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Roads to Recovery
Tune in to find out what is available in our community to make living in our community easier, safer and more worthwhile.
| Presenters | Greg McHenry |
| Type | Talk |
| Keywords | Recovery, abuse, alcohol, other drugs, support, mental health, rehabilitation, living with any pain, community services, homelessness, homophobia | | Website | roadstorecovery.co.cc | | | | Tuesdays 11:00am - 12:00pm | Tune in to hear what is available in our community to make living in your community easier, safer and more worthwhile. Have a pen and paper ready, as there are always contact details to jot down!
Tune in with Greg McHenry, Tuesdays 11am-noon on 94.7 The Pulse.
Roads to Recovery, which is now into its sixth year of broadcasting, intends to increase public awareness of what is available in our community, to make living in our community easier, safer, and/or more worthwhile.
Edwina, who has produced many programs, and has been very much the ideas person for many topics we have covered, will handle ANY ideas you may have for appropriate discussion, and your involvement as a participant is encouraged.
Please use the “send program feedback” link below, and we will be in contact in a timely fashion.
The audience target is people of all ages. The program attempts to cover as many groups as possible that are able to help people in our community through their issues. We act as a conduit, only, to get information to people who (possibly) want to take that huge first step to recovery, for whatever the reason.
We talk about these issues in an informal, chatty manner, hoping that we de-mystify them, and inform the audience of relevant contacts to get help towards recovery. We have heard of a number of local people taking note of information they have learnt from the program, and taking that important first step to recovery.
The program goes to air on a weekly basis, when guests mainly drive the format, and the program has a strong focus about making it their program.
Participants have included
- Barwon Health, including their drug treatment services, mental health and chemical dependency unit.
- All services and programs of Barwon Youth
- The Victorian Salvation Army Network Services
- Centre Against Sexual Assault (CASA), Broken Rites , ASCA, Childwise, and other such agencies
- Youth Substance Abuse Support (YSAS)
- Vision Australia, MS Society, Parkinson’s Australia
- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
- Bethany Community Support
- SANE Australia, Turning Point (Direct Line)
- Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
- Headspace, Clockwork, Pathways, and Jigsaw Youth Health Services
- The Geelong Adolescent Sexuality Project (GASP)
- Churches of all faiths
- Recovering individuals still caught in the cycle of addiction
- CLAN - Care Leavers Australia Network
- DSAVic - Disabled Surfers Association
- Cottage By The Sea – Queenscliff
- M.A.R.C. – Coxie’s Melbourne Alcohol Recovery Centre
- June Alexander – anxiety and struggling with eating disorders.
Feedback from one of our listeners...
Dear Sir
Congratulations to Greg & the team for yet another great program.
What an amazing, informative, pro-active program this has become, bringing together people from different branches of the 'caring' community, encouraging co-operative networking, & providing information that can bring people to the services that can enrich their lives.
This week's program (25th October 2011) was a fine example of this, and the planned programs for the next few weeks reflect a genuine attempt to give comprehensive cover to issues, with follow-up & linked issues, and being catalyst to bring issues such as Gedda's situation to the table for action.
Greg's dedication, genuine interest in people & passion for making a difference is inspirational.
I hope The Pulse will continue to support the community issues & such dedicated presenters, and maybe consider repeating the program, perhaps in an evening or weekend time-slot , to hopefully help reach more who could benefit from the services or information.
"Well Done" to Greg & the team!
Sincerely
Trish (subscriber)
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Who will we be chatting with next week?
Each year we have been chatting with Jacqui Pierce to promote Brain Injury Awareness week, and give a plug to all the events that are on in our area. This year Ivan Thorne, who is from the Victim of Crime program at Centacare, will be with us. Given that 3000 brain injuries in Australia are [...]
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Who will we be chatting with this week?
Barbara Henry, the Chief Executive Officer of Barwon CASA Counselling Services and Kerry McFarlane, program and client services manager, and I will talk about the services Barwon CASA provides. We will chat about staff profiles, why the service is needed, and how it works for you. We will give some stats as well as talk [...]
