Sapphire FM Community Radio

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

Jazz on Friday today on Sapphirefm featured a great chat with 3 jazz men from Melbourne (Hilton, Barry and Dos) and then a great chat with Saul Richardson of the Sydney Jazz Workshop. This show is to be repeated on Sunday at 9am. Join Graham, Colin and these jazz guys on Sunday. Great fun and very informative. Thanks Benny for the technology.

04/06/2026

Folk on Friday this week is packed with guests - again. Gav and Col kick things off as usual at 8 with Lynn McColl joining the boys at 8.30 to chat Wintersun. Hanna Marshall is the Manager of the Merimbula Visitors Centre and she checks in at 8.45 to describe how the town is filling up with visitors. Graham’s first guests at 9 are three jazz guys from Victoria - Barry, Dos and Hilton. And at 9.30 Dr. Saul Richardson joins the show. Saul is the founder of Jazz Workshop Australia and each year brings a group of young Sydney jazz musicians to the Merimbula festival to be part of Jazz Quest, the youth jazz competition supported by our local Community Bendigo Bank. Great listening on Sapphirefm.

31/05/2026

Business Matters this week focusses on Community banking. Tim Shepherd is the Chairman of Pambula and District Community Development Ltd, the company that owns both the Pambula and Bega community bank franchises of Bendigo Bank. Tim joins Colin and Jess at 10 am Monday to chat about community banking and what it returns to the community. Pambula and Bega community banks are sponsors of SapphireFM community radio. Great listening on SapphireFM..

30/05/2026

A beautiful evening on Merimbula Lake.

If this scene had a soundtrack, we’d like to think it would sound a little like Saturday Arvo with Jason.

Join us live from Merimbula from 3pm this Saturday on Sapphire FM 97.5, or listen online from anywhere in the world: https://stream.sapphirefm.au

28/05/2026

Folk on Friday this week focusses on music - specifically the music over the Kings Birthday Weekend. Gav and Col will be kicking things off at 8 with a discussion about ‘white lies’. Have you ever made one? At 8.30 Ken Vatcher joins in to chat jazz and in particular Sarah McLaine’s gig at Longstocking on Sunday 6th. Hannah Marshall joins in at 8.45 to bring us up to speed with local bookings and what’s on. At 9 Graham Brown’s first guest is Sam Martin to chat about the music at the Wintersun event on Saturday afternoon of the long weekend. And at 9.30 Banjo Young joins in to talk about his upcoming Twyford gig on Wednesday the 3rd..
What a morning! Great listening on Sapphirefm!

24/05/2026

Business Matters this week (10am today) features a conversation with John Watkin, President of the Bega Chamber of Commerce and Industry. John has had long career in the paint industry as a small business owner and now brings that experience to the Bega business association. Great listening on Sapphire FM. Business Matters is sponsored by Bega Valley Automotive.

23/05/2026

Back on air — in the glow of the week.

That sky made us stop in our tracks this week.

Jason is back this Saturday 3pm to 5pm on Sapphire FM 97.5 and online from anywhere here: https://stream.sapphirefm.au

A mix of music, stories, and moments that have been quietly shaping the week… old favourites, new sounds, and a few unexpected turns.

If you’ve got your Saturday rolling, come roll with us.

21/05/2026

Folk on Friday this week focusses on the King’s Birthday Weekend. Lynn McColl joins Gav and Col early to chat about the Wintersun Festival and the boys discuss the opportunities that still exist to get involved as volunteers for the 44th Merimbula Jazz Festival. Hanna Marshall pops in at 8.45 to update us all about what’s going on in tourism and at 9 Graham Brown’s guest is Frankie J Holden to chat about the upcoming ‘In the Mood’ night at The Twyford on Thursday June 4th just before the Jazz Festival. Great listening on SapphireFM