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Child Safe Farms
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
10/19/23 • 8 min
In this episode we hear from Jessie Adams from the National Centre for Farmer Health. Jessie shares how she is working toward making farms safer for children. She shares her top tips for what you can do now, and programs currently running.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
Want to hear more about the surveys Jessie did? You can find out more information here.
In the episode Jessie mentioned the VFF Children on Farms Handbook. The Handbook, part of the Making Our Farms Safer project, can be downloaded here. For more information on the project check out their website. The Handbook was created as part of the Making Our Farm Families Safer campaign. The campaign also includes a range of videos which you can find here.
Don’t forget to check out our episodes on the Making Our Farms Safer farm safety audits too:
The Auditor – Man on a Mission
The Audited – Safety from the Dining Room Table
You can also find a range of tips and resources on children’s farm safety at:
Farm Safe Australia Inc
Better Health Channel
Kidsafe – A Parent’s Guide to Kidsafe Farms
Kidsafe – Farm Safety
National Centre for Farmer Health – Child Safety on Farms
National Centre for Farmer Health – Injury Risk and Safety Behaviours of Children on Victorian Farms
Jessie also talked about a program aimed at high school students called Gear Up for Ag. The program aims to increase knowledge of farm hazards and safe practices for teens. You can find out more about the program here.
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Help Close to Home
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
02/03/22 • 9 min
In this last episode of series two we have tried something a little different. Through the interviews we noticed some themes about the role of family and friends and the benefit of making access to health support easier. You will hear from a number of people about ways to get health help close to home. You will hear some familiar voices talk about the topics of telehealth and mental health. You will also hear some new ones on how family members can help.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
This episode has snippets from previous episodes, to hear them in full go to the following episodes:
John ‘Jumbo’ Suholz – AFL to Life with Depression
Mal Coutts – From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker
Corinne Heintze – Alone, But not Lonely
Robyn Kelm – The Art of Listening
Dr Rob Grenfell is also a familiar voice on the series. You can hear Dr Rob on other important topics in the following episodes:
Ill From the Animal World
Special Edition – The need to know of COVID (Oct 2021)
Skin Cancer
Peter and Hannah French spoke about organising a skin check. Want more information about skin cancer?
- Listen to our episode ‘Saving Your Skin’
- Check out the Cancer Council, Better Health Channel and Health Direct websites.
Telehealth
Dr Rob talked about some of the benefits of telehealth for those living in rural and regional areas, but what is it? You can find information on what it is, benefits of it, stories of using it and more here.
Live in a rural and regional area? Want to know more and get tip on your healthcare options? You can find information at the Better Health Channel and Health Direct.
Find information on WWHS telehealth services here. Or contact your local health service to see what they offer.
Mental Health
Jumbo and Robyn spoke about being there for friends or having friends be there for them. You can find information on how to help someone or information on mental health matters at:
Better Health Channel
Health Direct
BeyondBlue
Check out these fact sheets on Depression, Relationships and family, and Stress.
Some services available are:
- Rural Outreach Program - Phone: 1300 688 732 or visit: http://ruraloutreach.org.au
- The National Centre for Farmer Health’s Online Psychology Service
- The WWHS's
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Social Side of Exercise
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
12/30/21 • 9 min
In this episode Daniel 'Bully' Keam shares why he is part of the Active Farmers Group lead by Justin Knorpp. He talks about why he joined the group and the benefits of it, with exercise being just one part of the story. He also talks about other changes to his lifestyle since joining the group.
Live in or near Warracknabeal and want to join Justin's Active Farmers group? You can find more information on the Warracknabeal Active farmers group here or on Facebook.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
Active Farmers is a regular group fitness class program that is fun and interactive. It is designed to get people active and create a sense of community and belonging. There are Active Farmer groups in rural towns around Australia, you can find one near you here. You can find more information on each of the below aspects of Active Farmers below:
You can also jump on to the Active Farmers Facebook and Instagram pages.
Check out the You Got This Mate Program! A program for men living in rural Australia, aiming to help them reach their best physical health. It provides information on:
- Trying new things
- Making exercise fun
- Finding inspiration
- Tips on fitting exercise into your day
For more farmer specific exercise advice go to the National Centre for Farmer Health.
For general exercise and keeping active advice check out the below websites
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Understanding Chronic Pain
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
10/06/22 • 17 min
In this episode we hear from David Manning and Ben Weissner, who talk all things chronic pain. They share the ways they are working to help people with chronic pain to recover and function well. They also share a few tips for pain management.
Find more on the Wimmera and Southern Mallee Integrated Pain Service here.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
You can also find more information on chronic pain in general at Health Direct.
In the episode David and Ben talked about how beneficial staying active can be for chronic pain. For more information on this check out Exercise Right.
You can also check out the Pain Revolution. It has lots of information and programs for people in rural areas with chronic pain.
You can also find other fact sheets and information on pain management here.
