Community Matters
Community Matters is the new podcast hosted by Community Industry Group’s CEO Nicky Sloan that dives into community-driven solutions for pressing issues. Join Nicky as she catches up with community leaders to hear inspiring stories, expert insights, and actionable ideas to create positive change.
Community Matters
Latest Episodes
ADVOCACY FOR INCLUSION: With Rebecca Schmidt Lachlan – Helping others is helping ourselves
At just 26 years old, Rebecca Schmidt Lachlan woke up from a stroke able to do only one thing: blink her eyes. What followed was a remarkable journey of reinvention, resilience, and purpose.In this episode, Nicky sits down with Bec, stro...
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INNOVATION EQUITY: With Tamantha Stutchbury - Why Diversity in Startups Is Everyone's Problem
What if the solutions being built for tomorrow's world are only designed for half the people in it? That's the provocative question at the heart of this week's Community Matters, featuring Tamantha Stutchbury the Director of iAccelerat...
PHILANTHROPY: With Susan Wallis – A Commitment to Kindness
On this inspiring episode of Community Matters, Nicky sits down with local legend Susan Wallis, Head of Government and Philanthropy at Good360, a remarkable charity tackling one of Australia's most overlooked issues, the $4.5 billion wor...
LIVED EXPERTISE: With Dr Shane Clifton – Nothing about us without us!
The community sector talks a lot about lived experience but what does it really mean, and how can a lived reality of disability become a form of expertise every bit as hard earned, powerful and valuable as any doctorate?In this eye-openi...
INCLUSIVE ARTS: With Ethan Arnold – Neurodiverse Actors Can Do Anything!
Getting a regular paid gig in the performing arts is no easy feat, but Ethan Arnold has done exactly that. In this enjoyable and thought-provoking episode of Community Matters, Nicky sits down with Ethan to hear his remarkable story.E...
