The Conversation Hour

What's your strongest Olympic memory?  And what are you looking forward to as the Paris Games get started?

Football-netball clubs can be a vital part of regional communities, and there is great pride in fielding a winning team. But what does it mean for the clubs and communities when footy players are paid, especially in under-the-table deals?  What sort of culture is fostered?

What leads young people into the hands of the law, and what can be done to stop it happening?  Target Zero is a long-term program aiming to stop kids entering the criminal justice system.

After everyone's experience of COVID pandemic lockdowns, you might have thought we'd had enough of teaching our children at home.  But home schooling is on the rise in Victoria.

What real help do women need when they are trying to recover and rebuild their lives safely — from therapy and counselling to learning how to use internet banking, find a safe home or re-enter the workforce?

Today the Conversation Hour team gets some dirt under their nails investigating regen ag. How does it work? Who does (and doesn't) it work for?  And isn't this focus on soil health something all good farmers have in common?

Do you need parents with deep pockets for a chance at Olympic glory?  And what if you don't live in a major city?  Who gets to be an Australian Olympian?

Do you live a suburb or town alongside factories and industrial development?  Is that safe?

These chemicals do not break down in the environment and have been linked cancers, reduced kidney functions and other negative health outcomes. 

Music therapy is included as an allied health service that participants can access using NDIS funding.