Growing food and friendship through gardening

“It’s learning with other people that’s one of the big pluses for the community garden and enjoying what we grow,” says Sue, from Thornleigh Community Garden.

“If you’ve got space and a keenness, you can do a community garden anywhere.”

In Part 1 and 2 of this Helping Hands documentary, we meet Sue and her team of enthusiastic gardening volunteers at their community garden in Thornleigh, a suburb of northern Sydney, to find out how one person’s transition to retirement has transformed an ordinary suburban backyard into a great initiative welcoming locals of all ages and abilities.

Respect and authority - can they co-exist?

“I’ve interviewed the CEOs of Bunnings, ANZ and Microsoft … they really are humble people. And I think that humility allows other people to copy that approach, but also it’s inclusive,” explains mental health speaker and advocate, Graeme Cowan.

Graeme is speaking about his observations while speaking with successful CEOs for his podcast, The Caring CEO. He is joined in this Helping Hands panel discussion by psychologist, Collett Smart; and CEO of Charitabl., Mike Gore, to discuss what it looks like to respect authority figures and be respectful in a role of authority at home, in social settings and in the workplace.