Focus

Focus Program
 
 
Focus Broadcaster : Bep Torkington
Thursdays 12noon - 1.00pm.
 
 
This community program has been on the air on Radio 4EB for over 20 years and continues to cover a broad range of community issues through topical live studio interviews each week.
 

4EB Broadcaster Bep Torkington has been hosting the program for over 13 years now and is well known to many community organisations throughout Brisbane.

It is through their support Radio 4EB is able to assist families and ethnic groups with important community information.

 February 16

Guests on Todays Program:

Bob Melling - Office of Fair Trading - New personal Properties Security register, door to door rules and earratnies against defects.

Karen Uhlmann - Heart Foundation - Howto recognise a heart attack

Bernie Hoesman - Brisbane Concert Orchestra

   

January 19

Guests on todays program:

Sue Harten - Office of Fair Trading - Consumer refund rights - Post Christmas Sales

Georgiana Poulter - Institute of modern Languages - Courses for 2012

Edith Li - Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon in 2012

   

 January 12

Guests on todays program

Annelis Zeissink - Womens Ethnic Network

Ian Thompson - Acting Regional Manager - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry talking about Biosecurity and Chinese New Year

Frederika Steen

   

December 22 guests on today's program

Michael Choi - Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs

Rev. Ron Bolt - Uniting Church Minister

Sr Anne surtees, Ursuline Nun - Centre for Multicultural And pastoral care.

   

December 15

David Strahan - Product Safety Manager - Office of Fair Trading - Toy Safety over Christmas

Rachelle Foreman - Heat Foundation - Christmas Celebrations

   

December 8

Guy Coaldrake - Coaldrake's Bookshops - talking about new books

Leo Keller- Musical Director - Liedertafe / Liederkranz, Choir of the Brisbane German Club.

Kathryn Delaney - Author of "infinitely more interesting than a loaf of bread"

   

December 1

Alex Oliver, Radio 4eb Technician

Erica Fryberg - Music Viva

Amanda Kitchen - Child Support Agency, services for NESB. Warnings about parents comtemplating overseas travel.


   

November 24

Liz Kearns - Health Quality Complaints Commission

ECCQ media Project

Jim Johnstone - St.Andrews Day

   

November 17

Bob Walker - Office of fair Trading - Gift cards do's and don't's

Griffith University - Nutritional students - new information

Alison durham - Heart Foundation - Tobacco news

   

November 10

Guests on focus Today:

Kev Nielsen - Public Trustee Of Qld - Elder abuse booklet

Raymond Ferguson - Australian Pensioners' and Superannuants League

Jim Johnstone - Remembrance Day

   

October 27

Guests on Focus Today

Brad Jarratt - Artistic Administrator - Opera Qld - 2012 season

Irene Tavutavu - Ethnic Schools Association

Con Drozdovskii - Russian Concert

   

October 20

Guests on Focus Today

Bob Melling - OFT Principal Compliance Officer, Travelling Conmen

Tom Hamill - St. Vincent De Paul

Bruce Macdonald - Heart Foundation


   

October 13

Guests on Focus Today:

Guy Coaldrake - new books at Coaldrake's bookshops

Dulcie Whittaker - African Violets show

Irene Tavutavu - Multicultural Broadcasting Conferences coming up.

   

October 6

Guests on Focus Today:

Niles Elvery - Queensland Archives

Tony Townsend - Talking about Grandparents

Behice Bagdas - Multicultural Development Assoc. - Lantern Parade in December.

   

 September 22

Guests on Focus today:

Marge Stathakis - Author of a book on Bereavement

Assoc Prof Don Gardiner: Qld institute of Medical Research speaking about Malaria research.

John Pini - Acting Executive Director LIfeline - Uniting Church Care

   

September 16

Guests on Focus Today:

Bob Melling - Office of Fair Trading - Telephone Tax  scam

Australian Red Cross - Wills and Bequests

Sheree Hughes - Heart Foundation - Healthy living

   

 August 25

Guests on Focus Today:

Jill Costello - Prostate Cancer month now moved to October 2011

Freddy Steen - refugee advocate - Romero Centre

Gwen Braga - State President, Meals on Wheels

   

 August 18

Guests on Focus Today

Grant Rasmussen - Acting Business Manager for State-wide operations for the Office of Fair Trading- talking about consumer rights and fact sheets that are available in 30 languages.

Michael Choi MP

Belinda Carroll - Heart Foundation - National Doorknock - get ready, it'c coming very soon.

www.heartfoundation.org.au

   

 August 11

Guest on Focus Today:

Tony Townsend - Talking about Grandparents

Lynne Barrett - australian Pensioners' and Superannuants' League - Talking about the Carer's pension

Clinton Miles - Public Trustee of Qld - Talking about wills and pets.

   

August 4

Guests on focus today

Sally Pritchard - Qld Census Director - Qld Census Management Unit for Census 2011

www.abs.gov.au/census

Dr Manuel Ferreira - Qld Institute of Medical Research - New Asthma study.

Wendy Hermann - Tenants Union of QLd - Social and affordable housing.

www.tuq.org.au

 

   

 July 28

Guests on Focus today

Fiona Caniglia - Ethnic Communities Council of Qld - ECCQ response to new policy

www.eccq.com.au

Felicity Alpert - Head of School International - Australian Christian College

international.acc.edu.au

Andrew Simons - Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

www.scce.com.au

   

July 21

Guests on Focus today:

Chris McKenzie, Acting manager Compliance Planning, Office of Fair Trading - Group buying sites...

Peter Jacobson and Penny Doust - AQIS

Karen Uhlmann - Heart Foundation - Hos can you help and support the Heart Foundation - Wills and Bequests.

   

 July 14

Guests on Focus today:

Guy Coaldrake will be in to talk new book releases with Bep.

Colin apelt - from innocents relief

Griffith University representatives from the Logan Campus Nutrition Workshop. 

   

 July 7

Guests on Focus Today

Fiona Caniglia - Ethnic Communities Council of QLD - More news on the budget

Albert Harvey - John Oxley's Orchids Society - 3848 6448

Lynn Barrett - Australian Pensioner's and Superannuants' League - Productivity Commission Report - Caring for older people

   

June 23

Guests on Focus Today 

Clinton Miles - Acting Manager of Client Services - Public Trustee of Qld talking about wills and enduring powers of Attorney

Jim Johnstone - Radio 4EB Scottish Program presenter talking about Bannockburn and Tartan Day. 

   

 June 16

Guests on Focus Today

Bob Walker and Sue Harten speaking about Door to Door Trading and consumer fact sheets that have been translated into 30 Non- English languages.

www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au

Rachel and Masters of Nutrition students from Griffith University talking about Nutrition workshops for NESB.

Deanne Wooden from the Heart Foundation talking about healthy eating using the Heart Foundation Tick

www.heartfoundation.org.au

   
    

 


   
    
    
    
    
 
 
 
 
 If you have a community issue or information on a community organisation story that you would like to hear broadcast on Focus you can let us know in the following way.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact Radio 4EB on 3240 8600
during office hours and leave your contact details.
 
or
 
Send us an email with your thoughts and information to
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