Lawrie McKinna is a leader whose journey spans professional football, elite coaching, business, and politics.
From playing professionally in Scotland to becoming the inaugural coach of the Central Coast Mariners, Lawrie helped shape one of Australia’s most recognised sporting clubs. He went on to lead teams to grand finals and later step into executive leadership roles across Australian football.
Today, as Mayor of the Central Coast, Lawrie brings that same leadership mindset into community, infrastructure, and regional development. Driven by values of teamwork, persistence, and real impact.

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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introduction - Lawrie McKinna's Journey

(00:01:49) Sponsor Shoutout

(00:03:57) Welcome Lawrie McKinna

(00:04:22) Growing up in Scotland and the Ten Pound Passage

(00:07:15) Starting Out - Lace Mills and Meeting Christine

(00:11:55) Professional Football Beginnings - Darville Juniors and Dundee United

(00:15:38) Signing with Kilmarnock FC

(00:20:14) Competitive Life in the Scottish Football League

(00:22:45) The Old Firm Rivalry - Rangers vs Celtic

(00:26:06) Moving to Australia - Melbourne and the NSL

(00:30:00) Life in Sydney - Blacktown City and Major Injuries

(00:34:03) Transitioning into Coaching and Sydney Olympic

(00:37:26) The Birth of the Central Coast Mariners

(00:41:55) Building the Mariners Culture and Identity

(00:47:20) Bringing Mark Bosnich Back to Australia

(00:52:20) Coaching in China - Chengdu Blades and Chongqing Lifan

(00:59:48) John Singleton and the 5-Year Menu Contract

(01:07:49) Stepping into Politics - Mayor of Gosford

(01:10:42) CEO of Newcastle Jets and Financial Sacrifice

(01:19:44) Team Central Coast and the Amalgamated Council - Mayor of the Central Coast

(01:26:26) The Reality of Local Government - Roads, Rates and Rubbish

(01:35:34) The Future of Gosford and Regional Development

(01:41:50) New Library & Connecting with the University of Newcastle

(01:47:35) Community Champions and Giving Back

(01:53:27) Sound Advice and Closing Remarks

(02:02:53) Outro and Sponsor Gratitude

Belinda Mason is a social documentarian, internationally recognised photographer, artist, and advocate. Capturing powerful human stories, her work is both technically masterful and deeply meaningful. Beyond the lens, Belinda is a driving force in inclusive, socially engaged art — collaborating with people with disability and marginalised communities and presenting work on global stages.

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Timestamps
(00:00) Host intro
(04:47) Subscribe & sponsors
(07:31) Interview begins
(08:17) Early life
(13:27) Balancing commercial & advocacy work
(16:28) First exhibition
(20:29) 1988 Bicentenary & Redfern
(24:31) Intergenerational trauma
(28:30) Identity & belonging
(33:33) Long-term storytelling impact
(37:06) Moving to Sydney
(40:39) Intimate Encounters
(45:09) Banned exhibition global tour
(49:11) Working with Aboriginal communities
(52:30) Aurukun workshop
(56:07) Unfinished Business origins
(57:31) Serving Country
(1:00:17) ADF experiences & racism
(1:05:40) Veteran stories
(1:08:05) Film to digital transition
(1:18:30) Powerful storytelling moments
(1:20:48) Women in photography
(1:24:55) Silent Tears project
(1:29:33) Photography techniques
(1:33:04) Global impact of Silent Tears
(1:35:27) International stories
(1:38:23) Voice & empowerment
(1:40:23) Exhibition design
(1:46:57) Outing Disability
(1:55:20) Unfinished Business explained
(1:59:08) Disability in First Nations communities
(2:03:32) Advocacy challenges
(2:09:47) Community accountability
(2:11:13) United Nations presentations
(2:14:42) Global Indigenous parallels
(2:19:15) Grand Designs journey
(2:27:30) Stage production
(2:29:17) Opera House highlights
(2:38:24) Connecting with Belinda
(2:39:48) Advice on storytelling
(2:41:46) Closing thoughts

Going solo on this one, just giving an update on the podcast, life, business, the mental game, past, present and future.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Intro & Life Update

