Wellness Valley - Podcast
Welcome to Wellness Valley! From the heart of Yass Valley, NSW, we share inspirational everyday stories that bring hope, wellbeing, and personal growth. Each episode explores how resilient communities in regional Australia navigate life’s challenges while weaving in holistic, spiritual, and healing practices. Through real stories, honest conversations, and gentle guidance, you’ll discover insight and inspiration to support your wellbeing, enrich your daily life, and help you navigate the ups and downs of the journey with a full heart. About the Host Jo Shipley is a holistic wellness practitioner and community-minded advocate based in Yass, in the Southern Tablelands, NSW. She’s also the host of Wellness Valley on Yass FM 100.3, our local community radio station with a wide reach, sharing inspiring stories and practical guidance from the Yass Valley and regional Australia to support wellbeing, personal growth, and everyday living. 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. Listen Live & Listen Again - www.yassfm.org
Episodes
Max Stettner and Nat Barnes, organisers of Dragon Dreaming Festival at Wee Jasper chat about this year's festival - a celebration of music, art and the 'dreamers' community.
We cover what the festival stands for, the recent DA process with council (including tough reports from police and LEMC on safety and roads), and ...
Irish & Celtic Music Festival 2025, Yass - Everything you need to know!
Janno Scanes, organiser of the Irish & Celtic Music Festival in Yass, talks about who it’s for, what’s happening, and why this beautiful festival means so much to our community. It’s on 19–21 September 202...
How to reclaim your power! Explore ways, tips and tricks to feel more empowered!
With the shadow of more wind turbines hanging over the Yass Valley, and the alarming experience of the Rye Park/Bango residents now becoming more widely known, Jo would like to explore ways that we can reduce the ‘perceived’ sense of powerlessness and worry, and provide useful tips and tricks to support the mental health of those affe...
Scammers are getting smarte - but seniors are fighting back. In this episode, Jo speaks with Bec Turner, Public Policy Manager at Google Australia, about Project BRIDGE, a new program for Scams Awareness Week helping older Australians build digital confidence and spot scams before they strike. Learn simple tips like STOP, CHECK, PROTECT to stay safe online and protect yourself.
Jo chats with former Miss World Australia, Sarah Marschke, about growing up in Bundaberg, being talent-scouted to become an international model and Miss Australia, playing rugby and AFL, and now her journey into the London country music scene. Along the way, she has championed women’s empowerment, founded charities, and is releasing her new single, &ld...
Jo chats with the fabulous Rose McDonnell, owner of the much-loved Spotty Rose boutique clothing store in Yass. Rose shares her journey into the world of fashion, what inspired her to take the leap and open a small boutique in the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, and how it has grown into one of Yass’s most stylish stores.
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In this episode, we speak with Duncan Waugh, a local farmer and business owner from Bowning, about the growing community concerns surrounding the proposed Bendinine Wind Factory - a project involving 90 wind turbines between Bowning and Binalong.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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