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Rural and Regional

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 THE STORY OF A RURAL AND REGIONAL ENTREPRENEUR AND CATALYST FOR CHANGE. Guest: Julia Spicer OAM Introduction to this episode: My guest in this podcast episode, Julia Spicer OAM, is a vibrant rural entrepreneur and a catalyst for change. She is a serial founder of regional businesses including - Engage & Create Consulting and The Goondiwindi Business Hub and lives in Goondiwindi, Queensland. Julia says her mission is to contribute to the vibrancy and viability of rural and regional Australia by helping businesses grow. She pursues that mission through strategic planning, coaching and online courses, helping grow the activity and impact of innovation into rural and regional business communities across the state. She has a particular gift for engaging woman and indigenous businesses in her work and she assists entrepreneurs and business owners with the work of business plan writing, designing value propositions and attracting grant and investment funds. Julia’s impactful work across the years has resulted in high level recognition in many forms, including award of the OAM in 2022 for service to regional business and organisations. In 2018 she was cited as one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence and Queensland Government’s 100 Faces of Small Business. Her senior managerial experience has also provided impact in a wide range of board leadership roles. Currently she is a board member on the Queensland Government Innovation Advisory Council, Global Entrepreneur Network Australia and Motherland Australia. Her past board roles have included work with Regional Development Australia for Darling Downs South West Queensland, the Queensland Government Small Business Advisory Council, YWCA Qld, and the Australian Land Management Group. MAIN INTERVIEW TALKING POINTS - with approximate time elapsed in mins. Guest foreshadow comment - 0.00Generic podcast series introduction. - 0.30Current episode and guest introduction. – 2.16Guest comments: how did your passion for the environment start? - 4.33Who inspired or mentored you in your work? – 6.40How did you get involved with environmental conservation to begin with? – 12.04When did you first realise the impact of your work on restoring the environment? – 16.30Are there any environmental achievements you are particularly proud of and why? –What are some of the challenges you have faced and how did you respond ? – 27.17How has your work influenced you to keep doing what you do? – 37.10Are you working on any current, exciting projects? – 42.33Guest takeaway message and advice for some next steps in environmental protection. – 48.33Thanks to guest, acknowledgements and episode close. – 50.32End -51.32 RESOURCES MENTIONED OR RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSION The benefits of early child and adult exposure to nature Nature play benefits for children and subsequent adult development (2016)A detailed academic literature review on childhood nature connection (2020).Research on the benefits of adult Nature Connectedness (2023) Human and other species health and wellbeing as connected within Planetary Health The Planetary Health AllianceThe People, Planet, Prosperity frame within the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Some of Julia Spicer’s recent professional interests The Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GLENRAC) NSW (2022).The Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECoE) Other issues mentioned Long term decline in citizen community engagement/volunteering in Australia – recent report on trends (2022)Australia’s new federal Net Zero Authority (May 2023) GUEST AND OTHER CONTACT DETAILS: For Julia Spicer OAM E: Facebook: LinkedIn: Twitter: @telford_julia Instagram: @Engageandcreate FOR HOPE INC AUSTRALIA Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment, Inc. (HOPE): T 07 4639 2135 Email WEB Facebook Produced for HOPE by Andrew Nicholson. This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia on 8th May 2023 Interview questions developed by: Anna Kula. Incidental Music: James Nicholson Indigenous artwork: courtesy of Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland women's strategy (2023).

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