BELLY Podcast

Disclaimer: We'll be talking about death and dying during parts the show, so be gentle on yourself and be ready for such conversations. If you're moving through anything death related then it might be triggering or it may be therapeutic to hear someone else put words to their feelings around grief and highlight the varying ways we deal with death.

So here we are warm and cosy, cup of tea in the Belly, snug in the bosom of BayFM ready for another week of radio. How’s your day? It’s a good time to think about those without a place to get warm and cosy in. To kick back in. To take shelter in. To sleep in. To shower in. To make a cup of tea in. Just for a moment, can you try to imagine what that's like ...

Operated by the Byron Community Centre, Fletcher Street Cottage supports more than 900 people each month, or around 70 per day, offering a safe, welcoming space and access to wraparound services, and “essentials” such as meals, showers, laundry access, legal aid and caseworker support to locals doing it tough and experiencing hardship in Byron Bay, whether it’s insecure housing, financial stress or legal issues.

The Far North Coast Law Society (FNCLS) recently donated $5,000 to Fletcher Street Cottage, this vital community service supporting vulnerable people.

Principal Solicitor and Director at Byron Family Law and Chair of FNCLS Yasmin Dulley talks about legal support and shares how homelessness played a role in the loss of her own sister last year. She's joined by Assistant Manager and Community Support Worker at Fletcher St Cottage Maddi Powell as we chat about what this generous contribution means.

My second interview is with Kimberley McIntyre: Dancer and choreographer currently working with a team of dancers and musicians on a show that is imbued with her Dads sudden passing in Oct 2024.

'My Darling Love' are the words spoken by Kimberley's Dad Peter in palliative care each time they visited. This 50min dance is showing at the Drill Hall Theatre in Mullumbimby at 2pm and 5pm on Sunday 24th August. Find out more via Humanitix.

If you or anyone you know is in need of support or grief counselling, please reach out for support.

Locally: Chi Chi Menendez @ The Dying Well - RESOURCES

Beyond Blue: 24/7 Support for Anxiety, Depression and Suicide Prevention. - Beyond Blue

Lifeline / Griefline provides free and confidential counselling, resources and information to people experiencing grief and loss across Australia. Call 1300 845 745.