From the beginning of time to now, Matthew Priestley tells the story of his Country, his family, his mob for the sake of the generations to come.

In Part 1 Gomeroi Country we start at the beginning and then encounter invasion, massacre and colonisation.

This podcast has been informed by the historical work of Aunty Noelene Briggs, and particularly her books Winanga-li and Burrul Wallaay. To find out more about Aunty Noelene's books click here

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Detailed Music Credits
"Track 4 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Didgee Beat Box Mix" by Philip Okerstrom, "Didgy" by Philip Okerstrom "Quirky Play" by Marco Pesci, "Green Garden" by Score Wizards, "Track 10 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Talismanist’s Art" by Tera Mangala, "Omen" by Richard Johnson, "Didgeridoo Long Loop" by Tera Mangala, "Track 3 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Charmaine" by Philip Okerstrom.

This podcast was made with funding from Create NSW.

A podcast from Matthew Priestley supported by Third Space Ventures and Coequal.

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Content Description

This episode contains discussions of colonial violence, including detailed references to massacres and systemic dispossession of Aboriginal people
 
Wirilla – Episode 1: “Gomeroi Country” Duration: ~22 minutes
Setting: Recorded on Gomeroi and Dharawal Country, moving between ancient storytelling space and historical narration.
Narrators/Voices:

• Matthew Priestley – Mehi Murri man (Terry Hie Hie clan, Gomeroi Nation)
• Dante – Young Gomeroi man, co-narrator and learner
• Kim – Anglo-Saxon background, long-time friend of Matthew, teacher from Moree
• Phil – Co-creator, occasional narrator

🪶 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT BREAKDOWN Opening Invocation: The Wind

• Speaker: Matthew Priestley
• Matthew opens the episode with a poetic reflection about the wind as the source of life and communication.
• He describes the wind as magic—essential, invisible, and often unacknowledged.
• Key idea: Breath and speech come from the wind, positioning “air” as the first teacher.
• Sets a meditative, spiritual tone—listeners are drawn into Country as a living force.

🌀 Themes introduced:
Connection to Country · Breath as life · Gratitude to unseen forces · Story as wind.
Welcome and Setting

• Speaker: Dante (intro narration)
• Dante welcomes listeners to Wirilla, acknowledging Gomeroi, Dharawal, Elouera, and Wadi Wadi lands.
• Introduces Matthew and the location — the ridge called Wirilla.
• Kim describes standing on the ridge: red gums with “red bellies,” tall and narrow.
• Matthew teaches that these are Yarran trees, sacred and central to story.

🌿 Theme: Naming and language as a way of seeing; reclaiming Aboriginal place-names and meanings.
Creation Story of Baime and the Yarran Tree

• Narrator: Dante
• A Dreaming story...

Reece loves directing, particularly saying "Cut!" when things go off topic, which pretty much means anything that's not about footy, which he loves. Reece's story shows how blokey sport can create space for everyone, in their own way, on their own terms.

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Detailed Music Credits
"Hurt Theme" by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason, "Plain Loafer", "Jarvic 8", "Bicycle" and "Fluidscape" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Detailed Summary
In this episode of A Good Mind To, we tell the story of Reece, a young man whose deep love for rugby league has become a bridge to connection, confidence, and community. Reece is a young man of "all-abilities" and a huge fan of the Collegians Rugby League Footbaell Club. This is the story about how the players and staff have woven Reece into the fabric of the club — not just as a supporter, but as part of the team. We hear from players, coaches, and Reece’s family and friends, including Jimmy, whose friendship with Reece helped open new doors. From shyly hanging back at training to proudly joining the team in the sheds after a win, Reece’s journey is one of growth, belonging, and joyful disruption. He brings laughter to tense moments, keeps the team focused, and never misses a chance to sing the team song. This is a story about inclusion that doesn’t feel like a lesson. With interviews, candid moments, and plenty of Reece’s humour and heart, the episode offers a beautiful glimpse into how sport can create space for everyone, in their own way, on their own terms.

It was early in 2022. We were still just on the tail of the Covid pandemic. We were still quite often wearing masks, often doing social distancing and still RAT testing and staying home if we got infected.
Shellharbour City Council, on the homelands of the Wadi Wadi people, decided to commission a few people in the Shellharbour community to tell some stories…
And the 5 stories they commissioned became a collection that they called We are Shellharbour.

To watch the We are Shellharbour stories as films: click here

To connect with Coequal: click here

The stories in this episode were produced with funding from Shellharbour City Council.

Andrew reflects on repaying the East Timorese people, and reconnecting with family on his return from service.

