You are invited to the Beyond the Bars CD Launch on Thursday 16 November 6-8.30pm at Dardi Munwurro - Aunty Alma Thorpe’s Gathering Place 546-550 High Street, Preston. MC Shiralee Hood, talks by Kutcha Edwards and Chris Austin, music by the Robbie Thorpe Band and Amos Roach. Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks + free CDs. All welcome. Free event.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

We've got new long-sleeved workers' radio tops just in time for the cooler weather. Perfect for layering during the colder months, or when you're out on the street - they’ll have you picket line ready for winter! Order now and we'll post one out for $8.50 or you can pick it up from the station for free. At $40 you'll get a great quality shirt ethically and locally manufactured by Qualitops. Buy one online here, or come get one at our May Day stall and say hi!

On Monday 1 May we'll bring you the usual rabble rousing and thought-provoking discussions on workers' rights and solidarity actions from 6am to 6pm. Tune in to hear all about the Stolen Wages campaign, indigenous solidarity, gender justice and solidarity, training and safety at work, creative communities, unemployment, underemployment, the gig economy, international solidarity and much more. Full details here. 

Our station needs members to survive. By becoming a subscriber, you’re helping us to remain fiercely independent and free of commercials and corporate influence. Are you a paid up subscriber? It’s just $40 concession, $80 waged, $150 for a band or organisation and $300 solidarity for the year. Great value for 24/7 community-owned and community-controlled media! Please become a subscriber member today. Call the station on 03 94198377 during business hours, or sign up / renew online.