Noosa FM is now broadcasting far and beyond with a brand new and superior antenna system: Congratulations.
Thank-you to the generous sponsorship of the Community Broadcast Foundation (CBF); the project manageress, President Noosa FM, Sibylle Reisch; Noosa FM Treasurer, Gisa Weatherill for her diligent work and support with the funding distribution; the Noosa FM Management Committee Team for approving this project; thank you to John Maizels for sharing his well of broadcasting knowledge, President Technorama; Thank you to Mark Osborne for his welcoming support, Technical Services Manager Channel Seven; Channel Seven Sunshine Coast; Ricky Gravolin, Seven Representative; Kathy Promdaan, AVN Integration (see picture); Sean Pitchard, Broadcast Components; Andrew Marchant, Ravenstek Broadcast Engineer; Thank you to all helpers, supporters like the Surf Life Saver Club, Noosa Heads for their generous donation towards the installation cost.
The project has been 13 months in the making with many years in the planning and has successfully been concluded on the Tuesday 19th November 2019. The new system is up and running and broadcasting community radio to the people of Noosa and Sunshine Coast Shires and across the Hinterland.  We have already had many reports about the reception of the signal being received in the most remotest topographically difficult location on the Sunshine Coast.
Please let us know where and how you can hear the airwaves of FM 101.3, by leaving a message on our facebook page,
leave a message on 07-5447 2233 or email reception@noosafm.org

We love to hear from you ... about how you hear us.

Noosa FM your ‘Heads-up’ radio on FM 101.3 loud and clear.

NOOSA COUNTRY SHOW 2019
6th & 7th September 2019 - Friday & Saturday 10 am to 10 pm.
 
NOOSA FM presenters and volunteers under the shade of our unmistakable red tent will be at this year's Noosa Country Show
from 7 am to 2 pm,  (broadcasting live from 8 am - 12 pm). So why not pop over and say hi.

The traditional Country Show will be celebrating their 110th year with lots of entertainment for all the family with lots of prizes to be won. There's also the fastest eating guinea Pig, equestrian, dogs show, reptiles, stud and dairy cattle along with all of the country show classics such as woodcraft, cake decorating, preserve and cheese making championship plus plenty more.

You will be entertained by the Pomona and Tewantin State School Bands, QLD Police Band and lots of live music with Andrea Kirwin, Robin & The Hoods, Zurich & Brown Duo, Miss Sassy - Quartet, Uncle Bob's Jug Band, Smoke 'n' Mirrors.

And don't miss the grand parade on Friday night with fireworks starting at 7 pm.

NOOSA FM look forward to seeing you there...

 NOOSA FM invited musicians of all age groups, professional and amateur, to enter our 21 Summers 2019 song writing competition.

All valid entries received have been posted on our web site (below) and were actively promoted and played on-air
in the lead-up too the live concert showcasing the competition's ten finalists.

The ten finalists will then performed live at The J on Saturday, 3 August 2019
with the concert being broadcast live on NOOSA FM 101.3 and streamed worldwide.

The competition prize winners were then be selected through an audience vote on the night and announced at the end of the concert.

CASH PRIZES:
1st Prize - $1000 + 4 hr recording session with station sponsor Jam Pot Recording Studios
2nd Prize - $500
3rd Prize - $300

CHECK OUT THE 21 SUMMERS 2019 CONFIRMED ENTRIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

Check out the finalist and prize winners from the NOOSA FM 21 Summers 2019 concert.

Win a Double-Pass to the 21 Summers 2019 finalists live concert at The J. on Sat 3 Aug
 plus one of our new NOOSA FM T-Shirts.

 Simply enter the 'Draw Perky the Turkey in Action' competition by drawing our 21 Summer's mascot in an activity you might see around Noosa, such as: surfing, bush walking, playing a musical instrument, competing in a sports even, fishing and the list goes on. No restrictions, simply draw Perky doing a Noosa activity and submit your Perky action drawing to us here
at NOOSA FM.

The winner will be announced on our 21 Summers Special program between 2 - 4 pm on Monday 29th July

Congratulations Peter Harvey from Tewantin.

Two feisty Noosa businesswomen are taking up the challenge of a 30 km Coastrek from Mudjimba Beach to Noosa Woods in support of the Fred Hollows Foundation.

With no previous experience, they've trained hard for 3 months and are very determined to complete the course.  Hear how they wll join over 1,000 others (some of whom will have walked 60 km from Currimundi Beach) all finally converging on Noosa Woods on
26 July 2019.  Be there and join in!  

They popped into NOOSA FM during Debbie Noyek's regular Sunday Easy Street show, to invite our listeners to support them in their quest to support the Fred Hollows Foundation.

