WEEKEND VIBES: Saturday 4 pm - 6 pm

'Weekend Vibes' with Matty & Mimi brings in all the local talent live into the studio to play original music and covers.

Each week we have our roving reporter Ollie who brings us a superstar from the internet where we aim to expose amazing talents locally and internationally. You can stay up to date with all the local talents in the area and find out all you need to know about new music both from the Sunny Coast and Australia wide. Matt and Mimi bring you all the vibes you need every weekend.

SOUL'D OUT: Wednesday 8 pm - 10 pm.

'Jethro' loves his music and has quarantined some of best soul and funk from the 70’s and 80’s - that golden era of sound in the UK, USA and Australia.

But music, like everything else, re-invents itself, regenerates and morphs into forever changing genres and styles.

So, on his Wednesday night show Soul'd Out you can also 'pin your ears back' and catch contemporary dance, electronica, synth pop and lounge.

"But music is politics too….even Justin Bieber" (according to Rolling Stone magazine). So, also get a serve of 'Jethro’s Jawbone' - a weekly look at current affairs, topical issues, and the politics of sport.

Drawing on Jethro’s (long) career in journalism, government affairs and media (and living on three continents) there’s no lack of fodder to pick on.

Two hours of soul sounds, brain food and banter…until we’re 'Soul’d Out!'

NOOSA MAGAZINE: Sunday 9 am - 11 am

Tracey loves words and how they can work in powerful and compelling ways to shape information; the ultimate goal being to captivate readers and listeners. She is fascinated in people’s stories and on her Noosa Magazine program you’ll hear interviews with interesting folk who have something unusual to say, each with an individual view on what’s important in life. There will also be news from around Australia and a mix of rock/pop and indie music.

Tracey is a well experienced journalist with a passion for communications. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and English and a Graduate Diploma in Education. She has studied broadcasting for radio and television at the ‘Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ (WAAPA), and has lectured at two Australian universities in the fields of education, media theory, professional writing and public relations.

She has worked for news agencies in Australia, Indonesia and The Middle East and her experiences as a media specialist include working as a radio reporter and producer with the ‘Australian Broadcasting Corporation’ (ABC), as a general news journalist, feature article writer and sub-editor for ‘News Limited’ and as a news reader/director and morning program presenter for commercial radio stations.

More recently, Tracey’s deep affection for words led to her being chosen to review a book for the ‘Children’s Book Council of Australia’ which won the ‘Eve Pownall Award for Information Books’. She was also selected to judge the ‘Young Territory Author Awards’ in the Northern Territory of Australia.

WEDNESDAY DRIVE - THE RAP WITH BEAR: Wednesday 4 pm - 6 pm

My career path has been long and varied from being an Automotive Engineer to a military bandsman in the armed services.

I relocated to Noosa from Melbourne in the mid seventies and apart from some time spent in the USA resided here until 2001.
 
During that period I established an entertainment and employment agency providing entertainment to various venues up and down the Sunshine Coast. This included the management of live bands, solo artists and also the establishment of a mobile disco service. These services evolved into a retail outlet providing musicians with their necessary requirements and also records and cassettes.
 
It was during that latter period (1984-85) that I became involved with local Sunshine Coast radio. First of all with an album review and interview show on 4NA Nambour and then with 4GY Gympie. The takeover of 4GY by Westco Communications  led to the establishment of a studio and sales office in Noosa Junction of which I was appointed sales manager. 

Having sold the entertainment businesses, I then took up a job offer with KLONG FM in Long Beach California to promote the upcoming America’s Cup Challenge in Fremantle Western Australia.

As I became involved with the Tourism Association this led to me  volunteering as a broadcaster with the local community radio 2CBD FM (Community Broadcast Deepwater). With a reasonable background and an extensive record and CD collection I was able to establish myself as an identity and having completed the training for the Outside Broadcasting Certificate I could assist with the various OB’s that happened throughout the year. I did for a short time take on the position of vice president which gained me a wealth of knowledge with regard to the licensing of community radio stations.
 
In 2016 we moved back to the Noosa area and now reside at Peregian Springs.

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BREAKFAST WITH JO & SIMON: Tuesday 6 am - 9 am

A little highjinx and mayhem (actually, quite a lot), and of course plenty of wonderful music to kickstart your day.

BODY MIND SPIRIT: Monday 2 pm - 4 pm

Gemma’s background is in psychology and she loves sharing empowering information in a fun and informative way. She has teamed up with JoJo to create a brand new program, Body, Mind, Spirit, where they explore wellness, spirituality, psychology and personal growth - and play a whole lot of cool music! Gemma is also a writer, traveller, mentor, meditator and avid student of life and the universe.