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Tell Your Story Once
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
09/28/23 • 12 min
In this episode we hear from Mandy Noble, a Service System Navigator with The Orange Door Horsham. Mandy talks about what The Orange Door is and how it came about. She also talks about Family Violence and its different forms.
In an emergency call 000
If you live in the Wimmera and need support, you can contact The Orange Door in Horsham by:
Calling 1800 271 042
Or find them at 3-7 Madden St, Horsham.
Don’t live in the Wimmera and need support? You can find other The Orange Door locations and phone numbers here.
You can also call free confidential counselling services 24/7:
In Victoria – Safe Steps call 1800 015 188 or visit their website.
Across Australia – 1800 RESPECT call 1800 737 732 or visit their website.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
If you would like to learn more about The Orange Door, you can visit their website here. You can also watch a short video in The Orange Door here. Other Family and Domestic Violence services available to support people are:
Mandy mentioned The Orange Door often works with other organisations in the Wimmera. Check out their websites below for more on what they offer:
Victorian Legal Aid
Youth Law
Goolum Goolum
Uniting Wimmera
In the episode Mandy used the terms ‘Victim Survivor’ and ‘Perpetrator’ a lot. Not sure what they mean? Or would like to learn more about Family and Domestic Violence terms? Check out this Victorian Government website for a full list of common terms used.
Want to learn more about Family and Domestic Violence and the different forms it can take? Check out a short video by The Orange Door here. You can also find out more information at:
Better Health Channel
1800 RESPECT
Mandy spoke briefly about how gender inequality impacts Family and Domestic Violence. Women’s Health Grampians does a lot of work toward reducing gender inequality. To find out more about this work check out their website.
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Moving Marnoo
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
09/21/23 • 15 min
In this episode we hear from Tania Walter about how she is helping farmers to be more active in Marnoo. She shares her passion for running the group and the joy it brings to her and others that come. She also talks about how her and her husband run a bio-dynamic farm and how that came about.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
Has listening to Tania inspired you to put more movement in your life? Not sure where or how best to start? Check out these websites for tips, advice, and ideas on how to start and putting more movement in your days.
Better Health Channel
Health Direct
National Centre for Farmer Health
You Got This Mate!
Thinking of joining a group like Tania’s Farm Fit group? Maybe an Active Farmers groups is for you. Active Farmers is a regular group fitness class program that is fun and interactive. It is designed to get people active and create a sense of community and belonging. There are Active Farmer groups in rural towns around Australia, you can find one near you here. You can find more information on each of the below aspects of Active Farmers below:
You can also listen to our Farmer Wants a Healthy Life episodes of people that have been part of Active Farmers:
Guys Just Wanna Have Fun
Social Side of Exercise
Tania talked a bit about how exercise can help people with their mental wellbeing. Want to learn more about how exercise can help mental wellbeing? Check out the below websites for more information:
Better Health Channel
Health Direct
Headspace
For other tips and advice to help reduce stress you can also check out:
Better Health Channel
Health Direct
You can also listen to our Farmer Wants a Healthy Life episode The Ins and Outs of Stress.
In the episode Tania talked about her and her husband’s farm and some of the things that happen there. Interested in finding out more about it? Check out their website and social media pages below.
Burrum Biodynamics
Facebook: @BurrumBiodynamics
Twitter: @
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Out of the Tunnel of Grief
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
09/14/23 • 18 min
In this episode we hear from Margaret Millington about the impact death has had on her life. She shares the lessons she has learnt from losing people she loves, and the need to be aware of dangers. She also talks about what brought her to the Wimmera and how it offered her a chance for renewal.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
Margaret shared her experiences of grief and what helped her. Find more on grief at:
Health Direct
Better Health Channel
Beyond Blue
Margaret lost her daughter in a farm accident. Find more on farm safety at:
National Centre for Farmer Health
Work Safe
Making Our Farms Safer project-or hear about it on our eps:
The Auditor – Man on a Mission
The Audited – Safety from the Dining Room Table
Find more on children’s farm safety at:
Farm Safe Australia
Better Health Channel
A Parent’s Guide to Kidsafe Farms
Farm Safety
Child Safety on Farms
Injury Risk and Safety Behaviours of Children on Victorian Farms
Margaret had two sons involved in accidents on the road. Find more on road safety at:
Staying Safe
Road Safety
Driving on country roads: how to stay safe
Safely Driving on Country Roads
Work Safe
Margaret's son became an accidental addict to painkillers. But what is addiction? Find more at:
Health Direct
Turning Point
You, or someone you care about struggling with addiction? Find support at:
Online counselling
24hr phone support
Alcohol and Drug Support
Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation
Check out our eps on gambling harm :
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Attitude is Everything
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
12/01/22 • 9 min
In this episode we hear from Lyall McClure, Natimuk local who has not let close calls with death stop him. Lyall shares his four close calls with death and how he has moved forward with his life after. He also shares how he keeps a smile on his face and joy for life.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
In the episode Lyall mentioned one of his close calls was a heart attack, but what exactly is a heart attack? Check out the information here to find out.
