The Martoo Review ....... And Us

COVID-19 has hammered so many industries this year and has made the world rediscover how it does things. I think the biggest positive that has come out of a horrible situation is finding out how important family is to us. This week singer/ songwriter Bridget O'Shannessy talks openly about her music career and what her family means to her and gives us a something to look forward to in the form of a new song she is about to release.

I have known Allan Elwood for nearly thirty years.  He is a true gentleman of our region, so to be asked to interview him back in April was a huge honour.  It is vitally important to capture stories like that of Gordon Brook South School. 

Mat Britton lost his dad in 2014 to mesothelioma. For the past six years he and his team have been raising funds to honour his father. " He was a great man, I couldn't let his name die."Trail to Triumph raises funds to help those with and awareness of lung diseases caused by asbestos and dust.This episode was recorded the afternoon before Mat and his team headed off on their 250km run.

When a young entrepreneur contacts you to help promote her business you can't ignore that kind of enthusiasm. This week on the show Emma Uebergang chats to us about being a new start up and the struggles that come with it.

Community and Service groups are the lifeblood of our community but they are struggling to attract new members to take on roles to keep them running now and into the future. This is Community Chaos.

Quite often I get asked what I get out of running a business, hosting events and producing this podcast.  The question of money always comes up, “How do you make money? How much do you make?” Well let’s just say that I learned many years ago that money really isn’t important. It’s nice but not my priority in life.  If it was, I would be looking for a real job.  What I do get out of this job is meeting people, building relationships, but most importantly educating the community and giving a voice to people of our region that do cool things, not for themselves but for other people they probably will never meet.Clem Fechner is one of those people that needs to have his story told.  I have known of Clem since I was maybe ten or twelve years old, and have regularly seen him around our region as I have grown older over the years, (I was going to say grown up, but we all know that hasn’t happened yet).  It was just a chance meeting, when I was guest speaker at PROBUS a number of weeks ago that I found out just how important Clem’s work, in retired life, is for people all over the country.

Local artist Olivia Everett is about to document the regions cultural map to get a better understanding of what our regions creative people are doing or trying to achieve . Whether it's visual, musical, theatrical or the written word, the arts and cultural sector has a huge part to play in our lives and economy. You may not believe it, but most industries, including the sciences are increasingly looking for staff involved in some type of arts industry. This is Cultural Resource Mapping.This is the link for the full project and survey:https://www.oliviaeveritt.com/cultural-resource-mapping?fbclid=IwAR2a2Mp7nbQSJPBoXhNS_yi3KcEPaHWzC90gzyeRbZijdh-NERvGVKG3XXk

We dig deeper into tourism with Young Tourism Leader Sheena Lindholm and Visit South Burnett Inc. President Jason Kinsella.