EP45 A walk along Yila Healing Trail with Cate Peterson Description In this episode we meet Cate Peterson, a Manyana resident and Jervis Bay born legend who has been quietly working on bringing Yuin community and culture to a wider audience since she was a wee kiddo on Bowen Island in Booderee (Jervis Bay). Cate is a foundational yoga teacher in Australia, particularly in Sydney and is the founder and co-organiser of the recent Yuin Healing Trail event held in October 2024, LovEarth Yoga, Ngungw...
Jan 21, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Step behind the curtain and meet your podcast hosts Dean and Moni who are interviewed by (and introducing) new co-host, Jimmy Woodriff. After just over a 12 months the Treading Lightly podcast is back and overflowing with fresh energy, ideas and a long list of guests to chat to about their awesome lives, work and initiatives in our community here on Yuin Country also known as the South Coast of NSW in Australia. In this episode we learn a bit about Dean and Moni's upbringing, early careers and h...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In our latest episode of Treading Lightly , we are honoured to have Judie and Doug Nyholm, visionary advocates for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Join us as they share the incredible journey behind the transformation of Ulladulla lighthouse into a beacon of hope and healing. Their powerful motivation to address mental health challenges through this iconic revamp sheds light on the importance of community support and open conversations. Listening to their inspiring story, we're r...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 43
Dane is president of Nature Coast Marine Group a passionate and active community organisation promoting the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of coastal, estuarine, and marine environments on the far south coast of NSW. They work hard campaigning to protect sanctuary zones and spread awareness of environmental issues and it's great we can work together to really drive change. Big thanks to Dane for coming on and spreading the word about the great thing they are doing. If you enjoy this ep...
May 21, 2023•58 min•Ep. 42
Meet the TL Crew ep1 Miffy is our current vice president of Treading Lightly and a force to be reckoned with! She’s always a major contributor to events and initiatives and was the first brave soul to get behind the mic for a quick Q&A sesh for our first Meet the TL Crew episode, a series to get to know our Treading Lightly committee, what drives them and a little of their life stories. A great chat and a big thanks to Miffy for all you do! If you enjoy this episode please remember to like a...
Apr 20, 2023•23 min0
Al is a community development and bushfire recovery coordinator for St Vincents and Webby is a local legend with his own experience with bushfires. They came on to discuss the upcoming free community-led resilience forum for southern Shoalhaven. It's an excellent opportunity to have your voice heard and there will be keynote speakers who will share what actions other communities are taking and what support is available to you and your community to become more resilient to future natural disaster...
Mar 26, 2023•58 min•Ep. 40
Johnny, Ben, and I jumped on to talk about the course that we've created. Young Change Makers is a 10-week permaculture-based learning program for young people aged 12-16 years that arms them with practical skills to get through tomorrow. The program has 15 grant-funded positions. This means each position in the course is free and paid for. ☀️🌱🙌🏼 Spots are limited so jump on the list if you're interested! https://events.humanitix.com/young-change-makers If you enjoy this episode please rememb...
Jan 17, 2023•19 min
Mark came on to share a bit about himself and also spread the word about his latest offerings to the community. I first met Mark at a didgeridoo workshop when I wanted to learn the didge, and we've been friends ever since. This legend has an infectious personality and his high vibes are always a joy to be around and make him a great teacher. He has an online learn-to-play didgeridoo course and is also offering in-person at El Horses in Nowra every Monday and is offering one at Wyld Spaces in Mil...
Oct 31, 2022•26 min•Ep. 38
Please sign the petition below Do you know there is logging happening in our Brooman State Forest? Most people are completely unaware of what's happening to our forests, that existing logging cannot continue, and that post fire logging presents a risk of "serious or irreversible harm" to native forests. We had a great panel of guest speakers to discuss the issue from their experiences and point of view. Takesa Frank is a NSW Young Greens SDC Coordinator and Indigenous Officer and UOW Young Green...
Jul 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 37
In today's episode, we have a fantastic young artist Kimberly Klau. Kimberly is a local artist based down Termeil who has an extraordinary ability to turn salvaged, rescued, and recycled pieces of timber from spaces like old logging areas and turn them into inspiring pieces of art. She not only creates beautiful pieces of art but also has a unique ability to also create functional pieces like a timber sculpture sink and also caters to custom orders. So great to have her on to hear her story and ...
