Sarah speaks to Jan Kruger, Executive Director of Imagine More about the organisation and the conference they ran which is now available for replay until 28 October 2024. The topic is safeguarding - how to ensure a good life for a loved one with disability after you are gone. Plus, Powerd media's Emma Myers looks into the topic of forced sterilisat…
Tania McCartney is a Canberra based author and illustrator. Her latest children's book, Flora: Australia's most curious plants was launched recently. Sarah Guise spoke to her about the book and asked 10 year old Corbin what he thought.
In advance of the ACT Seniors and Better Ageing Expo on 25 September, 1RPH's Maryanne Gore spoke to COTA CEO Jenny Mobbs about what's planned for the Expo, and some other events in Seniors month, leading up to the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October.
Bob Sobey reads the Daily Advertiser on Radio 1RPH to Wagga Wagga and Junee listeners, but he was also awarded an OAM for his policing and peacekeeping career. Listen to Radio 1RPH's Ben Signor as he talks to Bob, about peacekeeping missions in Haiti, Cyprus, Timor Leste and the Solomon Islands and all the other amazing things he has done. Photo in…
The Disability Expo in Canberra on 6 and 7 September 2025 was lucky enough to feature Tim Murdoch as their ambassador. Radio 1RPH's Maryanne Gore interviewed him about his music career, his advice to young musicians and his fabulous Elvis-style gold lame jacket!
Did you get to the Canberra Disability Expo on the 6-7 September? Radio 1RPH did and we spoke to the event Ambassador Tim Murdoch, as well as people from Dice for Diversity, WheelEasy, Freedom Motors, Water Wombats, Rainbow Club, Elouera Special School, Raise Your Spirit, the Department of Social Service's Job Access service and Koomarri.…
Sarah and Maryanne went along to Floriade to welcome back some of Canberra's Paralympians and Olympians. They spoke to Jesse Moore, Angie Ballard, Jesse Aungles, Alex Hill, Vanessa Low, Kendall Brodie and Josh Hicks.
Did you get to the Canberra Disability Expo on the 6-7 September? Radio 1RPH did and we spoke to the event MC, Mel Harrison, as well as people from Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT, Guide Dogs ACT/NSW, Blind Cricket ACT, Eyes for Life, Bindi Maps and Fragile X Association
In our final Paralympic Bulletin, a wrap up of the closing ceremony. Plus Emma Myers speaks to Christie Dawes about the broader impacts of the Paralympics and Sarah reads an article about the legacy for Brisbane 2032.
Maryanne Gore presents this sixth bulletin in Radio 1RPH’s series on the Paralympic Games: The Federal Minister for Sport announces that Paralympic Games medal winners will receive the same financial incentive payments as their Olympic counterparts Maryanne interviews Shae Graham, librarian by day, wheelchair rugby player at night and at the Paraly…
The set of recommendations around establishing a disability rights act was one of the big pieces of the Disability Royal Commission final report. Sarah Guise speaks to an academic expert, Assoc Professor Piers Gooding from Latrobe University, about a human rights act vs and disability rights act. Plus we hear from Craig Wallace, Acting CEO of Advoc…
1RPH’s Rhod McDonald presents the fifth program in our series on the Paralympic Games. Included is an article read by 1 RPH’s Sarah Guise- "Bodies are Funny: People with disability know bodies can be funny so it’s OK that you're laughing at the Paralympics Tik Tok account”. Also, Emma Myers from the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (…
We catch up on the results achieved by the paralympians our 1RPH reporters have interviewed plus an interview with Telaya Blacksmith, competing in athletics. Also, an article from Paralympics Australia on the Men's doubles wheelchair tennis duo, and another on the additional challenges faced by paralympians compared to their olympic colleagues.…
In our third program on the Paris Paralympics, 1RPH’s Sarah Guise interviews Paralympian sprinter Chad Perris and reads about Janelle Colquhoun who lost her career as opera singer in her twenties because of blindness but went on to become a champion archer. Sarah also reads about The Startline, a feature on the Paralympics Australia website which c…
What did the government's response to the Disability Royal Commission commit to on ending segregation and promoting inclusive education? This episode includes three interviews. Powerd media's Emma Myers speaks to the CEO of Children and Young People Australia and Sarah Guise speak to the Acting CEO of Advocacy for Inclusion, Craig Wallace and an ac…
A presentation made last Friday for Children’s Book Week at Yass Primary School of the about to be released children’s picture book Molly and Maple: The Guide Dogs who changed Nettie’s life. The book is written by Canberra writer Barbie Robinson and illustrated by Yass artist Sara Phemister. It’s a fictional story based on the experiences of Annett…
In this second program of Radio 1RPH’s series on the Paralympics: our host Maryanne Gore brings us news from the opening ceremony. 1RPH’s Rhod McDonald interviews Paralympian wheelchair tennis player Andy Parker.
Maryanne Gore talks to Alex Saffy who is swimming in the S10 100mfreestyle, 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley. Emma Myers of CBAA talks to Christie Dawes, champion wheelchair marathon racer about her commentary gig with Channel 9 for the Paris Games.