May 22, 2025 • 14 mins
This week we speak to a few volunteers from various regions across our state, from the Adelaide Hills to Eyre Peninsula, and also find out who took out the top gong at last night's 2025 South Australian Volunteer Awards.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
High art essode.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Hi, I'm Jackie Limb with iHeart essay. This week we're
celebrating National Volunteer Week and the selfless individuals around our
regions who give up their time and energy for others.
Nearly one million people contribute to our state's economy and
well being. They are parents, family caregivers and neighbors who
bring their life skills, expertise and knowledge to our schools,
(00:24):
charities and clubs. One such individual is Pam Ashman, who
has been a loyal volunteer for the Port Pure Nepal
Association for over sixty years. She's a familiar face around
the region, turning out to every match to keep score,
keep track of umpires and cheer on the players, and
since the early nineteen nineties she's also had the mammoth
task of drawing up weekly programs for around seventy teams,
(00:47):
which she still does on her good old typewriter. From
the Spencer Gulf to the Air Peninsula and a very
well known member of the Port Lincoln community, Robert Bob
Cook was recently awarded a Medal of the Order of
Australia for his volunteer work, which covers dozens of different
groups and spans over five decades. Our journalist in Port Lincoln,
Brook Saychelle, spoke to Bob to find out more about
(01:09):
where his passion stems from.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Volunteering. When I was ten years old actually in nineteen
fifty four at the Portland Comprimary School at Junior rey
Cross Group. Then I joined the Boys' Cubs, and then
I joined the Secret Ats. Then I joined the Army
Reserve for thirteen years service, and then in nineteen ninety
(01:32):
one I joined the South Ausaling Country Fire Service.
Speaker 4 (01:36):
Oh my gosh, I've been everywhere.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Noble would watch a Red Cross mills on wheels. Essay
Pathology is a volunteer driver for ten years the Road
Safety Council, which I was one of those people who
used to deploy the speed trailer for about five six
years Friends of the Park. But that's sort of a
bit of a run for or what a volunteered for.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Wow, it sounds like you've really done everything, a little
bit of everything. It's incredible. So going back to where
it all started then, like what encouraged you to start
volunteering in the first place.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I was never a sports person and I could never
kick a football properly or hit a tennis ball back
or in a cricket ball and this sort of thing
appealed to me. I used to love running, I used
to love the swimming and snorkeling. That's all individual stuff,
you know, and I've thought, well, volunteering will help the
(02:34):
community as well, and that's how it all started.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
What has been the thing that's made you keep coming
back and you know, keep doing it. What's been that
one thing that's brought you back?
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I guess it's friendship and camaraderie, learning new skills as
you go along. You know, with the change of technology,
you got to keep up with it. And you know,
your brain, I guess, is always working and us the
jobs that we the past keeps you off. Traveled around
(03:04):
the state quite a bit doing different jobs for the CERFS,
a different past that keeps me motivated as well, particularly
since I retired back in two thousand and ten. It's
given me basically something to do, you know.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Over the other side of the state. Bev Slack is
a beloved community member in Macclesfield, a small town in
the upper reaches of the Adelaide Hills. She donates a
lot of time to several local non for profit organizations
along with her husband Clyde, a Vietnam War veteran, She
joined murray Bridge journalist Jenny Lenman to share her experiences,
starting with her involvement in the Macclesfield RSL sub branch.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
It's probably the most important thing to us in the town.
We just love a connection with all the people. We've
got over one hundred and thirty members of the Russell
built up from about five. It's wonderful. We have beingo.
My son calls the Bengo, I sell the tickets and
Clyde in the bar, so that's a real family thing.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
Tell us about the Young at Heart Club. What is
it that you do there.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
We're a group of ladies and gentlemen. We get together
every Wednesday and Friday and have exercise and dance classes.
