Kiama Community Radio's Podcast
Kiama Community Radio is a 24 hour streaming service dedicated to communities in the Kiama Local Government Area. Our goal is to be the voice of the community from Minnamurra in the north to Gerroa in the south and Jamberoo in the west. You can listen live via our website www.kcr.org.au, via I Heart Radio or the Kiama Community Radio App.
Episodes
670 episodes
KCR Book Space: Ep 17 (22 May 2026)
Host Neil and Di talk about recent and favourite holiday reads, including books by Sally Helpworth, and Elif Shafak, and Neil reports back from the Sydney Writers Festival after hearing AC Grayling and Yann Martel speak.In the seco...
KCR Book Space: Adara Enthaler Interview (22 May 2026)
Guest Adara Enthaler talks to Di Ellison and Neil Reilly about poetry slams, including a live demonstration!Adara is a spoken work poet (among many other things) who performed in the Bankstown Poetry Slam Grand Slam in 2023 and 20...
KCR Book Space: Episode 5 (13 Feb 2026)
Jane and Campbell talk about their favourite historical novels including those of Hilary Mantel, James Clavell, Bernard Cornwell and Kate Grenville.And they chat to guest Clay Zane Comber, Kiama local, about his upcoming book release. C...
Chasing Astrid
Lee Cordner talks to Margaret River based Indie band Chasing Astrid who have just completed a brief tour of the Illawarra and South Coast. Joining him ...
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Geoff Webb at the Kiama Historical Society
Recently the Gerringong and District Historical Society hosted celebrated 100 years since the first listing of the Werri Beach Estate, with a book, an exhibition at GLAM and a walking tour. President of the Gerringong and District Histori...
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Author talk: Natasha Lester
Natasha Lester is a WA based author of nine book including The Paris Orphan (published in some regions as The French Photographer), The Paris Secre...
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Karen Lateo on volunteering
Gabriela Cabral talks to journalist and KCR volunteer Karen Lateo about volunteering in Kiama generally and specifically about the fund raising work she is doing for the Illawarra Pride Choir who are raising money to attend the Out and Pr...
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Minister Janelle Saffin and Katelin McInerney MP
Following the first 'Community Cabinet' at the Kiama Pavilion the day before, Minister Janelle Saffin and Katelin McInerney MP came into the KCR studios to talk to Gabi Cabral as part of her weekly program Living Local, 9am Wednesdays ...
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KCR Book Space: Episode 4 (6 Feb 2026)
In this week's episode, Neil and Di deep dive into Biography and Autobiography, then embark on a wide-ranging discussion of their recent reads, from Gina Chick, to Ben Elton, to the swamp sagas of the American South.
KCR Book Space: Episode 3 (30 Jan 2026)
Presenters Di Ellison, Karen Lateo and Campbell McConachie bring you chapter and verse on all things literary.This week, we’ll learn about the boom in street libraries, explore the possibility of a post-literate society, and review that...
KCR Book Space: Episode 2 (12 Dec 2025)
Presenters Jane Parbury, Di Ellison and Karen Lateo talk about the longevity of Jane Austen; when screen adaptations lead you to (or back to) a book; those rage-bait word-of-the-year lists; and their latest book club reads.
Rhys Dawson, Kiama Fire and Rescue
Gabriela Cabral talks to Captain Rhys Dawson from Kiama Fire and Rescue, who are currently seeking new recruits. This is part of Gabi's regular program Living Local ...
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Renee Green from Lifeline
Gabriela Cabral talks to Renee Green from Lifeline South Coast, who are opening a new Opp Shop in Kiama and looking for volunteers and staff to run it. This is part of Gabriela's ...
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Michael Bowden from Cin Cin
Let’s raise a glass to this week’s KCR Living Local guest: Michael Bowden from Cin Cin Wine Bar. Gabriela Cabral chats to this active and engaged local businessman about running a hospitali...
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Saving the Greater Glider
Gerroa Environmental Protection Society (GEPS) is proposing that Seven Mile Beach National Park be extended to protect Coomonderry Swamp and the natural habitat of the endangered Greater Glider. Coomonderry Swamp is the State’s larg...
The future of Blue Haven Terralong
One of the big question marks with regard to Council's budget for the coming financial year is what's happening with Blue Haven Terralong and how to deal with it. In this podcast Bernie Hems talks to Edwin Humphries, president of th...
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Elaine King and the Parkinsons Support Group
On KCR’s Living Local this week, host Gabriela Cabral meets a local hero: Elaine King of the Kiama Parkinson’s Support Group. Elaine and the group are lobbying for much-needed care nurses in our area. You can hear Gabi a...
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Stuart Richards and the Jamberoo Heritage Project
At the April 2026 meeting of the Kiama Historical Society Stuart Richards spoke about the project he has been working on for 5 years to install Heritage panels in the township of Jamberoo to share with the public the important history of the re...
100 Years of the Werri Beach Estate
Gerringong and District Historical Society is in the midst of the 100th birthday of the Werri Beach Estate. Geoff Webb, president of the Gerringong and District Historical Society spoke to Bernie Hems in KCR’s morning program in adv...
Author talk: Candice Fox
The Friends of Kiama Library present author Candice Fox, introduced by president of the FoKL, Perrie Crowshaw. Recorded at Kiama Library by Candy Andersen 16.4.26
Madeleine Scarfe, Architect
Gabriela Cabral chats to architect Madeleine Scarfe about working with an architect, why you would want to do that and how good design can change your life. Recorded 15.4.26
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Sally Bursell and Kiama After Dark
Gabriela Cabral chats with Sally Bursell from Destination Kiama about Kiama After Dark ; an exciting project exploring how we can grow and energise night-time activity across the Kiama LGA. What could our evenings look like in the futu...
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Councillor Mike Cains and Council's proposed budget cuts
Bernie Hems talks to Councillor Mike Cains about last week's Extraordinary General Meeting at Kiama Municipal Council and the proposed budget cuts brought about by the Performance Improvement Order imposed on Kiama Municipal Council by the Offi...
Councillor Stuart Larkins and the proposed budget cuts
Bernie Hems talks to Councillor Stuart Larkins about the proposed budget cuts that were discussed at last week's Extraordinary Council Meeting in an effort to balance the budget in the 2026/27 Financial Year in line with the Performance Improve...
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