Listen "Rev Sir Alan Walker – Founder of Lifeline"
Episode Synopsis
Content Warning: This Episode Contains The Mention Of Suicide Rev Sir Alan Walker is best known as the founder of the telephone counselling service, Lifeline. It was the first service of its kind and led the way for telephone counselling and telehealth services around the world. He ran Wesley Mission for 20 years and was quite a media personality in his day with columns in the Fairfax Press and a very popular TV show. His ethics were so highly regarded that the Governor-General, Bill Hayden called him ‘the conscience of the nation’. Lifeline 13 11 14 Further information: Tireless Crusader for Peace, SMH, https://www.smh.com.au/national/tireless-crusader-for-peace-20030205-gdg7zl.html https://atributetoaustralianchristians.wordpress.com/2010/10/24/alan-walker/ Alan Walker: Conscience of the Nation by Don Wright, Open Book Publishers, 1997 You can find Dr Paul Roe online at theoutbackhistorian.com.au and Katrina Roe at katrinaroe.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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