The Homework Club - 979fm, Melton South (2026)

08/09/2026

AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE HOMEWORK CLUB

Okay… how do I even begin this post?

It saddens me to announce that The Homework Club will cease broadcasting on the 97.9FM airwaves after our show on Thursday, 17 September 2026.

This is due to circumstances beyond the control of both 979FM and Staughton College, and while this isn’t the way we wanted things to end, we want to take a moment to reflect on what an incredible journey it has been.

THANK YOU, 979FM!

Firstly, we would like to sincerely thank 979FM for giving us the opportunity to share their airwaves and for supporting The Homework Club over the past 12 years.

It has been an absolute privilege to be part of the 979FM family, and we are incredibly grateful for everything the station has done for our show, our students and our listeners.

THANK YOU, STAUGHTON COLLEGE!

We would also like to thank Staughton College for its support of The Homework Club throughout those 12 years.
Most importantly, we want to thank all of the students, teachers, guests, parents, families and listeners who have supported the show, participated in our programs and tuned in week after week.

Without you, The Homework Club simply wouldn't have been what it became.

But… this may not be goodbye!

We are already working behind the scenes on a way to keep The Homework Club alive — this time broadcasting on the Internet from Staughton College!

Our goal is to continue giving students the opportunity to learn, participate, interview guests, create radio content and, most importantly, have fun behind the microphone.

So, watch this space!

The Homework Club might be leaving the 97.9FM airwaves…
…but the story may be far from over!

Thank you for 12 incredible years.

Will & The Homework Club Team

03/09/2026

Let’s talk about last night’s Homework Club on 979FM! What a fantastic afternoon with the crew!

First up, let’s introduce the team: Leijana, Summer, Angelique, Eliza and our youngest crew member, five-year-old Grace, Angelique’s little sister!

Our first duty was to get stuck into the Community News, covering:

Melton Council calling for a pause on new data centres and clearer planning rules that consider community, water, electricity, traffic and environmental impacts.

Council also urged the Victorian Government to deliver the roads, schools, public transport and new train stations needed as Melton continues to grow.

The 2026 City of Melton Learning Festival is running until 12 September, with plenty of free activities, workshops and events for everyone to enjoy.

With the news wrapped up, it was time to welcome our special guest — or should we say one of the Homework Club’s besties!

Back by popular demand from the crew, please welcome Ms Dana Heyes, our Expert Instructional Practitioner from Staughton College!

It was so much fun having Dana back on the show. Her first job was to kick-start our Homework Club Challenges, beginning with our history lesson on Australian National Flag Day, celebrated every year on 3 September.

Australian National Flag Day celebrates the first flying of Australia’s flag in 1901. Five people shared the winning design, featuring the Union Jack, Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross. The day was officially proclaimed in 1996.

NOW, BRING ON THE HOMEWORK CLUB CHALLENGES!

History Quiz: The entire crew got their assigned questions correct! Well done, team!

Word of the Week – CHOLLER: The fleshy part of the lower face, especially a double chin. This one certainly stumped the team, with everyone getting the answer wrong!

What Am I?: Congratulations to our birthday girl Eliza, who correctly guessed Mr Bean in our final challenge!

That makes Eliza our Challenge Champion on her birthday! And a huge thank you to Grace for giving us a fantastic rendition of Happy Birthday!

And just like that, another top afternoon of The Homework Club came to an end!

A massive thank you to Ms Dana Heyes for hanging out with us, our legendary crew for bringing the energy, and of course, a huge shout-out to everyone listening!

Catch us right here next Thursday from 4 PM on 979FM!

And finally, “Movin’ To The Sun” by Hugel, Ultra Naté & İmael Angel refuses to budge, reigning supreme at Number 1 for another week!

27/08/2026

Homework Club – Literacy Week!

What an afternoon on The Homework Club as we celebrated Literacy Week with our fantastic crew Leijana, Hayley and Chantelle!

