You can listen on your radio to 88.3 Southern FM right across the Bayside and southern suburbs of Melbourne. If you’re outside our broadcast region, you can listen to Southern FM via our livestream at southernfm.com.au or via the CommunityRadioPLUS app (free download from wherever you get your apps).
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A packed programme for you this week on ‘Clare on Air’ with several interviews from our RMIT Journalism Interns. We’re featuring: what you didn’t know about your refrigerator, how you can win hundreds of dollars writing a short story; and just where to find a ‘jewel by the sea’. Oh, and there’ll be a welcome dose of facts from an
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Gillian Odbert, CEO of the Dry July Foundation, talks to Craig Francis about this year’s Dry July campaign and how the funds provide practical, tangible support for cancer patients, their families and carers. Gillian also discusses the various ways we can get involved and some of the personal health benefits of taking on the Dry July challenge.
Read moreWrite Now 2/7/26 Before I Forget – Cold War memoir by aviator John MacNeil; Anna Johnston – When Lemons Give You Life. Please join me, Gaytana ALSO: let’s wear a mask to protect ourselves & others from Influenza, COVID, RSV and more. Looking out for each other – that’s what community does. G
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It’s 35 years since the Sisters in Crime literary network was founded in Australia and today it has members and chapters in every State, writing furiously and winnning big prizes. Thousands of women have been inspired to write a short crime story and many have gone on to publish novels. Journalist Sue Kaufmann spoke to Founder and National Convenor, Carmel
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Local businesswoman Emmy Heikamp has set up a free adventure network for women to combat loneliness and get out in nature. She spoke to Clare Arthurs about the types of adventures, which include local Bayside walks, hiking and camping, and how to get involved. To connect with The Adventure Club: theadventureclub.au@nullgmail.com
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On the first Friday of each month from 6-7 PM, Cindy Sullivan presents music and chat with a philosophical edge. This 81st episode of ‘What The World Needs Now’ was broadcast on Southern FM from 6-7pm on Friday 6th February 2026. In this episode, Cindy proposes that ‘what the world needs now’ is 80s LOVE SONGS. How many radio shows
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