BSC Episode 7 – 6.6.2026 – Saturday Mornings 8am to 10am SWR 99.9 FM 💛 Thank a First Responder. This week’s Switch Off and Connect segment focused on the connection between community wellbeing and emergency preparedness. Piper’s challenge to listeners was simple but powerful: Thank a first responder. Not just on Thank a First Responder…
Thanking Those Who Answer the Call: First Responders, Community Preparedness and Connection This week’s Building Stronger Communities program was dedicated to recognising the people who answer the call when our communities need them most – our first responders. As Australia prepares to mark Thank a First Responder Day on 10 June, we took time to…
🌿Connection Through Story Telling and Listening This week’s Building Stronger Communities brought together conversations around reconciliation, storytelling, youth perspectives, and the powerful role connection plays in our wellbeing. As Australia marked National Reconciliation Week, host Michelle Hillier reflected on her own learning journey and introduced a new community initiative called “What Australia Means to Me.”…
Young People, Purpose & the Power of Community This week on Building Stronger Communities, Michelle and Piper celebrated National Volunteer Week by recognising the people who quietly give their time, care, and energy to help strengthen communities across Western Sydney. From community radio and sporting clubs to cultural organisations, fundraising events, emergency services, and local…
BSC Episode 6 -23.5.2026 – Saturday Mornings 8am to 10am SWR 99.9 FM 🔌 Reconciliation and the Power of Connection. Take some time this week to slow down. Go for a walk. Take your dog if you have one, invite a friend, family member, neighbour, or simply spend some time in nature. Leave your phone…
CULTURE, STORYTELLING & BELONGING There was something special about this week’s episode of Building Stronger Communities. Maybe it was the music.Maybe it was the stories.Maybe it was the way the conversations naturally moved between culture, confidence, celebration, identity, and belonging. Or maybe it was because this week’s theme — Connection Through Dance — reminded us…
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