Advisory: The people who have "a good mind to" tell you this story would like you to know there is a description of a dead body in this episode. 

Andrew enlisted in the Army in 1995. He was assigned to 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in Holsworthy. The UN International Force East Timor (INTERFET) consisted mainly of Australian Defence Force members, including Andrew, and was deployed to East Timor to assist with the conflict. Andrew arrived in Dili aboard the Jervis Bay, and was met with the devastation that faced the region.


Detailed Music Credits
"All This," "Inexorable," "Consequence," "Dark Fog," "Energising," and "Light Thought var 3 "by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Accoustic Road" " by Music Dog and "Hawaii" " by Dimitry Khlynin HD Studio,


Thanks to Albion Park RSL Sub-Branch and Warilla RSL Sub-Branch for putting us in touch with local Veterans.

Thanks to Veterans NSW for proudly funding this project.

This podcast was created for Shellharbour Snapshots, a podcast by Shellharbour City Museum and was proudly funded by The NSW Government.

To find more Shellharbour stories visit Discover Shellhabour: https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/

(c) Andrew Horne 2023 All Rights Reserved

Will Mark and Assunta get any answers from the Doctors about what happened to Mark? And what's happening now, 15 years later?.

"The Throwing of a Lead Cover over the Whole Thing" is the sixth and final episode in our series: Invisible Injury - a dissection of one man's brain injury story.

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

Detailed Music Credits

"Ambient Guitar" by SF Music, "Dam Audio 01" by Damian Mason, "Waking Up" by Adi Goldstein, "New PJH" by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason, "Experimental Cello" by Sonicscope, "The Tension" by Music Service, "Secret Agents Mission" by Praded, "Slick and Sneaky" by Soundroll, "Reflective" by Tristan Noon, "Slow Ambient Movement" by Orchestralis, "Towards the Light" by Hyperprod, "Comic Italian" by AG Soundtrax, "Better than Us" by Nikistan, "Intro," "Intro No Drums" and "Bleaky" by Philip Okerstrom, "Daybreak" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Assunta gets us up to speed with some loose end stories.

Swimming Against the Tide is the fifth episode in our series: Invisible Injury - a dissection of one man's brain injury story.

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

Detailed Music Credits

"Slow Ambient Movement" by Orchestralis, "Heartless" by Philip Okerstrom, "Moving Backwards" by AG Soundtrax, "Intro" by Philip Okerstrom, "Ambient Documentary" by Orchestralis, "Bleaky" by Philip Okerstrom, "Organic Meditations 3" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mark and Assunta finally get some clarity about the nature of Mark's brain injury and treatment. But that doesn't make it much easier to handle.

A Cork in the Ocean is the fourth episode in our series: Invisible Injury - a dissection of one man's brain injury story.

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

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Music Credits:
"Clock and the Piano" by Orchestralis, "Sad" by Szymon Piotr Wiśniewski, "Quirky Play" by Music for Media, "Light Science Comedy Documentary" by The Dapper Chap, "Loving" by Tre Houston, "Modwai" by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason, "Drama Sadness" by Elite Music, "Dirty Tape Loop Soundscape" by Andy Slatter and "Emotional Inspiring Piano and Cello" by Bland Trend Music.

Mark gets some apologies, of sorts, but makes no real progress amidst more confusing information about what has happened to him after his surgery.

An Extra Drop is the third episode in our series: Invisible Injury - a dissection of one man's brain injury story.

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

Music Credits:
"New Direction," "Pale Rider," "Isolated" nd "Piece for Disaffected Piano 2" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Put up with it" "New PJH" and "Atmospheric Industrial Watery" by Phil Okerstrom and Damian Mason
"Brooding Raw Idea" "Opening Prologue 2" and Bleaky" by Phil Okerstrom 
"Loving" by Tre Houston
"Clockmaker's Daydream" by 369
"Minimal Dystopian Pulse" by Orchestralis
"Sparse Atonal Ladscape Quirky" by Peter Hamilton Dean

Mark's condition remains unexplained and the family tries to cope.

"The Busses are Humming" is the second episode in our series: Invisible Injury.

This episode contains some swearing. If you prefer a beeper version click here: Beeped version

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

Music Credits:
"Pale Rider" and "Lightless Dawn" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Intro" and "Bleaky" by Phil Okerstrom
"Ahab#01" and "Put up with it" by Phil Okerstrom and Damian Mason
"Reflective" by Tristan Noon

Mark had a sun spot, just a small discolouration on his nose. He went into hospital to have it removed. And he came out of the surgery with something much more serious.