We kicked things off with our Community Updates, covering:

The City of Melton Learning Festival, running August 29–September 12, with free workshops, activities and events.

A new $9 million Children’s and Community Centre coming to Rockbank East, opening in 2028.

Western councils calling for more police resources and 24/7 access to Caroline Springs Police Station.

Then it was time to welcome our special guest, Mr Vin Hor, Director of English & Literacy for Years 10–12 at Staughton College. Vin shared some great advice with our Year 10 and VCE students about Step Up, SAC preparation, Character Dress-Up Day and managing stress before exams.

Vin also took over the microphone to read our Staughton Key Dates and deliver our Literacy Week History Lesson, looking back at the origins of writing and the development of ancient writing systems such as Sumerian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Challenge Champion!

The competition was on, and the crew smashed the History Quiz, followed by our Word of the Week – “Bressummer”, meaning a large supporting beam in a building. Everyone got it right!

Then came What Am I? and our youngest team member, Leijana, shocked us all by correctly guessing Starfish from the very first clue!

Congratulations Leijana – our Challenge Champion of the night and winner of the legendary Starfish Rock!

Leijana also had the honour of introducing Australia’s most downloaded song for the week – “Movin To The Sun” by Hugel, Ultra Naté & Imael Angel.

A huge thank you to Mr Vin Hor for being a fantastic guest, our wonderful crew for another great show, and most importantly, our listeners for your continued support!

That’s a wrap for this week! See you next Thursday from 4pm. Stay safe, have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend. Students, get some rest – Week 8 is coming!

21/08/2026

THE HOMEWORK CLUB – SHOW RECAP!

Well, what a show! After a few of our guests and students unfortunately fell ill on the morning of the broadcast and couldn’t make it, I needed a fill-in crew—and it took less than 10 minutes to find them!

A huge welcome to Amelia, Destini and Abby, who were more than happy to jump in and join Alex and myself for the afternoon. What a fantastic job they did with very little preparation time!

COMMUNITY NEWS

Rockbank East Children’s & Community Centre – Families will benefit from a new $9 million centre featuring kindergarten, Maternal and Child Health and community services. Construction is expected to begin in late 2026.

More Police Resources – Five Melbourne councils, including Melton, are calling for more police resources, longer station hours and stronger neighbourhood policing to keep up with our growing population.

Melton’s New Look – Melton City Council has refreshed its logo, keeping the familiar blue sky and golden western plains while making it easier to use across digital and printed platforms.

HISTORY LESSON

This week, I handed the history lesson over to Alex, who took us back to 20 August 1975, when NASA launched Viking 1 towards Mars. Viking 1 successfully landed in July 1976, conducting experiments, collecting soil samples and photographing the Martian surface. While it found no definite evidence of life, the mission transformed our understanding of Mars and paved the way for future exploration.

THE CHALLENGES

The competition was fierce!

History Quiz: Congratulations to everyone who correctly answered their questions. That means the whole crew remains eligible to win the Legendary Rock!

Word of the Week – Literation: The representation of speech sounds using written letters or symbols. Amelia and Alex got it correct and earned themselves a second chance in our final challenge.

What Am I?

Congratulations to Amelia, who correctly guessed Grandfather on the second clue!

That made Amelia our Challenge Champion for the first time, and she was absolutely thrilled to win her first Legendary Rock—the Legendary Grandpa Rock!

Amelia also had the honour of introducing Australia's most downloaded song of the week—“Kansas City” by The New Basement Tapes, from the album Lost on the River!

A massive THANK YOU to my crew for stepping up and doing such an outstanding job with very little preparation time. Honestly, I’m not surprised—they remained calm, professional and handled the situation brilliantly.

Next Thursday from 4pm, we’ll be celebrating Literacy Week on The Homework Club. That should be a lot of fun!

Until then, stay safe, keep smiling and bye for now!