We've just had our big morning tea. Over the years
it's raised over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
the Cancer Council. It's a wonderful thing. We have outings together,
we go to different stage shows and it's just a
(04:32):
wonderful group of people. You know, volunteers there. There's probably
thirty of us and we all get on so well
together and Kathy Mex and Micallister. She's wonderful. She organizes
everything and it's just a wonderful group.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
Oh that's fantastic. Congratulations on that fundraising. It's amazing what
you can do when you work together and have a
positive attitude.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yeah, we probably will raise about thirty five thousand on
the actual day that we had it on Wednesday. We've
got so many volunteers. We do a little skit on
the stage. We did Greece this year, a skit from Greece,
you know. And we've got ladies running the kitchen and stallholders,
and you know, we've got a lovely lady named Donna
(05:17):
who's got cancer quite bad. And we just lost another lady, Lindy,
to cancer. And yep, it's a wonderful group.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:26):
I suppose that's another thing, isn't it that having friends
and mates that you can talk to in tough times.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Moost people there, you know, have been touched by cancer
in some ways with members of their family. We have
another group of ladies that make chemo caps too. One
of the ladies, Carol and Mudford, she had cancer and
found it hard to get chemo caps. So we've got
a group of volunteer ladies who get together at the
(05:53):
RSL Hall once every now and again and make.
Speaker 5 (05:55):
Chemo caps and tell us about the Christmas carols. There
must be a joy to see that come together. It is.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
It's a highlight of the year. Actually, we have a
little choir. We get together three or four weeks before
and practice some carols and things, and we have the
school children involved. We have Shad to come along. We've
got the cfs there, we have stall and Eryl Gillies
she's been selling candles for us for ages and it's
(06:24):
a real community, you know. It's I give Santa recall
and I say hello and said what date is it
thev So yes, it's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (06:33):
First name basis. Yes.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yes, we'll have more for Volunteer Week coming up after
the break. I Essay, I heart Essay. Welcome back. Today
we're highlighting the efforts of several amazing volunteers across our
state as we celebrate National Volunteer Week. We just heard
(06:55):
from two wonderful volunteers who were, of course just a
couple of the thousands who help every year. The true impact,
value and scale of volunteering across Essay has also been
highlighted by the State of Volunteering South Australia Report. As
well as the positive and wins, it also reveals a
few challenges facing the sector. As such, I spoke to
the CEO of Volunteering Essay and NT Hamilton Calder.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
The theme for this year is about connecting communities. So
it's about actually just giving a shout out to everyone
that volunteers in our community, from people that are doing
just supporting and delivering services and things across the state
that wouldn't otherwise be done if it wasn't for our
amazing volunteers, and so.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Our volunteers, you know, bring in a lot to our economy,
something that probably not many people really think about.
Speaker 6 (07:40):
Every year, there's about a million South Australians that volunteer.
If you look at volunteers as say a workforce, it's
the biggest workforce in the state. It's volunteers every day
rocking up doing amazing things. And what's super exciting is
not only are the day delivering across services from food
relief to op shops to helping out in regional rules
areas or cleanups, they're also actually getting something themselves. They're
(08:03):
loving connecting with communities. Often we find younger volunteers are
developing new skills which they can learn in their future
work or future volunteering or future studying. And it's just
about being together. So there's this real richness about volunteering
is not just about giving to the community, you also
get something back yourself.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah, So, as you said, it is a sense of
community and people coming together. And I've heard I've spoken
to a few volunteers from around the state this week,
and a lot of them just say that it's their
opportunity to be part of something, to be social, to
have a friendship and camaraderie.
Speaker 6 (08:37):
Yeah, and that's why it's just so exciting. And this
is the week where people are just doing it because
they love it and it gives back to community. So
this is a week where we actually shout out for
those volunteers. So we're just asking people to just remember
just to think about throughout their day they'll probably engage
with volunteers and they don't even know it.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Yeah, And of course there's more private volunteering, but there's
also the public side of it, you know, with clubs
and organizations, really big organizations. So where do you kind
of see the split or the spread. You know, do
most people go for those big organizations or more keep
to themselves.
Speaker 6 (09:10):
That's a really good point because what we've seen traditionally
was those more what we call formal volunteering, is volunteering
on a really regular basis, like my mum rocking up
every Tuesday, help preparing meals or delivering. What we've seen
over the last ten years and particularly now moving forward,
is that sort of the age demographic changes, is that
we're seeing a bit more informal, sort of just a
(09:31):
group or individuals who might have some time now and
they want to give back, not in a large organization.
