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20 Years on the Inside with Vickie and Kutcha
Monday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
A podcast series hosted by Vickie Roach and Kutcha Edwards reflecting on 20 years of the Beyond the Bars prison radio broadcasts.
Friday 5:00pm to 5:30pm
A Friday Rave is on the road with Jacob in the Thumpin’ Pig. Bringing peripatetic ponderings on the mess we’ve got ourselves into every Friday at 5pm.
Tuesday 8:30am to 9:00am
A program by and about women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Friday 9:00am to 10:00am
Ratbags, Peaceniks and Agents of Change. Resistance radio that explores the movements that made us, drawing from the activist archives through to voices of resistance today. We take you under the hood to see how collectives and campaigns are formed, mobilise people, work cooperatively to transform systems of oppression and are sustained over time.
Alternative News produced by the Campaign for International Co-Operation and Disarmament
Sunday 9:15am to 9:30am
News about peace, disarmament and nuclear issues.
Wednesday 9:30pm to 10:30pm
A weekly one hour, award winning, unembedded, independently produced radio program heard exclusively on Community Radio throughout Australia.
Wednesday 10:00am to 11:00am
Presents an anarchist analysis on local, national and international news and events. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Dr Gonzo presents And This One's Introduced By... on Community Radio 3CR
Wednesday 11:00pm to 12:30am
May
Each week a different artist/band introduces the songs from their album or a retrospective of their work. It's free of a formal interview agenda and gives the artists space to tell their stories.
Saturday 9:00am to 9:30am
Stories and issues from the Asia Pacific region with a labour and grassroots perspective. Regular interviews with activists from countries in the Asia Pacific region. Produced by Australia-Asia Worker Links.
Talgium Edwards broadcasting from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50th Anniversary.
Thursday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Spirit of Waa - a journey of stories, yarns and music about freedom and survival. Presented by Talgium 'Chocko' Edwards.
Tuesday 10:00am to 12:00pm
Billabong Beats is modelled on a traditional style “camp” and our philosophy of respect is based on the Sacred Fire that is corner stone to our production. The Sacred Fire opens a port-hole to The Dream-Time & connects the listener to the Lore of the land & to the Spirit of the land.
Friday 11:00am to 12:00pm
Catch up on all the latest news in Blak music, art and theatre.
Saturday 9:30pm to 11:00pm
Country and urban blues music.
Wednesday 5:00pm to 5:30pm
Challenging the mainstream, negative stereotypes of people with a mental illness, Brainwaves actively engages those living with a mental illness as researchers, interviewers, performers and program designers while promoting community mental health awareness.
The Australian Unemployed Workers Union logo, text in a yellow circle.
Monday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
June
By the unemployed for the unemployed. Australian Unemployed Workers Union members will cover the latest inequities of the "welfare" system and how we are organising to fight back!
Friday
Alternative news, current affairs, and media analysis. Tune into 3CR Breakfast each weekday morning and join Solidarity Breakfast on Saturday.
Wednesday 11:00am to 1:00pm
A historically informed, critical analysis of Aboriginal affairs and the ongoing political movement for land rights, treaty, sovereignty and the cessation of genocide. Featuring the best of blak music.
Friday 2:00pm to 4:00pm
3CR's seminal rock program of Melbourne and Australian rock with a focus on unsigned bands and who's gigging around Melbourne. Features live-to-air band performances.
The Celtic Folk Show celebrated 25 years on air in 2023.
Tuesday 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Celtic folk, traditional & contemporary Irish, Australian folk music & lots more!
Wednesday 9:00am to 10:00am
Urban environment issues, analysing government services, both federal and state and local campaigns.
Monday 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Climate change - what's hot and what's not. Find out what is happening in community campaigns around the country, as well as the latest science and the solutions that are available now.
Sunday 9:30am to 10:00am
Local and national building issues presented by the CFMEU Building Union Division.
Creatures of the Industry
Sunday 9:30am to 10:00am
August
A project by the Concrete Gang, recording the history of the building and construction industry in Melbourne since the 1960s, as remembered by those who built this city and helped establish the industrial landscape we work in today.
