Igniting Change Podcast
የቻናል ዝርዝሮች
Igniting Change Podcast
Meet the people of Igniting Change, a tiny Melbourne charity inspiring and catalysing positive social change. Join Celia Hirsh as she gets to know some of the faces behind the scenes and those that they walk alongside. Title Music by Australian musical collaboration Spinifex Gum, featuring the voic...
የቅርብ ጊዜ ክፍሎች
39 ክፍሎችEpisode 36 - Stacey Aslangul
For women involved in street based sex work in St Kilda, and young women and girls affected by sexual exploitation, St Kilda Gatehouse is a beacon of...
Episode 35 - Ellen Jacobsen
We meet Ellen Jacobsen - the Social Impact Manager at HoMie, a not-for-profit streetwear label that seeks to support young people affected by homeless...
Episode 34 - George Newhouse
Human rights lawyer George Newhouse could easily have continued working in corporate law in New York and London. Instead he returned home and co-found...
Episode 33 - Carly Stanley
A proud Wiradjuri Woman, born and raised on Gadigal land, Carly Stanley has dedicated her life to helping her people. Carly is the Founder and CEO of...
Episode 32 - Melanie Sheppard
Melanie Sheppard is an Australian writer, a story teller and a passionate activist and advocate for women's rights and social justice. Whilst many of...
Episode 31 - Ian Seal
As the founder of Three For All, Ian Seal is making a difference. He and his team work passionately with LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum to meet their...
Episode 30 - Carla Raynes
We start Season Four of the Igniting Change Podcast with the inspirational Carla Raynes. For the last 17 years Carla has worked tirelessly on innovati...
Episode 29 - Felix Riebl
Felix Riebl has lost none of the youthful energy that has made his band Cat Empire a worldwide success, which is lucky, as his side project, Spinifex...
Episode 28 - Anne Mitchell
Anne Mitchell is one of Melbourne’s really quiet achievers - but the work she does as Program Manager of the Steps outreach service saves lives. For t...
Episode 27 - Keenan Mundine
Keenan Mundine is well qualified to talk to the young men he meets at the jail gates - he’s been in and out of detention since he was a boy. Now, he i...
Episode 26 - Amanda Newman
Artist Amanda Newman first came to our attention as the name at the bottom of a mural of Dujuan, the remarkable central figure of “In My Blood it Runs...
Episode 25 - Linda Fox
Linda Fox turned her back on the law in favour of the not for profit world and she hasn’t looked back.
As an Igniting Change board member and Gr...
Episode 24 - Margaret Thorpe
How does Margaret Thorpe manage to keep the Sacred Heart Community, where formerly homeless, mentally unwell people live, a “happy quiet place” throug...
Episode 23 - William Tilmouth
William Tilmouth is a proud Arrernte man who is a member of the stolen generations. As chair of Children’s Ground he is determined to help bring about...
Episode 22 - Stella
When the students of Hester Hornbrook Academy in Prahran have a problem, they turn to Wellbeing Team Leader, Stella.
Run by the Melbourne City M...
Episode 21 - Sarah Jessup
In her day job as Community Service Co-ordinator at Melbourne’s Lauriston Girls School, Sarah Jessup was introduced to Jane Tewson and went on to lear...
Episode 20 - Jane Tewson & Martin Flanagan
Renowned author and journalist Martin Flanagan spent a year with Igniting Change founder and director Jane Tewson “meeting the people and feeling the...
Series 3 Coming Soon!
We're delighted to announce Series 3 of the Igniting Change Podcast is coming soon! Featuring conversations that examine how Covid-19, the Black Lives...
Episode 19 - Bernie Shakeshaft
If Bernie Shakeshaft was the main character in a book, people would complain he was too good to be true. This humble and quietly spoken superhero help...
Episode 18 - Chloe Dickson
Chloe Dickson knows first hand the power of the St Kilda Police and Citizen’s Youth Club, a not-for-profit organisation mentoring young people of all...
Episode 17 - Tal Fitzpatrick
Tal Fitzpatrick is rather good at getting her message across in a quiet and beautiful way. Humming and singing as she sews messages of protest, this u...
Episode 16 - Paul Moulds
Paul Moulds was the guy everyone at high school would come to if they had a problem. Nothing much has changed, except that now he has made loving kind...
Episode 15 - Affy Akuey
AFFY AKUEY - director of TWICH - a not for profit sewing group, bringing together women from non-English speaking backgrounds. Affy is fierce, sassy a...
Episode 14 - Mark Gilmour
Why would high-flying Virgin executive Mark Gilmour join the board of a tiny not for profit in Melbourne, Australia? He tells Celia Hirsh in the lates...
Episode 13 - Charlotte Jones
Anyone would count themselves lucky to have Charlotte Jones in their corner. She is indefatigable and passionate - exactly what you want and need when...
Episode 12 - Tyler Mitchell
Tyler Mitchell discovered the hard way that only hard work brings rewards. Jailed for drug dealing he has emerged as a role model and sportswear compa...
Episode 11 - Mary Muirhead
Mary Muirhead takes tireless to the next level when it comes to her Learning for Life Autism Centre. She’ll be clicking her tongue now and saying, but...
Episode 10 - Norm Reed
Nobody wants to live next door to a prison. Except Norm Reed. As the Pastor of Hobart’s Risdon prison, Norm is dedicated to ensuring inmates are given...
Series 2 Starts Soon!
We’re pleased to announce that Series 2 of the Igniting Change Podcast is ready to launch! From Monday October 14 we’ll introduce you to more inspirin...
Series 2 Coming Soon!
Thank you to everyone for listening and for the positive response to Series 1 of the Igniting Change Podcast. We are excited to announce a second seri...
Episode 9 - Martin Flanagan
Martin Flanagan is our final guest for this first series of our podcast. Journalist, writer and proud Tasmanian, Martin has been embedded with Ignitin...
Episode 8 - Steph Exton
Steph Exton is a woman of many talents, and one of the greatest of these is her ability to identify an organisation that’s just the right fit for Igni...
Episode 7 - Jane Vadiveloo
Our guest in episode 7 is Jane Vadiveloo, who runs Children's Ground - a charity working in the Northern Territory with First Nations families to real...
Episode 6 - Roger Antochi
Roger Antochi seemed genetically predisposed to a life of crime. And for a while he followed that script. But today he’s inspiring others in his life’...
Episode 5 - Jayde
Igniting Change second-in-charge Jayde features in Episode 5. She is a remarkable young woman who has turned her life around, and in turn has positive...
Episode 4 - Anne Hooker
Episode 4 features Anne Hooker, the youth development officer at Melbourne’s Port Phillip Prison’s Penhyn Unit. A fierce advocate for the young men sh...
Episode 3 - Jane Rowe
For 20 years Jane Rowe has quietly and determinedly strived to give a childhood to children who have been orphaned or abandoned through illicit drug u...
Episode 2 - Mariam Issa
Episode two features Mariam Issa, a Somalian refugee whose struggle to gain a foothold in this land was aided by Igniting Change, who supported her dr...
Episode 1 - Jane Tewson
Our first episode features the founder of Igniting Change, Jane Tewson, who's worked in the charity sector both in Australia and overseas for the past...