Imagine being a classical musician who suddenly, and unexpectedly, loses her sight. That was a crisis overcome by Morwenna Collett, who subsequently turned her experiences into a passion for making the arts more accessible to disabled people. In this episode of The Churchill Collective, host Adam Spencer explores Morwenna’s amazing, and inspiring, life. Living with Multiple Sclerosis isn’t easy, but nevertheless Morwenna has transformed her challenges into triumphs, becoming a leader in arts accessibility in Australia thanks to a Churchill Fellowship that allowed her to study innovations abroad.

 

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Imagine being a classical musician who suddenly, and unexpectedly, loses her sight. That was a crisis overcome by Morwenna Collett, who subsequently turned her experiences into a passion for making the arts more accessible to disabled people. In this episode of The Churchill Collective, host Adam Spencer explores Morwenna&rsquo;s amazing, and inspiring, life. Living with Multiple Sclerosis isn&rsquo;t easy, but nevertheless Morwenna has transformed her challenges into triumphs, becoming a leader in arts accessibility in Australia thanks to a Churchill Fellowship that allowed her to study innovations abroad.
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The focus for Season 3 is impact, which comes with a title change from The Churchill Collective to The Churchill Changemakers and a new batch of extraordinary people who received their Churchill Fellowships some years ago, to reveal their impact over time.

Michelle Ainsworth, Churchill Fellow and host of The Churchill Changemakers, talks to 10 bold thinkers, driven to learn more globally and return home to make an impact locally. 

You'll hear stories on topics from 'media literacy for primary school children' to 'tobacco control', and from 'maintaining historical keyboard instruments' to 'public toilet taboos, design and policy'. 

So, what did these changemakers do with those powerful new ideas, and how have they driven impact locally? We invite you to listen to The Churchill Changemakers and find out. 

 

 

The focus for Season 3 is impact, which comes&nbsp;with a title change from&nbsp;The Churchill Collective&nbsp;to&nbsp;The Churchill Changemakers&nbsp;and a new batch of extraordinary people who received their Churchill Fellowships some years ago, to reveal their impact over time.
Michelle Ainsworth, Churchill Fellow and host of The Churchill Changemakers, talks to 10 bold thinkers, driven to learn more globally and return home to make an impact locally.&nbsp;
You'll hear stories on topics from 'media literacy for primary school children' to 'tobacco control', and from 'maintaining historical keyboard instruments' to 'public toilet taboos, design and policy'.&nbsp;
So, what did these changemakers do with those powerful new ideas, and how have they driven impact locally? We invite you to listen to The Churchill Changemakers and find out.&nbsp;
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The Churchill Changemakers

Amplifying arts accessibility

In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth speaks with award-winning journalist and Churchill Fellow Lorena Allam.

Now an industry professor at UTS’s Jumbunna Institute, Lorena reflects on her decades-long media career, the structural racism within journalism, and the transformative insights from her 2023 fellowship exploring truth-telling and media accountability abroad.

From Ireland to the Guardian’s Cotton Capital project, Lorena shares what Australia can learn about confronting colonial legacies. She offers powerful reflections on truth, healing, and the urgent need for media reform to build trust with First Nations communities. A vital conversation about storytelling, history, and systemic change. 

Fellowship Sponsor: Lorena was awarded the Barbara Dunstan Churchill Fellowship to investigate the relationship between Indigenous truth-telling initiatives and the media.