📻 979FM – Your Number One Community Station

14/08/2026

THE HOMEWORK CLUB – SHOW RECAP!

What a fantastic afternoon on The Homework Club!

Joining me in the studio was Ms Nicole Jowett, who brought along three wonderful students from Melton South Primary School to be my co-hosts — Winnie, Hannah and Isaac. They did an excellent job reading our Community News!

Community News included:
• Rockbank East is set to receive a $9 million Children’s and Community Centre, with construction expected to begin in late 2026 and opening planned for early 2028.
• Five Melbourne councils, including Melton, are calling for more local police resources, longer station hours and stronger neighbourhood policing.
• Melton City Council has unveiled a refreshed logo, keeping the familiar blue sky and golden plains while giving the brand a more modern look.

Once the Community News was wrapped up, it was time to welcome our special guest, Staughton College Acting Assistant Principal Abby Grace. It was wonderful having Abby in the studio and even better seeing Nicole and Abby reunited after their days working together at Staughton College!

THE HOMEWORK CLUB CHALLENGE

Then it was time to find out who would become our Challenge Champion!

History Lesson & Quiz:
We looked at World Organ Donation Day, observed each year on 13 August to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. Only one student got there quiz question wrong — fantastic effort, team!

Word of the Week – Yager:
A hunter, or a rifle with a short barrel and large bore. Unfortunately, everyone was incorrect!

What Am I?
Isaac was the first to correctly identify The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Congratulations Isaac, our Homework Club Challenge Champion! He was absolutely thrilled to receive the Legendary Teenage Mutant Turtle Rock!

As Challenge Champion, Isaac also had the honour of closing out the show with Australia’s most downloaded song of the week — “Loser” by Tame Impala, which reached number one on debut!

A huge THANK YOU to Abby, Nicole, Winnie, Hannah and Isaac for spending your afternoon with me in the studio. You all did an excellent job!

Catch us next Thursday from 4pm on 979FM when we do it all again!

07/08/2026

HOMEWORK CLUB RADIO SHOW RECAP!

What a great night on The Homework Club! I was joined by Tay, Cherry, Behram and Daniel for another fun-filled show packed with music, quizzes, history and community news.

Community News Covered:
• Melton Council to change aged care services from 2027.
• Denise and the Noisy Older Women (NOW) project share their stories and make their voices heard.
• Melton Council calls for major transport upgrades ahead of the State Election.

History Lesson:
We looked back to 6 August 1945, when the Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima, killing thousands and forever changing history.

HOMEWORK CLUB CHALLENGES:

History Quiz:
The whole crew answered their individual questions correctly!
Well done, team!

Word of the Week – Lection:
Meaning: A reading or passage selected to be read aloud, especially from a religious text.
It was the boys who cracked it! Well done, Behram and Daniel!

What Am I? – Sushi:
Congratulations to Tay, who correctly guessed Sushi and claimed the Sushi Legendary Rock! Tay is officially our Challenge Champion of the Night!

Closing Track:
Tay had the honour of closing out the show with Australia’s most downloaded song for the week — “Stupid Song” by Olivia Rodrigo.

A huge thank you to Tay, Cherry, Behram and Daniel for being part of the show!

Catch The Homework Club on 979FM, next Thursday from 4pm for more music, fun, quizzes, community news and plenty of surprises!

31/07/2026

Homework Club Recap – Thursday's Show!

What a fantastic afternoon on The Homework Club on 97.9FM!

Our crew this week featured Leijana (filling in for Angelique, who wasn't feeling well – we hope you're back on your feet soon, along with Brydie, Tyson and Humaira.

A big thank you to our special guest, Rey Mangarin, Maths and Science teacher at Staughton College, for joining us on the show.

Community Updates
We covered:
Denise's inspiring journey with the Noisy Older Women project, encouraging older women to have their voices heard.

Melton City Council's campaign for major transport upgrades, including new train stations, rail improvements and better roads.

