Beyond the Divide

Singleton Council

Beyond the Divide is an initiative of Singleton Council’s Access and Inclusion program that aims to promote a sense of connection and belonging for everyone. Hosted by Council's Access and Inclusion Officer Harrison Kirkwood, the podcast consists of seven episodes sharing local perspectives about life, access, disability, support and more in the Singleton community.

Episodes

  1. Beyond the Divide with Sue Jakes + Nadine Delaney

    09/10/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Sue Jakes + Nadine Delaney

    Sue Jakes is a registered psychologist. Nadine Delaney is a mental health social worker. Together, they are the co-founders of Nature Based Therapies Australia – an organisation providing professional development opportunities to practitioners in the nature-based therapies sector. In this final episode of the series, Beyond the Divide draws on their experience and explores how evidence-based therapies, with nature as the co-facilitator, can assist and support clients from a diverse background to regain a renewed sense of self.

    22 min
  2. Beyond the Divide with Rachel Baigent

    09/03/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Rachel Baigent

    In this special spring episode of Beyond the Divide, Rachel Baigent shares some deep personal reflections about growing up with a younger brother with Down syndrome. The CEO of Witmore Limited, a disability service provider in Singleton, shares her perspective of what individuals with disability have to offer their communities. A driving focus of Rachel's work is how service delivery can be improved to achieve her hope for a sense of belonging and fulfilment for all individuals living with disability.

    25 min
  3. Beyond the Divide with Tony Ovington

    07/02/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Tony Ovington

    Singleton’s own Tony Ovington shares his personal experiences about overcoming challenges following a traumatic workplace accident and how his strengths help him to not only support others but thrive while living life in rural NSW. An insightful final episode of season one of the Beyond the Divide podcast!

    15 min
  4. Beyond the Divide with Eileen King

    06/25/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Eileen King

    From doing everything she could to hide her disability to becoming an unstoppable force despite it – Eileen King’s story is not one to miss. In this week’s Beyond the Divide episode, the Singleton resident shares vibrant stories from her life as she slowly lost her vision.

    24 min
  5. Beyond the Divide with Aimee Parker

    06/18/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Aimee Parker

    Aimee Parker from Singleton Neighbourhood Centre reflects on the complex social issues her clients face and shares advice about for people from all walks of life, particularly disadvantaged and stereotyped youth.

    12 min
  6. Beyond the Divide with Mat Fox

    06/11/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Mat Fox

    A youth worker in Singleton with a background in teaching, Mat Fox offers his life lessons in accepting and including people from all walks of life in this week’s Beyond the Divide episode. With experience gained from his work and through his close relationship with his late brother who had Down Syndrome, Mat’s insights highlight the power behind respecting others.

    21 min
  7. Beyond the Divide with Kristen Millar

    06/04/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Kristen Millar

    In this episode, Kristen Millar and Harry discuss the advantages of disability support work and how being anadvocate for people living with a disability can be rewarding and enlightening. Kristen shares how being a parent and sibling of someone with a disability has shaped her life and encouraged her as a disability support worker.

    19 min
  8. Beyond the Divide with Jo Tonon

    05/28/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Jo Tonon

    In this episode, Singleton primary school teacher Jo Tonon shares her insights about her work and personal experiences as a parent with a child on the autism spectrum, offers advice to new teachers, her younger self, and shares perspectives on the debate around supported vs mainstream education settings.

    31 min
  9. Beyond the Divide with Jess Whyte

    05/21/2025

    Beyond the Divide with Jess Whyte

    Welcome to the first episode of Beyond the Divide. In this episode, host Harry Kirkwood sits down with Singleton Council’s Disaster Risk Reduction Officer Jess Whyte to talk about the importance of being prepared for an emergency and what factors in when you live with a disability.

    11 min
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About

Beyond the Divide is an initiative of Singleton Council’s Access and Inclusion program that aims to promote a sense of connection and belonging for everyone. Hosted by Council's Access and Inclusion Officer Harrison Kirkwood, the podcast consists of seven episodes sharing local perspectives about life, access, disability, support and more in the Singleton community.

Information

  • Creator
    Singleton Council
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Singleton Council
  • Show Website
    Beyond the Divide