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11 Oct 2024, 8pm Community Newsroom A tribute to Michael Law 2022 Award Recipient Philip Shine This show is a special tribute to former and first Bay FM station manager Philip Shine. Philip Shine joined Bay FM in 2018 and guided the station through a tumultuous four years, including bush fires, a pandemic and the 2022 Northern Rivers flood and landslide disasters. His contributions to the small regional station include significant improvements to programming as well as a new era of digitisation, local news production and effective management. But long before he led Bay FM, Philip Shine advanced Australia’s community broadcasting sector through his work managing stations in Sydney and at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. His legacy may be heard through Bay FM’s airwaves, national community radio news and current affairs service The Wire, and any time you hear digital community radio in Australia. Philip Shine received the prestigious CBAA Michael Law lifetime achievement award in 2022, prompting a collection of interviews with some of his mentors and former colleages. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family in the Byron Shire on the 25th of September, 2024.  This tribute revisits interviews first broadcast two years ago, including some previously unaired content and ‘out-takes’, along with special acknowledgments made by other Bay FM presenters in the days following his death and music he loved. 1.    Bay FM presenters dedicate shows to former managerfeaturing Bay FM Up the Junction co-host Pat Campbell, Bay FM Northern Rivers Music Box host and station president Ange Kent, Bay FM Community Newsroom host Mia Armitage, Bay FM Mystery Train presenter Sista Mary (music: Gimme Shelter – Mary Clayton; This World – Mick Nock, Jonathon Zwartz, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson; You’re the Voice – Mitch Tambo; Ride this Train – Billy Thorpe) 2.      Philip Shine awarded Michael Law lifetime achievement award 2022 w Mia Armitage and Seth Jordan (music: Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones w Mary Clayton; Body and Soul – Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse; After the Goldrush – Claire Anne Taylor and William Crighton; Mindset – The Necks) 3.Philip Shine accepts Michael Law lifetime achievement award 2022 featuring former Bay FM station manager Philip Shine, CBAA CEO Jon Bisset 4.      ‘Radio is dead,’: Philip Shine’s controversial statements to Australian broadcasting sector (part 1 of 2) featuring former CBAA CEO John Martin (music: Hard Love – The Vampires w Lionel Loueke) 5.      From submariner to founder of Australian FM and community radio: Michael Law (part 2 of 2) featuring former CBAA CEO John Martin (music: O mio babbino caro – Montserrat Cabal) PART TWO 6.      Philip, man, you deserve that award featuring 2RBH General Manager Barry Melville (music: Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones) 7.      The shy man behind the broadcast legend with CBAA Digital Radio Project General Manger David Sice (music: sitar player, unknown; When You Wish Upon A Star – Bill Frisell; Poor Boys Long Way From Home – John Fahey) 8.      From Deutsche Welle with love featuring Deutsche Welle Australia representative Esther Blank (music: Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind – Marlene Dietrich) 9.      The legacy of a quiet progressive featuring former CBAA General Manger Kath Letch (music: Fast Car – Tracy Chapman; You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King) 10.     ‘You’ve set the bar,’ new community broadcaster inspired by Philip Shine featuring Triple T General Manager Tee Johnson 11.     Get effed, a-hole: tribute out-takes to Philip Shine featuring 2RBH General Manager Barry Melville, CBAA Digital Radio Project General Manger David Sice and former CBAA General Manger Kath Letch(music: So Far Away – Dire Straits) 12.     On air and off the record: Bay FM thanks Philip Shine featuring Bay FM President Ange Kent, Bay FM Belly host Sista Rasela Torise, Bay FM Community Newsroom host Mia Armitage, Bay FM Sandpit host Danny Salfield and Bay FM Road Trip host Nell Schofield (music: Space and Time – SG Goodman) 13.     My favourite broadcasting job featuring former Bay FM station manager Philip Shine *producer: Mia Armitage. Reports by Mia Armitage unless otherwise indicated.Tune in to the Community Newsroom on Fridays from 11am-12 on Bay FM 99.9 or listen online at bayfm.org Facebook: Community Newsroom NRN PIC: Former Bay FM station manager Philip Shine (Mia Armitage)

7 Oct 2024, 10pm Community Newsroom Former detained Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken publicly for the first time since his release and today we hear what he had to say at a forum in Germany. Julian Assange speaks publicly for first time  Reporter: Dr John Jiggins PIC: Julian Assange (CloudCatcher Media via Echo Publications)

7 Oct 2024, 9pm Community Newsroom The federal Greens are promising big on housing in the marginal seat of Richmond, this week housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather was in the Tweed Shire with a picture of a 13-storey affordable housing apartment block he says the party will make sure gets built if it wins enough seats in next year’s federal election. But the 65 apartments are to be built by a yet-to-exist public developer The Greens are also promising to introduce if they win balance of power. 1.      Greens promise big on housing in Richmond electorate (Part 1 of 2) featuring Greens Member for Griffith and party spokesperson on housing Max Chandler-Mather 2.      Publicly funded housing developer would buy swathes of land-banked properties, say Greens (Part 2 of 2) featuring Greens Member for Griffith and party spokesperson on housing Max Chandler-Mather Reporter: Mia Armitage PIC: Ma Chandler-Mather (Wikipedia)

