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Candid conversations with the executives and thought leaders shaping aged care, the NDIS, and health in Australia.

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About the Podcast

Time Well Spent explores aged care, the NDIS, and health through candid conversations with executives and thought leaders shaping the industry.

Each 40–60 minute episode asks bold, sometimes controversial questions about reform, workforce, finance, design, and innovation — opening space for leaders to share what they really think about the industry and its future.

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Live on Stage

Time Well Spent goes beyond the studio. Dane is a regular on the sector's biggest stages — MCing conferences, hosting headline panels, and recording the podcast live in front of industry audiences. The latest live session, “You Can't Say That: The Off-Camera Conversations the Industry Is Asking For”, drew more audience questions than the hour could hold.

Dane Mitchell on the panel with Mel Argent at the Ageing Australia QLD State Conference 2026 Dane Mitchell on stage at the Ageing Australia QLD State Conference 2026 Live recording of Time Well Spent on stage at a state aged care conference

Time Well Spent, recorded live on stage

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From MCing full conferences to hosting live podcast panels and keynote presentations, Dane brings the Time Well Spent conversation to stages across the aged care, NDIS, and health sectors.

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Meet the Host

Dane Mitchell

Dane Mitchell

Managing Director, Optimum Allied Health

Dane founded Optimum Allied Health in 2013 and now delivers physiotherapy, exercise physiology and occupational therapy to aged care providers across NSW, QLD and Victoria, alongside six allied health clinics in Northern NSW and Southern QLD. He also serves on the board of a community-owned aged care provider.

Regular Guests

The industry leaders who keep coming back to the Time Well Spent table.

Mel Argent

Mel Argent

CEO of Rockpool Residential Aged Care. A former banker and registered nurse with sharp views on provider viability, funding, care minutes and star ratings.

Stuart Hutcheon

Stuart Hutcheon

Managing Partner of StewartBrown, the firm behind the sector's quarterly Aged Care Financial Performance Survey. The go-to voice on the financial health of aged care.

Dr Nick Coatsworth

Dr Nick Coatsworth

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Australia and Nine Network medical commentator. Covers health policy, regulation and the lessons of the COVID years.

Paul Sadler

Paul Sadler

38 years in the sector, former CEO of Presbyterian Aged Care and ACSA, and Chair of Meals on Wheels Australia. Deep expertise in policy, reform and community care.

Adrian Morgan

Adrian Morgan

General Manager of Flexi Care and the sector's most accurate forecaster of Support at Home's challenges, across CHSP, assessments and home care funding.

Previous Guests

More leaders who have joined us for a conversation.

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Inspector-General of Aged Care, providing independent oversight of Australia's aged care system.

Chris Mamarelis

Chris Mamarelis

CEO of Whiddon. 25+ years across aged care, with expert evidence at the Royal Commission.

Charles Moore

Charles Moore

CEO of BaptistCare, Australia's third-largest integrated care provider.

Nick Ryan

Nick Ryan

CEO of Lutheran Services and former CEO of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency.

Jenni Hutchins

Jenni Hutchins

CEO of Warrigal, pioneering school traineeships that bring young people into dementia care.

Paul Browne

Paul Browne

Founder of LDK Seniors' Living, whose one-move model runs outside the traditional aged care system.

Lorraine Poulos

Lorraine Poulos

Managing Director of Lorraine Poulos & Associates, one of Australia's leading home care training and advisory firms.

Gwenda Darling

Gwenda Darling

Dementia advocate and former member of the Aged Care Council of Elders, bringing the lived experience of care.

Simon Kuestenmacher

Simon Kuestenmacher

Demographer and co-founder of The Demographics Group, mapping the forces reshaping ageing in Australia.

Robert Covino

Robert Covino

Founder and CEO of Mirus Australia, working at the intersection of workforce, data and AI in aged care.

Reece Corbett-Wilkins

Reece Corbett-Wilkins

Cyber security lawyer and Senior Partner at Atmos, specialists in cyber incident response.

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