Melissa Ellis

Co-host, Roving Reporter

Also appears as: Mel, Melissa

Roving reports (70)

Episode	Event
418	Drage Reserve Talked to Steve
408	Whyalla Foreshore Talked to Errol Poole (adventurer celebrating his 500th)
381	Armidale Talked to Rex Gream (and adventurer) and Belinda Taylor (Brisbane-based adventurer)
374	Inveresk Precinct (previously Launceston)
372	Cyril Curtain Reserve Talked to Eman Vergara
363	Campbelltown Talked to Billy
349	Ballina Coast Talked to Teddy (Run Director and incoming co-Event Director)
348	Parkindula Reserve Talked to Megan and Alex
345	Studley Talked to Joyce Adams
337	Woodlands Historic Park Talked to Jorge
315	Goulburn Talked to Bill and Melissa Currie
310	Nolen’s Park
301	Beaufort Lake Talked to Kate (Event Director)
291	Eynesbury Heritage Trail juniors Talked to Natalie Harrison, Bec Bullock and Adrian Hillyer
288	Jindabyne Talked to Rosalie and Erin (Sport & Recreation volunteer/timekeeper)
287	Mount Ainslie Talked to Bec, Steve Amor, Elise and Chris Ruse
286	Panboola Wetlands Talked to Peter and Alan
279	Albert Melbourne Talked to Cathy (Oliver Spake's wife)
270	Murray Bridge Talked to Todd
266	Wallaby Track Talked to Donna (volunteer, Volunteer 25 milestone) and Pippa White
261	Tuggeranong
236	Dolls Point Talked to Ingrid Botha
233	Ovens River Trail
230	Kirra Talked to Natalie (dog owner)
223	Eynesbury Heritage Trail juniors Talked to Abigail
220	Meningie Talked to Jenny (Run Director)
219	Lake Boga Foreshore Talked to Melissa (Event Director, Lake Boga) and Tony (Run Director, Lake Boga)
216	Mawson Lakes Talked to Michelle Dezago
203	Ellis Palace parkrun
202	Ellis Palace parkrun
191	Kerang Regional Talked to Annette (co-Event Director)
190	Puckapunyal
189	Wallaby Track Talked to Lorinda (co-Event Director) and Natalie Harrison (interviewee)
186	Gungahlin Talked to Nicole and Hayley
185	Benalla Botanical Gardens Talked to Robert (volunteer)
183	Euroa Talked to Ellie (co-Event Director)
177	Burley Griffin Talked to Kim and Steph
175	Studley Talked to Jacqui O'Connell
174	West Coast Park
172	Point Cook Talked to Nikki (run director)
169	Mosman Talked to Chris Fraser
161	Point Cook Talked to Andrew Reynolds
160	Curl Curl Talked to Sandra, Kim and Dana
160	the longest run in Sydney
159	You Yangs Talked to Dawn and Peter
155	Grand Ridge Rail Trail Talked to Michelle Taylor (tourist, 100th different event Cow Club)
153	Lorne Beach Talked to Craig (Point Cook), Kai (ten-year-old Point Cook, son of Craig), Kristen (Event Director) and Chiaki Okada
PALM19	The Beaches Talked to Michael Scott and Caro Voss
151	Frog Hollow Talked to Catherine Hocking and Rosemary (tail walker)
150	Rosebud Talked to Ian Crawford
149	Bannockburn Bush Talked to Julie (Event Director), Parth Bomacanti and Irene Bomacanti
144	Wyndham Vale Talked to Chantelle
144	Mansfield Talked to Michael, Lou and Ron
141	Geeveston Talked to Andrew
138	Christie Talked to Richard (co-Event Director, s Beach) and Miriam (co-Event Director / founding ED, s Beach)
137	Cohuna Talked to Cheryl (tourist interviewed) and Amy (founding Event Director)
136	Chelsea Bicentennial Talked to Dawn
133	Castlemaine Talked to Ange and Jane
129	Toolern Creek Talked to Matt (tail walker)
127	Wimmera River, Horsham Talked to Candy
126	Westerfolds juniors Talked to Justine (volunteer, Westerfolds junior)
124	Toolern Creek
119	Warragul Talked to David (tail walker)
118	Hastings Foreshore Talked to Tim Baldwin
115	Inverloch
107	Albert Melbourne Talked to Cathy Ray, Margie Olsen and Brendan Peel
106	Pakenham Talked to Mark Caldecourt
99	Nhill Talked to Bev, Patsy and Bruce
98	Lakes Entrance Talked to Chantelle (launch interviewee), Maxine (launch interviewee), Michelle (launch interviewee), Mandy (launch interviewee), Nigel (event ambassador) and Hayley (Event Director)
11	Jells

Interviews conducted (38)

Talked to on location (11)

People this reporter spoke to out at an event, named in the body of their roving report rather than interviewed.

Rex Gream
Episode 381 at Armidale
Belinda Taylor
Episode 381 at Armidale
Nigel
Episode 374
Leslie
Episode 374
Eman Vergara
Episode 372 at Cyril Curtain Reserve
Billy
Episode 363 at Campbelltown
Teddy — Run Director and incoming co-Event Director, Ballina Coast parkrun
Episode 349 at Ballina Coast
Megan
Episode 348 at Parkindula Reserve
Alex
Episode 348 at Parkindula Reserve
Joyce Adams
Episode 345 at Studley
Jorge — Event Director, Woodlands Historic Park parkrun
Episode 337 at Woodlands Historic Park

Names are as said on air and as the automatic transcription heard them, and may be wrong.

Talked to at their parkrun

Episode 353
Spoke to a roving reporter by Bec Bailey at Batemans Bay.
Co-host of the podcast, interviewed at her own milestone parkrun
Being surprised at Batemans Bay, becoming a 'dot' on the Charlie Pearce stats graph with 400 parkruns at 200 different events, and falling just short of a sub-30

Names are as said on air and as the automatic transcription heard them, and may be wrong.

Interviewed as a guest

Episode 198
Roving reporter, Channel 5 News Crew
Phone check-in: her unofficial "Ellis Palace" 5k loop from the front door (week three, with Paul), competing in the global parkrun quiz as Team Ellis, and working full time with the army reserve on COVID-19 after being deployed for the summer bushfires.
Episode 196
Channel 5 News Crew roving reporter; co-host
Live on-stage interview in the Channel 5 News Crew round: the long drive to Mount Barker, co-hosting the show from Puckapunyal and the four PALMs she missed while posted there, the running tracks at Puckapunyal, and the crew member who took pity on her and got her to Kerang Regional.
Episode 78
parkrun adventurer representing Victoria in the August Madness quiz; home parkrun Berwick Springs
August Madness quiz debut - brought on as the Victorian contestant, won 3-1 and became the first carryover champion.

1 Obi and 2 other awards

Episode 388 — the Obi Award
Episode 82 — The bingo level up challenge
Episode 78 — August Madness

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