Forrest Chat
Interviews exploring individual endeavour in Western Australia. What it takes, what it means and how to do it.
Episodes
Sep 25, 2024
Sep 25, 2024
29 min
Oliver runs in events, he shares what it takes, what it means and how he does it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "And I guess the understanding that Dad won't be around forever and it's good to do these things while we both can. And I think that's quite special. And that's actually something we have. spoke about on a run before when we were in New Zealand last year. We ran up the Ben Lomond mountain in Queenstown and while we were on the top looking out with the 360 view of mountains everywhere, we sort of talked about that. It's amazing that we can do this together because there probably will come a time where you can't do that together."
Collie Trail Fest
True Blue Ultra
Sep 18, 2024
Sep 18, 2024
26 min
Tamsin talks about being involved in her community, what it takes, what it mans and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I think it's just being involved in your community. I think coming together with other people for a common good, trying to do things in a positive manner puts you in a great place to meet like-minded people and have a positive effect on your own life as well as the community's."
parkrun.com.au/collierivertrail
Community Bank Collie & Districts
Shire of Collie - Arts & Culture
Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
23 min
Russell talks about the fast-paced life of a speedway team owner, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of this episode is "Well, Wyatt, he just wants to win. He is, he is getting better at, I suppose, getting better at not winning, you know, cause he can't win all the time, especially now that he's moved up into a higher division with faster kids. He's not at the front anymore. I think that's done him really well. He really enjoys the racing more now than the actual winning. It's actually really good."
Rollover Racing on FaceBook
Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024
24 min
Steffan talks about what it takes for him to take motorsport photos, what it means to him and competitors and how to do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I had a driver from the autocross explaining to me, oh, those photos of that sequence, we actually worked out there was something wrong with the rear wheel. Their braking system or suspension or something along those lines, I can't recall now. And yeah, that makes me feel good, you know, being able to help in that way."
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South West Touring Car Club
Bunbury Motorcyle Club
Collie Motorplex
Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
24 min
Jenny embraces friendly competition and family sport as she explains what it takes to compete in autocross, what it means to her, her family and the community and how you can do it too.
My favourite quote of this episode is "It's great being part of a bigger thing that's just me but then by saying that too, I lose the nana, the mum and the wife and the sister thing and I'm actually a person. who's racing as well. So you're not sort of labeled. And the boys treat you like an equal. There's no sexism at autocross. It's wonderful. It's really good."
The club mentioned in this episode is South West Touring Car Club (SWTCC)
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Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
58 min
Daniel and Lauren talk about what it takes to be a Run Director at parkrun, what it means to them and the community and how you can become a Run Director too.
My favourite quiote of the episode is "I think even from a community perspective, there'd be meaning there for other people that we aren't aware of. There's a group of four of us that are Run Directors now, so I'm the first female that's stepped up and done it, so hopefully other young ladies or girls that are down there see that and think, oh well I can do that too and want to put their hand up and give it a go. So I think it's such a good forum to be able to do that, even if you wanted to improve public speaking. if you had to give a speech at school or something like that or at work, it's a great opportunity to come down in a really friendly and supportive group and give it a go."
Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024
38 min
Rhonda is an escape artist and she talks about what it takes to get away, what it means to get away and how you can get away too!
My favourite quote of this episode is "We weren't getting anywhere very quickly. So we ended up having to detach the car from the caravan, putting the caravan jockey wheel into an Esky that we had, taking the car around the back of the caravan, hooking up the winch, and then just dragging the caravan about, oh, I don't know, 400 meters out of the sand drift. going backwards, that was probably the scariest thing. Although positives were we had awesome phone reception, awesome views and lots to eat and drink. So we could have stayed there."
Aug 7, 2024
Aug 7, 2024
25 min
Paul talks about being a parkrun photographer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Yesterday's parkrun, we had one photo that a mother and child and actually did a fantastic jump. The youngster was like, who knows how many feet off the ground? They were unbelievable. But I managed to get Mum jumping out of the frame. Her hairdo is curtailed in that photo."
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
27 min
Crystal talks about cramming the car and caravan full with family and things, what that takes, what it meant to her, her family and the community and how to do it!
My favourite quote of this episode is "That was a river there as well and that's where we sort of swam with the freshwater crocodiles. And just to see that the children were brave enough to go in the water knowing that there were crocodiles in there, swam across to a little island in the middle and then swimming back across."
Jul 24, 2024
Jul 24, 2024
36 min
Rodney talks about the what it takes to start a social running club, the wide range of positives it has for many people and how he started a social running club.
My favourite quote of this episode is "And to see how much they enjoyed improving and being able to run further. But we tried not to make it too serious. It was all about having fun. And at times, I remember taking the girls made up some binoculars with toilet rolls and going on parkrun and we're trying to find the different birds in the trees because it was all about having that fun."

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