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Welcome to Roads to Recovery
Roads to Recovery goes to air every Tuesday on 94.7 The Pulse. I look forward to your comments, and any suggestions for topics you would like covered in the future. Any issue can be considered!
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The Roads to Recovery PodcastHere is a selection of the most recent episodes on this podcast. You can listen to these episodes by clicking on the blue play button, or download them by clicking 'Download'.
 
Interviews and specials as heard on Roads to Recovery on 94.7 The Pulse, Tuesday'a at 11.00 a.m..
This snap is of Edwina & Greg at International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO Day)
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - SIDS
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is still the major cause of death in infants from 1 month to 1 year of age, with most deaths occurring between 2 and 4 months.
1987 in Australia saw a peak in the number of reported SIDS deaths at just fewer than 600, and there has been a steady decline since then, but there is an ideal target of zero that we are aiming for.
Why has there been such a decrease? We talk with SIDS researcher, Dr Jhodie Duncan, who is a neuroscientist with the Florey Neurosciences Institute.
There are still around 100 SIDS deaths annually, and I chat with Karl & Alex Waddell whose son River Jak Adam died Aged 128 days on the 6th November last year.
You can make donations that will be directed to the Florey Institute for SIDS research, through www.riverfoundation.com.au
Also - Karl will be running in the Great Ocean Road Marathon on 19th May to raise funds - email - alexandkarl@hotmail.com.au
We also talk of Bereavement help at Hope Bereavement Care - 5226 7269 and SIDS & Kids - 24 Hour Line: 1800 240 400
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Invasion Day & Wathaurong
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This is a chat that goes all over the place about celebrations on the 26th January for Australians and talks of discrimination, lack of understanding, and our need for reconciliation.
"Uncle" David Tournier and Professor Glenda MacNaughton are locals - David is heavily involved in educating our community about Indigenous Culture and History, and Glenda is on a steep learning curve to find out about where and what her birth area is all about, and how we can educate our young to accept their community.
We also talk about her work with the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood ? now - Equity and Childhood Program - as well as about the Geelong One Fire Reconciliation Group, whose aim is to foster and promote reconciliation in the region.
Keep your eye out for the Geelong One Fire website.
The Wathaurong Co-op can be contacted at ? Lot 62 Morgan St.- Nth Geelong, 3215 or Ph.(03) 5277 0044
Wathaurong Health Centre is at 20a Forster St -
Norlane 3214 - Ph: (03) 5277 2038
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Vision Australia - Intros all round
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This is a chat from the 5th August 2008, before pod-casting was available on 94.7 The Pulse.
I retrieved it from my archives as it created a fair bit of interest in the Vision Australia Organisation for its entertaining, AND informative content, and was recently mentioned again.
Vision Australia?s? Noel Read; who is a Recreation Development Worker, chats with Peter Madden, a client/volunteer, and they get to know a bit about each other as well as talking about living with a disability.
ALL general enquiries please phone - Vision Australia at 1300 84 74 66.
To VOLUNTEER ? 5249 2701 ?Kerryn
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Vision Australia - and Volunteering
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My guests today are from Vision Australia which, according to their website, is a not-for-profit organisation and the nations? leading provider of blindness and low vision services.
They provide the equipment and training that enables people who are blind or have low vision to live their lives to the full.
Vision Australia?s? Noel Read; who is a Recreation Development Worker and Kerryn O?Dea, a Coordinator of Volunteers, are with me today to chat about their roles, and what VA is up to in 2012, and I even get Noel to play live in the studio.
ALL general enquiries please phone - Vision Australia at 1300 84 74 66.
To VOLUNTEER ? 5249 2701 ?Kerryn
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Suicide Prevention Awareness Network
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Kendal Fisher, whose brother Kane committed suicide in 2009 (see Danny Lannen's article - http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2011/03/22/249665_feature.html) and Tilly Barger whose husband also suicided (see Age article - http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/17/1061059722677.html) join me to talk of their journeys of living.
To register for the 2012 walk - Lisa - Youthsuicide@hotmail.com - or Phone 0425751357
or Janelle on 0425 818 961 or Kim on 0403 536 734.
