Community Newsroom - 15 November 2024

CN 08-11-24 Vigil for killed journalists; Anti-native forest logging rallies; NSW Drugs Summit and the call for a drugs court in Lismore

Today we hear some of the calls made at this week’s NSW government drugs summit forum in Lismore, including one for a drugs court in Lismore from former magistrate and Dean of Law at Southern Cross University David Heilpern who join us in the newsroom halfway through the show. David Heilpern was a…

CN 01-11-24 Flood insurance, Robodebt and Bay FM award winners

Today we hear about a new report on an inquiry into insurance responses to the 2022 floods, and take you to a book launch in Brisbane where investigative journalist Rick Morton, twice awarded with Walkleys for his work covering Robodebt, recently launched a book on the subject and joined ABC presen…

CN 26-07-24 Captain Paul Watson detained; Nurses and midwives fight for pay to match QLD; What can and can't go in NSW green bins; Inaugural BaySounds songwriting competition closes

Nurses and midwives working on the NSW borders, including in the Tweed and Byron areas, say the state is losing workers to better pay in QLD. We hear from Byron Bay union branch president Liz McCall as members take more action to protest for more. The NSW EPA has introduced new rules around what …

CN 02-08-24 Wollongbar pod village residents face end of lease; Lismore fight for right to occupy buybacks intensifies; Feeding the needy and helping the environment on the Northern Rivers; Inaugural Bay Sounds winners announced

Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has been to visit residents of the temporary emergency housing pod village in Wollongbar and is calling for the council to grant a lease extension with concerns the housing crisis means disaster survivors will once again face the risk of homelessness. Meanwhile, occ…

CN 25-10-24: QLD's 'big lie'; NSW solar battery rebate scheme - watch out; Royal Tour as King of Bhutan welcomed; Beer benefits from reverse osmosis

A new report on a successful long-term project aimed at youth crime prevention has been published this week, just in time for this weekend’s state election in Queensland, which has largely been fought over youth crime. In New South Wales there’s a new rebate for solar batteries but if you’re think…

Tribute to Philip Shine - short

This is a shorter version of the tribute to former Bay FM station manager Philip Shine. It is based on interviews recorded when he was awarded the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Michael Law lifetime achievement. A longer tribute is available separately that includes acknowledgments…

A tribute to Michael Law 2022 Award Recipient Philip Shine

A tribute to Michael Law 2022 Award Recipient Philip Shine This show is a special tribute to former and first Bay FM station manager Philip Shine. Philip Shine joined Bay FM in 2018 and guided the station through a tumultuous four years, including bush fires, a pandemic and the 2022 Northern Rive…

CN 04-10-24 Byron and Ballina mayors; Greens promise big for housing in Richmond; Julian Assange speaks

Former detained Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spoken publicly for the first time since his release and today we hear what he had to say at a forum in Germany. Back home, the Greens are promising big on housing in the marginal seat of Richmond, this week housing spokesperson Max C…

CN 27-09-24 $5 billion for NSW social housing, thousands of NSW houses approved not built

NSW Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, says the government has $5 billion ready to spend on social housing, so will the Northern Rivers benefit? The minister was in the Byron Shire recently as part of the local council election campaign for Labor’s Asren Pugh and says funding is …