for the past 200 years since the postal service began. We’ll hear more about it on this week’s Bite. We’ll also hear from a man who believes that Australia is becoming one of the most Godless nations on earth. And feral camels – they’re wreaking havoc in Central Australia, and we’ll take a look at a new DVD that’s aimed at tackling the problem.
