Neil Butler - Media

22/07/2025

When you are asked by Irrigation Farmers Network to MC their annual irrigation event and the weather does this. There are some very happy farmers in the house

18/07/2025

Back behind the microphone for another session of Chewing The Fat from 11:00am tomorrow.

On tomorrow's program, we chat with Jennie Feldmeier from Frontier Services, closely linked to The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Annabelle Brayley who will be chatting about the Vietnam Nurses Memorial in Morven (Qld) and the prof, who will reflect on one of the greats of SA footy, Barrie Robran, as we think back to our favourite players over the years.

You can listen by tuning your actual radio to 94.7FM, in and around Geelong. You can listen by searching for 94.7 The Pulse on your favourite radio app (ours is Community Radio Plus). You can ask Siri or Alexa to "Play 94.7 The Pulse". You can even visit www.947thepulse.com and click on the Listen button.

Get in touch via text at any time during the program on 0488 877 947. Looking forward to your company.

05/07/2025

We had a great chat with John Mitchell and the Prof today - so much so we though we should put a link up. One particular highlight was the selection of a best team consisting of players who have played 350 or more AFL / VFL games.

Here's the link - https://pod.co/chewingthefat/chewing-the-fat-5-july-2025. The discussion about the team kicks in at around 32:20.

For the record, the selected teams were as follows (adjusted for Rob's original omission of Paul Roos):

THE PROF
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B: J. Blakey, D. Fletcher, S. Burgoyne
HB: M. Tuck, P. Roos, B. Doull
C: P. Dangerfield, R. Harvey, C. Bradley
HF: A. Goodes, T. Hawkins, L. Franklin
F: K. Bartlett, B. Quinlan, E. Betts
R: S. Madden, S. Pendlebury, G. Ablett Jnr
Int: J. Selwood, M. Pavlich, B. Harvey, T. Boak
Sub: B. Johnson
Emerg: D. Mundy, D. Hawkins

ROB CAMERON
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B: S. Burgoyne, D. Fletcher, P. Roos
HB: B. Doull, B. uinlan, J. Blakey
C: D. Hawkins, R. Harbey, S. Pendlebury
HF: P. Dangerfield, L. Franklin, B. Johnson
F: E. Betts, T. Hawkins, K. Bartlett
R: S. Madden, M. Tuck, G. Ablett Jnr
Int: J. Selwood, C. Bradley, A. Goodes, M. Pavlich
Sub: B. Harvey
Emerg: D. Mundy, T. Boak

ME
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B: J. Blakey, D. Fletcher, B. Doull
HB: M. Tuck, P. Roos, C. Bradley
C: D. Hawkins, G. Ablett Jnr, B. Johnson
HF: L. Franklin, B. Quinlan, A. Goodes
F: E. Betts, T. Hawkins, M. Pavlich
R: S. Madden, J. Selwood, L. Bartlett
Int: S. Pendlebury, B. Harvey, P. Dangerfield, R. Harevy
Sub: S. Burgoyne
Emerg: D. Mundy, T. Boak

In this episode, Neil chews the fat with Geelong identity, former mayor and member of 94.7 The Pulse's Hashtag GiddyUp team As always, he also chats with The Prof.

04/07/2025

Back in the Chewing The fat chair tomorrow from 11:00am on 94.7 The Pulse, hot on the heels of another episode of The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show.

Tomorrow morning, I'll be chewin' the fat with former Geelong mayor and Pulse presenter, John Mitchell, talking about his life and career. Should be a great chat.

And the challenge was accepted by The Prof two weeks ago. 25 players have now played 350+ games of VFL / AFL football. We have each picked a 23-player team - who misses out, who wears the sub vest, who starts on the bench?

All will be revealed from around 12:45.

Chewing The fat is on 94.7FM in and around Geelong or via the station web site at www.947thepulse.com.

22/06/2025

Great to be back behind the Chewing The Fat microphone this week. I was able to chew the fat with Ross Stanton from Murrabit Football Club and Mark Le Page from Stony Creek Football Netball Club - SCFNC, talking about the importance of sporting clubs in small country communities. As always, I also had the chance to chat to The Prof, this week about Patrick Dangerfield playing his 350th AFL game.

In this episode, Neil chews the fat with Cassidy-Rae and with Eric Collier from No Promises about importance of live music and regional pubs. As always, he also chats with The Prof.

08/05/2025

Straight after The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show on Saturday morning (10 May), join me on Chewing The Fat on 94.7 The Pulse for three great conversations and some excellent music as well.

At 11:10am, I'll be speaking with Denise McLellan, a farm safety expert from near Horsham and at 11:30, I'll have a chat with Alex Thomas from Plant A Seed For Safety. Around 11:45, we'll catch up with The Prof who brings his wisdom to the airwaves around that time every Saturday morning.

As always you can listen by tuning your radio to 94.7MHz on the FM dial (in and around Geelong), you can ask Alexa or Siri to "Play 94.7 The Pulse", you can search for 94.7 The Pulse in your favourite radio app (our favourite is Community Radio Plus) or you can visit www.947thepulse.com and click on the Listen button.

Better still, join Rob and me from 9:00am for The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show and stick around for this program at 11!

Can't wait for you to join me from 9:00am (or 11:00am) on Saturday!

03/05/2025

I guess you COULD call it work … if you are nearby, come and join the fun

25/04/2025

Keeping the seat warm on Chewing The Fat on 94.7 The Pulse, every second week for the next little while.

From 11:00am tomorrow (straight after The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show), I'll be chatting with Rebecca Bradshaw from Rural Child Health and Kate Mitchell from The Darcy Effect about the challenges of accessing quality health care in regional Australia, particularly for families with young children. Then from 11:45am, we'll check in with The Prof - as we do every week.

You can listen by tuning your radio to 94.7FM in and around Geelong, by finding 94.7 The Pulse in your favourite radio app (ours is the Community Radio Plus app), by asking Siri or Alexa to "Play 94.7 The Pulse" or by visiting www.947thepulse.com and clicking on Listen.

You can also reach out during the program via SMS - 0488 877 947.

Better still, join Rob and me for The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show from 9:00 and stick around after that!

02/04/2025

Pretty stoked to be identified as one of ten Australian Podcasters "Influencing 2025" in The Australian Business Journal - Q1 2025 edition. At Podversations, we believe wholeheartedly in authentic storytelling, especially for the over 10 million Australians who live in regional Australia.

Read the article at https://theabj.com.au/2025/03/31/australian-podcasters-shaping-2025/

Want to tell your story - please get in touch via my web site - www.neilbutler.com.au.

09/03/2025

It is a big day for Artie, Sammy, Indie and Al tomorrow with the release of their debut album - We're Unreal. Ten great tracks written and performed without any human intervention.

Please stream or buy the album and then, once you have done that, go out and buy an album or a t-shirt or something else to support a proper, real human musician or group.

We are not real people - indeed, we're unreal. Real musicians have the talent and need your support more than we do.

That said, we really hope you enjoy our offering - we certainly had fun creating if for you ;-)

Find out more about Artie and the band at www.artiefishall.au

01/02/2025

Do you know someone in these towns and suburbs. Encourage them to register at www.ivebeeneverywhere.au/register!

We are well and truly underway but we still need to find people to chat to in each of the following locations. Know someone who lives in one of these locations? Get them to register at www.ivebeeneverywhere.au/register and help reduce the list of outstanding locations:

10/01/2025

Yep, we still need your help finding people in the following places for The I've Been Everywhere Project.

We have found a few but still plenty to find. If you, or someone you know, lives in any of these locations and feels like a chat, please visit www.ivebeeneverywhere.au/register and let us know.