Monday 9:00am to 10:00am
Democracy Now! is an independent, award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez produced in New York in the United States of America.
Friday
A show that provides a platform for people interested in ideas about home, community, and belonging.
Thursday 3:30pm to 4:00pm
Father and son duo talk the talk about walking the walk, exploring consciousness around developing minds and the imagination of kids and carers. Growing, social, parenting and well-being issues presented amidst a global music jigsaw puzzle with segues to spot.
Dirt Radio is Friends of the Earth Melbourne's show on 3CR
Tuesday 9:30am to 10:00am
Friends of the Earth campaigners and activists dig down into the dirt on important environmental and social justice issues.
Saturday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Australian Council for the Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) looks at public education and separation of church and state.
Doin Time 4-5pm Mondays
Monday 4:00pm to 5:00pm
An open forum, presenting information and discussion around issues faced by prisoners in the criminal justice system and migration detention centres.
Done By Law
Tuesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Current legal issues presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres, giving an alternative view of proposed legislation changes.
A banner that's painted in the aboriginal flag colours. The banner says Always Was Always Will Be
Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Friday 8:00pm to 9:00pm
May
Inspired by the music of Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and other Tamil/Indian composers, this program creates awareness about Tamil culture and society. We explore and share our joy in the multiple facets of Tamil popular, folk and classical music.
Eritrean Voices
Monday 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Community news, news from Eritrea, community activities, interviews, Eritrean music and culture.
Thursday 6:30am to 7:00am
The Plumbers Union weekly radio show. Presented by The Plumbing Trades Employment Union (PTEU). Alternates every second Thursday with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).
MUA Fire Up Crew
Thursday 6:30am to 7:00am
Fire Up MUA is events and issues in the Maritime industry, politics and community. Presented by 3CR affiliate the Maritime Union of Australia. Alternates fortnightly with the Plumbers Union of Australia.
Sunday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Animal advocacy on the airwaves, hosted by a team of local animal advocates.
Current Affairs at 3CR
Friday 7:00am to 8:00am
For more information, visit 3cr.org.au/greenleftweeklyradio
The Gardening Show team.
Sunday 7:30am to 9:15am
Talkback gardening show covering all aspects of horticulture and emphasizing environmentally friendly ideas.
Forest protests at Goolengook, East Gippsland - Tony Hastings
Thursday
November
A series that looks back on the wins, losses and lessons of a thirty year campaign to protect the forests of East Gippsland in Victoria. 
Thursday 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Global Intifada brings you current affairs through revolutionary & protest music from around the world - because Music Is Our Bomb.
Tuesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Great voices in opera, song and the popular classics as well as oratorio, lieder and ballads.
Tuesday 10:00pm to 11:00pm
Bringing you news from the social movements of Greece in English and Greek, the anti-fascist and anti-racist front and news of actions and political initiatives from below.
Friday 7:00am to 8:30am
A weekly source of alternative information which aims to inspire action and organisation to put people and the environment first. Covering international political issues and struggles against the exploitation of the people and exposing the bias in mainstream media that preferences the power brokers and denies access to information.
Herds and Curds presenter, Carmen, herding goats in the alps
Sunday 7:00am to 7:30am
Conversations with farmhouse cheese makers and dairy producers.
Saturday 11:00pm to 2:00am
For great Hillbilly music you won't find or hear anywhere else.
Homeless in Hotels
Thursday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
July
A 3-part radio series capturing homelessness during COVID-19
Thursday 6:00pm to 7:00pm
June
Gathering Hong Kong stories and voices in and outside the city.
Saturday 7:00pm to 8:00pm
American and Australian roots and roots-based music from the 1920s til now. Latest releases, obscurities, specials, live to air performances and interviews and the silliest gig guide in town!
Thursday 10:00pm to 11:30pm
Roots, Reggae and Dancehall.
Imitating a Nightingale
Sunday 6:00pm to 7:00pm
February
Delving into the world of experimental music from Melbourne and beyond
James McKenzie In Ya Face 3CR
Friday 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Explores LGBTIQA+ issues with interviews, music and commentary.