Jun 17, 2022•45 min•Ep. 36
Our Town is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at providing festivals for the future that are waste free and that support local communities. Haley and Matt came on to share their story on how Ourtown came to be, the dream behind it, and the upcoming event on the 4th June 3 PM-10 PM. Support this awesome crew who donate so much of their time to organise these events for the community by heading to www.ourtownfestivals.com.au and getting your tickets today! Please help spread the message by shari...
May 06, 2022•35 min•Ep. 35
We had Dylan and Lara from Woebegone Freedive on the podcast. An amazing couple who run their dive outfit from our beautiful Jervis Bay. They share their beginnings adventuring through Mexico where they really saw the advantages of ecotourism and where their passion grew for giving people the opportunity to connect to nature. From my own dive experience, the moment I stepped on the boat and heard the way they shared the love and reverence for the ocean and its creatures I realised it was going t...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 34
This episode is with Marita Smith who has an amazing amount of passion and knowledge when it comes to mushrooms. She gives us a brief background on how she became to be in our town then we dive deep into all thing’s mushrooms. They’re such an amazing thing to look into! Humans have co-evolved with fungi and all animals are more closely related to fungi than we are plants. They produce all these compounds that work on our biochemistry and that is why the research into these amazing fungi is so fa...
Jan 18, 2022•50 min0
In this episode, we have Australian singer-song writer Hein Cooper on to share where he's at now that he's planted some roots here on the South Coast NSW after so much time touring abroad. Speaking to the highs and lows that a demanding touring schedule brings, to now where Covid has forced him to take a step back and actually relax which has triggered more of a creative flow for him to write music...so expect some more bangin tracks to come from this man! We even talk about his close encounter ...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 32
It took 3 months to release this episode! We originally recorded this episode way back in June and since then I've been in a little bit of "filling my own cup" mode, spending extra time with the kids, getting into nature, and slowly digesting what's going down in the world...which is a good reminder to all to monitor where your energy going and focus on keeping your VIBES UP! But after having another listen, it has so many gems of wisdom appropriate for the times we find ourselves in! Gini is a ...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 31
Johnny is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to permaculture and regeneration and we're lucky to have this man's influence in our community! He has been the head of the Greenhouse park project based at the industrial area in Port Kembla NSW, to restore the old industrial wasteland and has demonstrated that the land can be healed and proved this by creating a healthy food forest in a once wasteland dumpsite. His project/family home is the Budawang permaculture project and is being used as a work...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 30
It's Bowel Cancer awareness month so absolutely fitting to have Anta on to share his story and give advice from what he's learned along the way. Take a moment to acknowledge Anta Supomo and the path he's been walking. For many years now, Anta's been having to face cancer with all the hardship it brings on a daily basis, and the tremendous ability with how he handles it blew me away. The strength and courage of this fella are truly immeasurable, and it was an absolute pleasure to sit with him and...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 29
Listeners discretion advised. Adult topics discussed. I loved this episode and it was one of my favorites. I met Rob Sinclair down by the water after a swim, we got chatting and I immediately loved what he was about. To be open, raw, and honest about his life, his achievements, his shortcomings and to share stories of overcoming his own trauma from the get-go spoke volumes of his strength and courage. He came on the podcast to share his story and what modalities he has weaved into his own life a...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 28
Welcome back tribe! So good to be back speaking with inspirational people again after a little break from podcasting. Big things have been happening in the background of Treading Lightly, the main one being the opening of our new headquarters or the TLHub as it's been affectionately nicknamed. A place where like-minded individuals can collaborate, brainstorm new ideas, and initiate plans to really make a difference in what even project is going down! Big thanks to all those who contributed to ma...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min
School. Who can say they enjoyed every moment of it? I don’t know man kids who are thrilled to be going to school. What is it that makes it such a drag and does it have to be that way? In an ever-changing world and with an unprecedented challenge that school age kids and parents alike have to deal with these days with social media and other technology, maybe there’s a different way of educating our youth that’s worth exploring? In this episode, we have local practitioners Peter Anderson, a chiro...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 26