Join us for the Women 2 Women Business Expo on Wednesday 3rd July 4 pm to 9 pm @ The J.

The free event will feature a diversity of innovative local female led businesses in the arts, services and food industries as well as a fashion show, workshops, wine tasting, prizes to be won and much more. So why not come along to mingle and talk with some of Noosa's top local female entrepreneurs from around the Sunshine Coast.

Yes, once again NOOSA FM will be there to support this year's Cooroy Fusion Festival 2019 with another Outside Broadcast. The annual event is a celebration of local artists, entertainers, artisans, food, community groups and much more is a fun family day out for everyone.

It will be held on Saturday 11th May from 9am – 3pm at the Apex Park, Cooroy Library, Butter Factory Arts Centre, CWA Hall & Cooroy Memorial Hall.  It is a fusion of community events combining the annual show of the Noosa District Orchid & Foliage Society and the Lifeline Cooroy Denim Sale as well as the Entertainment Tent, free rides for kids, community group stalls and sensational food & market stalls.

Cooroy Library houses classes, presentations and demonstrations all day ranging from Tai-Chi for the young at heart to Lego for the kids plus a great literary component with a book sale and authors signings. The Butter Factory Arts Centre also houses workshops and exhibitions.

The Cooroy Fusion Festival really does have something for everyone so make sure you save the date for a great family day out. We look forward to seeing you there and why pop over to the NOOSA FM tent and say hi!

FIND OUT ABOUT TINY HOUSES AND ECO VILLAGES

 Come along and join NOOSA FM's free Outside Broadcast in front of Noosa Community Radio on Saturday 2 March and hear some great music along with a selection of interviews on how this type of affordable, environmentally friendly tiny mobile housing of the future can overcome community isolation and disconnection and be the key to building Eco Villages to transition our way of living to a more meaningful, sustainable, regenerative and effective way to live in the future.

The ticketed Seminar next door at The J will feature Two Days of Workshops, Demonstrations, Stalls, Vegan Food and more with a greater focus on each topic on the respective days.

Family & Vegan friendly, drug and alcohol free event, please bring own water bottle. Water will not be sold in plastic bottles at this event so we encourage people to bring their own fillable water containers for free refills from MultiGen’s Atmospheric Water Generators and the Unity Water Truck.

SEMINAR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
SANDY BOLTON MP // State Member for Noosa, Queensland Parliament
DR BRIAN STOCKWELL // Councillor for Noosa Shire
BRYCE LANGSTON // Living Big In A Tiny House - NZ YouTube Celebrity
BEN O'CALLAGAN // The Ecovillage at Currumbin - Smart Urban Villages
MORAG GAMBLE // Crystal Waters Eco Village - Permaculture Education Institute
and
TIM BURNS // Master of Ceremonies (NZ)

WHERE & WHEN:
Place: The J Noosa - 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads, QLD
Dates/Times: Friday 1 March  9 am - 4 pm 'ECO VILLAGES'
Saturday 2 March 9 am - 5 pm 'TINY HOUSES' and the NOOSA FM Outside Broadcast

*For your 25% discount when booking your ticket, use this promotional code: NoosaFM

*For your 25% discount when booking your ticket, use this promotional code: NoosaFM

A dedicated team of NOOSA FM volunteers started arriving early to set up for another Outside Broadcast for Noosa's annual Australia Day celebrations at the Lion’s Park on the banks of the wonderful iconic Noosa River. With clear blue skies and a welcome sea breeze the stage was set for a special day.

There was a great variety of food from the various cultures as well as classic Aussie fare to be enjoyed to the backing of a constant flow of live music and activities from the stage and around the park to keep everyone entertained throughout the day.

NOOSA FM had a sensational Christmas Hamper on offer this year with a sumptuous array of goodies and vouchers
 from local businesses and listeners supporting Noosa FM's festive celebrations. The response to the raffle has been
overwhelming with listeners still ringing in to buy raffle tickets on the final morning of the draw.

The live on-air draw was hosted by John Watson on his 'Friday Focus' morning show (14 Dec) around 11:30 am
under the guidance of an enthusiastic, and somewhat vocal, NFM delegation (podcast below).

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS:

1st Prize NOOSA FM Christmas Hamper - Jeffna (Noosa Heads)
2nd Prize $100 Voucher Eumundi Meats - Lily (Lake Corroiba)
3rd Prize $50 Voucher Noosa Fish Providers - Des (Tewantin)

We at NOOSA FM would also like to thank those local businesses and individuals  below who generously
donated the amazing selection of hamper items, and of course the numerous volunteers and members
who helped make this hamper one of the best yet.

