Outgoing Independent sitting Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan was a big part of Alpine Radio’s news service to our listeners by being interviewed regularly over the last 6 years. 
We snapped Cathy with some Alpine Radio volunteers last November when she attended and officially opened the Pioneer Park New Shelter at Tawonga.
We look forward to introducing the new Member for Indi on Alpine Radio's airwaves after the 18th May 2019 general election and we hope they also will be on air with regular interviews to keep the community up to date with what’s happening in Federal politics and in Indi!

Alpine Radio will be broadcasting live in Mount Beauty from the hospital gardens at the community hospital fete on Sunday 21st April 2019. The Easter fete is a major fundraiser for the Mount Beauty Hospital and Kiewa Valley House Nursing Home. The fete promises to be a fun filled day with stalls, spinning wheels, food, children’s entertainment, a balloon magician, ice creams, lollies, plants, trees, fresh fruit, preserves and jams. Motorbikes and cars will also be displayed. The fete will be held in the Hospital gardens from 10.30am to 1.30pm. While you’re there, look out for Alpine Radio’s marquee and drop by to say, “hi”.

Michael Ahearn joins our Alpine Radio team from Monday 22nd April as part time station manager, a role which he will job share with our current station manager, Vivienne Rochford.   Many of you will already know Michael as he has been a volunteer at Alpine Radio since early 2018, assisting Viv and providing technical know-how in the production studio.  Michael acted as Station Manager while Viv took holidays in March and he also presents a great program called Saturday Shindig on Saturday afternoons at 4.30pm.  Our station managers are the face of Alpine Radio and they do an incredible job in managing daily operations and keeping the station on air 24/7.  If you don’t know Michael already, please drop in and say hello.

An excellent opportunity! Alpine Radio is looking for a part-time Station Manager to assist in the running of the station on a day to day basis.  The position is a contract position, job-sharing with the current Station Manager.

The hours are 15 hours per fortnight, at a rate of $22.47 per hour = $337.05 per fortnight. The actual days/times to be worked will be negotiated between the successful applicant and the incumbent Station Manager, and, as always, we do say that this position is busy, the incumbent(s) often work more than their paid hours, so applicants should be prepared to volunteer to do a bit extra. 
 
This is an administrative position, with some management of volunteers involved.  We are looking for someone with:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing people
• Strong computer skills including Outlook, Excel, Word.
• Good organisational, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Experience liaising with communities and other stakeholders
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to problem-solve

 
It would be desirable, but not essential, to have:

• Knowledge of the community broadcasting sector, and
• Knowledge of presenting skills

 
If you feel that this position may be of interest, please send an expression of interest (with a short resume) to:
 
The Secretary, Alpine Radio – email info@alpineradio.com.au, or by letter to The Secretary, Alpine Radio, Box 331, Mount Beauty 3699.
Applications close on Friday 29th March 2019
 
For more information please call Alpine Radio between 9.30am and 1.30pm weekdays, phone 03 5754 4554.

Listen in to Alpine Radio tonight, Monday 4th March at 5:00pm when we will present 'Hear Our Voices’,  produced by Aguer Athian of 3ZZZ, Melbourne.

How is Australia experienced by the South Sudanese youth growing up here? Aguer Athian brings us some of their stories to change the current narrative, and give voice to the voiceless. 

This is the fourth documentary from Community Broadcasting Association's 2018 National Features and Documentary Series, which we are continuing to play for you every Monday over the next five weeks.

Listen in to Alpine Radio next Monday 25th February at 5:00pm when we will present 'Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities', which is presented by farmer Barry Green.  He discusses his 30 years of experience in organic farming and the New Food Movement. This special is produced by Ian Hill in the studios of Donnybrook Community Radio.

It is the third documentary from Community Broadcasting Assocation's 2018 National Features and Documentary Series, which are going to play for you every Monday over the next six weeks.