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3CR Community Radio Melbourne's voice of dissent. Broadcasting on 855AM, 3CRDigital, 3cr.org.au or via the Community Radio Plus app
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3CR broadcasters present over 120 radio programs every week. Listeners can tune in on 855AM, 3CRDigital, stream live through the web or download podcasts of our shows.

Do you have experience in fundraising and event coordination and a passion for community radio? We’re looking for a pers...
05/01/2026

Do you have experience in fundraising and event coordination and a passion for community radio? We’re looking for a person with at least 2 years experience in fundraising and event management. They will have experience in data management, marketing and communications, writing for online audiences and social media. They will be an excellent communicator, adept at managing multiple deadlines and tasks, whilst maintaining a focus on our strategic goals. Ideally, they will have existing knowledge of 3CR and demonstrable experience in fundraising for progressive community organisations. More details at 3cr.org.au.
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On Thursday 25 December from 10am-2pm, Tamil Voice and En Raasavin Manasile program teams will be taking to the 3CR airw...
24/12/2025

On Thursday 25 December from 10am-2pm, Tamil Voice and En Raasavin Manasile program teams will be taking to the 3CR airwaves to raise money for e-Kalvi. E-Kalvi Charity Fund Inc. focuses on providing a combination of effective and efficient education tools such as face-to-face and online learning as well as offline self-learning to the underprivileged children in Sri Lanka.

23/12/2025

We're on summer break!

Wishing our listeners and supporters a happy and festive season. We will be off the socials until 5th January so we can rest and recharge.

See you in 2026 for another year of radical radio!

Insect Accessories is the 16th album by psychedelic band Donovan’s Brain, named after the 1953 science-fiction horror fi...
22/12/2025

Insect Accessories is the 16th album by psychedelic band Donovan’s Brain, named after the 1953 science-fiction horror film. Formed in the mid-1980s by Montana musician Ron Sanchez—a multi-instrumentalist active since 1964—the band draws on garage-psychedelic influences such as The Chocolate Watch Band, Syndicate of Sound, and The Yardbirds. Over the years, Donovan’s Brain has featured a shifting lineup of gifted players and notable collaborators including Deniz Tek, Jim Dickinson, Peter Holsapple, and Matt Piucci. Insect Accessories spans styles from folk to prog, contemplative to heavy, weaving varied inspirations into a cohesive and adventurous musical journey.

Ron Sanchez joins Dr Gonzo to present the album Insect Accessories by Donovan’s brain on And This One's Introduced By… on community radio 3CR

Tune on Weds. 24th December 2025 at 11pm on 3CR for And This One's Introduced By... presented by Dr Gonzo with Ron Sanchez introducing the songs from Insect Accessories.
LISTEN BACK: 3cr.org.au/introducedby

While many of our regular programs take a well earned break, 3CR is proud to present Summer Specials from 22 Dec to 18 J...
22/12/2025

While many of our regular programs take a well earned break, 3CR is proud to present Summer Specials from 22 Dec to 18 Jan. Featuring stories of the unemployed, voices from the western suburbs, femmes in electronic music, and much more. Our Summer Specials guide can be found here: https://www.3cr.org.au/summerspecials2025-2026

Every year, 3CR broadcasts a live dawn service direct from the site of the Eureka Stockade on 3 December. This year our ...
19/12/2025

Every year, 3CR broadcasts a live dawn service direct from the site of the Eureka Stockade on 3 December. This year our broadcast commemorated the 171st anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion.

Listen back here:3cr.org.au/eureka171
Solidarity Breakfast show, 3CR radio Melbourne - 855 a.m.

Exciting news! This week we received THREE grants from Yarra City Council via their Annual Grants program for important ...
18/12/2025

Exciting news! This week we received THREE grants from Yarra City Council via their Annual Grants program for important 3CR projects in 2026. Next year’s Disability Day (3 December), Beyond the Bars (July NAIDOC Week) and our 50th Birthday Event at Collingwood Town Hall (4 July) will all get much needed support from our local Council. Thanks, Yarra City Council!

You can listen back to this year’s Disability Day here www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2025

as well as Beyond the Bars www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars2025 and SAVE THE DATE now – Saturday 4 July 2026 3CR 50 years birthday celebration at Collingwood Townhall.

