This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Shepparton, Victoria from the 3 Sep 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/shepparton-vic

Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulburn_Valley

Shepparton - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepparton

Shepparton | Victorian Places: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/shepparton

RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect: https://riverconnect.com.au/about/history

History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com: https://tomelbourne.com/history-of-shepparton/

Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/furphy-australian-manufacturing-icon-150-years-in-shepparton/103134596

History - Furphy Story: https://web.archive.org/web/20251115041309/https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/

John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.: https://web.archive.org/web/20211111045451/http://www.aholgate.com/girdertexts/shepparton.html

John Monash - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Monash

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A weekly podcast with relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a couple of trivia questions with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Contact us at AustraliaTalks@proton.me

DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:11:15 – Licencing e-bikes in Queensland

00:37:37 – Two Ticks Town Talk – Shepparton, Victoria

00:58:33 – Taxing sugary drinks

01:30:19 – This week in Australian history 28-31 August & 1-3 Sep

01:40:56 – XXXX bottle top quiz

Sources:

E-Bike rules in Queensland - qld.gov.au

Driver's licence mandatory to ride e-bikes and e-scooters, under 16s banned from riding solo under new Queensland laws - ABC News

Push for new e-bike laws in Queensland after 13yo left fighting for life in horror crash | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

Sugar tax on drinks may improve oral health in Australia, study suggests - ABC News

Impact of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on dental caries, periodontitis and edentulism in Australia: a modelling study | BMJ Public Health

Estimated effects of food taxes and subsidies on health, economics, and equity in Australia: a modelling study - The Lancet Public Health

77% of Australians want government intervention as common drinks found to have more than double recommended sugar limit - Food For Health Alliance

D. Parliamentary Budget Office costing: 20% tax on sugar sweetened beverages – Parliament of Australia

Sugar tax could improve oral health - Griffith News

Case for a tax on sweetened sugary drinks | Obesity Evidence Hub

Shepparton, VIC - Aussie Towns

Goulburn Valley - Wikipedia

Shepparton - Wikipedia

Shepparton | Victorian Places

RiverConnect in Action - RiverConnect

History of Shepparton: A Cultural Journey - ToMelbourne.com

Australian manufacturing icon Furphy marks 150-year milestone in Shepparton - ABC News

History - Furphy Story

John Monash's engineering to 1914. Shepparton Bridge.

John Monash - Wikipedia

Wikipedia - Australian anniversaries

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This is the Two Ticks Town Talk on Mount Bartle Frere, Queensland from the 27 Aug 2026 full episode of 'Australia Talks' with your hosts DK and Ardeet.

Sources:

Mount Bartle Frere - Wikipedia

Nature, culture and history | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Taxon - Eucryphia wilkiei (Wilkie's leatherwood) | WildNet

Techmarscincus - Wikipedia

Queensland mountain tied to African history - The Junction

Camping | Bartle Frere trail, Wooroonooran National Park | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Bartle Frere trail | Parks and forests | Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation