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enadmin, 11th December 2013

CRN Christmas-themed content 2013. For more information contact the CBAA office on 02 9310 2999 or email. Check back for updates.

enadmin, 10th December 2013

Over four weeks in December and January, BBC World Service’s Discovery will be embedded with a team of Antarctic researchers on board an ice-breaker retracing the route of the first Australasian Expedition to Antarctica. Available to community stations through CRN in January 2014.

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enadmin, 5th December 2013

Fed-Up with Christmas? Bah Humbug! Rediscover the true spirit of the holiday with one of the most popular holiday stories in the world, A Christmas Carol.

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enadmin, 21st November 2013

CRN celebrates the revival of the radio play with the distribution of some great plays during December.

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enadmin, 21st November 2013

Community radio's national current affairs program The Wire is a great way to add some quality current affairs and talk content to your local programming. And the good news is the show is now running the full 52 weeks, so why not try it out over summer?

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enadmin, 7th June 2013

Join The Wire in the lead up to the Federal Election for analysis of the policies that really matter. Yes that's right, we're going to actually look at policies and promises, not slogans and rhetoric!

enadmin, 30th April 2013

3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, the Vision Australia Radio Network, VCA & Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (The University of Melbourne) have joined forces to present a series of live one-hour forums dedicated to dissecting the arts & music.

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enadmin, 9th April 2013

Winner of the CBAA's 2012 Excellence in Music Programming award, 2ser's Sideways Through Sound is now available to stations and listeners across Australia through the Community Radio Network.

enadmin, 19th February 2013

Available to community stations through CRN from March 2013, we have a new weekly hour of exclusive live music recordings produced by 4ZZZ, and a series of cream-of-the-crop docos made by students at Swinburne University.

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enadmin, 21st December 2012

Brisbane's 4ZZZ is again sending a crew to the Woodford Folk Festival in the final week of 2012, and sharing the broadcasts with stations around the country.

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enadmin, 4th December 2012

At the recent CBAA Conference in Melbourne, our Content Service Manager - Seth Jordan - del

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enadmin, 10th October 2012

The Talking Reading series explores children's literacy from birth to young adulthood. This four-part series is hosted by broadcaster and author Tony Wilson, together with co-hosts educator/librarian Paula Kelly and acclaimed children's author Sally Rippin.

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enadmin, 3rd October 2012

It's on again! Australia's biggest showcase of independent country music talent, the Mildura Country Music Festival, is happening now (yep, right now).

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enadmin, 27th August 2012

With a weekly focus on global news, this half-hour program highlights humanitarian issues.

mwalters_2, 26th August 2012

Click through for the latest update on all happenings in the world of Primary Perspectives!

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enadmin, 12th July 2012

Each week The Book Club team looks at what's new and exciting in the book world, bringing you all the latest literary news, book reviews, and in-depth interviews with world-renowned authors as well as up-and-coming names.

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enadmin, 12th July 2012

Well, it is and it isn't. It airs on CRN on Saturday mornings from 10:04 - 11:00 EST and it's neither Gloomy nor on Sunday.

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mwalters_2, 21st June 2012

Beyond the Bars is a 3CR community project designed to give indigenous prisoners a voice.

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mwalters_2, 21st June 2012

Each show features live recordings taken from performances at Q Music’s premier music networking event Big Sound, andr Beau FM’s in-house live recording project, Live@The Train Station, where local and touring musicians drop in and record.

mwalters_2, 30th April 2012

Produced at 3WBC in Melbourne's Box Hill, Primary Perspectives is an innovative children’s show hosted by young people between 10-13 years, that includes regular monthly segments such as The Veggie Patch, Let's Talk Tech, and Wonderfully Wild.