Jim Jose; Roland Bannister; Richard Hamyn-Harris; Tim Roberts; Deborah Sims

Today we talk to:

• 09.35am: University Of Newcastle Assoc. Prof. in Politics, Dr Jim Jose discusses the Federal Government's Education Reform

• 10.15am: Curator of Newcastle's Historical "Miss Porter's House" at 434 King Street, Roland Bannister talks about an exhibition of documents, photographs, wedding memorabilia and related items from the early lives of Florence Porter and her daughters Florence and Hazel in the first decades of the twentieth century
• 10.45am: Port Stephens Oyster Growers Spokesman, Richard Hamlyn-Harris. A mystery flesh eating disease has killed millions of dollars worth of Pacific oysters in Port Stephens and brought several growers close to financial ruin
• 11.15am: University of Newcastle Director of the Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment Prof Tim Roberts discusses Tri-generation in Sydney
• 11.35am: Curator Deborah Sims talks about an exhibition coming the the University of Newcastle Gallery - Strong Women, Strong Painting, Strong Culture