Yarra City Council, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, Community Broadcasting Foundation

In celebration of International Day of People with Disability 3CR presented a 12-hour broadcast on Wednesday 3 December ...
11/12/2025

In celebration of International Day of People with Disability 3CR presented a 12-hour broadcast on Wednesday 3 December focusing on this year’s theme, ‘RIGHT RELATIONS & INNOVATIONS'.

There were some extraordinary conversations with Pearl Blackk (pic 1) and Natasha Peiris discussing lineage healing and cultural humility on BIPOC Arts, a talk with Poppy De Souza (Pic 2) addressing relational care for those in our community living with Long Covid, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (Pic 3) guiding us on creating networks of care on Mapping Our Care Webs: Strategies for Imperfect Survival, and much, much more!

Listen back here:

https://www.3cr.org.au/disabilityday2025

Image 1: Pearl Blackk, with dark hair wearing a black and orange top with a light blue textured jumper, smiles at the camera

Image2: Poppy De Souza, with long brown hair wearing a blue and white striped top

Image 3: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha with green hair wearing a sleeveless t shirt with an image of a shark and an old ship

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Merseyside artist Tim Maycock, known as Wooden Tape , is a writer, musician, and long-serving teacher whose creative lif...
10/12/2025

Merseyside artist Tim Maycock, known as Wooden Tape , is a writer, musician, and long-serving teacher whose creative life threads quietly through Liverpool’s cultural fabric. Over the years he has played in several bands, sharing stages with experimental acts such as Teeth of the Sea and Mainliner, and performing at the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia. As Wooden Tape, he crafts contemplative, gently psychedelic pieces shaped by warm organ swells, acoustic figures, shimmering textures, and light percussion. His second album, Wool, released on 5 December 2025 via God Unknown Records, arrived on 180-gram green vinyl and digital formats, earning praise from Shindig! as "a beautifully constructed work."

Tim Maycock aka Wooden Tape joins Dr Gonzo to introduce the tracks from the album Wool by Wooden Tape on And This One’s Introduced By… on community radio 3CR.

Tune in tonight, Wednesday, 10th December 2025, at 11 PM
on 3CR for "And This One’s Introduced By..."
Presented by Dr Gonzo, featuring Wooden Tape, who’ll introduce the tracks from Wool by Wooden Tape.

Available to stream from 3cr.org.au/introducedby

This week's The Whole SHEbang focuses on 3CR’s 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence broadcasting. On 10 December...
10/12/2025

This week's The Whole SHEbang focuses on 3CR’s 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence broadcasting. On 10 December, Tanya is joined by Hana Assafiri, renowned social activist, feminist, author and owner of the popular Moroccan Soup Bar, a restaurant that provides employment for marginalised women in her community. Hana was inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017, and in 2019 was awarded an Order of Australia Medal OAM. She has worked tirelessly for women's empowerment.

Tune in to the Whole SHEbang TODAY, Wednesday 10 December, 2-4pm

Long-time community activist and 3CR presenter Berhan Ismael Jaber was recognised last week at the Victorian Multicultur...
08/12/2025

Long-time community activist and 3CR presenter Berhan Ismael Jaber was recognised last week at the Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence for his decades-long involvement in volunteering work within Australia and abroad.

Berhan’s legacy is anchored in the longevity and impact of 3CR program Eritrean Voices, a 90-minute weekly program broadcast in English, Arabic, and Tigrinya. Since its inception in 2001, the show has empowered the Eritrean diaspora and modelled democratic values through open dialogue, guest interviews, and listener participation. His advocacy for freedom of speech and civic engagement is
deeply personal.

His work consistently bridges local and global issues, connecting Victoria’s Eritrean community with broader diaspora concerns. Through Eritrean Voices, he fosters social cohesion, combats isolation, and promotes a sense of belonging for multicultural communities across the state, and we are proud to see his work met with the recognition it deserves.

Congratulations, Berhan!

Tune in TONIGHT to hear Berhan on Eritrean Voices at 6:30pm every Monday on 3CR 855am, on digital radio, and online

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