Money Coach Megan Christie, who helps people with their approach to managing their money, marks Family and Domestic Violence month with advice on how to recognise financial control or abuse, the various forms it can take, new laws which make the courts factor in financial abuse, and where to get immediate help.
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Experts at the Monash University Accident Research Centre have research on the links between road rage and accidents. Dr Amanda Stephens is a Psychologist and a Senior Researcher. Listen to her tell Clare Arthurs: what tail-gaters might be thinking why your day is affecting your perception easy ways to stay calm (which might not include singing ‘Frozen’).
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The Asian Shore Crab is a noxious pest in Port Phillip Bay and possible toxins mean you wouldn’t want to eat them or use them as bait. Clare Arthurs spoke to Alison Orchard from the Port Phillip Eco Centre. Listen to the podcast to find out: how the invader got here, the rapid rate of spread, and what boaties and
Read morePolice say crime has dropped in the general areas around Glen Eira, Bayside and Kingston. To find out what is working to make our suburbs safer, Clare Arthurs spoke to Leading Senior Constable Tania Stacey from the Proactive Policing Unit for the Southern Metro Region. They began by talking about what ‘proactive’ approaches look like in practice.
Read moreKingston Council has appointed three writers-in-residence to connect with other writers in the community as well as doing their own projects. We invited one of them, Kimberly Gillan, to chat about the project. She joined Clare Arthurs, and Steve Carey from the Kingston Writers Centre, and Steve began by asking her about the writer in residence programme.
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Two local artists behind the Abba tribute show ‘Babba’ are hoping to take their new show on tour. It’s a celebration of music and friendship between Olivia Newton-John and Karen Carpenter. Susie King and Jacqui Hamilton joined Clare Arthurs and Eadiella to talk about the show, “SING: The Olivia and Karen Show’, being staged at St Kilda for Mothers’ Day.
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