HeyJaredBig Little Small Talk
Megan O'Hara Sullivan has interviewed countless Toowoomba region locals. Megan feels that everyone has their own story to tell and every one is worth listening to and you'll hear it all on Big Little Small Talk.
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The people who live and work in regional, remote and rural Australia (opens the original)
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Adi Francis is an Australian journalist, broadcaster, and TV news anchor for the ABC. She was appointed an ambassador for Dementia Australia in 2026. Adi shares her personal experience as a carer for her mother who has dementia. Mark Cartner is the founder and director of Walkabout Training, an indigenous-owned business that offers bespoke outdoor education programs for youth at risk Wendy Hick lives on a remote cattle property at the bottom of the Gulf of Carpentaria near the Queensland-Norther
Graham S. Green (opens the original)
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Graham S. Green, much like his namesake is an author. However, Graham is much more; he is also a cultural advocate and TESOL (Teaching English to Other Languages) teacher. Asia is a long way from the central west of NSW where Graham grew up on a farm. After his first degree at university in Canberra, he found himself in Taiwan teaching English to adults and children…. and so began his love for other cultures. Currently Graham works in the field of refugee education and migration narratives, part
Alecia Staines (opens the original)
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Alecia Staines grew up on a farm at The Gums 200 kms west of Toowoomba. She knew that pregnancy and birth was a normal part of the life cycle, it didn’t need to be hard. As a mother of 6 children Alecia felt that birthing was becoming the forgotten feminist issue and decided in 2021 to create the Maternity Consumer Network (MCN). It would be a network that provided support for maternity services, advocacy, information sharing, strategic direction for campaigns as well as Respectful Maternity Car
Karen Makkai (opens the original)
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Karen Makkai didn’t start her working life teaching meditation, in fact she studied to be a speech pathologist. In 2020 Karen was plunged into the world of breast cancer - she was diagnosed with an aggressive lobular carcinoma. What followed was the usual chaos of cancer; mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy. To try and still her mind, manage her stress, her mood and to fill in the long hours of infusions, Karen turned to meditation. The practice has become central to Karen’s lif
Jade Hubbard (opens the original)
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Jade Hubbard is a young woman, wise beyond her years. When the opportunity came up to play rugby union in the UK, she was mature enough to seize the opportunity. Despite the fact she had to make the agonising decision to leave her young son and partner behind in Australia, she knew had to go. Jade revelled in the experience and came back with life changing memories. She continues to coach girls rugby union teams, and has added a daughter to her growing family.
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