Beyond the Bars broadcasts from six Victorian prisons during NAIDOC Week 5-9 July 2021. The broadcasts can be heard on 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital, or streaming live. Previous years are available to listen to anytime online. Beyond the Bars receives financial support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation, the Koori Justice Unit and Corrections Victoria at the Department of Justice and Regulation, and the City of Yarra.
Beyond the Bars broadcast dates
Mon 5 July 11am-2pm – Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (Deer Park)
Tue 6 July 11am-2pm – Barwon Prison (Lara, near Geelong)
Wed 7 July 11-1pm – Fulham Correctional Centre (near Sale, Gippsland)
Wed 7 July 1-3pm – Loddon Prison (Castlemaine)
Thu 8 July 11-2pm – Marngoneet Correctional Centre (Lara, near Geelong)
Fri 9 July 11am-1pm – Port Phillip Prison (Laverton)
CD1
1. Welcome to Barwon – David 0.48
2. COVID, NAIDOC, Zoom visits – Sammy 2.46
3. Family – Jason 4.09
4. COVID prison life – the men at Barwon 2.20
5. Biggest regret (song) – Codey 2.11
6. Be strong babe – Wayne 0.25
7. Family on the inside – Kevin and Jason 1.56
8. A garden, our meeting place – David 2.05
9. Three years on remand – Peter 1.53
10. Locked behind doors (song) – James 2.54
11. Barwon cheerios 3.26
12. Acknowledgement – Didge and Troy 1.20
13. Community support – Didge 2.00
14. COVID chats – the men at Fulham 0.54
15. Original raps – Joel, Peter and Luke 5.04
16. Treaty – Tom, Troy and Keanu 1.30
17. Taungurung proud – Brad 2.18
18. Had enough – Russell 1.23
19. Embrace culture – Pete, Didge and Brad 4.43
20. Fulham cheerios 5.18
21. Introducing the men at Loddon 1.07
22. NAIDOC and healing country – the men at Loddon 5.12
23. Artworks – Browny, Shane and Darcy 3.15
24. Change the cycle – Ty 4.00
25. Healthy choices – Tom, Aaron and Steve 3.16
26. When I get out – the men at Loddon 4.25
27. Loddon cheerios 4.51
CD 2
1. Acknowledgement and respect 0.11
2. NAIDOC to me – the men at Port Phillip Prison 2.53
3. COVID times – the men at Port Phillip Prison 2.08
4. Work and routine – Jake and Dwayne 3.12
5. Art – Aaron and Brenton 2.37
6. Housing and money dependence – Dwayne 1.55
7. Everybody knows me (spoken word/rap) – Brenton 2.20
8. My story – Damien 1.13
9. Returning home – Rocky 3.23
10. Port Phillip Prison cheerios 5.43
11. Average day – Mary, Jamie, Heather 1.16
12. Hard with COVID – Colleen 3.59
13. Changed my life – Stacey 2.19
14. Mum life – Jarrah and Stacey 2.56
15. Music and family – Jamie 1.33
16. The road to healing (song) – Jamie, Heather and Suzanne 2.06
17. Sisters – Heather and Suzanne 4.12
18. Peer work – Heather, Jarrah and Stacey 2.17
19. DPFC cheerios 3.30
20. Thanks to the brothers – Roe 3.06
21. Elder in here – Skip 2.09
22. Doing time as one – Willie 0.56
23. Strength and family – Trevor 2.22
24. My grandparents – Lyndon 1.53
25. For my mum – John M 3.09
26. Life choices – Dylan, Will and Zayden 1.49
27. My story – Luke 3.32
28. Marngoneet cheerios 8.58
Monday 5 July, 11-2pm, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
Tuesday 6 July 11am-2pm – Barwon Prison
Wednesday 7 July 11-1pm – Fulham Correctional Centre
Wednesday 7 July 1-3pm – Loddon Prison
Thursday 8 July 11-3pm – Marngoneet Correctional Centre
Friday 9 July 11am-1pm – Port Phillip Prison
Beyond the Bars receives financial support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation, the Koori Justice Unit and Corrections Victoria at the Department of Justice and Regulation, and the City of Yarra.