The launch of Melton's brand-new Mobile Library Van, bringing books and library services directly into the community.

History Lesson
We travelled back to 30 July 1915, learning about Australia's first nationwide Australia Day, which united communities to raise funds and support soldiers and their families during World War I.

Homework Club Challenge
This week we introduced a brand-new scoring system! Instead of earning points, correct answers earned extra chances in our final What Am I? challenge.

History Quiz: Rey, Humaira and Tyson answered correctly.
Word of the Week – "Yuke": A noun or verb meaning an itch or to itch. Rey, Humaira and Leijana were spot on!

Going into our final challenge:
Rey and Humaira had two chances each.
Tyson and Leijana had one chance each.
Brydie started with none—but after a crew vote, she was awarded a bonus chance!

Congratulations to Tyson, who correctly guessed The Mask to become our Homework Club Challenge Champion and proudly took home the legendary Mask Rock!

Tyson also had the honour of introducing Australia's most-downloaded song of the week:
"Dai Dai" by Shakira and Burna Boy – the official anthem of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and this week's No. 1 hit!

Join us again next Thursday from 4:00pm–6:00pm on 97.9FM, or listen anywhere by downloading the Community Radio Plus app.

Thanks for listening—we'll see you next week!

24/07/2026

The Homework Club – Thursday Show Recap!

What an awesome afternoon we had on The Homework Club!

First of all, a huge thank you to Abby for treating the crew to some delicious homemade chocolate cookies (they were absolutely YUMMY!) and to Haylee for bringing in donuts for everyone to enjoy. You both definitely kept the team well fed!

Hi everyone, DJ Will here! Yesterday I was joined by the fantastic crew of Haylee, Abby, Chloe and Adele, and we even had a visit from Chloe's fan club. You go, Chloe!

We kicked off the show with our Community News, covering:
Award-Winning Cobblestone Green Reserve Puts Caroline Springs in the Spotlight.
Three Data Centres Planned Across Melton Growth Corridor.
Melton Council Pushes for Urgent Rail Upgrades After V/Line Outage.

As we didn't have a special guest this week, Haylee stepped up to present our History Lesson, taking us back to 23 July 1904, when the ice cream cone became famous at the St. Louis World's Fair in Missouri, USA. According to the most popular story, ice cream seller Arnold Fornachou ran out of serving bowls, so neighbouring waffle baker Ernest Hamwi rolled one of his warm waffles into a cone. The rest is delicious history!

Our afternoon challenges included:

History Quiz
Everyone was listening closely, with the entire crew answering their questions correctly. Fantastic effort!

Word of the Week – Defervescence
Meaning: The gradual reduction or disappearance of a fever or intense activity.
Congratulations to Adele, Chloe and Haylee, who all correctly worked out the meaning.

Who Am I?
The answer was Boss Baby, and Adele guessed it correctly to become our Challenge Champion for the very first time! Congratulations on earning your first Legendary Rock—well deserved!

Adele also had the honour of introducing Australia's most downloaded song, "Freaked Out" by Fat Papi & Prodshushy, making its debut at number one.

That's a wrap for another fun-filled Homework Club!

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, and join us again next Thursday from 4:00 pm on 979FM for:
The Fresh Weekly Countdown
Community News
Staughton College Updates
Three brand-new challenge segments
Plenty of laughs and great music.

Thanks for listening, and we'll catch you next Thursday! 👋

16/07/2026

The Homework Club is back for Term 3!

What a fantastic way to kick off the new term! Joining me in the studio were Annabella, Sage, and our fill-in presenters Chloe and Eliza for an entertaining afternoon packed with local news, music and plenty of laughs.

This week's Community News highlights:
• Melton is leading Victoria in MMR vaccination rates, with free catch-up measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations available for adults aged 20–59 until 30 September.
• The Noisy Older Women (NOW) art project is challenging ageism, with 91-year-old Bev encouraging older women to speak up and have their voices heard.
• Four Melton projects are in the running for funding through the Victorian Government's Pick My Park program, with community voting open until 3 August.

