Celebrated Queensland artist, Kelvin Hawley popped into the station recently. These where familiar surroundings for Kelvin as he has been previously interviewed by other community radio stations, especially in relation to his portraits of, and creative association with, Chopper Reid. It was a little known fact that Chopper in his latter years had been intensely involved in raising funds for children's cancer research. It was through this association that Kelvin came to know and appreciate a side of Chopper Reid that few got to experience.

Illustrator of over a 1,000 children's books (the exact total being a little blurry), and popular art tutor, these days Kelvin is heading back to the easel  to focus once again on his own painting and subject matter.

Kelvin's life experiences are many and varied. From tangoing (local version) with people of Brazilian jungles, to numerous out of body astral experiences, and that's just for starters. For most of us, our passing on will be one-off event, yet Kelvin, so far, has experienced it (heart stopping for substantial periods), four times to date.

As you can imagine he has an interesting story or two to tell, so we are hoping to get Kelvin back to NOOSA FM at some stage for an on-air interview.

B. for NFM

Talented and beautiful Charly Bradshaw was interviewed live by Therase Burke on the Friday afternoon Drive Time program to discuss, amongst other things, her 'Avalon' CD launch next Friday 20th at The Shared, Yandina.

So why not head over to Yandina this Friday and support our very own homegrown talent.

NOOSA Community Radio has recently instated a new committee ready to entertain the region.

Sibylle Reisch is now the vice president and presents a Sunday evening show called Pet Purri that's all about our furry best friends.

"The main focus is pets and animals, I've interviewed SmartPups, the Noosa RSPCA, I made a recipe for dog ice cream, it was like a dog ice block,” Sibylle said.

"I want to contact the (Noosa) Council and the (Community) Biosphere about animal problems we have, like feral cats.
"I think there's things like that we can do on the radio show for the community.
"Animals need a voice. Everyone has a pet now.”

Sibylle started off volunteering in administration for the station, but this year set her sights on presenting.

"I only did the presenter course this year, I didn't even know it was possible (to be a presenter),” Sibylle said.
"I spend three days working on my show for a two hour show.”

Thanks to digital radio and the show's time slot, Pet Purri has fans all the way from Europe, as well as one her own backyard.

"I've got people from Ireland, Spain, UK, Germany that listen in,” Sibylle said.
"And my dog Bundy, he's a maremma (sheepdog). I adopted him.”

Listen to Pet Purri on Sunday evenings, 6-8pm on Noosa FM, 101.3fm

Photography and interview by Amber Macpherson/Noosa News

Thank you so much for having shown me around Noosa FM and talking to me during my travels in Noosa.

Anyway, in this first picture is Tim Willet, the manager of Cambridge 105 and host of the NMG (new music generator) Wednesday night show. Since it began the audience has been growing, as each week there is a new guest doing a love-sent and an interview, along with a weekly chart which local bands and artists take very seriously and compete against each other. The show has become so popular we have the opportunity for the NMG awards to be hosted every year by local Cambridge venues. This gives the bands, artists, producers, managers and anyone else who has achieved anything in music, to receive an award. It has now become a widely-known event, to the point that the likes of Mallory Knox have made appearances.

Tim has been good enough to show me the ropes of radio and allow me to watch what he does over the last year, along with letting me do my own radio stuff to gain some experience. He continues to further the radio station and I have moved to Wales where I am studying journalism and radio broadcasting.

Perhaps I'll make a return to Noosa in the not too distant future and put my newly learned skills to the test but until then I thank you for meeting me and I'll just rep the jumper over here in the U.K.

Regards and thanks,
Spencer Clark

An exciting and entertaining Open Day event was held at the studios of Noosa FM 101.3 on Saturday, 15th July 2017.

Among the many great entertainers performing on the day, are Barry Charles accompanied by Wayne Carlson (of the Boppin' the Blues show - see photo below). Barry is co-founder of Noosa FM way back in 1995, with 24/7 broadcasting commencing in 1996!  

Pineapple Crush (photo above) appearing, led by the unsinkable Chris Lofven of Magic Bus fame. Other big names include: The Zane Duo, The Dennis Sisters (Top 30 2016 X Factor contestants) Chontia Robinson with Parris McLeod. Finishing up with a jam-session with all bands.

Other delights are: face-painting; sausage sizzle; art show; refreshments; lots of fantastic raffle prizes and there'll even be an ambulance on-site for you to investigate!  And, if you want to know how a radio station "ticks over" then here's your chance, with a tour of the Noosa FM studios. 

You can find out how you can become a presenter, or how to become involved in any capacity. Try out the "hot-seat" for yourself, and you'll have the chance to record your own CD, make a voice over to be used for broadcasting.

So don't miss out, head for the Noosa 101.3 FM studios at the j, Noosa Junction - 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads (opposite the post office). 

For further info, call Noosa FM on 5447 2233 (weekdays) or check the website: www.noosafm.org

The Kitty Kats visited our studio last week to record some wonderful and harmonious stingers for the station. Many thanks to them for generously giving their time for the production.

Pictured:  the Kitty Kats, Bob Wraith, Paul Ritchie and Myra Doyle.

The first Monday Morning with the Mike AMRap radio show on Noosa FM this week was a blast, thanks to Olivia Ruth.