It might be giving back in their community, in their mob,
in their street, whatever it's back. That's the beauty of volunteering.
It's just about giving you time to support a community,
and whether that's a regular or whether that's just helping
out someone. And that's what we're celebrating. This richness of
(09:53):
the different types of volunteering that we're seeing in community.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Do you see anyone just coming out for this week?
Are there any people that just, you know, go, this
is a andeering week, This is my chance, you know,
maybe they don't have time any other time, of the year,
but they do this week.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
Often. What we find is if people get to experience
volunteering once, they actually might find something that might get
a connection into that organization or to that thing that
they're doing, and then they might come back on a
more regular basis. Volunteer Week is the time to shout
out to celebrate. It's also time for people to give
it a go. And if you search on different search
engines or jump onto the Volunteering Essay and MP website,
(10:26):
there's lots of volunteering opportunities ready right now for people
to give a go.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Yeah, and so there's also your State of Volunteering South
Australia reports. So that highlights the sheer scale of volunteering
and the value that it brings in everything, but it
also reveals a few challenges facing the sector. Can you
tell me about those.
Speaker 6 (10:45):
What we do know is that people actually want more
inclusive and flexible volunteering opportunities and that's the role for
Volunteering Essay and Tea as well. We also know that
there are time and cost pressures and the final point
that we absolutely know is when people go out and volunteer,
they want the right amount of induction if you like
suitable for the position. So if for only coming in
once and they're cooking some sausages, they don't want to
(11:07):
spend the whole time going through and doing induction and
other things. And so we help organizations that have volunteers
to make sure that giving the most enjoyment to their volunteers,
but also ensuring that they do have a safe environment.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
I also had a quick chat with Human Services Minister
Nat Cook who presented at the twenty twenty five South
Australian Volunteer Awards ceremony last night, and she told me
all about the amazing individual who took out the Joy
Noble Medal this year. It's Essay's highest honor for a volunteer.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
It's a really excellent story. And also just from my
point of view, having come through and experience myself and
established something, I know the effort that this particular person
has gone into to try and make the community a
much better place for everybody and stop the same kind
of trauma happening to another family, and that is Danika Gates.
(12:00):
So she established a district suicide prevention network in Tumbe
Bay following the loss of her brother in twenty sixteen,
so obviously went through that experience with her family, with
her community and wanted to raise awareness and reduce the
stigma around suicide. And they do a series of education
(12:24):
and connection programs and events to help support their local
community and try to stop that happening in another family.
So Danica has done a really amazing job. She's secured grants,
she's set up the organization and now goes around talking
at a range of conferences events to support the work
(12:48):
that they're doing in Humbee Bay and that is flowing
on in other areas of South Australia. So well done, Danika.
That is absolutely incredible.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Yeah, absolutely, yeah, that's no mean feet and having that
sort of background losing a sibling I can't even imagine,
So yeah, to turn this around and help others is
just phenomenal.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
Yeah, what a strong, excellent person. So congratulations to Danika
and to all of the people in the community that
have actually helped her to do that, because while sometimes
it takes that strong person to lead, it takes heaps
of people to support them because you cannot simply do
that by yourself. So it's a wonderful outcome for the
(13:29):
Tumby Bay region. And we know in the regions generally
there's often challenges. I think we've all seen different things
coming up on the news around farmers and small communities
and how they're struggling at the moment through drought and
a range of other challenges. So these networks are really,
(13:50):
really vital, and I know that they appear quite in
quite a number of the regional towns.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Yeah, definitely, And a good example of that we spoke
to someone from Port Lincoln. Bob is great. He's been
volunteering since he was ten years old in Port Lincoln
and he's been given ANAM. So these people are just
absolutely outstanding.
Speaker 7 (14:06):
And they deserve all the rewards and accolades they can get.
And I encourage people all the time just to pop
into volunteer organizations say thank you, and also see what
you can do to roll your slaves up and help them.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Congratulations to all the award winners last night, and indeed
anyone who offers up their time to help others around
our state. That's it for this week. Don't forget you
can hear iHeart Essay and the iHeart app or wherever
you get your podcasts. I'm Jackie Limb. Join us again
next week for more of the stories you want to hear.