Sun Spot is the first episode in our series: Invisible Injury - a dissection of one man's brain injury story.

Artwork Credit: isarisariver https://www.flickr.com/photos/lescientist/8430282209, under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode

Music Credits:
White Lotus: Kevin MacLeod by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Intro: Phil Okerstrom and Damian Mason
Intro No Drums B: Phil Okerstrom
Bleaky: Phil Okerstrom
Piano: Phil Okerstrom

Mark's stories about looking after others and being looked after, while training to become a soldier, serving in East Timor and when he eventually left the military.

Advisory: The people who have "a good mind to" tell you this story would like you to know we are going to talk here about war and conflict. If you, or someone you care about, needs support, please contact Life Line on 131114 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

Detailed Music Credits
"Simplex," "Overheat," "Impact Andante," "Darkening Developments" and "Thinking Music" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"KTM Load Shedding" " by Nic Bommaritto, "The Longest Winter" " by Crypt of Insomnia,
"Adrenalin Hardcore" by Archimusic, "Waking Up" by Adi Goldstein.

This podcast was created for Shellharbour Snapshots, a podcast by Shellharbour City Museum and was proudly funded by The NSW Government.

To find more Shellharbour stories visit Discover Shellhabour: https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/

This podcast story has been made available to the public using a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 Deed. The full terms of the license are available here

Lachlan was a High Risk Searcher for the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan, responsible for finding Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) in order to protect his his fellow soldiers and any Afghan citizens who might unwittingly come across these bombs. Today he is the owner of "His Boy Elroy" and founder of "Bar Stool Brothers", a men's mental health community. But there was a journey to get between those two places. It wasn't easy. But he did find his North Star again.

Advisory: The people who have "a good mind to" tell you this story would like you to know we are going to talk here about suicide. If you, or someone you care about, needs support, please contact Life Line on 131114 https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

For more information about "Bar Stool Brothers" and "Raising The Bar Foundation": https://raisingthebar.org.au/

Detailed Music Credits
"Avec Soin," "Impact Andante," "Impact Moderato," "Thinking of You," "Consequence," "Pensif," "Long Note 2," "Bittersweet," and "Crowd Hammer Hi "by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"KTM Load Shedding" " by Nic Bommaritto, "An Inside Track" " by Eric Schwartz (SchwartzSound),
"Super Parking Lot" by Phil Okerstrom.

This podcast was created for Shellharbour Snapshots, a podcast by Shellharbour City Museum and was proudly funded by The NSW Government.

To find more Shellharbour stories visit Discover Shellhabour: https://discover.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au/

This podcast story has been made available to the public using a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 Deed. The full terms of the license are available here

To listen to the rest of Agents for Change: https://podfollow.com/agents-for-change

The people who have "a good mind to" produce this podcast for you thought you might like this bonus preview episode from Coequal's new podcast "Agents for Change."

- Ordinary Australians talking about what science and research might be able to tell us about preventing the perpetration of violence against women.

In our Preview Episode we started by asking, why science?
Why look at what science and research might be able to tell us about preventing violence against women?

If you, or someone you care about, need support please contact 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732.

For more information, connections and resources about preventing violence against women:
www.ourwatch.org.au

To connect with us and find out more:
www.agentsforchange.com.au

To connect with Hala Abdelbour and the Institute of Non-Violence
ionv.com.au

For a transcipt of this episode click here

Music Credits

“Science” by Niki N. Phaser, “A Timeless Journey”, “A Fascinating Feeling” “A Life Begins” and “A Deep Emotion” by Steven Schwartz, “Science Documentary” by Roman Korolkov, “Dark Documentary Solo Strings” and “Inspiring Classical Cello Solo“ by Orchestralis

Agents for Change has been funded through The Australian Government Department of Social Services through White Ribbon Australia and supported by Shellharbour City Council and Beyond Empathy.

The weaving together of two stories, one about discovering the game of Dungeons and Dragons and the other about discovering a mood disorder.

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

Detailed Music Credits
"Sneaky", "Cool Vibes", "Octo Blues", "At Launch" "Unholy Knight" "Final Battle of the Dark Wizards" "Night of Chaos" and "Darkling" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Providence Rain" "Overslept" and "Ella va au Japon" by Nic Bommarito, courtesy of blocSonic.
Various Original Tracks by Phil Okerstrom and Damian Mason

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

Commission: a group of people who are trying to find out about something and say what they think should be done about it.

Raylene invites Fi and Farzana to join her in a conversation that begins with The Disability Royal Commission in Australia and then shares ideas and stories about discrimination, human rights, the NDIS and much more.