They're all talking about it, so why not dive in to the weekly program guide and check out our Winter Season Programs.

Want to support your local radio station but the budget's a little tight and you're looking for an affordable option, then how about our $25 NOOSA FM T-shirt?

Both male and female cuts are made from the finest quality soft cotton. Available in an option of three colours: black, white and red to suit your personal style preference.

So why not pop in to the station, say hi!, and pick up your new t-shirt...

Noosa FM are thrilled to announce that thanks to Noosa Council we have been able to significantly upgrade our Recording Studio aka Studio 3.
 
The new state of the art equipment and software will greatly benefit the station and provide a much needed boost to our competitive edge in this fierce market place.
 
Thank you Noosa Council for all your support!

Noni Hazelhurst and Robert Coleby were in Noosa FM studio to meet Jill for an interview before spending an evening with fans at the Majestic Theatre in Pomona promoting the latest series of A PLACE TO CALL HOME to be aired by Foxtel in September.
The theatre was full to hear Noni and Robert talk about the series and their characters after which there was a preview of the first episode of the new season.

​​Pictured are Jill Morley, Noni Hazelhurst and Robert Coleby.

On Wednesday 22nd June, thirteen year 11 students visited NOOSA Fm for a taste of a real live working radio station. They arrived at 9:30 am and were given a station tour by Jimi Mc and John Schluter.

Next up it was in at the deep end with Len Tyler for an interview live on air. Len worked his inimitable magic creating a relaxed ambience for the students to individually express their views and the general concensus was that it was a fabulous introduction to live radio! He even managed to persuade a very reluctant Monique to join in the fun.
 
Afterwards it was open forum  with John Schluter who gave generously of his time answering informal questions and sharing his immense experience in the world of TV and Radio.
 
And with a quick look at the practice studio and a teaser session with Jimi Mc the students managed to cover quite a lot in a relatively short visit.
 
Special thanks to Vice Principal Mr Stock and Film, TV, New media and English teacher Miss Lillingstone.
 
Good Shepherd Lutheran College will be our first School of the Month… more details to follow.

The Time Warp Festival on Saturday, May 7th, attracted around 6,000 people! We would like to thank our sponsor Rick’s Diner and Rick and Ben for inviting NOOSA FM to share in such a great weekend event.

Mother's Day was also a busy day for the diner, but with fewer classic cars and bikes than usual for a Sunday... maybe they were all tired out after Time Warping!
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After our 'studio' was set up in Rick's Beer Garden Pete's Rock Box had kids, mums and dads boppin' away. It was terrific fun. Having sampled a taste of Rick's famous burgers (small size!) we carried on until 6pm with Myra and Vick taking a turn playing some drive time music. 
Thanks to Iain for setting up, Rob Baillie for holding the fort in the studio, and to Chris Lofven who dropped by to gossip!

On Wednesady 20th April,  Mark Schafferius, Adam Lund, Josiah Bradshaw and Rodney Solomon got a taste of a  real working Radio station when they visited Noosa 101.3 fm for a behind the scenes tour and  live interview with our very own Len Tyler. The lads, with their support team led by the amazing Hazel Starr from Interact Australia, learnt about the history of the station and even had a go at working the desk in Studio 2! A lot of fun was had by all and there were huge smiles all round! Thanks for the visit and all the best!

Noosa Come Together’s goal is to deliver a quality family and community event that brings everyone together to raise funds for people with disabilities in our communities.

It also gives the opportunity for charities who support people with disabilities to come together to fundraise so that they can continue to offer much needed water activities for people with disabilities in our community.

The day featured great live music from the likes of local legends Barry Charles, Bob Abbott and local disabled artists. There will be a 2nd stage delivering youth performances, a restaurant food court with cooking lessons on a smaller stage, a kids’ funfair, a charity field and river activities.

In 2015 NOOSA FM celebrated 20 years on-air. This page contains a brief summery of our history.

On 7th May 1995 Noosa Community Radio broadcast its very first program. A lot of airwaves have passed since then but on Thursday 7th May 2015 on the 20th anniversary presenters and members, past and present, celebrated ‘on-air’ with special program and a prize draw for listeners.

NOOSA FM provides a wealth of music across the Sunshine Coast and presenters are able to choose to play a huge variety of music.

Manned by volunteers behind the microphone and behind the scenes, Noosa 101.3 fm is also a very sociable environment.

The Noosa 101.3 fm Christmas Party was held at Shades Winebar in Noosa Junction on 12 December, 2013. The turn-out for the evening included members and sponsors of the station. About 60 people crammed into the popular venue for the annual event. Generally voted a ‘great evening’!

At the Party, newly qualified trainee presenters were awarded with their certificates and congratulated by Jackie Egger. Also pictured receiving his Presenter certificate is Vice President Paul Ritchie.

President Therase Burke receives a weighty cheque for $20,000 on behalf of the station. This magnificent bequest from Jinty Urquart was presented by her close friends Diane and Julie. Jinty was a well-known member and presenter of Noosa 101.3 fm and memories of her time at the station were shared by Debbie Noyek and Andrew Tucker before the presentation was made.

After the presentation of the wonderful bequest from Jinty, flowers were presented to Diane and Julie from the members.