3CR’s annual Radiothon is coming from 1–14 June - it's time for you to Activate The Airwaves!
In a political landscape where media barons and mining magnates have been known to make or break governments, it’s crucial that we get information that’s unfiltered by corporate interests. For almost 40 years, 3CR Community Radio has staked out a vital place on the airwaves, allowing us to bring news, analysis, music and the voices of literally hundreds of community groups to the people of Melbourne 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
3CR Radiothon is in full swing, and we have a whole bunch of Fundraiser's coming out to help you Activate the Airwaves. We know it's winter, but the revolution will not be televised - so rug up, get out and get political!
Support Music Matters' Radiothon - Come along to this fantastic new documentary about the life of Amy Winehouse. Buy your tickets online here
Burning Vinyl's June Live Broadcasts are even bigger and better in 2015! This year we've moved our Burning Vinyl spectacular to The Public Bar in North Melbourne. This allows us to host full bands for a louder and more rocking good time for all. So cancel your afternoon meetings and have a long lunch at The Public Bar with Burning Vinyl every Friday in June from 2-4pm. Entry is FREE - but donations will be gratefully accepted and a percentage of the bar takings go to the Burning Vinyl Radiothon target.
3CR's Nepalese program, Melbourne Chautari, is supporting the Nepalese Earthquake Relief and Welfare Committee's appeal for help following the recent devasting earthquake in Nepal. You can help by providing financial support, working as a volunteer or by promoting the appeal on social media or check out the facebook page Victorians Stand Together For Nepal.
Tune in from 7am til 12 noon for news and views from local and international workers, as well as all the details on events happening this May Day. Live crosses from the rally and march in the afternoon from 4pm til 6.30pm to Stop Western Australia closures, and support the call for decolonization and sovereignty for First Nation people.
On air Friday 24 April 9.30am - or listen now. In this centenary year, ANZAC commemorations have reached a fever pitch. How much history is lost in the carnival of commemoration? 24 April 2015 marks another day of mourning.
Are you interested in diverse queer history? We Weren’t Born Yesterday is a series of four hour-long episodes focusing on the voices of GLBTIQ people from Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi speaking backgrounds. Did you miss them? Why not listen now. Produced by the Queering the Air Collective, the series explores queer heritage, vocabulary and intergenerational connections in migrant communities in Australia.
On 28th March, Jazz On A Saturday, the radio program of the Victorian Jazz Club, will present its 2000th edition.
The Sustainable Breakfast Series is on again following on from last year's delicious success with radical radio, a delicious free breakie and live local music. Join the live audience and hear discussions from 3CR breakfast presenters on local sustainability issues, from setting up cheap renewable energy and workers co-operatives to urban agriculture and building resilient communities in the Yarra area from Monday-Friday, March 23-27, 7am-8:30am.
