On Saturday 7 October, from 1-2pm 3CR will be coming to you live from the ‘Stop Black Deaths in Custody National Day of Action(link is external)’ at the State Library of Victoria. The rally is calling for an immediate implementation of the recommendations of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody(link is external). If you can’t be there in person listen in to the rally speeches on 3CR Community Radio! Listen in on 855AM, Digital 3CR, streaming on www.3cr.org.au or on the Community Radio App(link is external). Listen back here.
We know you love listening to us, but we also know that many of you haven’t downloaded the Community Radio Plus app yet. The App lets you tune in anywhere, AND share the station with your friends. It’s great for listening live while you’re out and about. So, show the love, and share the love, and search Community Radio Plus, wherever you get your apps.
Each year singers and artists gather to present a fundraising concert to support 3CR. This year, it will be held at Mark St Hall on Friday 15 September at 7:30pm. Grab your tickets to support local community radio. Five community choirs will be joining forces to fill a night with song. Enjoy songs and tunes from Living Out Loud with Sue Johnson, Sonidos Del Alma Spanish Choir with Iaki Vallejo, Gorani men's vocal ensemble, Carl Pannuzzo's FeelGood Choir and Mixed Drinks with Therese Virtue. For musicians, Music Sans Frontieres, presented by The Boite, and the hosts of other music programs offer airplay and opportunities nowhere else available. Come along and support your local community radio station!
This year, Done By Law's legendary trivia night returns yet again to light up the social calendars of the best and brightest minds in Melbourne. Expect another evening of sparkling wit, cunning competition and of course, the glorious glory of sweet sweet victory (which could be yours by the way). This your first year? Welcome!! You might just be the best among us, but you'll have to strut your stuff to prove it! Friday 15 September - pop it in the calendar now! Full details and tickets here.
We’re so excited for Lost in Science Trivia #∞ Yes, it’s ON! Monday 14 August, 7pm at the Carringbush Hotel in Abbotsford. Come early for dinner, bring a team, win prizes, show off your brains AND raise money for science on the radio! Email to book your table via email to lostinsci@gmail.com (And remember to tune in each Thursday at 8.30am for all your science goodness).
Last week the Beyond the Bars program teams broadcast live from six Victorian prisons. We shared the mic with First Nations women and men across the state for NAIDOC Week 2023. You can now listen back to all the broadcasts and hear the insights direct from First Nations people in the system. We look forward to a day when we don't need to go into prisons to give First Nations people a voice. Pictured: Loddon Prison broadcast team L-R Amos, Karina, Jody, Tash, Gab, Chris, Bart, Mercedes and Dale.
Beyond the Bars shares the airwaves with those who are incarcerated bringing you opinions, songs and insights from First Nations men and women in the Victorian prison system. Be sure to tune in daily from 11am Monday to Friday 3-7 July to hear directly from those on the inside as we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2023. Original artwork above by Troy, Marngoneet, 2023.
Mon 3 July 11am-2pm – Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (Deer Park)
Tue 4 July 11am-2pm – Barwon Prison (Lara, near Geelong)
Wed 5 July 11am-1pm – Fulham Correctional Centre (near Sale, Gippsland)
Wed 5 July 1-3pm – Loddon Prison (Castlemaine)
Thu 6 July 11am-2pm – Marngoneet Correctional Centre (Lara, near Geelong)
Fri 7 July 11am-2pm – Port Phillip Prison (Laverton)
The station's Gardening Show Radiothon Special is on this Sunday 25 June from 7.30 - 10am. There'll be a great array of incredible gardening-related prizes up for grabs! So make sure you tune in and call to secure your gardening goodies. Or, if you've got everything you need, make a tax deductible donation to keep the show going. The Gardening Show, THIS Sunday 25 June 7.30-10am.
Will you support the 2023 Radiothon? The station needs your help to ‘Stay Radical’ and provide a vital platform for the issues that get left behind, and the voices that get silenced. We need the community to 'Stay Tuned' to diverse voices and alternative perspectives in order to create meaningful social change. Please help the station to build and expand this critical media outlet, and encourage others to ‘Stay Tuned, Stay Radical’. Make a donation to our Radiothon today. Any amount makes a big difference, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Awesome artwork by Nicky Minus. And THANK YOU for your support.
This year’s National Volunteer Week (15-21 May) theme is ‘The Change Makers’. This perfectly captures the spirit of our incredible volunteers - from managing reception to creating podcasts, tending to our garden, and producing captivating radio, our volunteers are making a meaningful and lasting impact in our community every day. Volunteering at 3CR is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable skills, meet like-minded individuals, and make a positive difference in the world. Keen to be a ‘Change Maker’? Get in touch today.
