Current affairs

#handsoffaboriginalkids

1st August 2016

Last Saturday thousands of people rallied around Australia to protest against the brutal treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in custody. Listen in to an hour-long special produced by Monday Breakfast's Greg Rolles with speakers and community members at the rally, or check out today's Black Block to hear the call for action from WAR. Listen now.

Position Vacant - Program Coordinator

30th July 2016

We have a position available as the Program Coordinator at 3CR. The role of the Program Coordinator is to manage all aspects of programming at the station including special programming such as International Women’s Day, Survival Day, and May Day. The Program Coordinator reports to the Station Manager and is employed by the Committee of Management of the Community Radio Federation. This is a permanent, full-time position (35 hours per week, nine day fortnight with an RDO). Applications close 9am Monday 1 August. Check out the attached position description here. For further information please contact Marian McKeown via stationmanager@3cr.org.au or by phoning 9419 8377.

NAIDOC Week broadcasts 4-8 July 2016

29th June 2016

Each year 3CR celebrates NAIDOC Week with a series of special broadcasts and projects. 2016 marks 15 years on air for the Beyond the Bars project and each weekday you can hear from the men and women in the prison system as they takeover the airwaves and share their thoughts and aspirations. On Wednesday Breakfast we'll replay the Lisa Bellear exhibition broadcast from the Koorie Heritage Trust hosted by Viv Malo and featuring curators Destiny Deacon and Virginia Fraser. On Wednesday at 11am join NAIDOC Patron Robbie Thorpe for Fire First. Download the Beyond the Bars poster. Download the Beyond the Bars Media Release.

Radiothon is NOW!

13th June 2016

3CR's Radiothon is on NOW and it's time to donate to keep independent, community-owned and community-controlled radio on the airwaves. It's our 40th birthday and we hope you can dig deep to support the programs and volunteers that keep the station going. Donate now! Read more, or download the poster.

Urgent: budget cuts to community radio

9th May 2016

The Federal Budget released on Tuesday 3 May contains cuts of $1.4m in funding that currently keeps community radio stations broadcasting on digital in five capital cities. If we don’t get those funds reinstated, community radio will get left behind on the AM/FM dial. Will you join the national community radio campaign to get these funds back, and ensure a digital future for 3CR and other community stations around the country? Add your voice here to the Keep the Community in Your Radio campaign.

Book Launch - Radical Radio: Celebrating 40 Years of 3CR

5th May 2016

Join us for the launch of 3CR's 40th anniversary book at Trades Hall, Bella Union Bar on Friday 6 May at 6pm. The evening includes speakers, revolutionary drinks, nibbles and the opportunity to get your copy of Radical Radio: Celebrating 40 Years of 3CR.
RSVP now and let us know you're coming. Get your copy now!

May Day 2016

27th April 2016

Celebrate May Day 2016 with 3CR on Sunday 1 May. Tune in from 7am to midnight for programs about workplace safety and employment opportunities in the horticultural industry to worker-controlled projects, anti-boss songs and much, much more. Each year on 1 May communities from around the world join in to celebrate the achievements of the labour movement and to show solidarity with the continued struggle for labour rights everywhere. Happy May Day from 3CR!

If People Powered Radio: 40 years of 3CR at Gertrude Contemporary

16th March 2016

Exhibition dates: 18 March–23 April
Exhibition opening: Friday 18 March 6–8pm
Public program and broadcasts: Fridays 5-7pm read program details

'If People Powered Radio: 40 Years of 3CR' is a collaboration between Fitzroy's oldest community radio station and one of Fitzroy's oldest galleries and studio complex, Gertrude Contemporary.

Sustainable Breakfast Series 2016

9th March 2016

The Sustainable Breakfast Series is in its third year on-air from Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 March, 7am-8:30am. Join us at Friends of the Earth Food Co-op for four days of live broadcasts, free breakfast and live music. Hear from 3CR breakfast presenters with campaigners, commentators and innovators talking about the most important challenge of our time: how to achieve environmental sustainability with social justice.

International Women's Day 2016

7th March 2016

Are we there yet? Unfortunately the fight for women's rights still needs some work, and it's important that you're part of the struggle. Tune in on Tuesday 8 March for feminist analysis on local and global issues, plus all the latest on activities around town.