The Suicide Awareness Walk meets at Johnson Park at 8:30 am with the walk beginning at 10am.
For help - contact Lifeline 131114,
Hope Bereavement Care - (03) 5226 7269.
Kids Help Line - 1800 551 800
Mensline - 1300 78 9978
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - CFS
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Ross Synot, who heads a CFSsupport group here in Geelong, Fleur Gollan who is on her road to recovery, and her husband Ryan, along with Janine Castle, a naturopath, who also had this syndrome, talk about their journeys through and with CFS.
For further information on the support group you can contact Ross on 03 5221 4257, send him an email ross@optusgeelong.com.au or visit www.rossynot.com.au
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Community Living Assistance Geelong
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Damien Bernasconi of SalvoConnect and I had a chat over a light lunch about what goes on around Geelong to feed our homeless.
We know that Secondbite a group we chatted with back in July have been collecting food deemed to be wastage from food chains, supermarkets, fruit and veggie shops, caterers, etc. since 2005.
But what happens to the food, where is it distributed?
Damien, who has lots of contacts in this business, organised a bloke called Paul Kimber who tell us a bit about the history of food for the homeless in Geelong.
So he is here with us to chat today about a venue he started quite a while back, and we have a return visit from Vlad Selakovic, who talks to us about a more recent venue that the group First Response has established in Fenwick St.
Kardinia Network, Bellerine Street, provides emergency relief to people in need, food hampers and food vouchers. Limited assistance with furniture. Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm (Wednesday only 9:30am start) (03) 5222 2890.
SalvoConnect: new crisis accommodation - 5244-9500
Crisis Service - 1800 627 727
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Gambler's Help
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In this program, Steve Levakis from the City of Greater Geelong in Community Development (gaming), and Bec Henderson who is the Coordinator with Barwon Gambler's Help and Saver Plus from Bethany chat with Greg McHenry.
For a small number of people in our community, gambling, specifically the easy access type, (poker machines)is causing a massive problem in our community.
It tears families apart, and the addict needs to be protected against him- or herself.
The people who claim that their clubs would be hurt by measures to limit spending by problem gamblers, are doing so, to the detriment of the entire community.
FORTY per cent of the clubs revenue is generated through problem gambling. Clubs need to service the community, NOT their greed.
Problem gamblers and their families can find help and support on the Gambler's Help line - 1800 858 858, or during business hours, Bethany Community Support Gamblers Help Program Geelong on (03) 5278 8122.
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Staying sober - Alcohol & Other Drugs
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Today Warren Holland who has been working with people in the AOD field for many years chats about keeping it together, and maybe giving us a couple of tips on handling or avoiding triggers.
He talks a bit about his own journey and being sober for seventeen years.
We mentioned AA and NA as a couple of roads to recovery, and their contact details are:-
AA Meetings Geelong.
Ph. 5229 1710 ? (24hrs)
NA Meetings Geelong.
Ph. 52210803? (24hrs)
And of course, Direct Line ? 1800 888 236
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Today we talk about living and caring with people I met in the hydrotherapy facility at the . Margot Harpur was diagnosed with MS, i.e. multiple sclerosis, 38 years ago, and her main carer is her husband Rob.
A couple of weeks ago I chatted with Carol Cooke and Mark Sims about the MegaSwim that was to be held at the Bellarine aquatic centre.
This event raises funds for the Go for Gold scholarship.
These scholarships have helped to change the lives of people living with MS in the ACT, NSW and Victoria.
Well it was a great event that raised over $20,000 and one of my guests, Bree-arne Chamley, a scholarship recipient in 2010, performed live at the event on the Saturday evening.
You can email Bree-arne at - brees_acoustics@hotmail.com to get her CD, or Google and follow her trail.
For more info about MS - :-
http://www.msaustralia.org.au/ or phone MS Connect - 1800 042 138
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Tue 7 Feb 2012 17:15 - 18:30 Wed 8 Feb 2012 09:30 - 12:00 Thu 9 Feb 2012 10:00 - 12:00 Thu 9 Feb 2012 19:00 - 20:00 Thu 9 Feb 2012 19:30 - 22:30
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