7 Oct 2024, 9pm Community Newsroom No grand agendas on the table from newly re-elected Cadwallader team in Ballina Shire, says Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader. But she does have aspirations for the temporary emergency housing pod village at Wollongbar. 1.     No grand agendas on the table from re-elected Cadwallader team (Part 1 of 2) in Ballina featuring Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader 2.      Wollongbar pod village best dismantled and used to house new police, says Ballina mayor (Part 2 of 2) featuring Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader Reporter: Mia Armitage PIC: Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader (Echo Publications)

7 Oct 2024, 9pm Community Newsroom The Greens have won four seats on the Byron Shire Council and today we meet newly elected Greens Mayor, Sarah Ndiaye, who credits her success to the fresh 2024 ticket. 1.    Mayor credits success to fresh ticket line-up (Part 1 of 2) featuring Greens Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye 2.      Greens to move to reverse Mullum water supply vote (Part 2 of 2) featuring Greens Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye Reporter: Mia Armitage PIC: Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye (supplied)

7 Oct 2024, 8pm Community Newsroom Former detained Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken publicly for the first time since his release and today we hear what he had to say at a forum in Germany. Back home, the Greens are promising big on housing in the marginal seat of Richmond, this week housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather was in the Tweed Shire with a picture of a 13-storey affordable housing apartment block he says the party will make sure gets built if it wins enough seats in next year’s federal election. But the 65 apartments are to be built by a yet-to-exist public developer The Greens are also promising to introduce if they win balance of power. Meanwhile, the party has won four seats on the Byron Shire Council and today we meet newly elected Greens Mayor, Sarah Ndiaye, as well as newly re-elected Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader. Both women won their positions despite a lack of preferences from their competitors on how-to-vote forms. 1.    Mayor credits success to fresh ticket line-up (Part 1 of 2) featuring Greens Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye 2.      Greens to move to reverse Mullum water supply vote (Part 2 of 2) featuring Greens Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye 3.No grand agendas on the table from re-elected Cadwallader team (Part 1 of 2) in Ballina featuring Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader 4.      Wollongbar pod village best dismantled and used to house new police, says Ballina mayor (Part 2 of 2) featuring Independent Ballina Shire Mayor Sharon Cadwallader 5.      Greens promise big on housing in Richmond electorate (Part 1 of 2) featuring Greens Member for Griffith and party spokesperson on housing Max Chandler-Mather 6.      Publicly funded housing developer would buy swathes of land-banked properties, say Greens (Part 2 of 2) featuring Greens Member for Griffith and party spokesperson on housing Max Chandler-Mather 7.      Julian Assange speaks publicly for first time (Dr John Jiggins) *producer: Mia Armitage. Reports by Mia Armitage unless otherwise indicated.Tune in to the Community Newsroom on Fridays from 11am-12 on Bay FM 99.9 or listen online at bayfm.org Facebook: Community Newsroom NRN PIC: Byron Shire Mayor Sarah Ndiaye (supplied)

1 Oct 2024, 8pm Community Newsroom Celebrating 50 years of Australian community broadcasting (Noah Secomb, National Radio News) PIC: 2MBS Jazz presenter Kevin Jones with first station manager David James. 2MBS was Australia's first stereo FM broadcaster. 2MBS will celebrate its 50th anniversary in February 2025. (Community Broadcasting Association of Australia)

1 Oct 2024, 8pm Community Newsroom featuring Greens Senator David Shoebridge  Reporter: Dr John Jiggins PIC: Major David McBride outside the Mullumbimby ex-services club, 2023 (Mia Armitage)

1 Oct 2024, 8pm Community Newsroom Thousands of homes have been approved across swathes of land in NSW North and South coast regions but are yet to be built, with so-called ‘zombie DAs’ the subject of a parliamentary inquiry led by Labor Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr. featuring Labor NSW Member for Cessnock and Inquiry into Historical Development Consents Chair Clayton Barr Reporter: Mia Armitage PIC: NSW Member for Cessnock Clayton Barr (supplied)

1 Oct 2024, 7pm Community Newsroom NSW Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, says the government has $5 billion ready to spend on social housing, so will the Northern Rivers benefit? The minister was in the Byron Shire recently as part of the local council election campaign for Labor’s Asren Pugh and says longterm funding is also all but guaranteed for homelessness services offered at the Fletcher Street Cottage after a second 'one-off' grant. featuring Labor NSW Minister for Housing and Homelessness Rose Jackson and Labor Byron Shire Mayoral candidate Asren Pugh Reporter: Mia Armitage