Podcasts

In this episode, Emma talks to former Mayor and Councillor, Annemarie Cade from LG Conflict Management about the framework she has developed for moving Councillors from “competition to collaboration” to address ongoing and unresolved conflict within the elected body. We also talk about what makes it hard to address conflict in local government and what could be done differently to better resolve conflict within local councils.

Ahead of an upcoming general election in Ireland, our founder, Emma Broomfield was interviewed in this RTÉ Documentary On One podcast. WIth with more politicians than ever before stepping out of politics this documentary takes a look at how there's more personal abuse and stress on public representatives than ever before. Could this discourage new candidates? And if so, are there any solutions to what some view as a credible threat to our democracy?

In the lead up to the Political Wellbeing Summit, Emma sat down with Chris Eddy from the Local Government News Roundup to talk about why the mental wellbeing of our elected leaders matters, and how this is growing focus across the globe. Emma shared details of the Summit including the international panel event and the launch of our political wellbeing framework for councillors in Australia and beyond.

Following the Social Impact in the Regions Conference in 2024, Emma speaks with co-founder of Ready Communities, Kerry Grace, about making change in regional communities. They explore why some community initiatives stick while others fade, the critical importance of bottom-up approaches, and why connection remains the number one desire across Australian communities.