Do you know what makes a community radio station or its history in Australia?

Submitted by eliotr on Wed, 13/01/2021 - 18:18

It was 4ZZZ’s 45th birthday as a community radio station last December, how do we fit in?  4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted about community radio with Danny Chifley, the Member Services Officer from the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.

 

 

 

For those of you wanting to take a Community Radio deep dive:

     Bands who might want to sign up to Amrap can do so here

How many local Indigenous words do you know?

Submitted by eliotr on Mon, 04/01/2021 - 19:54

Do you know what -pilly means or how to say hello or goodbye? Knowing our local Yuggera, Jaggera and Turrbal languages will give you a sense of connection, home and belonging.

4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin chatted with Desmond Crump the Indigenous Languages Coordinator from the State Library Queensland and hopefully he’ll whet your interest in what our place names mean.

 

Here’s heaps of resources to visit for a really deep dive…

Did you know most Domestic Violence refuges aren't pet-friendly?

Submitted by eliotr on Sat, 02/01/2021 - 04:49

'Pets in Crisis', RSPCA's pet foster care programme for people experiencing Domestic Violence 

Sadly pets are often abused as part of the spectrum of domestic violence. Domestic violence counsellors regularly speak with people whose pets are beaten or tortured by their abusive partners in order to frighten and control them into staying in these violent relationships. 

Gladstone, our neighbour to the north vigilantly guards our Southern Great Barrier Reef

Submitted by eliotr on Fri, 25/12/2020 - 20:33

Ever give much thought to our neighbour Gladstone up north?

Besides being an industrial powerhouse port with around 5 different industrial sectors, it's also environmentally conscious. Gladstone blends its industries with its pristine marine environment protecting dugongs and sea turtle rookeries at the Southern end of our Great Barrier Reef.

4ZZZ reporter Eliot Rifkin chatted with Dr Anjana Singh an environmentalist from Gladstone Ports Corporation about their environmental innovative research initiatives.

Desperate bikers build illegal tracks in bushland reserves

Submitted by CrispianY on Sat, 19/12/2020 - 11:59

'Imagine tons of footballs but no football fields’

Children as young as 12-years-old are among those facing council crackdown for building dozens of dirt jumps and illegal bike trails in bushland reserves across southeast Brisbane. The activities have scared off wildlife, destroyed native plants and caused ankle-deep cavities to develop across the conservation zones. So why do bikers still ride in those areas, and will a hard council crackdown actually solve the problem?
 

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