Wellness Valley - Podcast

Wellness Valley - Podcast

Highlights and interviews from Wellness Valley with Jo Shipley. Wellness Valley brings you the latest news, insightful interviews, and engaging discussions about the wellness scene in the Yass Valley. Tune in for expert advice, local stories, and inspiration to support your well-being. Dive into the world of wellbeing here in the heart of Yass Valley. With Jo Shipley. Excerpt from 'Wellness Valley' with Jo Shipley on Yass FM 100.3 - Yass Valley's community radio station. Listen to Wellness Valley live on Fridays 11am - 1pm online, on digital, on 100.3FM. www.yassfm.org

Episodes

July 11, 2025 21 mins

In this episode of Wellness Valley, Jo Shipley speaks with Bowning local Emma Webb, whose heartfelt plea at a recent Yass Valley Council meeting captured the attention of many. Emma shares her personal journey as a farmer, mother, and unexpected advocate, standing up against the over-saturation of renewable energy projects...

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The Yass Valley community is being encouraged to apply for grant funding through Transgrid’s newly launched HumeLink Community Investment and Benefits Program.

As part of Transgrid’s $4.89 billion HumeLink project, Yass Valley is set to benefit from a share of a $1.8 million grant stream, allocated to the four host councils in the HumeLink East corridor over the next two years.

Jo talks to Jeremy Roberts, the Trans...

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Supporting Yass Men: Health, Mateship, and Where to Get Help

To mark Men’s Health Week, we open up about prostate cancer and discuss the importance of getting tested, as well as the support available for men in the Yass Valley.

We join the Yass RSL Sub-Branch as they host a Men’s Health Week event at the Yass Veterans Hub. Special guests Peter Gibbs and Terry Butler from the Yass Prostate Cancer Support Group speak with...

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Jo talks with Melissa Ohana about her personal journey through HeartHealing® - a deeply nurturing process that helps heal the hidden wounds of the heart. Mel shares how she discovered this transformative approach to release pain and the stories that keep them stuck, and how she now helps others do the same.

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Yass Rotary made contact with one of Australia’s most prominent country music artists – Travis Collins – and he’s headlining a Flood Benefit Show in Yass on Saturday 31 May at the Clubhouse Hotel! 

Yass Rotary Club President, Simon Bernhard, talks to Jo Shipley about how it came about and what's happening on the night.  

Event Details:
Travis Collins – Flood Benefit Show
Satur...

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In this special ANZAC Day episode, we share the moving story of Trooper Peter Wold - a First World War veteran of the 12th Light Horse Regiment - whose unmarked grave in the Old Yass Cemetery has now been formally recognised as an official Australian War Grave.

Peter served bravely in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine, and rode in the legendary charge at Beersheba. After the war, he spent his last years in the service member's home Li...

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In this episode, we chat with Edward Wakatama and Lee Pinder, the owners of Highclere Farm - the new name for Blackburn Homestead - just outside Yass. After purchasing the historic property in 2020, they spent four years lovingly restoring it, a journey captured over two years by Restoration Australia.

Now a beautifully tr...

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When Yass locals Linn and Orida Armour received their COVID-19 vaccinations, they never imagined the road that lay ahead. Both were later declared vaccine-injured — but instead of receiving support, they found themselves facing silence, disbelief, and a lack of answers.

In this episode, Linn and Orida open up about their experience — from the moment s...

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Join Jo Shipley as she chats with Mary-Clare Walker from the Yass Valley Business Chamber about the winners of the Yass Valley Business Chamber Business Awards 2025!

The Yass Valley Business Chamber Awards celebrates the innovation, resilience and dedication of businesses across the Yass Valley, and winners were announced at the gala awards night held at the newly reopened Shaw Estate, Murrumbateman, on Friday 28 March.

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