On Thursday, 6 April, founding elders, staff and friends of Triple-A Murri Country celebrated its anniversary on the exact date, 30 years ago, of its first broadcast under its own license.
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Doing, not just talking: a celebration of People’s Park in Reconciliation Week
Last Thursday, 3 June, Reconciliation Week was the impetus for a community celebration at West End’s People’s Park. The theme for the week was More than a word. Reconciliation takes action, or as Kylie Deen put it, “doing, not just talking”. That was precisely the vibe at the park last week. Over the last year,…
98.9fm celebrates 27 years and its tenth year in West End
This April 98.9 best the country celebrated its 27th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of its move to West End. 98.9 FM started as 4AAA on Tuesday, 6 April 1993. Station manager Dan Rennie told me that the station had its beginnings well before that with the Murri Hour on 4ZZZ in the early 1980s.[i] “There was nothing…
98.9FM and Community House tune in at West End’s People’s Park
West End Community House (WECH) and the Indigenous radio station 98.9 FM are collaborating to reenergize People’s Park. Dan Rennie, Manager at 98.9FM, said he approached Kylie Deen at WECH about the station using the kiosk. “Knowing the history of Boundary Street and this space, it felt like it was right for us to come…