Hamper Business Donations:

Hamper Private Donations:

1 Deluxe Christmas Cake
Bon-Bons
Ornaments and Christmas Decorations
Cheese and Crackers
Presented in a woven hamper basket

Despite the precipitation that arrived later in the morning, spirits remained high as the 350 plus riders taking part in this years Distinguished Gentleman's Ride set off on their 18k course via Noosa's iconic Hastings Street in support of Prostate Cancer and Men's Mental Health.

The event was very well organised and ran smoothly thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers headed up by their tireless coordinator Cameron MacGowan. Records numbers where achieved in both attendance and funds raised on the Sunshine Coast.

For more details, check out Debbie Noyek's second interview with Cameron MacGowan below.

Photos courtesy: Brent Harvey

 On Sunday September 30th 2018, over 120,000 distinguished gentlefolk in over 650 cities worldwide will don their cravats, tustle their ties, press their tweed, and sit astride their classic and vintage styled motorcycles to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and men's mental health.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was founded in Sydney, Australia by Mark Hawwa. It was inspired by a photo of Mad Men’s Don Draper astride a classic bike and wearing his finest suit. Mark decided a themed ride would be a great way to combat the often-negative stereotype of men on motorcycles, whilst connecting niche motorcycle communities together.

That first ride in 2012 brought together over 2,500 riders across 64 cities.

Debbie Noyek interviewed Cameron on her Sunday afternoon show Easy Street, to talk about the annual event that has hit the street's of Noosa annually since 2014.

Photographs courtesy: Brent Harvey

Noosa FM's 'It's Global' host John Shaw has a great chat with Gabby Sutherland about Noosa Welcomes Refugees activities over the past few years.

Among other topics they discuss the upcoming International Day of Peace Refugee Forum to be held at the Noosa Leisure Centre conference room on Thursday 27 September at 6.30pm.

You can book your free ticket at noosawelcomesrefugees@gmail.com  (but be quick as there are limited seats available).

NOOSA FM is doing an Outside Broadcast (OB) at the Booin Gari Festival for the Gubbi Gubbi people.
 
On Tuesday 25th of September NOOSA FM will be airing a live broadcast from 10 am to 2 pm at the Lions Park near the Noosa Yacht & Rowing Club on Gympie Terrace, Noosaville.
 
We are looking forward to seeing you there enjoying the festival activities and hope you get a chance to pop over to the NOOSA FM tent to say Hi!

9:30  am – 9:40 am Emcee introductions and acknowledgements
9:40 am – 9:50 am Welcome to Country by Lyndon Davis
9.50 am – 10:00 am Parade with Gubbi Gubbi Dance, Drums of Mer, Tewantin State School and creation story puppets
10.00 am – 10:45 am Chris Tamwoy and Tania-Rose
10:55 am – 11:40 am Emily Wurramara

TRADITIONAL DANCE:
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Gubbi Gubbi Dance
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Yulu Burri Ba Dancers
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Butchulla Dancers
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm Drums of Mer
1:45 pm – 1:55 pm Soraya Contemporary Dance
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Fred Leone and band
2.50 pm – 3:30 pm Mufussa and the Pride

9:45 am – 11:30 am Paint your own returning boomerang with Brent Miller
11.30 am – 1.30 pm Kids colouring-in space
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Paint your own canvas using ochres with Melinda Serrico

10:00 am – 10:40 am Torres Strait Islandert storytelling, song and dance workshop with Drums of Mer
10:45 am – 11.25 am Aboriginal Artefact Display and Cultural Talk on local Kabi Kabi history with Lyndon Davis
11.25 am – 11.45 am Possum Skin Rug story with Melinda Serrico
2:00 pm – 2:40 pm Jandamarra Cadd artist talk
2:45 pm – 3.15 pm Lyndon Davis: Ancient Geometry in Nature and Art

WOMAN AND GIRL'S WEAVING USING TRADITIONAL FIBRES:
9:45 am – 11:45 am with Kilagi Neilson
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm with Renee Bahloo
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Emu Feather Jewellery Making with Jacquie Sandy

ALL DAY: Children’s sailing, retail, community and food stalls;
Nandjimadji Artist Display - a safe space for art, yarning and connection

Helen Cooke and assistant 'Scooby'. (Inset) left: Meredith Walker, right: Dave Johnston.

 Helen Cooke (above) was recently interviewed by Mike Scott on Monday Morning's with Scotty. The main topic of conversation was the Sunshine Coast Reconciliation Group’s up-coming 'Shared History' seminar: Archaeology – Adding to Australia’s First Nation’s Stories, to be held on Thursday, 2 August. Attendees are set to be taken on a unique journey exploring how Australian archaeology has the opportunity to develop the foundations for a shared identity.