I Heart Essay The Voice of South Australia. I Heart
(14:41):
Essays
High art essode.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Hi, I'm Jackie Limb with iHeart essay. This week we're
celebrating National Volunteer Week and the selfless individuals around our
regions who give up their time and energy for others.
Nearly one million people contribute to our state's economy and
well being. They are parents, family caregivers and neighbors who
bring their life skills, expertise and knowledge to our schools,
(00:24):
charities and clubs. One such individual is Pam Ashman, who
has been a loyal volunteer for the Port Pure Nepal
Association for over sixty years. She's a familiar face around
the region, turning out to every match to keep score,
keep track of umpires and cheer on the players, and
since the early nineteen nineties she's also had the mammoth
task of drawing up weekly programs for around seventy teams,
(00:47):
which she still does on her good old typewriter. From
the Spencer Gulf to the Air Peninsula and a very
well known member of the Port Lincoln community, Robert Bob
Cook was recently awarded a Medal of the Order of
Australia for his volunteer work, which covers dozens of different
groups and spans over five decades. Our journalist in Port Lincoln,
Brook Saychelle, spoke to Bob to find out more about
(01:09):
where his passion stems from.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Volunteering. When I was ten years old actually in nineteen
fifty four at the Portland Comprimary School at Junior rey
Cross Group. Then I joined the Boys' Cubs, and then
I joined the Secret Ats. Then I joined the Army
Reserve for thirteen years service, and then in nineteen ninety
(01:32):
one I joined the South Ausaling Country Fire Service.
Speaker 4 (01:36):
Oh my gosh, I've been everywhere.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
Noble would watch a Red Cross mills on wheels. Essay
Pathology is a volunteer driver for ten years the Road
Safety Council, which I was one of those people who
used to deploy the speed trailer for about five six
years Friends of the Park. But that's sort of a
bit of a run for or what a volunteered for.
Speaker 4 (01:59):
Wow, it sounds like you've really done everything, a little
bit of everything. It's incredible. So going back to where
it all started then, like what encouraged you to start
volunteering in the first place.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I was never a sports person and I could never
kick a football properly or hit a tennis ball back
or in a cricket ball and this sort of thing
appealed to me. I used to love running, I used
to love the swimming and snorkeling. That's all individual stuff,
you know, and I've thought, well, volunteering will help the
(02:34):
community as well, and that's how it all started.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
What has been the thing that's made you keep coming
back and you know, keep doing it. What's been that
one thing that's brought you back?
Speaker 3 (02:44):
I guess it's friendship and camaraderie, learning new skills as
you go along. You know, with the change of technology,
you got to keep up with it. And you know,
your brain, I guess, is always working and us the
jobs that we the past keeps you off. Traveled around
(03:04):
the state quite a bit doing different jobs for the CERFS,
a different past that keeps me motivated as well, particularly
since I retired back in two thousand and ten. It's
given me basically something to do, you know.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Over the other side of the state. Bev Slack is
a beloved community member in Macclesfield, a small town in
the upper reaches of the Adelaide Hills. She donates a
lot of time to several local non for profit organizations
along with her husband Clyde, a Vietnam War veteran, She
joined murray Bridge journalist Jenny Lenman to share her experiences,
starting with her involvement in the Macclesfield RSL sub branch.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
It's probably the most important thing to us in the town.
We just love a connection with all the people. We've
got over one hundred and thirty members of the Russell
built up from about five. It's wonderful. We have beingo.
My son calls the Bengo, I sell the tickets and
Clyde in the bar, so that's a real family thing.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
Tell us about the Young at Heart Club. What is
it that you do there.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
We're a group of ladies and gentlemen. We get together
every Wednesday and Friday and have exercise and dance classes.
We've just had our big morning tea. Over the years
it's raised over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
the Cancer Council. It's a wonderful thing. We have outings together,
we go to different stage shows and it's just a
(04:32):
wonderful group of people. You know, volunteers there. There's probably
thirty of us and we all get on so well
together and Kathy Mex and Micallister. She's wonderful. She organizes
everything and it's just a wonderful group.