In today's episode, we have three local legends who are hugely passionate about conservation and sustainability in the building industry. First off we have legend Wombat which you may know from The Block and who originally went into the show with a desire to show people how we can have a more eco-friendly approach to building and continues to spread the same message in all his endeavors. Marty Drysdale has been building his whole life and shares his experience with recycling materials and what i...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 25
Melissa is a marine biologist and wildlife educator with a BA (Hons) in Marine Ecology and Conservation degree from New College of Florida, USA and an MSc in Marine Biology from Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. She is a freelance environmental contributor, and founder of The Fins United Initiative (TFUI) , a program that brings attention to the unusual and diverse sharks (and their relatives) of the world and their researchers. Most people carry a fear of these animals and we tend to harbo...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 24
On today's episode, we have Dani and Tom Jacobson from Catching Paradise who spearhead the Jervis Bay Clean Up Crew. They organise marine debris removal events within our community, trekking up and down stretches of beach collecting washed up trash to diving the bay to clean up what’s under the water, the passion they have for keeping our environment pristine is infectious and the footage they get of our beautiful coastline is jaw dropping. It just adds further clarity to why we must keep it cle...
Sep 06, 2020•57 min•Ep. 23
Welcome back to Part 2 of our chat with Nadia Squires! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nadia is a ranger for the National Parks and Wildlife NSW and we were super privileged to have Nadia on for this Treading Lightly episode! A proud Yuin woman, she spoke candidly about her life, what obstacles she has faced, and what drove her to become the woman she is today. You'll be sure to enjoy it! We have divided this into two parts for ease of listening. The first be...
Jul 28, 2020•50 min•Ep. 22
Nadia is a ranger for the National Parks and Wildlife NSW and we were super privileged to have Nadia on for this Treading Lightly episode! A proud Yuin woman, she spoke candidly about her life, what obstacles she has faced, and what drove her to become the woman she is today. You'll be sure to enjoy it! We have divided this into two parts for ease of listening. The first being much of her personal story and the second part of the conversation intertwined a lot of her experience in our recent bus...
Jul 17, 2020•48 min•Ep. 21
Larni Dibben has a post-graduate degree in applied climate science and with Taia on board, this was sure to be a great chat all round. These two locals have their heads fully in the game when it comes to painting what our sustainable future may look like, what possible obstacles are in our way, and what we can do to help drive that change. In these strange times, it's important we as individuals and also as a community realise this planet is a living being and we cannot continue to destroy its b...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 20
Mark Rabbidge is another member of our community who has lived a full life, to say the least and came on to share some candid life stories with us. From the 60s surf culture to the war in Vietnam, the surf tour, and all along shaping boards, it was great to sit down and have a yarn with him as he tells it how it is! We hope you enjoy it and if you do please like and share this episode with your friends. * Explicit language warning! ;) Treading Lightly Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Treading...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 19
So it's finally happened! We've been waiting a while for the opportunity to have this guy on and it finally happened! Today's guest is the one and only, Dan Sipple aka The Functional Naturopath. His name comes up often on shows whenever we have a question come up pertaining to the human body so we had to have him on. It was a good opportunity to throw some questions at him and we all did our best to keep it basic for us new to the game! It was hard not to go super deep on some topics first time ...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 18
Harries from Bondi Rescue joins us again to chat about the risks of social isolation due to COVID restrictions and the impact that's had on the community and his own life. There was a massive show of support by the Bondi community for our community during the fires and it was great to touch base with this legend as he has such a big heart. Harries even had a message for Ozy Homes and the end of the podcast which is pretty exciting. Hope you enjoy and if you do please share this podcast with all ...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 17
So on the show, we have Mon, Nick, and myself just having a good old chin wag over a cuppa talking all things happening in our world at the moment. Obviously COVID came up and how we've all felt about the isolation and we discuss my happenings in Canada as I was over there having treatment when all this went down! What an unprecedented time in history we're living in! I hope you enjoy guys and... Please share this podcast with all your family and friends...together we can make a difference. Take...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 16
