Community Conversations with Pietro

In this episode of Community Conversations Pietro speaks with Robert Sams, the Executive Director and Volunteer Crisis Supporter for Lifeline Newcastle and Central Coast. Nearly everyone would have heard of Lifeline before, but there are some things that you definitely might not have known about the services they offer, how they are engaging with the community and the process for becoming a telephone crisis support volunteer. It will come as no surprise, on the back of drought, bushfires, floods and COVID-19 that calls to Lifeline are unprecedented and like most organisations/businesses, their revenue is down. That said, in the true spirit of Lifeline, they have just put on another 30 volunteers and as you will hear throughout the podcast, that is not a cheap exercise given the cost of training involved. We would encourage you to share this podcast to help raise awareness about the services offered and to consider how you or others might be able to get involved. Lifeline can be contacted on 13 11 14 or SMS 0477 13 11 14

Until recently Tanya Davies MP had a Facebook following of about 4000 people and in a very short space of time it has grown exponentially to 84,000. Is it divine favour or that she was willing to go against her own boss, the former Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her own party, the Liberal Party, to stand up for her constituents? Whichever it may be, her voice has been amplifying the thoughts and feelings of at least 80,000 people from her electorate of Mulgoa. When it comes to faith, there may not be a more diverse electorate than Mulgoa and it has been Tanya's faith driving her to serve people and be the difference. We hope you enjoy this episode that provides an insight to Tanya's heart and love for people.

NSW Member of Parliament, Alex Greenwich, has introduced a Bill to the NSW Parliament called the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill. This episode seeks to explore some of the issues with euthanasia and listeners will be challenged by the thoughts presented by our guests Bruce Robertson, Executive Pastor - HopeUC and Nikki Aben, NSW & ACT Coordinator - Australian Christian Lobby. We encourage listeners to take the time to consider the many thoughts and questions raised and we are confident you will have more questions of your own at the end. This is a challenging topic and this podcast does not seek to be exhaustive in the content presented, we really just scratch the surface. Unfortunately, like many Bills that are debated in parliament, many citizens are often unaware that a new law is being considered. However, after listening to this podcast we hope you will feel compelled to share your thoughts with your Local Member of Parliament.

It was our pleasure to host the Honourable Mark Latham, State Leader for Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party for the latest episode of Community Conversations with Pietro. In this episode, Mark speaks about his time away from politics and his re-entry back into the political arena, the turmoil of the Labor Party and the union movement, parental rights, religious freedom, vaccine passports and the top 3 priorities of the One Nation Party and much more. Community Conversations with Pietro is a podcast for those who have a heart for helping others and Mark Latham demonstrates his heart through his advocacy for everyday Australians and has done so for a long time across his personal and political life.

In this episode, we welcome back Lawyer, Mark Ramsland to continue the conversation about Covid-19 and the Law. We cover questions such as how public health orders can be repealed if the queen has the constitutional power to avert emergency use powers, does the national cabinet have any legal powers, the impacts of suspending parliament, what freedom of association and freedom to assemble means, how can we trust the judicial system, freedom of information and so much more.