Jenny Marchant

Newcastle

Co-host of Breakfast on ABC Newcastle with @coxdan. The views expressed here are personal, and do not reflect the views of my employer.

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Meet the Newcastle mums swapping child minding for surfing - ABC listen

Dec 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

When you're new to parenthood, your whole life changes. For people that love to surf, unless you have organised child care, it is virtually impossible to snatch an hour here or there to get back on the board for a paddle when the conditions allow it!In Newcastle, a group called 'Surfing Mums' meet every week and swap child minding for surfing. ABC Reporter Rachel Cronin went and met up with the group at Bar Beach to find out more about it.
Splashing water? Wearing goggles under the swimming cap? All you need to know about the pre-race rituals of an Olympic swimmer

Jul 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Have you been watching Olympians about to jump in the pool for a race and thought to yourself: "Why do swimmers do that?"For an insight into the quirky pre-race swimming rituals, ABC Newcastle's Dan and Jenny spoke to Michael Legge. He’s head coach at Coughlan's Swim School and has trained Olympians.
Flag football is becoming an Olympic sport, so what is it?

Oct 17, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

You're probably familiar with most of new sports being added to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028: cricket, squash, softball/baseball and lacrosse. Flag football might not be one you've heard of, but it's not as unfamiliar as it sounds!Will Evans from Gridiron NSW told the ABC's Dan and Jenny all about the sport, and whether Australia could end up bringing home the gold medal in 2028.
Take care of your pets! Snakes in the Hunter are biting. - ABC listen

Oct 11, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Be careful of your family and your pets, because a Raymond Terrace vet says the start of this snake season is the worst she's seen. She told the ABC's Dan and Jenny they're not just found on big properties, but also suburban backyards.
Bed bugs can make life miserable, so what can you do?

Oct 5, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Paris is dealing with an infestation of bed bugs right now, but these pests can pop up pretty much anywhere and make your life miserable. Keith Farrow is a pest control trainer and a member of the working party for the Australian code of practice for the control of bed bug infestations. He told the ABC's Dan and Jenny that they're not just found in beds, but can be on public transport and even in theatres.
Will we see water restrictions return to the Hunter? - ABC listen

Sep 25, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

An El Nino weather event has been declared but what does that mean for our water storage? Will we see water restrictions return to the Hunter soon? Darren Cleary from Hunter Water spoke to the ABC's Dan Cox.
Why are there more wasps around the Hunter? - ABC listen

Sep 20, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Have you heard the buzz around town? Hunter locals are saying they're seeing more wasps than normal this Spring. So, what's behind this boom? Dan Cox spoke to Dr Ben Parslow, Entomologist at the South Australian Museum, to find out.
Larry says homelessness can happen to any of us. - ABC listen

Sep 13, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Have you ever heard the phrase: you're only ever a few pay packets away from homelessness? This might be truer now than ever before thanks to the rising cost of living. 12 months ago, Larry had a home and a job, and then he was homeless. He shared his story with the ABC's Dan Cox.
1923 Bellbird Colliery disaster remembered in the Hunter - ABC listen

Aug 31, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

21 miners lost their lives in the Bellbird Colliery disaster, in an event that was felt in the small coal mining community for generations. 100 years on, stories of grief as well as bravery are on display at Cessnock Library. Local Studies Librarian Kimberly O'Sullivan spoke to the ABC's Jenny Marchant about the impact of the disaster, and the memories that have been shared over the years.
'It's eye-opening': How a chocolate wrapper from 1998 points to a bigger plastic problem

Aug 20, 2023 | abc.net.au | Jenny Marchant |Dan Cox

Many people are trying to do their bit when it comes to the war on waste, and it's nice to think we're making progress. But then you're walking through the beautiful Barrington Tops National Park and stumble across a chocolate bar wrapper - from 1998!That's what happened to 14-year-old Hudson on school camp. His Mum, Mardi Lee, is a local sustainability advocate and told Dan and Jenny what she thinks this vintage wrapper reveals about our modern waste problem.