 

The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the Winston Churchill Trust by:

SoundCartel 
+61 3 9882 8333

In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth speaks with award-winning journalist and Churchill Fellow Lorena Allam.
Now an industry professor at UTS&rsquo;s Jumbunna Institute, Lorena reflects on her decades-long media career, the structural racism within journalism, and the transformative insights from her 2023 fellowship exploring truth-telling and media accountability abroad.
From Ireland to the Guardian&rsquo;s Cotton Capital project, Lorena shares what Australia can learn about confronting colonial legacies. She offers powerful reflections on truth, healing, and the urgent need for media reform to build trust with First Nations communities. A vital conversation about storytelling, history, and systemic change.&nbsp;
Fellowship Sponsor: Lorena was awarded the Barbara Dunstan Churchill Fellowship to investigate the relationship between Indigenous truth-telling initiatives and the media.
&nbsp;
The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the <a href="https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/">Winston Churchill Trust </a>by:
<a href="https://soundcartel.com.au/">SoundCartel&nbsp;</a> +61 3 9882 8333

Truth-telling across borders: reforming journalism and confronting colonial legacies

What does it take to keep the world’s most iconic pianos alive, and sounding extraordinary? Meet Churchill Fellow Paul Tunzi, the master technician-artisan whose journey began when he pulled apart his mother’s piano at age 10. 

In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth explores with Paul’s his 2017 Fellowship across Europe and his mission to preserve endangered artisan skills. 

Having prepared instruments for legends including Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea and band performances for Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and Tina Turner, Paul reveals the craft, care and passion behind a life spent giving pianos their voice.

 

The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the Winston Churchill Trust by:

SoundCartel 
+61 3 9882 8333

What does it take to keep the world&rsquo;s most iconic pianos alive, and sounding extraordinary? Meet Churchill Fellow Paul Tunzi, the master technician-artisan whose journey began when he pulled apart his mother&rsquo;s piano at age 10.&nbsp;
In this episode of&nbsp;The Churchill Changemakers, host Michelle Ainsworth explores with Paul&rsquo;s his 2017 Fellowship across Europe and his mission to preserve endangered artisan skills.&nbsp;
Having prepared instruments for legends including Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea and band performances for Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and Tina Turner, Paul reveals the craft, care and passion behind a life spent giving pianos their voice.
&nbsp;
The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the <a href="https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/">Winston Churchill Trust </a>by:
<a href="https://soundcartel.com.au/">SoundCartel&nbsp;</a> +61 3 9882 8333

Keeper of the keys: saving the craft of piano conservation

Eyesight is vital: it impacts how we learn, how we connect, and how we experience the world. But research shows a significant gap in eye and ear health between Australia’s First Nations people and the broader community.

In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, Michelle Ainsworth speaks with optometrist Lisa Penrose-Herbert about her unexpected journey into Indigenous eye health, and the impact of her 2016 Churchill Fellowship, sponsored by The Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship

Lisa shares how her trip through Canada and the US inspired innovative, culturally safe approaches to eye care. From holistic healthcare to AI-powered diabetic retinopathy screening in rural Australia, Lisa also reflects on lessons learned, challenges faced, and the ongoing need for integrated, community-led solutions to close the gap in vision health outcomes.

Fellowship Sponsor: Lisa was awarded The Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship to explore models of integrated primary health care to improve Indigenous eye health.

 

The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the Winston Churchill Trust by:

SoundCartel 
+61 3 9882 8333

Eyesight is vital: it impacts how we learn, how we connect, and how we experience the world. But research shows a significant gap in eye and ear health between Australia&rsquo;s First Nations people and the broader community. 
In this episode of The Churchill Changemakers, Michelle Ainsworth speaks with optometrist Lisa Penrose-Herbert about her unexpected journey into Indigenous eye health, and the impact of her 2016 Churchill Fellowship, sponsored by The Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship
Lisa shares how her trip through Canada and the US inspired innovative, culturally safe approaches to eye care. From holistic healthcare to AI-powered diabetic retinopathy screening in rural Australia, Lisa also reflects on lessons learned, challenges faced, and the ongoing need for integrated, community-led solutions to close the gap in vision health outcomes.
Fellowship Sponsor: Lisa was awarded The Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship to explore models of integrated primary health care to improve Indigenous eye health.
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The Churchill Changemakers is produced for the <a href="https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/">Winston Churchill Trust </a>by:
<a href="https://soundcartel.com.au/">SoundCartel&nbsp;</a> +61 3 9882 8333

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