The Fresh Start
with Aaron & Chloe
Weekdays 6-10amGet a Fresh Start to your day each morning as we talk about what’s going on in the world and in life, from the weird to the wonderful. We’ll chat with guests from all walks of life, musical artists and invite you to share your thoughts on topics, play some games and bring you fresh Christian music!
🎙️Behind the mic!
Aaron
Aaron Brown is co-host of the Fresh Start Morning Show on Rhema 99.7 Newcastle. With over 20 years in radio, he’s a skilled announcer and audio production expert. A graduate of St. Philip’s Christian College, Aaron is passionate about faith, family, and sharing uplifting content. He’s married to Elizabeth, and together they have three beautiful children.
Chloe
Chloe Ellenbacher is the co-host of The Fresh Start Morning Show on Rhema 99.7. A former Drama and English teacher turned ministry leader, she brings honesty, humour, and heart to every broadcast. Married to Evan and mum of three, Chloe is passionate about making faith real and relatable, sharing encouragement through life’s beauty and chaos.
Highlights & Latest Interviews
7 Jul 2026 Your Story: Jurgen – finding community and hope after leaving everything behind Jurgen shares with us how he was able to find hope and community after moving to Australia and having to leave his family behind in South Africa. We explore his story and how God first brought him to faith in a season where life was going a different way.
3 Jul 2026 Kids, marriage and God- but in which order? Aaron and Chloe chat with Darren Chapman from The Happy Marriage about the right way to set your priorities if you're married with kids, and his advice might surprise you!
1 Jul 2026 Aaron & Chloe's Rhemathon thank you song… How do we express our thanks for your incredible generosity to our Rhemathon? The only way we know how… in song! Thank you for giving so that we can speak life to people like… Alexander in Hamilton.
25 Jun 2026 Aaron's rap to celebrate reaching our Rhemathon halfway goal! ft. Forrest Thank Aaron…uh… we mean "Forrest Thank"… promised to celebrate hitting the halfway point of our Rhemathon fundraiser with a rap…
25 Jun 2026 Rhemathon – listener – Lirensso – full Listener and supporter Lirensso shares with us how Rhema has been a blessing to him.
19 Jun 2026 The Review: Toy Story 5 – with Russ Matthews Russ Matthews from www.ReelDialogue.com joins us to talk about Toy Story 5… does it live up to the legacy? Is this a good option for my family? And most importantly… what is the best Toy Story film?
18 Jun 2026 Do you 'agape' your partner? Understanding the love that gives – with Darren Chapman We say we love our favourite food, our footy team, our favourite music AND our partner… the word love can't mean the same thing in each case surely? Darren Chapman from www.thehappymarriage.com.au joins and Aaron & Chloe to talk about 'agape' love and how to better love our partner.
16 Jun 2026 Things that make you go hmmm… Do you "text" or "call" God? In this 'Things that make you go hmm…' our quote inspired Aaron and Chloe to talk about how we pray…
9 Jun 2026 Cathy Wanganga interview – local teacher top 3 finalist for Australia's Christian Teacher Of The Year Cathy Wanganga is a local school teacher working with special needs students at Arise Christian College (part of Maitland Christian School) and this year was a top 3 finalist nationwide for Australia's Christian Teacher of the Year. She joins Aaron & Chloe to talk about the work she is doing with special needs students and how she has kept her passion over a 30 year career.
Music Playlists