Had a heart attack or have another type of heart condition you can find information on living with it here.
Are you worried about your heart? You can find tips about looking after your heart in a variety of ways including:
Healthy eating to protect your heart
Keeping your heart healthy
Physical activity and your heart
You can also listen to our episode ‘Heart Hiccups’ for another experience of having a heart attack.
Lyall also mentioned that he is currently trying to quit smoking. Are you trying to do the same? Thinking about doing the same? Or supporting someone to quit? Visit QUIT for lots of help information on how or call 13 7848 for support.
Lyall has been through a lot, but has managed to keep a positive state of mind. But it is ok to reach out for support if you go through similar and need it. You can find help and support at:
Rural Outreach program which you can reach at 1300 688 732. You can also hear more about this program in the episode 'From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker'.
Beyond Blue– The leading Australian mental health support organisation. Phone: 1300 22 4636 or webchat.
Are you bogged mate?– A program helping country blokes talk about mental health.
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The Ins and Outs of Stress
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
11/24/22 • 11 min
In this episode, West Wimmera Health Service's own Leanne Yew talks about stress. Leanne is WWHS's lead social worker. She shares her knowledge on stress, our responses to it and how long term stress can affect us. She also share her tips for managing stress and where to get help.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
The WWHS social work and welfare department can help with a wide variety of things, including:
- Counselling for individuals, couples and families.
- Support for parenting, grief, trauma and crisis.
- Referral to services such as housing, employment and legal services.
- Help with Centrelink payments.
- Financial counselling and emergency relief.
- Support for child protection and from domestic violence.
For further details contact West Wimmera Health Service on (03) 5391 4222.
Leanne spoke a lot about what stress is and some tips to manage it. For more information check out:
Better Health Channel - Stress
Suicide Line Victoria - Feeling stressed out and how to get help
National Centre for Farmer Health - Stress
Stress can be hard to manage, and if it goes for a long time you may need to seek professional help. Some place you can go for this are:
- GP
- Counsellor
- Psychologist
- Rural Outreach program which you can reach at 1300 688 732. You can also hear more about this program in the episode 'From Footy Coach to Rural Outreach Worker'.
- Flying Doctor Wellbeing
You can also check out programs like:
Are you bogged mate?
You Got this Mate!
Leanne also spoke about how mindfulness and breathing exercises can help with stress. You can find the Smiling Mind program and app she spoke about here.
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Women Thriving on Farm
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life
09/29/22 • 29 min
In this first episode of season three, we hear from some of the attendees of the recent Gather Grow and Thrive event. They share their experiences of being a woman on a farm and how it has changed over time. They also talk about the importance of connection and how they can be change agents.
Interested in the topic and looking for more?
The Gather Grow and Thrive event was hosted by Partners in Ag. You can find out more about the Partners in Ag organisation here.
The second speaker in the episode Jo Burke, spoke a lot on the pipeline project and the benefits it has had. If you would like to know more about the Wimmera Mallee pipeline you can find it here.
Many of the speakers in the episode talked about the importance of safety on farms. You can find lots of information about farm safety at:
National Centre for Farmer Health
Victorian Farmers Federation – Be farm safe and Making Our Farms Safer
A particular concern that was talked about in the episode was child safety on farms. You can find lots of information on this at:
Kidsafe – Farm safety and Parent guide to Kidsafe farms
National Centre for farmer Health
You can also listen to our two episodes on the VFF Making Our Farms Safer Project:
‘The Auditor – Man on a Mission’
‘The Audited – Safety from the Dining Room Table’
It was also mentioned by one of the speakers than women can be change agents for safety on farms. If you would like to see stories about some women that are doing this check out Plant a Seed for Safety.
In the episode Kazz says her partner has been part of our podcast before talking about Active Farmers. She mentioned how great the group has been for all the guys there and what they do together for the community. Check out the episode ‘Social Side of Exercise’ to hear Daniel talking about the group. You can also find more information about Active Farmers groups here.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Farmer Wants a Healthy Life have?
Farmer Wants a Healthy Life currently has 39 episodes available.
What topics does Farmer Wants a Healthy Life cover?
The podcast is about Suicide, Health & Fitness, Cancer, Mental Health, Podcasts, Support, Farming, Farmer and Health.
What is the most popular episode on Farmer Wants a Healthy Life?
The episode title 'Farmer's Best Friend' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Farmer Wants a Healthy Life?
The average episode length on Farmer Wants a Healthy Life is 14 minutes.
How often are episodes of Farmer Wants a Healthy Life released?
Episodes of Farmer Wants a Healthy Life are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Farmer Wants a Healthy Life?
The first episode of Farmer Wants a Healthy Life was released on May 31, 2021.
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