Healesville Tall Tales

About Healesville Tall Tales

Healesville Tales is a podcast celebrating the people, stories and spirit of the Healesville community. Hosted by lifelong Healesville local Kersten Gentle, the podcast shines a spotlight on the individuals, businesses, sporting clubs, community groups, schools, businesses and events that make Healesville such a special place to call home. The podcast continues a tradition that began more than 35 years ago with Healesville Tall Tales, a live storytelling event created by Kersten, and The Gateway Festival, which captured the memories and experiences of local residents. Now, those conversations continue in a new format, sharing the stories of people who have helped shape our town, and those who continue to do so today. In a world where negative stories often dominate the headlines, Healesville Tales focuses on the positive. Through engaging conversations, we explore local achievements, community connections, personal journeys and the many reasons people love being part of Healesville. Whether you've lived here all your life, recently moved to the area, or simply have a connection to our town, Healesville Tales is your chance to hear the stories behind the people who make our community unique.

Publisher

Kersten Gentle

Category

history · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jul 2023

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   S2 Ep 2: Behind Nocturne, Healesville After Dark

   In this episode of Healesville Tales, Kersten sits down with Nina Sturgess, local business owner and one of the organisers behind Nocturne, Healesville After Dark. After an incredible night that saw Healesville’s streets packed with locals and visitors, we go behind the scenes to find out what it takes to bring an event like Nocturne to life. Nina shares where the idea came from, the work involved, the response from local traders and the community, and what could be next. It’s a great convers...

2. 

   10 Aug 2026

   S2 Ep 1: From Healesville to London, Chasing the Dream

   For our very first episode of Healesville Tales, I'm joined by someone very special to me, my cousin's daughter, Grace Clinton. Born and raised in Healesville and one of six children, Grace grew up surrounded by a close-knit family, with a love of gymnastics, dance, performing and, eventually, filmmaking. At just 17, she took a huge leap and left home to study at the Australian Film Television & Radio School in Sydney. That decision has taken her from Healesville to London, working behind...

3. 

   11 Feb 2024

   Ep 2: Connecting Community with Catherine Nolan

   For this episode, we are joined by Healesville local, Catherine Nolan, who is organising the upcoming Connecting Community festival on March 10 at the Memo Hall in Healesville. If you would like to be involved in the festival or know more, please contact Catherin on 0417 002 793.

4. 

   16 Jul 2023

   Ep 1: Tubby Dennehy

   The first edition of Healesville Tall Tales features an original tape cassette recording from Healesville’s first Tall Tales in 1993, where Keith Heritage interviewed six long time locals at the old Anglers Hall in Lalors Road. In particular, this episode features my idol, my grandfather Albert Tubby Dennehy, who was born in Healesville in 1911 and sadly passed on the 21st February 2003. He was a funny bugger and one of Tubby’s best skills was telling a tall tale, hence why we initially created Healesville Tall Tales. The old tape recordings were not the best quality, but thanks to my daughter, Nikita who has cleaned them up, we have been able to go back in time and once again listen to these tall tales. Make sure you hit subscribe and follow the Healesville Tall Tales Facebook page to make sure you don’t miss out on future episodes.

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