Friday 10:30am to 11:00am
With music, stories and poetry from the inside, Jailbreak gives a voice to prison inmates, their families and friends. It provides information on criminal, prison and health issues as well as connecting prisoners to the community through their music, poetry, views and health messages.
Presenters L-R John Smyth, Roger Beilby, John Trudinger and Geoff Tobin
Saturday 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Great traditional and classic jazz, news and interviews.
Friday 9:00am to 10:00am
October
Soulless buildings, scorching roads and poisoned gardens. All built on the graves of first nations folk, animals and plants. YUP, we’re living the dream alright! Kill Your Lawn and Kick Your Fence, build communities and love our planet!
Wednesday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
March
Diversity in Hip Hop.
Sunday 10:30am to 11:00am
News, current happenings and music from Latin America.
Wednesday 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Music, gig guides and reviews with Kate and Suzy.
Susanna Duffy and Friends
Friday 8:30am to 9:00am
Best of the Left commentary and chat.
Sunday 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Music of military bands, brass bands and concert bands from worldwide sources, together with biographical comments regarding composers, conductors, bands and interesting historical events relating to much of the music.
Living Free
Thursday 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Talk on substance misuse, alcoholism and other addictions. Information on support groups is given.
Pop Up Garlic Farmers Vicky Ellmore and Lynn-eva Bottomley
Sunday 10:00am to 10:30am
June
Local food & sustainable communities.
Claire, Chris & Stu
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Friday 6:30pm to 7:30pm
News and views of Spanish speaking women with a Feminist perspective.
Tuesday 9:00am to 9:30am
Making Contact is committed to in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. Showcasing voices and perspectives rarely heard in mainstream media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics and the connections between local and global events, emphasizing positive and creative ways to solve problems.
Wednesday 6:30pm to 7:00pm
Sudanese arts, culture, and current affairs, as well as local news for the community in Australia, presented in Arabic.
Thursday 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Nepali music, news and current affairs from home, plus community announcements and discussion.
Monday 7:00am to 8:30am
Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.
Monday Greek radio host Bill
Monday 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Greek news, currents affairs and music.
Thursday 7:00pm to 8:00pm
News and current affairs from Australia, South America and Central America. Political debates, music, and community announcements.
Tuesday 12:00am to 4:00am
3CR's selection of music and community announcements.
Maisie, Gracie and Joe.
Friday 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Diverse new sounds from independent local & global artists, special live-in-the-studio performances, interviews and local gig guide.
Music Sans Frontieres presenters Therese Virtue, Joe Malignaggi and Leah Healy
Tuesday 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Music Sans Frontieres has been providing airplay, interviews and promotional opportunities for Australian musicians since 2006. We showcase the local talent of musicians from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds; from the Balkans to the choirs of Timor Leste; from Georgian polyphony to South African marabi. Music Sans Frontieres brings music from diverse and unique cultural groups to a broader listening audience. We respond to musicians' requests and are building a loyal, enthusiastic listenership.
Tuesday 11:00pm to 12:30am
Presenting Australian bands playing blues and roots music RnB/Rockabilly/Western Swing/Rock n Roll/Cajun/Zydeco/County/Country Rock/ex-Mex
Nile Show host Aziza 2021
Tuesday 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Sudanese women's show featuring current affairs, interviews, and music, in Arabic and English.
Sunday 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Pre war nostalgic music from the 1930's - 50's from a unique collection.
Saturday 11:00am to 12:00pm
On Screen shines a light on what's on the big and the small screen. Hear about what's happening locally - recent releases, retrospectives screenings, film festivals and screen related events. Listen to film makers talk about their work, and hear film reviews and recommendations for television viewing.
Sunday 11:30am to 12:00pm
Information about marine and coastal environments. News and interviews with marine scientists, campaigners and conservation workers. Presented by volunteer broadcasters who are passionate about marine environments, both local and across the world.
Sunday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Covering pansexual issues, pansexual meaning "knowing no boundaries of sex or gender", including transgender, bisexual and polyamorous issues.
Over The Wall
Thursday
Informing people of changes within government services that impact upon the social safety net, and how to better deal with bureaucracy and how to protect your rights. Over the Wall offers some simple tools to fight back and defend yourself against a system that penalises people already disadvantaged by poverty and significant health conditions.