FRIDAY FORUM: ​​Friday 9 pm - 12 pm

The Friday Forum is a smorgasbord of news, current affairs, quirky stories, sport, food wine and so much more. I love to sink my teeth in to a good yarn and find stories to interest all of our listeners on NOOSA FM. Everything from Fitness, to whats on around the town, music, national and international news stories, the very best of community and my loves - wine, food and sport.

​UNDERCOVER BLUES: Saturday 4 pm - 6 pm

​My Name is Bob Wraith, I have been following music since the 1960’s when I was a teenager growing up just outside of London. My passion in music is Blues and Rock music.

'Undercover Blues' and it allows me to explore all genres attached to the Blues family tree: from Robert Johnson to Amy Winehouse, Grateful Dead to Aerosmith and all stops in between.
 
Spent 4 years with Sunshine FM on Management Committee, Tech applications,  Production, 
Website, Hosting Undercover Blues.

MAMBO CAFE & JUICE BAR: Monday 8 pm - 10 pm
NOOSA YOUTH EDUCATION RADIO: Thursday 11 am - 12 pm
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I'm an Australian born Latina and dance was my first language!

Combining her culture and love of Latin music with her street Latin dance teaching experience Maria presents the Mambo Cafe - A cocktail of Latin sounds.

In the Juice Bar Maria bring relationship insights drawing from books, articles, poems, current affairs and her experience as a relationship counsellor.   
 
Hopefully something to take away!

ROCKING TIMES: Thursday 8 pm - 9 pm
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Living on the Sunshine Coast for the past 6 years and currently in year 10 at Noosa District State High School, I'm actively involved with the Noosa School in-house radio network. I play lead and acoustic guitar.

Growing up in a musical family, music is a huge part of my life and my parents have encouraged and shown me the value and personal satisfaction of being involved with community radio.  My father came from a career in radio, firstly as a presenter with community radio then moving on a career in commercial radio as well as the ABC.

​I'm proud to be taking on the role of Noosa Community Radio Youth Representative at NOOSA FM.  Recently I completed the community radio training course which I very much enjoyed and now I'm  looking forward to presenting my own radio ROCKIN TIMES show.

JAMMIN' WITH JACOB

"My love for radio began when I was about 12 I used to sit in my room for hours on end creating fake radio shows! As a musician, becoming a radio presenter is the perfect lifestyle for me.

My taste in Music stems mostly from my dads love of classic rock, with little hints of my own Indie and alternative music making up a majority of my shows.

My shows are on every Sunday night from 8 and the feature the best hits and old school. If you want to request a song during my show just send me a message on my Facebook page.
 
Hope you tune it soon for some awesome music!"

BRILLIANT BRASS

My program aims to promote local Brass and Concert Bands and their performances here on the Sunshine Coast.

I started playing in Brass Bands when in 1962 when a Band was formed in my home town of Croydon, Victoria. My brother and I were taken by my father to the Band room where we met the Bandmaster and players (neither of us able to play an instrument, nor read music). We were given private tuition by Bandmaster Ralph Williamson a couple of days per week, and when we could play the C Scale we were put in the band. I was given the Soprano Cornet and my brother David the G Trombone - two of the rarest and hardest instruments  to play in the band and we both continued to play them for many years. I have also played the Soprano Cornet with the Oakleigh, Heidelberg and Moorabbin Bands in Victoria.

Since moving to Noosa about five years ago, I have joined the Sunshine Coast Brass Band and the Sunshine Coast Concert Band playing Cornet and Trumpet.

I started my Presenter Training at Noosa 101.3 fm under the one of the stations senior Presenters, Wayne Carlson and first went  on-air solo in October of 2015.

SHOWTIME: Sunday 10 am - 12 pm

Jim Fraser is a much traveled Scot, now retired to Noosa, who loves radio, the cinema, music and musicals. He has a particular interest in cinema and stage music from Broadway, The West End and Hollywood. Since migrating to Australia more than twenty years ago, Jim has compiled a large collection of music from stage and screen.

Jim began presenting his Showtime Program in early 2015. Each weekly program has a specific theme or showcases a particular artiste, composer, director or show with associated music selections.

Jim enjoys the challenge of each week, compiling a fresh playlist for a different theme and presenting a varied and informative dialogue.

He welcomes all request and suggestions for selections from stage and screen.

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DRIVE TIME WITH JIMI Mc

Jimi Mc welcomes you to afternoon drive time with a definitive collection of afternoon cutting edge music mixed with groundbreaking classics past and present.

Having lived all over world Jimi is constantly on the lookout for new and iconic music to share with his listeners. So catch Jimi Mc at NOOSA FM every Monday afternoon and join him on a whimsical journey through music.

