Karen Jacobsen is a name that you may not be familiar with, but you’ve more than likely heard her voice before. Karen is the original Australian voice of Google Maps and Siri - Apple’s virtual assistant in their devices. She also happens to be a Queenslander! Karen joins Carla to tell us more about how she got the role and what else she gets up to in her life - including a vibrant musical career!

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NRMA Insurance Meteorologist Zac Segger tells us more about his work as part of NRMA’s Natural Perils team and NRMA Insurance’s wild weather track - an important tool for Queenslanders who face many different weather challenges.

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In Local issues today: Hemmant Equine’s HEART program is dedicated to providing affordable and inclusive access to horse orientated activities, all in order to promote the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of all young people of all ages and abilities. Co-director of HEART Renee Commins joins Carla to explain more about this program and their hopes for future funding to continue their work.

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It's been a big week politically. For the Sunday Breakdown, Carla is joined by Nines Chief Political Editor, Charles Croucher. From a tough week for the Government on the legislation passing front, to Albo’s stacked overseas itinerary as part of “World Summit Season” despite pledging to focus on domestic issues. Charles gives his take of the big issues.

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Celebrity chef Adrian ‘Richo’ Richardson provides a recipe for a Strawberry Sponge Birthday Cake - a recipe that’s as easy or hard as you would like to make it.

RECIPE

This cake can be as simple or as hard as you want to make it. For me the easier the better, but if you want to get all fancy with different layers and shapes, go right ahead, this cake base is bullet proof I use the freshest of strawberries, and only homemade jam, plenty of cream and real vanilla to make the sponge

Ingredients:

90 g butter
6 eggs
175 g caster sugar
150 g SR Flour
¼ vanilla pod scrapings

2 punnets strawberries, washed, stem removed (500 gms)
1/2 cup home made strawberry jam (I like to thin the jam out a bit with a few tabs of brandy)
400mls cream whipped till stiff with 2-tab castor sugar

Method
Separate eggs, melt butter
Add sugar to yolks, and vanilla & whisk to white creamy consistency
Add sifted flour, and then melted butter DO NOT STIR
Whisk whites to peaking & fluffy consistency
Add 1/3 egg white to the other mixture & fold Thoroughly through
Then fold in rest of egg white mixture
Place in 25cm greased and lined with baking paper, cake tin and bake at 180C in pastry oven

For 40 minutes
Cool on cake rack

Cut cake in half (please do we need to explain which axis?)
Smear bottom layer with jam and a thin layer of cream
Cover sides and top with remaining cream and arrange strawberries on top
Serve

Variation
Bake sponge on a tray and fill, roll like a swiss roll

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Founder and Managing Director of Complete Home Filtration, Suzanne Dodds, joins to talk about the benefits of whole-home water filtration.

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It’s World Alzheimer’s Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and is part of Dementia Action Week 16-22 September and World Alzheimer’s Month. Dr. Helena Popovic is a renowned medical doctor, international speaker and author of the groundbreaking book ‘Can Adventure Prevent Dementia’. Dr Popovic joins Carla to tell us more about her work, her book and some of the proven things we can deploy to lower the risk of developing dementia.

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With some bushfires affecting areas of South-East QLD this week; Deputy Chief Officer of the Rural Fire Service Queensland South Western Region, Matt Inwood, joins Carla to share insights on bushfire safety and what we can do to stay prepared, protect our homes, and each other.

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