L-R: Yousef Alreemawi, Robert Martin, and Nasser Mashni
Saturday 9:30am to 10:00am
News and views regarding the Palestinian situation. Bringing listeners the untold side of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Thursday 11:30pm to 12:30am
Visit Planet X where Simon Strong scours the corners of the universe for cool and unusual sounds for you, Michael ‘Maddog’ Helms plays new tunes and psychedelic rarities and the return of Dr Gonzo supervised by Mr P Elliott with a 60 minute segment ‘And This One’s Introduced By...’ where an artist will introduce each track from their album.
Join David, Lisa and Jan for Published Or Not
Thursday 11:30am to 12:00pm
Australian and international authors talk about their books and how they got published or how they self-published. Listeners, writers and readers will also hear about what's going on in our local writing community.
PX Whanau production team
Friday
PX Whanau is a LGBTIQA+ Pasifika podcast that explores the lived experiences of Pasifika communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday 1:30pm to 2:00pm
PX Whanau covers news and views from our queer Pasifika community including the arts and culture and the events that build and nourish our people.
Queerbrood podcast series. Artwork by Frances Cannon.
Friday
August
A podcast series about all the beautiful ways queer people make families.
Sunday 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Critically engaged queer commentary.
The Radical Australia team, Joe Toscano and Kelly Whitworth.
Wednesday 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Listen in as host Joe Toscano yarns with a different guest each week about their experience in movements and campaigns for progressive social change.
Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Food for Thought, lets get radical for philosophy!
Friday
3CR has a number of special broadcasts each year to celebrate important community activist events. These broadcasts are staged at live events around Melbourne or in the studios of 3CR in Fitzroy.
Monday 10:00pm to 11:00pm
Latest science, authors, issues - from climate change, oceans, forests, pollution, Peak Oil, the economy, and peace.
Saturday 10:00am to 10:30am
Current news and information on nuclear, peace and energy issues.
RadioMMT on 3cr.org.au
Friday 5:30pm to 6:30pm
January
Economics for the rest of us!
Rainbows Don't Fade with Age, presented by Val’s LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care.
Monday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
February
Information, stories and alternative perspectives to empower and inspire action for all those interested in the health, wellbeing and visibility of older LGBTI+ people.
Dozens of HAAG members and staff stand in front of a quilted banner, their first raised in the air. The banner reads Housing for the Aged Action Group, housing for the aged is a right not a privilege.
Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm
Housing for the Aged Action Group presents a show exploring a range of housing issues.
Some of the Raising Our Voices team in a zoom meeting, all smiling with their thumbs up. From top to bottom: Amanda, Miranda, James, Gab, Chris, Heather, Warren, Jane and Shona
Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Produced and presented by people with disabilities covering issues such as housing, discrimination, difficulties with public transport, self-advocacy and other related issues.
Renegade Economists logo
Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
To reforming economics as an interpretation of reality, rather than a diversion play for monopolists.
Sunday 2:00am to 6:00am
Roots and Rock n Roll Music.
Rotations | Sunday 2-3pm
Sunday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Each week guest presenters from shows across the 3CR grid bring you their distinctive appreciation of music.
Sunday 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Playing new music from the Greater Middle East and beyond; uniting artists, transcending borders, and telling the stories behind emerging music from around the world.
Monday 11:00pm to 12:00am
DIY and autonomous politics, music and subculture with a different focus each week.
Saturday 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Shake, Rattle and Roll is one of 3CR's longest-running music shows, beginning as it did in 1976 when 3CR first went to air. Showcases the Roots Music side of 50's Rock'n'roll.
Monday 10:30am to 11:00am
A program that explores feminist and gender issues, with interviews, commentary and music.
Thursday 11:00am to 11:30am
Your half hour of local film news, conversations with film makers and explorations into how they bring their ideas to life on screen. Showreel promises an exciting package of film information that will set your ears buzzing.
Friday 5:30pm to 6:30pm
July
Radical unionism, local street movements, complaints about waged labour and strategies to slack off at work and still get paid.
