The Food-Wine-Pets-Travel+ Podcast Food-Wine-Pets-Travel+

There are big changes coming to the Fraser Coast’s hugely popular caravan parks – thanks to ‘people power’. In late 2020 the Hervey Bay Council asked locals to take part in an online survey to provide feedback on which of a number of proposed changes should get the green light and there was an unexpectedly large response giving councillors a very clear insight into what people view as priorities.

To find out more we caught up with
Jade Wellings - Councillor Division 5, Fraser Coast

PREFER TO READ: Full transcript here...
http://bit.ly/CaravanParkUpdate

In this week's show...
00'00" - Welcome with Brian & Kaye

01'53 - Bored? Try ‘Adventure Bike’ Riding! - Mike McKenzie
Do you own a 4WD?... not everyone does, and while they’re fun sometimes having a big SUV doesn’t mean you can explore some of the more remote and ruggedly gorgeous regional areas of Australia where the tracks are barely wide enough for a motor bike. Some great safety info in thi chat a former TV colleague of Kaye's, Mike McKenzie, better known as 'Macca', who’s a fabulous cinematographer and these days a passionate Adventure Bike rider.

11'08" - Is 'Natural Pet Care' OK For Pets? - Dr Barbara Fougere
Got a pet?... great!... so do you know what a ‘Holistic Veterinarian’ does and why they’re different from regular vets? In a nutshell, holistic or integrative vets are like their human GP counterparts who use additional or complementary therapies to treat the cause of the patient’s condition rather than simply dealing with the symptoms. Sounds mysterious – but only until you find out holistic practitioners have more tools in their tool bag, the best of western medical science and a whole bunch of complementary practices and medicines.

21'38" - Hotseat Practice Session - The Question
Q: What was Vegemite invented from?
A – Out of date Promite
B – Dried prunes
C - Leftover yeast used to make beer
D – Bakers yeast used to make bread?
The answer later in this show!

22'18" - Lee Kernaghan - Truck Friendly Promo!
Well known country music legend Lee Kernaghan is a supporter of the Truck Friendly Program - this short 30" promo is simply to thank Ken & Jenny Wilson from Truck Friendly and Lee for all their support of what we do.

23'13" - What Does A Dietitian Actually Do? - Caitlyn Henderson
Are you confused when it comes to planning meals? Waaay back humans were grateful to eat whatever they could catch or grow… then post-war when there was more food and food choices available eating started getting tricky. One person who can help us navigate the modern-day food maze is our resident accredited dietician and nutritionist Caitlyn Henderson from Healthy Lifestyles Australia – who was more than happy to explain what she and her fellow dieticians actually do.

30'36" - Mouse In The House (Caravan) Update - Brian & Kaye
Recently we mentioned we accidentally allowed some little mice into the caravan. Well- it seems we’re not the only ones with mouse problems at the moment – and we're not even talking about the poor people in regional NSW suffering a mouse plague in the hundreds of thousands!!
Nope – fellow traveller/lifestyle/storytellers Vantastic Aus have been doing a bit of farm-stay work – and got an interesting surprise while checking a bale of freshly shorn wool. Have a listen... :-)

36'05" - Hotseat Practice Session - The Answer!
Q: What was Vegemite invented from?
A – Out of date Promite
B – Dried prunes
C - Leftover yeast used to make beer
D – Bakers yeast used to make bread?
The answer in this show! :-)

Do you own a 4WD?... not everyone does, and while they’re fun sometimes having a big SUV doesn’t mean you can explore some of the more remote and ruggedly gorgeous regional areas of Australia where the tracks are barely wide enough for a motor bike.

Sound tempting? It certainly does to us now, after catching up with a former colleague of Kaye's, Mike McKenzie, better known as 'Macca', who’s a fabulous cinematographer and these days a passionate Adventure Bike rider.

Got a pet?... great!... so do you know what a ‘Holistic Veterinarian’ does and why they’re different from regular vets?

In a nutshell, holistic or integrative vets are like their human GP counterparts who use additional or complementary therapies to treat the cause of the patient’s condition rather than simply dealing with the symptoms.

Sounds mysterious – but only until you find out holistic practitioners have more tools in their tool bag, the best of western medical science and a whole bunch of complementary practices and medicines.

Are you confused when it comes to planning meals?

Waaay back humans were grateful to eat whatever they could catch or grow… then post-war when there was more food and food choices available eating started getting tricky.

Don’t eat fat, fat’s bad, don’t eat eggs, it’s bad for cholesterol levels, eat more grains, save time and eat processed foods… no wonder we’re confused – especially when the experts revealed they’d gotten things wrong – we need healthy fats to process foods, eggs are great – although processed foods are still in the bad boy camp.

One person who can help us navigate the modern-day food maze is our resident accredited dietician and nutritionist Caitlyn Henderson from Healthy Lifestyles Australia – who was more than happy to explain what she and her fellow dieticians actually do.

Recently we mentioned we accidentally allowed some little mice into the caravan. The little rotters must have thought they’d found nirvana when they were able to slip under the magnetic insect curtain we’d put across the door to enable our old doggy to go outside for a tinkle if she needed to, without us having to get up and open the door etc.

Well- it seems we’re not the only ones with mouse problems at the moment – and we're not even talking about the poor people in regional NSW suffering a mouse plague in the hundreds of thousands!!

Nope – fellow traveller/lifestyle/storytellers Vantastic Aus have been doing a bit of farm-stay work – and got an interesting surprise while checking a bale of freshly shorn wool. Have a listen... :-)