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5 With A Digger Podcast

A couple of beers and a yarn with some of the people who have served or do serve our great country in the armed forces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5 With A Digger. Adel Amin.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Episode 76 and I’m joined by Adel. Adel is an Egyptian born Australian who migrated to Australia with his family in 1970. He joined the Australian Regular Army in 1974. Throughout his 38 years of service, he attained every Non-Commissioned Officers rank, and became a Warrant Officer in 1990.He also became an Advanced Arabic Linguist within the Australian Defence Force. After he retired from Defence in 2011, he worked as the Senior Pensions Officer with RSL NSW until he and his wife moved to

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5 With A Digger. PK.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/08/27

Episode 75 and I’m joined by PK. Retired Warrant Officer Peter Kennedy is an ex C130 Loadmaster with over 32 years service in the Royal Australian Air Force. PK has conducted multiple tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor. He was also involved in extensive deployments to support humanitarian and disaster-relief missions throughout the world. Pk is the President of Young Veterans Sunshine Coast, he is a well-being officer for Beerwah RSL and a stakeholder group member for the Veterans Royal

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1:13:34

5 With A Digger. Shaun.

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2025/08/20

Episode 74 and I’m joined by Shaun. Shaun joined the Clearance Diving branch in 1994 and was posted to HMAS penguin where he finished his basic training in 1995. He was then posted to Team 4 in WA and started his career that over the years slowly streamed into Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He went on operations to the Solomon Islands, PNG, Kiribati, the African coast, the Middle East, Afghanistan and Nepal. In 2018 whilst deployed in Japan he injured his shoulder. As a result of his injuries, he was

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5 With A Digger. Rex.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/08/13

Episode 73 and I’m joined by Rex. Rex joined the 42nd RQR in early 1981. By the end of 1981 he has joined the regular army as a combat engineer. After being posted to the school of engineering, he spent time in Townsville before he was involved in a horrible motorcycle accident on his way to work, leaving him to spend 12 months in various hospitals recovering. He was then medically discharged. Following his discharge he pursued a career as an advocate working for fellow veterans. He is now the

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5 With A Digger. Josh.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Episode 72 and I’m joined by Josh. Josh joined the ADF in January 2014 as a rifleman, after basic and school of infantry training Josh was posted to 6 RAR. During the time at 6 RAR Josh participated in numerous exercises and operations domestically and in the Middle East. In May 2022 Josh was medically discharged with multiple physical and mental injuries and found his calling in dogs, in particular working dogs. He has since started his own business in K9 development for agencies and has developed

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5 With A Digger. Glen.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/07/30

Episode 71 and I’m joined by Glen. Glen is a former Combat Engineer who served in the Royal Australian Engineers from 2000 to 2012, discharging at the rank of Sergeant. His military career included deployments on Operation Relex, RTF-4 (Afghanistan), and with engineer training teams, where he delivered Search and EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) training to foreign militaries. Specialising as an Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance (EOR) Technician, Glen led teams in complex, high-pressure

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5 With A Digger. Corey.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Episode 70 and I'm joined by Corey. Corey joined the Australian Army in 2006, midway through a boiler-making apprenticeship. He began his service with the 42nd Royal Queensland Regiment in North Queensland and by 2009 was given the opportunity to transfer to full-time service. After completing his trade, he was posted to the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR) in Brisbane, where he served in Alpha company where he just missed out on Timor. In this time, he ended up helping out on

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5 With A Digger. Jonathan Clark.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/07/16

Episode 69 and Im joined by Jonathan. Jonathan joined the army in 2002. He was posted to 1RAR and spent time with delta and bravo company. He studied at ADFA and the RMC before a deployment to Afghanistan in 2012. After his body started to break down, he discharged in 2018. Since his discharge he has built up his organisation called Eighth Mile. Eighth Mile is a training and educational company that focuses on leadership and personal development. He also works with incarcerated veterans. Hosted on

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5 With A Digger. Luke Stewart.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/07/09

Episode 68 and I'm joined by Luke. Luke enlisted in 2010; following his basic training at Kapooka, Luke posted to 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Darwin, undergoing specialised training at the Puckapunyal School of Armour. In 2014, Luke was deployed to Malaysia, where he gained invaluable experience in a multinational environment. After his deployment he transferred to the 1st Armoured Regiment in Adelaide. This new assignment brought further opportunities, leading Luke to deploy to Iraq on TGT- 4. He

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5 With A Digger. Brent Wright.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/07/02

Episode 67 and I'm joined by Brent. Enlisting in the Australian Army in 1987 at the age of 17, he went to Kapooka, completing an extended 18-week recruit training due to an injury. Following this, he spent time at the School of Signals, Norforce in Darwin and 103 Signal Squadron in Townsville. In 1994, he was deployed as part of the South Pacific Peacekeeping Force (SPPKF) to Bougainville PNG. Unfortunately, he was medically discharged at the end of 1998, marking over a decade of committed service

