A word from out 50th Birthday Coordinator, Denise Foley
When we launched our program on 10th June this year, the 8th of December seemed so far away, but the year has flown by and the 4 months of events and parties has been an outstanding achievement by us all.
The team at Zed headquarters has been running the biggest marathon and we are so glad to be at the finish line, and so happy and proud of what our amazing community has created. You know what we did!We did:
- 1 Movie Night
- 1 Trivia Night
- 1 Boat Cruise
- 1 Soapbox Event
- 1 x 8 day Exhibition we curated
- 1 partnered Exhibition with the State Library
- 2 Bus Tours
- 3 Bushwalks
- 5 Panels
- 3 partnered Panels with the State Library
- 1 All ages gig
- 2 car park shows
- 14 gigs from 50 people to 4000 people
- 9 Outside Broadcasts
- 1 Dinner
- 1 Hot 100
- 18 Talking Zeds features
- 20 Right Here Right Now specials
No wonder we all need a good sleep in.
It has been an absolute joy to work with the whole Zed community, the staff that have been carrying so much of the load, Jack, Liz, Pat, Luke, David, Ann, Salty, Ian and Alison. To the fabulous coordinators of all the program elements, Dru Handebo, James Lees, Fred Leone, Claire Redfern, Bella Martin, and Heather Anderson. What a dream team it has been. Our partners have been so fantastic to work with, Inkahoots, StreetScape Advertising, Ventspace, The Brisbane Powerhouse, Consume Management, Media Rare, and Oztix. Our one and only donor Hutchinson Building. The amazing support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. The support of the board, The 50th Birthday Sub Committee, and so importantly our partner promoters.
To all our volunteers, our punters, our subscribers, our Zedders, our Zed Folk, our past and present legends who have held up this station for so long, a big big thank you.But a special thanks to outgoing Station Manager Jack McDonnell. The man with the patience of a saint, the smile of an angel and the work ethic of the devil. I couldn’t have asked for a better buddy to Co-Produce this whole dang thing with. It’s been my privilege to be the 50th Birthday Coordinator
Love Denise