Challenge Champion
With no guest joining us this week, Sage stepped up to present our History Lesson. As someone who hopes to become a historian after school, she was right at home sharing the story of the Apollo 11 mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on this day before making history with the first Moon landing.

History Quiz: The team performed well, with most of the crew answering their questions correctly.

Word of the Week: Runagate — a runaway, deserter, or someone who has abandoned their duty. Congratulations to Sage and Chloe for getting it right!

Did You Know?
The word runagate dates back to the 1500s and was once commonly used to describe a fugitive, wanderer or deserter. While it's rarely heard today, you'll still find it in older literature and historical texts.

What Am I?
Congratulations to our youngest team member, Year 7 student Eliza, who correctly guessed the answer was a Panda! That earned her the title of Challenge Champion and the legendary Panda Rock. An incredible effort on just her second show—and now she's collected two rocks already!

A huge thank you to Jarod for hosting the program while we were on our break. Your support was greatly appreciated. I'd also like to thank Annabella, Sage, Chloe and Eliza for their enthusiasm and outstanding work on our first show back.

Australia's most downloaded song remains "Like A Prayer" by Josh Fawaz, holding the number one spot for an incredible seventh consecutive week.

Join us again next Thursday from 4:00 pm on 97.9FM, or listen live anywhere via the Community Radio Plus app.

See you next week on The Homework Club!

26/06/2026

That's a wrap for Term 2 on The Homework Club!

Our final show for the term saw our tenth and final radio team complete their second stint on the 979FM airwaves. A huge congratulations to Kayden, Keisha, Destini and newcomer Adele, who did an outstanding job behind the microphones!

We kicked off the show with our Community News, covering:

Fraser Rise Aquatic Centre Takes Shape as Construction Surges Ahead

Melton Celebrates NAIDOC Week with Fun-Filled Family Events

New $18 Million Weir Views Community Centre Officially Opens

As is Homework Club tradition for our final show each term, we welcomed a parent of one of our crew members as our special guest. This time, we were delighted to be joined by Kayden's mum, Shariah Williams.

Shariah shared her incredible life journey, including spending 21 years as a dairy farmer in her hometown of New Zealand before moving to Australia. She now works in Epping, where she coordinates coffee machine parts from Italy—a job she absolutely loves! It was wonderful hearing her story and learning more about her experiences.

After answering plenty of fantastic questions from the crew, it was time for our weekly Homework Club Challenges!

History Lesson & Quiz
Shariah presented this week's history lesson, looking back at the life of Michael Jackson, who passed away on this day in 2009. The crew then tackled the History Quiz—and everyone answered their question correctly. Well done, team!

Word of the Week
Rounce – the handle used to turn a printing press or similar machine. Congratulations to Adele and Destini, who correctly guessed the meaning.

What Am I?
This week's mystery animal was a Clownfish. Shariah correctly guessed it after just two clues—clearly someone has watched Finding Nemo a few times!

Congratulations to Shariah Williams, our final Homework Club Challenge Champion for the term! (Poor Keisha was just a little devastated!)

As Challenge Champion, Shariah took home the Clownfish Rock and had the honour of introducing Australia's most downloaded song, "Like A Prayer" by Josh Fawaz, which held onto the number one spot for a fifth consecutive week.

A huge thank you to Shariah for joining us and making the final show so memorable. Thank you also to Kayden, Keisha, Destini and Adele for another fantastic broadcast—you are truly the heartbeat of the Homework Club.

Finally, thank you to everyone who tuned in and supported us throughout the term.

We'll be back on Thursday, 16 July, for another exciting term of The Homework Club on 979FM!

Have a safe, relaxing and well-deserved holiday break. We'll see you next term!

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