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5 With A Digger. Paul 'Pops' Malone

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Episode 66 and I'm joined by Paul Malone. Paul started his career in the Army Apprentice School at Balcombe in 1979. Throughout his 20 year career he moved all across Australia, finally discharging and finishing his career after a posting in Townsville. Following his discharge, he opened an outboard shop in Maroochydore but to no avail. He now contracts for defence repairing marine equipment and is the QLD representative for an amazing veterans charity “Guitars for Veterans Australia". Hosted on

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5 With A Digger. Suzie B Fit & 5 With A Challenge!

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/22

Episode 65 and I'm joined by Suzie B Fit! Suzie returns to the show after appearing on episode 20 to catch up, and help me launch our new challenge "The 5 With A Challenge". Its very simple, pick 5 things you want to achieve over 5 days over the week! They don't have to be fitness based and can incorporate any aspect of your life. After regular progress each week, you will see what consistency can do! Looking forward to having as many of you as possible join us for this challenge starting on Monday

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5 With A Digger. Matho.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/18

Episode 64 and I'm joined by Matho. Matho served 13 years in the army but discharged after a mental breakdown in 1989. Following his discharge, he turned down a dark path doing some very questionable things. He changed his ways and became a minister in 1992. In 2023 he was called to Ukraine and has built the infrastructure and partnerships required to build a national rehabilitation system for veterans and their families. He intends to bring those works back to Australia to serve our veterans

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5 With A Digger. JD 2.0

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/11

Episode 63 and I'm joined by JD.JD is a returning guest after first appearing on the show on episode 4. We talk more about his deployments and life post military. We also chat about a new challenge we are going to launch in conjunction with the new studio opening, 'The 5 With A Challenge'. Big shoutout to M Adams Civil, Above and Beyond Home Maintenance, Gravel Empire, New Look Painting Contractors and All Fixed Diesels for all their help getting our new studio up and running. Hosted on Acast. See

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5 With A Digger. Dani.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/08

Episode 62 and I’m joined by Dani. She has completed a Bachelor of Complementary Medicine in 2024. She is a certified Holistic Health Coach and she is also qualified in Trauma informed care, coaching & somatic breathworkfacilitation. She has a special interest in supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals experiencing complex health and mental health issues, as well as those navigating or recovering from challenging life events and circumstances. We also discuss PTSD and the effects and

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5 With A Digger. Turk.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/06/04

Episode 61 and I’m joined by Turk! Turk joined the RAN in 2004 as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. He was posted toRAAF WAGGA,HMAS ALBATROSS, HMAS KANIMBLA and RAAF TOWNSVILLE.He transferred to army in 2011 and voluntary discharged in 2012. Following his military career he moved overseas to continue his fighting career but also ended up down the wrong path seeking the camaraderie that he missed from his service, ultimately leading him to a jail sentence. We talk about support for veterans

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5 With A Digger. Matty Sawyer.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/05/28

Episode 60 and I’m joined by Matty Sawyer. Matty joined the army in 2008 as a rifleman and was posted to 8/9RAR. During his time he completed courses as a combat first aider, a bushmaster driver and a bushmaster commander. He deployed to Darwin in 2010 on Op resolute to assist the navy with border patrol. In 2011 he assisted in QLD with a flood assist exercise. In 2012 he was deployed to Afghan for SOTG 17. And discharged on 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5 With A Digger. Logan Baker.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/05/25

Episode 59 and I’m joined by Logan Baker. Logan is based on the Sunshine Coast and is a mental health advocate and entrepreneur involved in multiple organizations driven by a singular mission: to help others with mindset shifts and gratitude. He also works to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5 With A Digger. Mark Evans.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/05/21

Episode 58 and I’m joined by local Cooroy legend, personal trainer and boxing coach Mark Evans. Mark spent his childhood moving around Australia going down what could be only described as a troubled path. He managed to turn his life around and now spends his days running his own boxing gym Impact Boxing, one of the Australian Boxing coaches and the president of the QLD boxing academy. He is instrumental in community programs with children with disabilities, troubled youths, mental health support and

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5 With A Digger. Maison.

5 With A Digger Podcast ·

2025/05/14

Episode 57 and I’m joined by Maison. He did basic training in 2019 but broke his pelvis 5 weeks in! He was pushed back for E months, finally finishing at Kapooka 6 months after he started. He posted to Bandiana for 3 months to learn logistics, before posting to Robertson barracks in Darwin. He served with 5 RAR for 4 years including plenty of field exercises for in the harsh NT weather. He then deployed to Malaysia in 2022 with delta company for jungle warfare training before being medically

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