The Local Update: Recent Episodes
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This week Graham Farram and I wandered over to Glebe Park Lagoon. The Bat colony that Hugh Pitty told us about a few weeks ago has well and truely arrived so we thought we’d take the opportunity to record bat poems with the bats in the background. Among the collection is a poem from the […]
This week I hand the reigns back to Graham Farram, as I did in episode 16. Over the last few months Graham has been looking through ‘Picturesque Travel, Bairnsdale to Bega’ by W Stanley Vogt. This week he takes a look at the community of Pambula. Later in the episode Graham is joined by Brian […]
This week on The Local Update Graham explores a collection of Australian poems. Black Ink publishers have been producing collections of ‘The Best Australian Poetry’ annually for about a decade now and Graham has managed, with thanks to our local library, to get his hands on a copy from 2010. Graham reads a few poems […]
We’ve spoken previously on The Local Update about the important role Dr Evershed played in the history of the Bega Valley. With Remembrance day around the corner and covid restrictions playing havoc on any ceremonies it was nice to learn that Robyn Evershed the Great, Great Granddaughter of Dr Evershed was visiting Bega this week […]
This week Graham has hit the road again, finding a historic description of Rocky Hall and Wyndham. I catch up with long term local Erin Moon. Erin is currently the Community Coordinator for the Bega River and Wetlands Landcare group (BRAWL). Over the last 13 years BRAWL have worked to clear weeds and rubbish from […]
After reading one of Bruce Pascoe’s poems in last weeks episode Graham Farram bumped into Bruce in the street here in Bega. That encounter motived Graham to delve a little deeper into the content of Pascoe’s poem and look at other works from Guwayu – For All Times edited by Jeanine Leane. Also in this […]
This week Graham shares a poem written by local Yuin man Bruce Pascoe. Before writing his number one best seller Pascoe edited magazines, wrote articles and collections of poems. Graham found one of Bruce’s poems in a recently released collection of Australia Indigenous poetry. Also in this episode we meet Michelle Martin. Michelle grew up […]
This week Graham Farram tells the story of Mr Harris who went from Newspaper mogul to using his printing press technology to produce ice… frozen water that is Later in the show I catch up with Hugh Pitty the convener of the Friends of The Glebe Park Lagoon to find out about the bat colony […]
This week on The Local Update, a quick poem from Graham about Bega’s business district. Later in the episode I’m joined by world renowned local singer song writer Daniel Champagne. Dan’s brand new album, released today, is Trying to hold the Setting Sun. We talk song writing, touring and entertaining yourself in iso. Daniel Champagne […]
This week Graham Farram is working through a collection of biographies. Among them is the story of the Peden family. We also catch up with Clay Thistleton and Kim Falkenmire. Clay is a local creative writing teacher who offered a free course to those affected by the fires. Kim, along with Ros Kirby, has just […]