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Mayor wants residents to oppose Bligh’s population push

March 9th, 2010 · Community, Interviews

By Diet Simon and Mark Rodriquez

The Sunshine Coast Mayor, Bob Abbott, wants people here to help Council resist state government dictates on increasing our population. An interview with him about that led our 9 March edition of What’s Going On?

Also in that show were interviews

  • on finding compromises between live music noise levels and opportunities for musicians to make a living
  • an expert community rebuilder consulting with the Mary
    Valley people
  • a Nambour high school helping an Aboriginal primary school in north Queensland
  • how a puppy starts a career to guide dog for a blind person
  • and theatre notes

Views expressed were ours or those of the people talking to us, not necessarily those of Noosa Community Radio. [Read more →]

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Loss of live music “will cost tourism jobs”

March 2nd, 2010 · Community, Interviews

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by Mark Rodriquez and Diet Simon.

All comment is ours or that of the people talking to us, not necessarily that of this station. [Read more →]

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First-ever Car Boot Sale!

February 27th, 2010 · Fund-raising, Station News

Look what we've found!

Look what we've found!

101.3FM’s First Car Boot Sale held in the car park at The J on Saturday 27 Feb was a resounding success, despite some rain showers. [Read more →]

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Kin Kin quarry a horror scenario

February 24th, 2010 · Community, Interviews

By Diet Simon

About 200 people in the Pomona Memorial Hall, used daily by various groups.

About 200 people in the Pomona Memorial Hall, used daily by various groups.

You probably thought that the huge Kin Kin quarry soon to start operating is a worry only for the people up there in the hinterland hills, not for us down here by the sea. Think again.

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You first heard Robert Glen, an anti quarry campaigner, then Dr Seonaid Melville, Chair of the Noosa Biosphere Community Environment Sector board, addressing a public meeting last Thursday. Two hundred people packed the Pomona Hall to capacity. Pomona faces huge losses, as you’ll hear.

(Left to right) Michael Donovan, David Gibson, Warren Truss, Seonaid Melville

(Left to right) Michael Donovan, David Gibson, Warren Truss, Seonaid Melville

The Kin Kin quarry dispute was my main story on What’s Going On? on Tuesday 23 February. It also contained

  • criticism from the Save the Mary River group over plans to suck the river dry for Brisbane water consumers;
  • and how the Noosa Heads branch of Rotary is pitching in to an international campaign to eradicate polio from the four countries where it is still a huge problem. The crippling disease can jump countries;
  • theatre notes on upcoming rehearsals for One Act Plays in Noosa. [Read more →]

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“We are our greatest asset and we have to display our identity to the world”

February 17th, 2010 · Community, Interviews

people-in-the-hallThe Aboriginal assertion of sovereignty is to be put to the Federal Parliament by the Greens Senator Rachel Siewert at the request of a New Way Aboriginal Summit in Canberra from 30 January to 1 February. Senator Siewert made the pledge to about 120 Aboriginal delegates from across the continent. [Read more →]

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More water folly and bullying by the Bligh government

February 10th, 2010 · Community, Interviews

No rest for the people who saved the Mary River from getting dammed at Traveston. The Bligh government is committing another water folly with its northern connector pipeline which will endanger the river’s health all over again. David Kreutz of the Save the Mary River Coordinating Group explained that piping water out of the river to Brisbane will still endanger the lungfish, the turtle and the cod that stopped the Traveston dam.

What’s Going On? on Tuesday 9 February also reported on

  • the resistance against desalination plans for Marcoola,
  • saving on power bills and potentially even making money from solar power,
  • the horrific lives of Cambodian girls sold into sex slavery,
  • a Noosa group helping to build high-tech orphanages in Kenya,
  • and a deal with Council for twice-monthly Peregian Originals until a review in November.

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“It’s just like one big family. This is where they meet and remember the good days.”

February 7th, 2010 · Celebrations, Community, Interviews

Booin Gari 032For the third year running Sunshine Coast people had an opportunity to build positive relationships and share in local Aboriginal culture, and Aboriginal people could inform themselves about support services available to them, at the Booin Gari festival in Tewantin on 19 January. [Read more →]

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Huge Bluesfest Giveaway!

February 1st, 2010 · Station News

The phenomenal Ruthie Foster and her band live in the studio of 101.3fm with Linda Grace just before their headline act at the 2009 Byron Bluesfest.

The phenomenal Ruthie Foster and her band live in the studio of 101.3fm with Linda Grace just before their headline act at the 2009 Byron Bluesfest.

This year Linda Grace has five, yes FIVE fabulous double passes for the entire festival to give away. Just listen to Drive Time each Friday afternoon between 4 and 6 pm for your chance to grab one of these prizes to FIVE days of some of the best music on the planet! That’s worth over $800 a double pass. You gotta be in it to win it!!!
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Big Breakfast Crew

January 30th, 2010 · Station News

With presenter Chris Lofven’s daughter Zoe back in town for the weekend from Sydney, it seemed an opportunity not to be missed to get both his son Jake and daughter Zoe back in the studio to present Saturday Breakfast with co-host Sherry Corcoran. Jake & Zoe chose the playlist from current chart favourites.

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Rising sea level, pipeline bullying, sprucing Noosa Junction and calls for Noosa Biosphere nominations

January 27th, 2010 · Community, Interviews

The Sunshine Coast Council worries that Queensland government planning is not paying enough attention to the hazards of rising sea levels. A Yandina woman feels bullied by that government over its use of her land for a pipeline experts say is not needed. Plans are in train to spruce up Noosa Junction and Noosa Biosphere Limited is calling for nominations to its community sector boards. Those were the topics in the 27 January edition of What’s Going On? [Read more →]

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