A transistor radio and couple of batteries kept people connected during the bushfires as they listened to the constant emergency alerts. But in between the official messages are the human ones. Five presenters working across two regions share their experience of the recent summer of fire and what happened when one region’s transmitter went down.

Guests include:
Kathy Shields from Eurobodalla Access Radio (2EAR FM)
Gordon Waters - Braidwood Community Radio
Rod McClure- Braidwood Community Radio
Simon Lauder - ABC South East and
Jen Hunt - ABC South East

Credits:
Producer - Alice Ansara
Executive Producer and Sound Design - Sarah Mashman
Production Management Team - Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian
Engineering - Tegan Nichols
Script Consultation - Zoe Ferguson
Theme - Oliver Beard
Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions Rest you Sleeping Giant

This podcast has been brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and is supported by The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas and The Paul Ramsay Foundation.

A transistor radio and couple of batteries kept people connected during the bushfires as they listened to the constant emergency alerts. But in between the official messages are the human ones. Five presenters working across two regions share their experience of the recent summer of fire and what happened when one region&rsquo;s transmitter went down.
Guests include:
<ul>
<li>Kathy Shields from Eurobodalla Access Radio (2EAR FM)</li>
<li>Gordon Waters - Braidwood Community Radio</li>
<li>Rod McClure- Braidwood Community Radio</li>
<li>Simon Lauder - ABC South East and</li>
<li>Jen Hunt - ABC South East</li>
</ul>
Credits:
<ul>
<li>Producer - Alice Ansara</li>
<li>Executive Producer and Sound Design - Sarah Mashman</li>
<li>Production Management Team - Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian</li>
<li>Engineering - Tegan Nichols</li>
<li>Script Consultation - Zoe Ferguson</li>
<li>Theme - Oliver Beard</li>
<li>Additional music: Blue Dot Sessions <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rest_You_Sleeping_Giant">Rest you Sleeping Giant</a></li>
</ul>
This podcast has been brought to you by the <a href="https://www.cbaa.org.au/fromtheembers">Community Broadcasting Association of Australia</a> (CBAA) and is supported by <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a> and <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">The Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>.

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.

In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.

This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.

Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, Paul Ramsay Foundation, The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative, and the Monash University's Fire To Flourish program.

In 2020, the first series of From the Embers premiered, focusing on communities across Australia who had faced fire and smoke and homes destroyed in what was one of the most difficult summers has ever seen, the 2019-20 bushfire season.
In 2022, From the Embers 2: Phoenix returns to several places featured in the first series, including Mallacoota, Kangaroo Island, and the forests of the Far north of New South Wales to explore how communities are recovering from the fires and the issues that stem from trauma and isolation, coupled with the strength gained when so much is lost.
This series will also visit new communities who are recovering from floods and seemingly never ending COVID lockdowns.
Created in partnership with community radio stations, and the generous support of <a href="https://jninstitute.org/">the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas</a>, <a href="https://paulramsayfoundation.org.au/">Paul Ramsay Foundation</a>, <a href="https://www.minderoo.org/fire-and-flood-resilience/">The Minderoo Foundation Fire and Flood Resilience Initiative</a>, and the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/initiatives/fire-to-flourish">Monash University's Fire To Flourish program</a>.

Visit the very heart of nine communities affected by the recent Australian bushfire crisis.

From The Embers

From The Embers - Stories from the Australian Bushfire Crisis

Five radio presenters working across two regions share their experience of the recent summer of fire and what happened when one region’s transmitter went down.

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