Extraordinary/Ordinary

Extraordinary/Ordinary

Celebrating and commemorating local women’s history. Each episode features women talking about other women, living and historical. Shortlisted for the 2025 Victorian local History Awards.

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April 27, 2024 28 mins

In the final episode of this series, listen to Rebecca Rose speak about the renaissance women Mary Fairburn,  Mannie Maund talk about her cello teacher Libby and Helen McBurney on the author Henry Handel Richardson.

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In episode number 7 you will hear gardener Kaso Sparks speak about her client, Joan,  broadcaster Maz Bennet on sericulturist Sarah Bladen Neill, student Blossom Symon D'Onofrio talks about Mel Willard, co-founder of the Gung Hoe Growers. You can also hear Artist as Family Meg Ulman on permaculture legend Su Dennett and Suz Kalk from The Village, on cook and ...

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In episode number 6 you will hear Fitness instructor Mandy Chillcott speak about  mountain biker Carrie Edney,  local councillor Rosier Annear on her dance troupe "Lady Fun Times", newspaper editor Lisa Dennis on women's soccer and gardener and activist Solway Nutting on her friend, the motorcycle legend Peggy Hyde.

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In episode number 5 you will hear yoga teacher Jane Mallick speak about menstrual educator Jane Bennett, Regrarian Lisa Heenan on her mum, champion diver Pearl Heenan, Stefania Netcu on inspiring Vicki Edwards and Leonie Saunders talk about Dr. Janet Bacon.

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In this fourth episode hear Lesley Bowe speak about her Army Nurse Aunt, Jessie Bowe, Educator and "Girl Racer" Norma Gray, Lisa Tancredi on dog groomer Judy Davis and Scout  Simpson Purdon on her teacher, Carla Cash.

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In this third episode hear Mara McGann Reynolds talk about dance educator Edna Reinhardt, the artist Melinda Harper on Aunty Julie McHale, Yowie Central Podcaster Sarah Bignell on Suzanne Donisthorpe and curator Emma Busowski discuss Christian Waller.

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In this second episode hear former curator Lauretta Zilles speak about the Leviny women, volunteer Diane Linton on the indomitable Winnie Brotherton and historian Robyn Annear discuss lawyer and president of the House Wives' Association, Gladys Hain

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Extraordinary/Ordinary celebrates and commemorates local women's history. In this first episode listen to interviews with indigenous artist Kerri Douglas, historian Marjorie Theobald and heritage advisor Kacey Sinclair as they talk about the women who have made an impact on them - including Fanny Finch, a goldfields businesswoman and a single mother of four, with African heritage

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