Are you keen to improve your podcast skills, or have an idea and need help to establish your podcast? Next month we’ll be running our final podcast course for the year on Sunday 11 October, and Sunday 18 October at our studios in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Registrations are now open, but places are limited. 3CR has decades of podcast experience - and we're keen to share! The 2-day (10-hour) course is a great way to learn, to meet fellow podcasters and get the support you need to create great podcasts. Get more information online here. Pictured, nici stott, podcast trainer.

Get along to The Boite’s annual fundraiser for 3CR THIS Sunday 2 August, featuring community choirs who generously donate their songs in a fabulous concert at Church of All Nations, Carlton. Join an enthusiastic audience as part of the ongoing celebrations of the station’s 50th year! Featuring Gorani, men’s vocal ensemble, Sonidos del Alma, sounds of the soul, directed by Colombian singer, composer and artist, Iaki Vallejo, Mixed Drinks directed by Therese Virtue, and Footscray Hotel Choir, directed by Lloyd O’Hanlon. Grab your tickets now and we’ll see you there! And be sure to tune into The Boite’s weekly program Music Sans Frontieres.

We’re thrilled to be part of the 2026 Open House program and invite people to come for a station tour on Friday 24 or Saturday 25 July. Check out our listing online here to register and we’ll see you on the day! It’s a great opportunity to check out our studios, get behind the mic, and soak up the history of 50 years of community radio.

Our big birthday event approaches! We're celebrating 50 years on Saturday 4 July 11am-4pm at the Collingwood Town Hall. It’s free and you can RSVP here. There’ll be stalls, music, food, activities, a raffle, posters, photos from across our five decades, and much more! Please share the invitation widely! More details here.

3CR’s annual Radiothon fundraiser is on in June and this year we’re celebrating 50 years! We’re aiming to raise $300,000 to keep the station strong and with YOUR help, we know we can. No donation is too small or big, and all donations over $2 are tax deductible. In 2026, 3CR is ‘Celebrating 50 Years’ and we look forward to YOUR donation during June. Artwork by Charlotte Allingham (@coffinbirth).

Each year the station holds elections in March, and we’re pleased to introduce this year’s Committee, including new Chairperson, Dr Nat Grant - ‘I’m thrilled and humbled to be able to step into a role of support like this. 3CR has led the way in community-conscious broadcasting for 50 years, and its strength has always come from the people: volunteers, workers, programmers, activists, and communities who believe in independent media as a force for change. To be entrusted with the role of Chair is a great honour and responsibility: helping to ensure that 3CR remains strong, sustainable, and deeply connected to the values that have defined it for decades.’ Full member details online.

Join us THIS week for our 50th year of coverage on achievements of the labour movement, in solidarity with the continued struggle for labour rights and fair working conditions for communities around the world. May Day is International Workers’ Day. We  support the fight of workers and unions for better wages and conditions, and their democratic rights to organise and unionise, wherever they are. Tune in on Friday 1 May and Sunday 3 May 2026 to hear May Day coverage - full details here.