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

Detailed Music Credits

"Dances and Dames" "Jarvic 8" "Wett Riffs" "Overheat" "Endings" "Backed Vibes Clean" "Umbrella Pants" " Walking Along" " Loopster" " On the Ground" and "Isolated" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Various original tracks by by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

Emma is sick of the silence that surrounds disordered eating. So she had a good mind to make you this podcast story.

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

Detailed Music Credits

"Rocket Power" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Heartless" by Philip Okerstrom
Various tracks by by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason
"Xmas Thief" by Phillip Crawford.

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

Lajos wrote a poem... around the time when the Catholic school he attended as a young person was in the news regarding the sexual abuse of children. The first time he read the poem he was unsure what the audience thought of it. The second time he read it was one of the most challenging things he has ever done.

If you prefer a beeped version please click here

Our website: agoodmindto.com.au

Detailed Music Credits

Aerian "My Sputnik Moment" courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
"Blue Feather" and "Faster Does It" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"E Major Guitar" by Philip Okerstrom
"Is this a Happy Ending or a Sad Ending?" and "Is it ok if I hold your Hand" by Emma Korhonen Listen to Emma's album on BANDCAMP
"Welcome to Church" by Improaudio, "Choir Church" by Wave Music Studio, Summer Morning Rock Jam" by Indieground, "Cinematic Church Organ" by Orchestralis, "Horrow Choir Atmostphere" by Josiah Johnson Studios, "Upbeat Indie" by Sun Channel Music: courtesy of Envato Market.

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

Whippy (Ethan Whipp) uses hip hop to tell stories from his life about ADHD, drug use, grief, music and spray painting.

To contact us, support us and find out more, join us at Patreon, click here

Detailed Music Credits

Original Songs by Whippy Listen on SOUNDCLOUD

Circle of Life
Where Ya Been (prod Gibbo x kookup)
OG Inspired (prod Fat Cat Beats)
Fauna to Flora (Prod Solxce Musik)
One Shot
Twilight Creature (Scraps ft WHIPPY prod. by Ilouis) Listen to Scraps on SOUNDCLOUD
Sleepless Nights (Prod Ignorvnce)
Grow from This ft Social P Listen to Social P on SOUNDCLOUD
Talk 2 (Prod by Gum$)
Monday Blue (Prod Noria)
Lost Lately (Prod by Cobra)
Dream O' Sunny Dayz (prod Fat Cat Beats)

Additional Music
Darkness in Daytime - Emma Korhonen Listen to Emma's album on BANDCAMP

Various Original Tracks by Damian Mason and Philip Okerstrom.

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

Do you want beauty or despair? ... because you can't have both! Bridget and a few like-minded people in Port Kembla, New South Wales, have created a group called Creating A Beautiful Life. In this episode of A Good Mind To Bridget and her collaborators share a meditative exploration of the value of art and connection as a way to respond to mental ill-health.

To contact us, support us and find out more, join us at Patreon, click here

For a transcript, click here

Detailed Music Credits

"Lotus", "Daybreak", "Ambiment", "Gymnoepdie No 1 - Eric Satie" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Cook Buddy" by Philip Okerstrom
Various Original Tracks by Damian Mason and Philip Okerstrom

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.

This podcast story, Whose seizure is it anyway? has been on Emma's mind for some time... well... actually since she was eleven and had her first seizure. Emma, along with co-presenters Jeannette and Oscar, all have lived experience with seizures and they take us on an audio journey that explores Epilepsy and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) through poetry, history, humour and insight. And their stories make you wonder where the real disorder lies.

If you prefer a beeped version click here

To contact us, support us and find out more, join us at Patreon, click here

For a transcript, click here

More Detailed Music Credits
"Hard Sell Hotel", "The Visitor" and "Quiescent in Time" by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
"Deadly Roulette", "Corrupted", "Bicycle", "Dama May" "Brittle Rille", "Very Low Note", "Umbrella Pants", "Wett Riffs", "Piece for Disaffected Piano Two" "River Fire", "Lord of the Land", "Wizardtorium", Crusade Heavy Industry", Schmetterling", "Spirit of the Girl", by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Upbeat Happy Grunge Rock" by Cogun Audio, "Post Punk" by Chat Blanc: courtesy of Envato Market.
"The Unabridged Penguin" by Chris De Souza. Click here to Listen to Chris's Music on Band Camp.
"Ambient Guitar" by Emma Korhonen
"Lego Soundscape" by Phil Crawford
"Intro" by Philip Okerstrom

Supported with funding from Coordinare - the South Eastern NSW Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's Primary Health Network Program.