Event co-organisers Meredith Walker and Helen Cooke said Aboriginal Australians of our First Nations were not actively involved in the early research and excavations in Australia, but now Traditional Owners are encouraged to be involved in all aspects of fieldwork on Indigenous sites, more engaged in researching their community and completing degrees in archaeology.

“Our keynote speaker for this event, Dave Johnston is a trailblazer in this field being the first Indigenous Australian to gain a degree in archaeology and having worked on more than 2,000 heritage projects across eastern Australia,” said Ms Cooke.

“He is recognised as a world leader in the field of Australian Indigenous archaeology, has been instrumental in the development of the Australian Government’s guidelines for Indigenous heritage and has developed a code of ethics for the World Archaeological Congress.”

The 'Our Shared History' seminar: Archaeology – Adding to Australia’s First Nation’s Stories will be held on:

Thursday, 2 August - 9.00 am to 2.30 pm
Secondary Lecture Theatre
Matthew Finders Anglican College
1-47 Stringybark Road, Buderim

To find out more  visit https://exploringarchaeology.eventbrite.com.au
or contact Meredith Walker on scrg.sharedhistory@gmail.com or 0425 257 999.

We are pleased to announce, that the band Bohemian Rogue with their entry 'Ode to Moffs' where voted the winners of the NOOSA FM 21 Summers Song Writing Competition.

And what a night the finalists concert was. Held at the J, a near packed concert hall of happy revellers where entertained by an exciting and diverse selection of local music.

The night started out with a tradition welcome to country from representatives the Gubbi Gubbi people. This included an entertaining and informative introduction to local indigenous culture and traditional perspectives, which was enjoyed by a very appreciative audience.

The evening was ably hosted by two of our NOOSA FM presenters, Therase Burke and Chris Lofven, who kept us entertained with their banter, especially during changeovers. The superlatives to describe the evening are endless with pretty well all of the 'fantastic night'  boxes being ticked.

The other awards on the night where: 2nd Place going to the family band First Bay and their song 'In Your Bones', and
3rd Place went to Stellerize with her composition, 'Be Your Babe'. There was also an Encouragement Award given out to 11 year old Indigo Walsh and her entry 'When The Sun Ain't Out'.

21 SUMMERS SONG COMPETITION 
for Singer/Songwriters.
 Proudly presented by NOOSA FM 101.3
 
The theme is 'Summer' and the 10 best, new compositions, selected by NOOSA FM in-house jury will be invited to perform on Saturday 2nd June 2018.
 
Representatives of the Gubbi Gubbi people will be opening the event with welcome to country,
dancing and traditional insights.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 acts as voted by YOU the audience!
 
* Support your local singers and songwriters*
* Get to vote to your favourite 21 Summers song *
* Come along to celebrate with NOOSA FM and be part of this fabulous live music event *

So leave this date open for a big party!!
 Saturday 2nd June 5.30 pm to 10 pm. at The J Theatre
 
with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Suzie Jones, Tas - Silver (left)  Fiona Falzon, Qld - Gold (centre)  Maria Suarez, Qld - Bronze (right)

Fiona Falzon is heading for Auckland next week to represent our country in Karate's Oceania Cup, fresh from taking Gold in the Australian Open Karate Kumite Championships in Sydney earlier this month. Inspired by her 5 year old when he took up Karate, and then the story of a black-belt Grandma in the local paper 9 years ago, Fiona began a journey she says was "akin to climbing Everest". She began competing only 5 years ago and has won National titles in 2014 and 2016 in the Veteran's category (45 plus). Fiona says it has been life-changing, saying "The overall technique opens us up to insights into our life, producing inner strength through balance and peace - we don't need to lash out".

Fiona was special guest on NOOSA FM's Monday Magazine on the 30th May (podcast below) and spoke about the art and craft of Karate and the broader, holistic affect it can have on the body, mind and spirit.

For those who may be interested in learning more about Karate, Fiona suggests trying a couple of classes at different dojos (i.e. a room or hall in which Karate and other martial arts are practiced), as all are a little different, and it's best to choose based on how you are feeling while in each dojo.

Plastic Free Noosa is a whole-of-community project to reduce Noosa's plastic footprint. The project was initiated by The Boomerang Alliance, as part of their Communities Taking Control campaign, which focuses on achieving wide scale change away from plastic pollution. 

This year, Plastic Free Noosa has set an aspirational goal to reduce the use of identified single-use plastic packaging in Noosa by 50% by November 2018. To achieve this, we engage directly with food outlets, events, markets, and other organisations to switch from single-use plastics to better alternatives. We also encourage individuals to take up a plastic-free lifestyle. 

Kellie Lindsay from Plastic Free Noosa popped in to discuss their aspirations, goals and the latest with NOOSA FM.

Check out the interview below: