Shows
The State Library of WAGame Changers: No Longer Invisible (with Tracy Wheeler)Tracey Wheeler is an early champion of women in soccer, representing Australia in our national team the Matildas, first as a midfielder, and later as a goalkeeper. She made her international goalkeeping debut against New Zealand in 1989, and has played 55 international matches for Australia, including three games at the 2000 Olympics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1341 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Kicking Goals Together (with Katelyn Smith)Katelyn is an award-winning goalkeeper for the ParaMatildas. Founded in 2019, the ParaMatildas is Australia’s first national team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and symptoms of stroke. Katelyn recently won the inaugural ParaMatildas Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Tournament after a silver medal winning run in their first international Women’s World Cup campaign in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1334 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Joining a Legacy of Champions (with Tash Rigby)Growing up in Margaret River and not truly taking soccer seriously as a career, Tash took an unusual route to becoming the current Captain of the Perth Glory Women’s League, replacing former captain Sam Kerr in 2019. Tash believes in making space for others to lead through their strength, and is honoured to join a movement of strong women paving the way for future generations of soccer-lovers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1340 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: See it to Believe it (with Thembi & Ischia Brooking)Soccer runs through the Brooking family’s veins. Thembi and her daughter Ischia both play soccer, while Thembi’s husband coaches. After migrating from Zimbabwe to Perth, Thembi started out playing soccer in an area of Perth where there was less opportunity for young girls to play and is now proud to see that changing for her daughter, Ischia, who is playing at an elite level with the Junior Matildas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1339 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: An Equitable Pitch (with Mikayla Lyons)Marilyn has the great honour of being the first West Australian female referee to crash into the male-dominated game in the late 1970’s. She progressed quickly from officiating schools’ football to State League, and in 1992 became the first woman to run the line in a National men’s Soccer League game. Marilyn also had the line for the 1992 Australia-Brazil youth international friendly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1331 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: The Lady Referee (with Marilyn Learmont)Marilyn has the great honour of being the first West Australian female referee to crash into the male-dominated game in the late 1970’s. She progressed quickly from officiating schools’ football to State League, and in 1992 became the first woman to run the line in a National men’s Soccer League game. Marilyn also had the line for the 1992 Australia-Brazil youth international friendly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1322 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Hidden Talent in Small Places (with Lydia Williams)Goalkeeper for international Women’s Super League clubs and Australia’s national team the Matildas, Lydia is a proud Nyungar woman who grew up playing in the red dirt of Kalgoorlie, a small town north-east of Perth, before moving to Canberra to pursue her career in soccer. She has been inducted into the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1339 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Pass the Ball On (with Ann Odong)In the lead-up to Perth hosting some of the games for one of the world's largest sporting tournaments, the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, we hear stories from local women who rose up against inequality and stereotypes to champion the game of soccer as far back as the 1970s. We hear from elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game both locally and globally; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of women, young girls and newcomers of all genders to the game...
2023-07-1349 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: Take a Chance on Me (Sandra Brentnall)In the lead-up to Perth hosting some of the games for one of the world's largest sporting tournaments, the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, we hear stories from local women who rose up against inequality and stereotypes to champion the game of soccer as far back as the 1970s. We hear from elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game both locally and globally; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of women, young girls and newcomers of all genders to the game...
2023-07-1331 min
The State Library of WAGame Changers: 100% Myself on the Field (with Jaime Page)In the lead-up to Perth hosting some of the games for one of the world's largest sporting tournaments, the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, we hear stories from local women who rose up against inequality and stereotypes to champion the game of soccer as far back as the 1970s. We hear from elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game both locally and globally; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of women, young girls and newcomers of all genders to the game...
2023-07-1341 min
The State Library of WAShe’ll be Apples: The WA women shaping the orchard industryShe’ll be Apples reveals the hidden backstory of the Lady Williams apple and the role of cultivator and innovator Maud Williams, who is truly at the core of Western Australia’s multi-million dollar apple industry.In this podcast, we hear from Maud’s family about frugal post-war regional life and know her passion for a particular apple tree that would create an indelible foundation for WA’s internationally renowned apples, including the Pink Lady and Bravo.We meet Lyn Green, who as a little girl, created the Lady Williams name and leading contemporary entrepreneurial women like Newton Orchards Director Nic Gible...
2022-12-0725 min
The State Library of WALeft Right Out: Queer DisclosureLeft Right Out exposes the challenging legacy of how LGBTQ stories have been represented by our State’s cultural institutions, the State Library of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum, and the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Left out of the archives altogether, overlooked, undescribed, or actively silenced – LGBTQ history has not been well recorded, preserved, nor exhibited by the State’s cultural institutions in the past.Today, our cultural institutions are grappling with the challenge of making this history visible in collections and exhibitions. Alec Coles, CEO of Western Australian Museum, comments on the role of WA Museum Boola Bardip...
2021-12-0227 min
The State Library of WAOn the Frontline: Rare Women of the WestOn the Frontline reveals the stories of two women who are significant voices in the story of the Swan River and its people. Mary Ann Friend and Fanny Balbuk each had very different experiences of colonisation. Until recently, their stories were little known.Through her journal of a voyage to Hobart with an account of the settlement on the Swan River (1829-30), Mary Ann Friend provides a glimpse into the living conditions, the environment of the river, and encounters with Noongar people. Fanny Balbuk, born around 1840, was a prominent Whadjuk Noongar woman who lived through the devastating impacts of colonisation...
2021-11-2523 min
The State Library of WAWalking on Water: Spirit of the Swan Coastal PlainWelcome to Rare Stories from the West - a State Library of Western Australia podcast. Through these podcasts we hope to unearth tales of Western Australia’s past and present. Walking on Water: Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain is the first of three podcasts produced by Gina Pickering.The Walking on Water podcast explores the significance of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) in the creation of the city of Perth. The podcast features Aboriginal elders Noel Nannup and Marie Taylor explaining the Aboriginal history of the river through the Waugal creation story on Whadjuck Noongar Boodjar (now metropolitan Perth) an...
2021-11-1123 min