Beyond the Bars 2023

Monday, 3 July 2023 - 1:00pm to Friday, 7 July 2023 - 2:30pm
Beyond the Bars 2023, artwork by Troy, proud Yorta Yorta

In the first week of July 2023, tune in to Beyond the Bars as we broadcast from six Victorian prisons during NAIDOC Week 3-7 July 2023. The shows will be live on 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital, and streaming via our website or the Community Radio Plus app. Previous years are also 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. Original artwork by Troy proud Yorta Yorta man, 2023.

Beyond the Bars broadcast dates

Mon 3 July 11am-2pm – Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (Deer Park)
Tue 4 July 11am-2pm – Barwon Prison (Lara, near Geelong)
Wed 5 July 11am-1pm – Fulham Correctional Centre (near Sale, Gippsland)
Wed 5 July 1-3pm – Loddon Prison (Castlemaine)
Thu 6 July 11am-2pm – Marngoneet Correctional Centre (Lara, near Geelong)
Fri 7 July 11am-2pm – Port Phillip Prison (Laverton)

 

LISTEN BACK with audio on demand below.

Monday 3 July 11am-2pm – Dame Phyllis Frost Centre 2023

 

Tuesday 4 July 11am-2pm – Barwon Prison 2023

 

Wednesday 5 July 11am-1pm – Fulham Correctional Centre 2023

 

Wednesday 5 July 1-3pm – Loddon Prison 2023

 

Thursday 6 July 11am-2pm – Marngoneet 2023

 

Friday 7 July 11am-2pm – Port Phillip Prison 2023

 

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

Thursday 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Beyond the Bars is a unique series of live prison radio broadcasts that give voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates in Victorian prisons. The broadcasts are presented by 3CR's First Nations broadcasters during NAIDOC* Week (July). Beyond the Bars began in 2002 and each year it features songs, stories, opinions and poems from the men and women inside, while also connecting them with culture and community. *National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee

Topic

Current affairs
Human Rights
Indigenous

Episodes

Beyond the Bars 2023

3 Jul 2023
Listen to First Nations people from across Victorian prisons during NAIDOC Week 2023 - 3-7 July - Beyond the Bars.

Beyond the Bars 2022

30 Jun 2022
3CR's iconic prison radio show returns to the inside with live broadcasts from across Victorian jails. Listen in Monday to Friday during NAIDOC Week 4-8 July from 11am each day to hear directly from the men and women inside.

20 Years on the Inside

30 Aug 2021
A podcast series hosted by Vickie Roach and Kutcha Edwards reflecting on 20 years of the Beyond the Bars prison radio broadcasts.

Beyond the Bars 2021

10 Jun 2021
Despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 restrictions Beyond the Bars 2021 looks to broadcast from across six Victorian jails. Tune in 5-9 July to hear from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women on the inside.