Northern Tasmania Community Stories
Northern Tasmania Community Stories
Playlist by Northern Tasmania Community StoriesA range of local stories that have been previously broadcasted on Launceston's community radio station City Park Radio.Follow the podcast:
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Graeme Pennicott - Happiness is the Wild Outdoors
For Graeme, his introduction to the Launceston Walking Club sates his passion for the great outdoors. His involvement and dedication to safely exploring and sharing the walking experience in Tasmania is legendary. The Launceston Walking Club has a strong list of members and the event calendar is …
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Kath Tanner - Limbs for Life
When Kath Tanner enters a room, you know she is there. The room is filled with laughter and happiness.... the stories of life and adventure abound. And if you really want to know about Kath's prosthetic leg and that attractive ankle ... she'll tell that story too. One of Kath's many hats is that…
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World Radio Day 2026
The world of radio has come a long way and the mystery and attraction of radio still remains. On this World Radio Day, City Park Radio brought together Belinda King from 7LA Breakfast and Glenn Hartas from 7WAY-FM Mornings to add their personal stories to the day. From reflecting on their introdu…
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Aurelia Wilkins - Cafe Italiano.
For the last 14 years, Aurelia has entertained Northern Tasmania (and the world) with her Cafe Italiano every fortnight on City Park Radio. Aurelia followed her grandson to Launceston where she wasted no time picking up her radio career she left behind in Brisbane. Ms Wilkins first came to Austr…
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Mariners Muse 2025 part 2
Following on from part 1 of the Mariners Muse, Katrina Beams is a lead navigator aboard the Antarctic research vessel Nuyina. Growing up on the West Tamar, working in the maritime industry was the last thing on her mind until she tried to get her flatmate a job. Meanwhile, Andrew Hart love of fis…
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Mariners Muse 2025 part 1
Who hasn’t got a good story of the sea? As part of the Bridport Scallop Fiesta, a panel of four speakers was assembled to relate their tales of involvement with the sea. In this first podcast, Mike Stevens extol the virtues of a recreational fishing life, having a spent a lifetime studying the su…
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Cinq et Sept - The Value of Public Space
How do we use and how do we value our public spaces: what is their worth? What is their benefit? Who benefits? Should we invest in them? What is the art of assembly in a public space – what are the rules? Is it easy or is it full of red tape and high vis? The moderator, Stuart Loone, invites yo…
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Ant Gallery - Making New Music
Put two sets of young musicians together and the sky's the limit. Two Tassie born lads, Jack and James Sice moved to the Blue Mountains and after some time met a set of twins, Micaela and Joely Osfield. All four love their music and a chance suggestion had them combine to form Ant Gallery. Thei…
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Urchin Convicts - Alistair Scott
In the early nineteenth century over two thousand boys from the streets of Great Britain were transported to the Point Puer Boys Establishment in Van Diemen’s Land. For some, transportation to Point Puer became a death sentence, with one in thirty dying there. Those who survived Point Puer were …
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Cinq et Sept - Marino Lucas - An Architect of Theatres
This is a short history walk through the life of Marino Lucas, the visionary architect behind Launceston’s beloved Princess and Majestic theatres. Stuart Loone explores Lucas’s life, his architectural achievements, and the enduring significance of the Princess Theatre in Tasmania’s cultural landsc…
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