Speaker 5 (04:47):
Oh that's fantastic. Congratulations on that fundraising. It's amazing what
you can do when you work together and have a
positive attitude.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yeah, we probably will raise about thirty five thousand on
the actual day that we had it on Wednesday. We've
got so many volunteers. We do a little skit on
the stage. We did Greece this year, a skit from Greece,
you know. And we've got ladies running the kitchen and stallholders,
and you know, we've got a lovely lady named Donna
(05:17):
who's got cancer quite bad. And we just lost another lady, Lindy,
to cancer. And yep, it's a wonderful group.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (05:26):
I suppose that's another thing, isn't it that having friends
and mates that you can talk to in tough times.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Moost people there, you know, have been touched by cancer
in some ways with members of their family. We have
another group of ladies that make chemo caps too. One
of the ladies, Carol and Mudford, she had cancer and
found it hard to get chemo caps. So we've got
a group of volunteer ladies who get together at the
(05:53):
RSL Hall once every now and again and make.
Speaker 5 (05:55):
Chemo caps and tell us about the Christmas carols. There
must be a joy to see that come together. It is.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
It's a highlight of the year. Actually, we have a
little choir. We get together three or four weeks before
and practice some carols and things, and we have the
school children involved. We have Shad to come along. We've
got the cfs there, we have stall and Eryl Gillies
she's been selling candles for us for ages and it's
(06:24):
a real community, you know. It's I give Santa recall
and I say hello and said what date is it
thev So yes, it's wonderful.
Speaker 5 (06:33):
First name basis. Yes.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yes, we'll have more for Volunteer Week coming up after
the break. I Essay, I heart Essay. Welcome back. Today
we're highlighting the efforts of several amazing volunteers across our
state as we celebrate National Volunteer Week. We just heard
(06:55):
from two wonderful volunteers who were, of course just a
couple of the thousands who help every year. The true impact,
value and scale of volunteering across Essay has also been
highlighted by the State of Volunteering South Australia Report. As
well as the positive and wins, it also reveals a
few challenges facing the sector. As such, I spoke to
the CEO of Volunteering Essay and NT Hamilton Calder.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
The theme for this year is about connecting communities. So
it's about actually just giving a shout out to everyone
that volunteers in our community, from people that are doing
just supporting and delivering services and things across the state
that wouldn't otherwise be done if it wasn't for our
amazing volunteers, and so.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Our volunteers, you know, bring in a lot to our economy,
something that probably not many people really think about.
Speaker 6 (07:40):
Every year, there's about a million South Australians that volunteer.
If you look at volunteers as say a workforce, it's
the biggest workforce in the state. It's volunteers every day
rocking up doing amazing things. And what's super exciting is
not only are the day delivering across services from food
relief to op shops to helping out in regional rules
areas or cleanups, they're also actually getting something themselves. They're
(08:03):
loving connecting with communities. Often we find younger volunteers are
developing new skills which they can learn in their future
work or future volunteering or future studying. And it's just
about being together. So there's this real richness about volunteering
is not just about giving to the community, you also
get something back yourself.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Yeah, So, as you said, it is a sense of
community and people coming together. And I've heard I've spoken
to a few volunteers from around the state this week,
and a lot of them just say that it's their
opportunity to be part of something, to be social, to
have a friendship and camaraderie.
Speaker 6 (08:37):
Yeah, and that's why it's just so exciting. And this
is the week where people are just doing it because
they love it and it gives back to community. So
this is a week where we actually shout out for
those volunteers. So we're just asking people to just remember
just to think about throughout their day they'll probably engage
with volunteers and they don't even know it.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Yeah, And of course there's more private volunteering, but there's
also the public side of it, you know, with clubs
and organizations, really big organizations. So where do you kind
of see the split or the spread. You know, do
most people go for those big organizations or more keep
to themselves.
Speaker 6 (09:10):
That's a really good point because what we've seen traditionally
was those more what we call formal volunteering, is volunteering
on a really regular basis, like my mum rocking up
every Tuesday, help preparing meals or delivering. What we've seen
over the last ten years and particularly now moving forward,
is that sort of the age demographic changes, is that
we're seeing a bit more informal, sort of just a
(09:31):
group or individuals who might have some time now and
they want to give back, not in a large organization.
It might be giving back in their community, in their mob,
in their street, whatever it's back. That's the beauty of volunteering.