TRACKS OF MY YEARS: Sunday 2 pm - 4 pm

Steve's musical taste has always been very wide and he has contributed to fanzines and blogs and  music papers and covered musical events and concerts all over the  UK and beyond, from the legendary Isle of Wight through to Glastonbury and the Stones in the Park.
 
As he gets older he looks back on the musical styles available and says he is still learning and appreciating how good the music was and is to this day. He refuses to pick any style or type of music as superior to any other and loves to play examples of the best in all music.
 
"I play the music that was and is the soundtrack to a generation -  let the good times roll."

OPENING DOORS, OPENING HEARTS

Debbie Glee and Jackie Egger are delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to NOOSA FM with their 'Opening Doors,  Opening Hearts' program that encompasses all things creative - arts, stories and beautiful cruisy music that encompasses many genres.

Debbie completed the NOOSA FM radio presenters’ course in 2015, so she is a relative newbie to the station.  She also has a Diploma in Radio and Broadcasting, but has spent more time on the ‘other side’ of the microphone working in the arts, until now!

Debbie is from New Zealand, and has been in Australia for 9 years.  She occasionally goes back to NZ for short-term work projects.  Her specialty is setting up Community Art Centres and organising festivals which she has done for the last 25 years. Now she has her own creative business, designing lights.

She feels privileged to be part of NOOSA FM and loves living in a place with so much natural beauty.

Debbie and Jackie encourage artists to send in information about regional events – exhibitions, book launches, live performances and other creative activities - or to arrange an interview.

TUESDAY DRIVE: Tuesday 4 pm - 6 pm

Full of beans and ready for fun, Iain has lived in OZ for over a decade and loves the coastal life. A singer, a dancer, a musician and a DJ. What can't he do? Oh yeah... he can't cook.

Iain and his son Marley drive you home. Movie reviews, fun facts and plenty of great music.

Iain may be the parent but Marley's the mature one that keeps this train on its rails.
Tune in for good family fun.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Health and wellness related interviews and music...

COCKTAILS WITH KEITH: Monday 6 pm - 8 pm

Keith's parents opened a music store in the 1950's where  a  young boy's interests where fired up. He learnt to play the Saxophone and Classical Guitar, and both extremely poorly he suggests.

The Tuesday night show 'Cocktails with Keith' is targeted to a sophisticated and shall we say, more mature ear that might enjoy relaxed background style of music. You will regularly hear Sinatra, Torme, Tony Bennett and others similar.

MIDWEEK CHAT: Wednesday 2 pm - 4 pm

I have always loved music, mainly from the 60’s and 70’s but have a fairly wide appreciation all round, and also thoroughly enjoy live theatre, especially a good comedy, at our local Noosa Arts Theatre.

I work as a counsellor in Noosaville, and also as a volunteer for Lifeline as a telephone Crisis counsellor. I like to present interesting, entertaining, as well as thought provoking topics, and balance those with some local news and interviews, and lots of great music.

My first show on NOOSA FM was 2nd June 2014, and as a strong advocate for giving back to the community, I consider myself extremely lucky to further that commitment by being part of NOOSA FM. I always welcome feedback from our listeners, including suggestions for topics they would like included in the show.

Email: jillontheradio@bigpond.com

DRIVE TIME WITH VICK

My program at NOOSA FM focuses mainly on Rock, Country Rock, Upbeat, Alternative, Indie music, as well as throwing a few jokes and a little entertaining trivia.

I have also introduced pre-recorded interviews with musical celebrities after 5pm, which has resulted in great listener feed-back.

During my 28 years with RAAF I got my first taste of radio in 1981-1982 whilst serving in Malaysia, with RAAF Radio Butterworth. There I co-hosted a sports program every Friday as well as hosted a sports program most Saturday afternoons. Due to moving around with my RAAF tour of duty in Malaysia, I was not able to maintain my involvement in radio over the remaining years.

Following compulsory retirement in 2000, I arrived in Noosa to take up a management position in The Junction where I worked until 2005, when I sold the business and semi-retired.  

After seeing a Presenter Training advert in Noosa News around '05, I did the course and, as they say, the rest is history. I have been with NOOSA FM ever since, which incidentally, I am still enjoying immensely (tho that new guy in the Design department needs keeping an eye on...). And more recently, I am also on the Programming Committee.

MORNING MAGAZINE: Thursday 9 am - 11 pm

Paul G is a presenter who brings you up-beat music, news and weather as well as traffic reports to get you up and moving.

Paul has been a presenter with NOOSA FM since 2014. During that time he has also been the NOOSA FM's Treasurer where his main focus was on station viability and compliance to national community radio station standards.

Retired from business life, Paul continues to pursue an active community involvement through the radio station. He is also an actor and singer with Noosa Arts Theatre where he has directing credits that include several lavish stage musicals. In addition he plays alto saxophone in both the Noosa and Buderim Concert Bands.