Saturday 7:30am to 9:00am
Rank and File Worker and Trade Union Show, covering current affairs, progressive issues and news and events from the labour movement. Includes "This Is The Week" with Kevin Healy.
Somali Language Show host Hamdi 2021
Tuesday 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Community news, current affairs and views. Mainly from Australia and also the world for the East African Community in Melbourne and Australia.
Thursday 9:00am to 9:30am
A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. Guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works.
Saturday 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Fun nostalgia 78s
Wednesday 8:30am to 9:00am
Australia's only national radio show focusing on industrial, social and workplace issues. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Swing ‘n’ Sway's Anita Harris and Tim Harding with the late Ralph Knight in the 3CR Studio
Saturday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Swing and Jazz music with a mix of old and new, as well as a touch of Latin American. Different guests every week including both music buffs and performers. Occasional live concerts.
Talkback With Attitude 2024
Thursday 10:00am to 11:00am
3CR's talkback program — have your say on the issues of the week.
Wednesday 7:30pm to 8:30pm
News, views, children’s programs and music presented by The Victorian Tamil Association.
Monday 11:00am to 1:00pm
The Black Block is an interactive Indigenous current affairs program.
Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Disability issues with the Boldness radio team.
The Sporting Record team: John, Em & James.
Thursday 3:30pm to 4:30pm
August
Casting a critical eye over the world of sport.
Tuesday 2:00pm to 3:00pm
January
An eclectic mix of sometimes underrated and undiscovered music across all genres
Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.
L-R: Inez, Emily, Leila, Priya
Thursday 7:00am to 8:30am
Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.
Bubble writing says '3CR Tuesday Breakfast 855am' on top of a rainbow background
Tuesday 7:00am to 8:30am
Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.
Tuesday 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Local, national and international interviews with activists on human rights, civil liberties and animal welfare issues. The show has been on air since the late 1980s.
Ajak Kwai performing at '3CR Radio Music Feast' in November 2022
Wednesday 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Giving voice to the local African community to tell their stories through music and spoken word. Challenging one-sided political narratives that deny our contribution to society and create hostility toward our community. ENGLISH, DINKA, NUER, ARABIC
Postcard of Yarra Bend Park with halftone effect.
Friday
July
Through multimedia storytelling, Underfoot: The Facility tells the story of carceral logics over the last 180 years and reveals whispers of resistance that still resonate today.
Saturday 10:30am to 11:00am
Talks and information presented by the Unitarian Church.
Untold Stories - Artwork by Zoe
Friday
May
Untold Stories of Injustice is a five-part podcast series that features a collection of interviews, discussions and events highlighting the experiences of folks who have been incarcerated in so-called Victoria, Australia.  
Wednesday 5:30pm to 6:00pm
A radical current affairs program providing a critical analysis of a topic in the news cycle that deserves closer inspection.
Monday 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Hip hop, RnB, House, Reggae plus all the latest gig news and album reviews.
Wednesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm
July
Voice at the Table ensures that people with cognitive disabilities have a real and equal voice at the table.
Friday 7:30pm to 8:00pm
Community news, music and information.
Tuesday 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Presented by West Papuan activists and community members who voice the aspirations of Papua's struggle, share songs, interviews, music and stories.
Wednesday 7:00am to 8:30am
Current affairs, media analysis, alternative media.
Monday 8:30am to 9:00am
A national feminist current affairs program for community radio. A gender analysis of contemporary issues, as well as in-depth analysis by a range of women and gender diverse people around Australia and internationally. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network (CRN).
Yarra Bicycle Users Group Radio on 3CR
Monday 10:00am to 10:30am
Yarra Bicycle Users Group promotes urban cycling. Providing support to campaigns to improve cycling conditions and awareness; demystifies cycling technology and helps to reveal the diversity of cyclists, from children to commuters to lobbyists.
Thursday 4:30pm to 5:00pm
Examining, through an anti-fascist lens, ethno-nationalism, white supremacy and neo-fascism in so-called Australia, Aotearoa & around the world. Andy Fleming & Cam Smith talk to writers and fighters about angry blighters.
Keiran Stewart-Assheton
Wednesday 12:00pm to 1:00pm
October
A deep dive into Indigenous resistance and global anti-colonial struggles.