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Carolyn Mandersloot on being a palliative care nurse and comedian
And now to another episode of my special Streets of Your Town series - The Outback Project - bringing the great characters and sounds of Australia’s bush to you.
At first blush, one may think that being a palliative care nurse and a comedian may be a strangely odd combination of professions.
But for Carolyn Mandersloot, it’s absolutely natural, and in many ways essential, providing a yin and yang balance to her challenging work. She helps many people in the outback with mental health challenges and all from her outback Charleville base.
And as Carolyn explains on this episode of Streets of Your Town, her unusual perspective has led to the development of her own podcast - Living and Dying with Cancer, to encourage people to have frank conversations while they’re still alive, about what a good life, and a good death looks like for them.
For more shownotes and links go to my Streets of Your Town digital magazine for this episode at soyt.substack.com
3 Sept 2026
Mark Lizotte aka Diesel on his By Request tour
Australian rock and roll legend Mark Lizotte - aka Diesel - has written and performed the anthemic soundtrack for many Australians’ lives over four decades.
His first love has always been performing. So he decided to mix up the back catalogue - by throwing the song choice back to his loyal audience.
Diesel’s By Request tour has just been extended after overwhelming demand and a string of sold-out performances around the country.
And the key - placing the setlist firmly in the hands of his fans who are invited to submit the songs they want to hear before each performance - cover songs included.
As Diesel tells us on this interview for Streets of Your Town, that’s led to some surprises he would never have expected, that have become the hallmark of the tour.
For more shownotes and links go to my Streets of Your Town digital magazine for this episode at soyt.substack.com
18 Aug 2026
Annabelle Brayley on the significance of The Vietnam Nurses Memorial at Morven
And now to another episode of my Streets of Your Town series - The Outback Project - bringing the great characters and sounds of Australia’s bush to you.
This episode coincides with and helps commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day in Australia, this year marking the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan - one of the major military engagements in Australia’s wartime history.
In the tiny town of Morven in Queensland’s remote south-west, is a small but incredibly moving memorial to the nurses who served in the Vietnam War, Australia’s longest military engagement of the 20th century.
The walls are covered with documentary photos from the time, of nurses deployed to Vietnam treating Australian casualties in incredibly challenging conditions, after they were retrieved from the battle zone by choppers and taken to hospitals for treatment. A visitors book bears signatures from all around Australia, with messages of appreciation for what this memorial has recognised.
After writing the book “Our Vietnam Nurses”, author Annabelle Brayley was determined that the service of these brave women would be properly acknowledged, and never forgotten. The Vietnam Nurses Memorial in Morven is a tribute to their service.
Annabelle is now raising funds for a bronze statue of the nurses to honour their devotion to duty, and is indefatigable in her advocacy for us to remember their courage, sacrifice and dedication under the most trying circumstances.
For more shownotes and links go to my Streets of Your Town digital magazine for this episode at soyt.substack.com
Who has been a guest on Streets of Your Town
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SLICK DAVIES
BLUEY FORSYTH
ANTHONY RYAN
SHANDELLE HILDITCH
CHISA HASEGAWA
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NANCE HAXTON host the show. Published by DM Podcasts.
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