EarthChat
EarthChat presents in-depth conversations and views on the many environment issues affecting our community. EarthChat is brought to you by BEAM Mitchell Environment Group. You can listen live each Tuesday on Seymour FM at 12noon AEST or to the repeat on Saturday at 8am with your hosts Vanessa, Peter, Ruth and Tim. Time to tune in, listen up and get active EarthChatters!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Community Energy and Council energy - good electrification happenings in Mitchell Shire
This week on EarthChat, John Thompson president of Mitchell Community Energy joins Narelle Liepa from Mitchell Shire Council on EarthChat to share some of the good work happening in community renewab…
The Heart of Activism
Join Tim Budge and Jessica Morrison as they chat about Jessica's involvement in peace and social justice issues. Jess has been a passionate advocate for working towards peace in situations such as Af…
Performing Arts Benefit Planetary Wellbeing, S24, Ep38
Ruth chats with creative team members of the Seymour Performers Workshop (SPW) to explore the far reaching benefits of the performing arts, along with exciting news of their latest production and the…
Managing growth, caring for the environment, S24, Ep37
Listen in to this week's EarthChat where Marie Gerrard and Ruth Yeatman chat to Wallan environment advocate Claudia James about managing growth while caring for the environment. They look at the chal…
Good Coffee and Climate Action - S24, Ep36
Tim Budge and Peter Lockyer chat with Andrew Mahar, AM about taking practical steps to support climate action around the world. Andrew is an internationally recognised social entrepreneur, having spe…
Birds in our region with local twitcher Peter Sawyer S 24, Ep 35
Peter Sawyer is a Seymour resident with a passion for watching birds. Birds in town, on the Goulburn River and recently at Borroloola in the Northern Territory. On EarthChat, Peter Lockyer teases out…
Treaty for Victoria Update S24, Ep34
Ruth and Phil welcome Levi Power and Jarvis Atkinson from the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria who bring us the latest Victorian Treaty news. Treaty is an opportunity for First Peoples to have a g…
Granite to Goulburn group tackles landscape restoration
On this week's EarthChat, Vanessa and Ruth talk about landscape restoration and the pilot project Vanessa has coordinated this year with the Granite to Goulburn group (G2G), under the umbrella of the…
Treaty for Victoria, S24, Ep32
This program originally went to air on 8th December, 2023. however, there has been lots of further developments in relation to a Treaty for Victoria and the First People's Assembly. EarthChat will ha…
Feeding the World's Children
This week Marie and Tim talk to Una Hobday OAM from the Rotary organisation “Food Plant Solutions”. This group have developed a large data base of suitable plants for different countries and regions …
The art of growing and eating delicious, nutritious, local food! S24, Ep31
On this EarthChat, Chloe Fox, Brontë Haines, and Nelly Watson chat with Ruth of their passion, commitment and creativity in bringing yummy affordable local seasonal produce from farm to plate.
To pro…
Senator Janet Rice reflects on Gaza, climate action and other issues. S24, Ep30
Our guest on this week's EarthChat is the former Greens Senator, Janet Rice. For over 40 years, Janet has been a campaigner for people and the planet, including campaigning against trucks in resident…
Taungurung Lands and Water Council proposes management of the Tallarook Forest as a Cultural Reserve S24, Ep29
What does this proposed Indigenous management mean now that the logging threat has subsided. Or has it? Is selective logging within this proposal?
The Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TLaWC) belie…
Local Environment Activities, S24, Ep28
This week Marie Gerrard and Peter Lockyer chat with Elyse Kelly, Mitchell Shire Council's Environment Coordinator about a range of plans to enhance the local environment in our beautiful shire. Elyse…
Handy Hints to Reduce Plastic S24, Ep27
It's now the middle of Plastic Free July and this week's EarthChat gives us a good opportunity to do a plastic-free stock take. How is the month going for you? What have been the small steps you have…
Turtles in the Goulburn Valley S24, Ep26
Turtles in the Goulburn Valley - ancient survivors under threat from foxes and vehicles.
Ken Wallis lives on a property near 5 Mile Siding on the Goulburn River, on which he grows flowers with his p…
Lessons from the Voice Referendum, S24, Ep25
Despite the recent referendum result the reconciliation journey continues - it is far from over as the need for recognition, justice, and healing is ongoing.
6.2 million Australians voted YES. And th…
Birdlife Australia - Save birds, save lives
This week on EarthChat, Marie and Ruth chat with the Hon Kelvin Thompson about Birdlife Australia. The conversation is a great chance to learn about long-standing group and its work that makes the mo…
A Rising Tide of activism against fossil fuels
The Rising Tide of community activism against the fossil fuel export industry has a local champion in Peter Gaffney. Rising Tide is an activist community group focused on real action to address the c…
Plastic Free July - small steps, big difference
Plastic Free July is coming and we have an amazing guest to help us plan individual and local community activities! On this week's EarthChat, Tim and Ruth chat with Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, the founder o…