It's just about giving you time to support a community,
and whether that's a regular or whether that's just helping
out someone. And that's what we're celebrating. This richness of
(09:53):
the different types of volunteering that we're seeing in community.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Do you see anyone just coming out for this week?
Are there any people that just, you know, go, this
is a andeering week, This is my chance, you know,
maybe they don't have time any other time, of the year,
but they do this week.
Speaker 6 (10:05):
Often. What we find is if people get to experience
volunteering once, they actually might find something that might get
a connection into that organization or to that thing that
they're doing, and then they might come back on a
more regular basis. Volunteer Week is the time to shout
out to celebrate. It's also time for people to give
it a go. And if you search on different search
engines or jump onto the Volunteering Essay and MP website,
(10:26):
there's lots of volunteering opportunities ready right now for people
to give a go.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Yeah, and so there's also your State of Volunteering South
Australia reports. So that highlights the sheer scale of volunteering
and the value that it brings in everything, but it
also reveals a few challenges facing the sector. Can you
tell me about those.
Speaker 6 (10:45):
What we do know is that people actually want more
inclusive and flexible volunteering opportunities and that's the role for
Volunteering Essay and Tea as well. We also know that
there are time and cost pressures and the final point
that we absolutely know is when people go out and volunteer,
they want the right amount of induction if you like
suitable for the position. So if for only coming in
once and they're cooking some sausages, they don't want to
(11:07):
spend the whole time going through and doing induction and
other things. And so we help organizations that have volunteers
to make sure that giving the most enjoyment to their volunteers,
but also ensuring that they do have a safe environment.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
I also had a quick chat with Human Services Minister
Nat Cook who presented at the twenty twenty five South
Australian Volunteer Awards ceremony last night, and she told me
all about the amazing individual who took out the Joy
Noble Medal this year. It's Essay's highest honor for a volunteer.
Speaker 7 (11:36):
It's a really excellent story. And also just from my
point of view, having come through and experience myself and
established something, I know the effort that this particular person
has gone into to try and make the community a
much better place for everybody and stop the same kind
of trauma happening to another family, and that is Danika Gates.
(12:00):
So she established a district suicide prevention network in Tumbe
Bay following the loss of her brother in twenty sixteen,
so obviously went through that experience with her family, with
her community and wanted to raise awareness and reduce the
stigma around suicide. And they do a series of education
(12:24):
and connection programs and events to help support their local
community and try to stop that happening in another family.
So Danica has done a really amazing job. She's secured grants,
she's set up the organization and now goes around talking
at a range of conferences events to support the work
(12:48):
that they're doing in Humbee Bay and that is flowing
on in other areas of South Australia. So well done, Danika.
That is absolutely incredible.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Yeah, absolutely, yeah, that's no mean feet and having that
sort of background losing a sibling I can't even imagine,
So yeah, to turn this around and help others is
just phenomenal.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
Yeah, what a strong, excellent person. So congratulations to Danika
and to all of the people in the community that
have actually helped her to do that, because while sometimes
it takes that strong person to lead, it takes heaps
of people to support them because you cannot simply do
that by yourself. So it's a wonderful outcome for the
(13:29):
Tumby Bay region. And we know in the regions generally
there's often challenges. I think we've all seen different things
coming up on the news around farmers and small communities
and how they're struggling at the moment through drought and
a range of other challenges. So these networks are really,
(13:50):
really vital, and I know that they appear quite in
quite a number of the regional towns.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Yeah, definitely, And a good example of that we spoke
to someone from Port Lincoln. Bob is great. He's been
volunteering since he was ten years old in Port Lincoln
and he's been given ANAM. So these people are just
absolutely outstanding.
Speaker 7 (14:06):
And they deserve all the rewards and accolades they can get.
And I encourage people all the time just to pop
into volunteer organizations say thank you, and also see what
you can do to roll your slaves up and help them.
Speaker 2 (14:19):
Congratulations to all the award winners last night, and indeed
anyone who offers up their time to help others around
our state. That's it for this week. Don't forget you
can hear iHeart Essay and the iHeart app or wherever
you get your podcasts. I'm Jackie Limb. Join us again
next week for more of the stories you want to hear.
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