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EHO Knows

Welcome to EHO Knows – the podcast for Environmental Health Officers (EHOs).

Hosted by Shane van de Vorstenbosch, each episode dives into the highs and lows of our daily work, offering valuable tips, insights, and a dose of humour. Whether you’re a seasoned EHO or just starting out, this channel provides a unique opportunity to learn from others' experiences and discover how hindsight can guide us to better practices. Join us and our diverse guests as we navigate the ever-evolving world of environmental health.

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  • 25 episodes
  • Avg 38 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E20
    February 25 · 32 min

    E20: The Trachoma Project w/ Melissa Stoneham

    In this episode Shane is joined by Associate Professor Melissa Stoneham for one of the most powerful reminders of what environmental health is really about. As the lead of the Ending Trachoma Project in Western Australia, Melissa shares how a disease that is 100% preventable is still causing blindness in some of Australia’s most remote Aboriginal communities. This episode explores the power of prevention, the politics of providing basic hygiene, the challenges of remote housing maintenance, and what sustainable, community-led environmental health really looks like in practice. Thank you to our guest: Melissa Stoneham

  • S1 · E19
    February 10 · 29 min

    E19: The Rising Sun w/ Lisa Hughes

    **Content Warning** This episode discusses adult themes including sex work, sex trafficking, drug use, exploitation, and sexually transmitted infections, which some listeners may find distressing. In this episode Shane is joined by environmental health veteran and advocate Lisa Hughes for one of the most confronting and eye-opening episodes of EHO Knows to date. Lisa lifts the curtain on sex-on-premises venues. From infection control and worker safety to organised crime and exploitation. Thank you to our guest: Lisa Hughes

  • S1 · E18
    February 3 · 48 min

    E18: Rooster Gate w/ Tanya Morrison

    In this episode of EHO Knows, Shane is joined by Tanya Morrison to unpack the absurd yet true story of Rooster Gate. What begins as a single noisy rooster crowing at dawn spirals into a decade-long saga of neighbour complaints, environmental health investigations, sound monitoring, lockdown complications, and eventually a landmark court case the first of its kind in New Zealand. Equal parts comedy and cautionary tale, this episode pulls back the curtain on how seemingly minor nuisance issues can escalate into criminal prosecution, proving that in environmental health, even a rooster can end up before a judge. Thank you to our guest Tanya Morrison

  • S1 · E17
    January 27 · 24 min

    E17: Dr. No w/ Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey (Part 3)

    In the final instalment of this Bond-esque trilogy, EHO Knows follows Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey from a locked-down Sydney to the remote Solomon Islands, where COVID arrives years later with all new challenges. This episode closes the series with powerful insights on public health, hindsight, and the lessons that must carry forward. Thank you to our guest: Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey Hosted by: Shane van de Vorstenbosch

  • S1 · E16
    January 20 · 22 min

    E16: Corona Royale w/ Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey (Part 2)

    In this high stakes second part of Shane's interview with Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey as she trades Caribbean sunshine for a Sydney lock-down. Stepping into a national research role advising government during extreme lockdowns, Stephanie reflects on the contrast between Australia’s pursuit of zero cases and the lived reality in Western Sydney, where border closures, isolation, misinformation, racial profiling, and personal loss collided. Thank you to our guest: Dr Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey hosted by: Shane van de Vorstenbosch

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