(00:01:52) Mental Resilience & Life's Rollercoaster

(00:03:08) The Mental Game of Being a C5/C6 Quadriplegic

(00:04:05) Podcast Growth & The Power of Conversations

(00:08:19) Career Journey: Construction, Advocacy & Service Provision

(00:10:41) Working with Remote Communities

(00:12:16) Founding Culture Connex During COVID Pandemic

(00:14:18) The New Tuggerah Studio & Scaling the Business

(00:16:58) Reimagining Accessible Housing the right way

(00:18:26) Navigating the NDIS & Consulting Work

(00:22:28) The Importance of a Solid Support System with my wife, Amy

(00:23:07) Wheelchair Travel (Flying Qantas) & Tasmania Trip

(00:25:27) Family, Loss, & Honouring My Grandmother

(00:26:27) The Studio Team & What's Next for the Podcast

(00:29:16) The Impact of Yarning & Call for Future Guests

(00:31:33) Gratitude, Perspective & People that make it happen

Paul Turley was a promising swimmer that landed in prison because of a fatal error. Found resilience and a path forward with time spent in solitude. A new career in mining and also teaching young and individuals in general what to do when presented with risk and channelling the right decision before it’s too late.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:03:42) Starting out swimming with Ian Thorpe and making mistakes

(00:06:40) Resilience - the test

(00:08:40) Substances & driven by ego, ends in a crash

(00:17:51) Realisation. Mistakes have consequences

(00:21:20) Dealing with guilt by talking about it

(00:23:25) The sentence

(00:27:52) Staying sane and safe in prison - training

(00:32:55) Lost time

(00:35:25) Building back with endurance events

(00:40:02) Creating a charity

(00:41:28) Healthy after incarceration is hard work

(00:48:00) Moving to Perth, breaking away

(00:52:18) Channelling your best self

(00:53:40) FIFO & mental health

(00:57:55) Speaking so people drive sober & safe

(01:06:05) Paul's closing message

Bronwyn Penhaligon is a psychotherapist that helps individuals and business's strategically implement intervention strategies for burnout, anxiety, imposter syndrome, procrastination, conflict and boundary settings. How to set goals and have a clearer path of direction and also bring in clinical hypnotherapy if necessary.

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Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro

(00:02:16) Sponsor announcement

(00:04:56) Introducing Bronwyn Starting in Tasmania

(00:07:17) Girl Nerd plans life in teens

(00:08:35) Covid happens & finding meaning

(00:11:15) Inspired by that meaning instead of marketing

(00:15:26) Reinvention looking forward

(00:18:16) The role as a psychotherapist

(00:26:35) Growing mental resilience & strength

(00:30:55) Talking about burnout

(00:35:35) Hustle Culture

(00:37:15) How some people handle mental health

(00:41:40) Leaders need to increase awareness

(00:43:36) Anxiety as a loss of control

(00:49:00) Hypnotherapy's role can be fast

(00:54:00) State of mind impact on work

(00:56:00) Imposter syndrome

(01:00:29) Procrastination broken down

(01:06:00) Addictions, control & support

(01:13:00) Working with leaders & organisations

(01:16:03) It's about change

(01:20:30) Rest and sleep

(01:25:00) In person and online services

(01:28:05) What next?

(01:30:15) Connecting with Bronwyn

(01:31:30) Closing & recap
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Brendan Rogers is a leadership and business coach who helps business owners, organisations and senior leaders scale through what's necessary to be effective in their chosen field and balance life.

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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:44) Welcome Brendan Rogers

(00:04:18) Starting from the very beginning

(00:05:10) Starting in shipping

(00:07:22) Being the youngest in the office

(00:09:08) Off to the UK

(00:11:20) Office stress shielded during trying times

(00:12:22) The tattoo YNWA

(00:13:40) Return to Sydney Australia in shipping business

(00:18:00) Dealing with sea pirates

(00:19:26) Shipping impacts all people of the world

(00:22:44) Remaining humble in our area of expertise

(00:25:38) From shipping to COO at the sports college

(00:32:30) The world of compliance and continuous improvement

(00:35:45) Being inspired to apply cultural improvements

(00:45:35) Why build community and a quality culture

(00:54:50) The light bulb moment - a new focus

(01:00:00) Coaching in parenting, foster care, school, business and sports

(01:09:00) The future on the Central Coast

(01:17:45) The role of leadership coach is about questions

(01:26:40) Coaching in context

(01:30:15) The journey to becoming a digital nomad

(01:33:00) The People Impact System

(01:38:30) The customer perspective can teach you

(01:42:00) Credentials vs experience

(01:49:30) Measuring leadership through feedback

(01:52:05) Growth Opportunities

(01:57:00) Avoiding selfish behaviour

(02:01:52) Adding AI into your business

(02:07:30) A powerful authentic AI avatar

(02:11:23) The PROMPT

(02:18:22) The Culture of Leadership podcast

(02:27:45) Learning through other’s challenges

(02:36:10) Unconventional story- A journey to better business

(02:42:09) Brendan's daily ritual

(02:45:10) The future plans - a membership model

(02:49:09) Closing & connecting

Roman Abasy was a national Taekwondo champion and human rights advocate in Afghanistan, until the Taliban made him a target. Forced to flee, he rebuilt his life in Australia, turning exile into purpose. We explore Romans powerful journey from athlete to refugee to community leader, using sport, discipline, mental health and advocacy to uplift others, fight for justice and the right to belong.

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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Welcome

(00:03:23) Introducing Roman Abasy

(00:05:25) Growing up in Kabul during a civil war

(00:07:44) School under the Taliban regime

(00:12:27) Starting into Taekwondo

(00:14:40) Continuing on education

(00:16:20) Regime change in 2001 - freedom

(00:18:35) Life inside and outside of Kabul

(00:23:30) Living with threats

(00:25:10) The normalisation of war

(00:27:00) Disabilities in a war torn country

(00:32:45) Hope Wheels program

(00:34:01) Access to tech vs values

(00:37:45) Leaving Afghanistan - a chaotic time

(00:42:15) Getting help from the Olympic committee

(00:45:00) Making it to Pakistan

(00:46:03) Australia was not by choice

(00:48:16) Learning languages

(00:49:18) Arriving in Sydney & getting support

(00:56:10) Living under different politics

(00:58:05) First job in Australia as a sports coordinator

(01:03:42) The different communities and integration

(01:05:26) Working in the public service

(01:07:30) Addressing local needs

(01:10:35) Youth settlement worker's role - helping with adaptation

(01:16:15) Housing crisis issues

(01:18:40) Comms with people in Afghanistan is controlled

(01:22:15) You can't forget where you came from

(01:24:10) Hope for change in a war torn country

(01:31:02) Local Islamic community - the difference

(01:35:00) Thoughts on Palestine, Israel and Iran

(01:36:55) Thoughts on local support for refugees

(01:38:25) Little Kabul and food talk

Kristina Reddaway is the Marketing and Development Manager for The Art House. We jump into the concept of the facility, who owns and operates, operational use with sound, lighting and production design. The gallery, the local and international artists of comedians, singers, bands, dancers, orchestra's, acrobats and more that hit the stage.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Intro and Welcome

(00:03:05) About Kristina

(00:03:45) The Art House in Wyong, a positive surprise

(00:06:25) How did the concept of The Art House come to be?

(00:08:05) It’s place in the community

(00:10:30) Construction, design and event planning

(00:13:25) Big acts made affordable for locals

(00:15:45) Finding the acts, shows and even Macy Gray

(00:18:05) Great acoustics and seating

(00:18:50) The Black Box

(00:20:40) The Exhibition Space

(00:23:30) Quality of lighting, sound and production design with BTS crew

(00:29:03) Impact on the local community

(00:35:50) Covid’s impact and how they managed though it

(00:39:10) Celebrating the wins

(00:42:17) Scheduling through challenges

(00:43:40) Benefits or membership

(00:47:08) Favourite moments & shows

(00:53:02) What’s coming next

(00:56:45) Donation program for school kids