About this episode

Carlie Towns shares her experience at Everest base camp, while Crime Stoppers Victoria discusses their campaign, and guests highlight accessibility in travel and sports achievements.

On FOCAL POINT: Carlie Towns is just back from making it to the Everest base camp - a physical, emotional and spiritual experience, connecting with her late father Ched. Alex Marcocci, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, alerted us to their current campaign,  'Illegal Firewood, The Cost is Wild' encouraging all to check that their firewood has been legally sourced and report suspicious activity.  Jacky Hudson has been selected for Australia to go to Glasgow playing lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games.  Ben Harrington (Training officer from Traveller's Aid) and Ethan Ward (industrial Design Student at Monash University) sharing their partnership, making travel even more accessible, and enjoyable with innovative and imaginative ideas and initiatives.  Resources: Carlie's Fundraising page: https://chuffed.org/project/carliedoeseverest   Crimestoppers Vic: http://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Greco

Guests: Carlie Towns, Ben Harrington, Ethan Ward, Jacky Hudson

Topics covered

• adventure
• community safety
• sports
• accessibility
• personal connection

Keywords

• Everest
• Crime Stoppers
• lawn bowls
• accessibility
• Commonwealth Games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime Stoppers Victoria, Traveller's Aid

Places: Everest, Glasgow

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