98.9 North West FM - Melbourne, Australia

09/11/2025

The Playlist for Midday with James Harris, Saturday 8th November 2025.
https://northwestfm.org/programs/Midday/2025-11-08

09/11/2025

The Playlist for Overload with JohnD, Episode 719 (Friday 7th November 2025).
https://northwestfm.org/programs/overload/2025-11-07

98.9 North West FM - Melbourne, Australia

09/11/2025

🏘️ Some local love for 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝! As we broadcast from Hadfield to the North-West, here are a few things you might not know about our suburb:⁣
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📛 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑: Rupert Hadfield, a former president of the Broadmeadows Shire.⁣
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🐑 𝐈𝐓 𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄: Sheep grazing land! Right up until the 1950s.⁣
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🚗 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇: In its early days, the suburb was known for terrible, muddy "quagmire" roads. The last one wasn't properly sealed until 1968!⁣
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🎓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋: The original primary school (first named North Park) opened on Exeter Street back in 1964.⁣
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We've come a long way! 👇⁣
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09/11/2025

If you struggle to find time and motivation for regular exercise, you’re not alone.

Joining a gym or pounding the pavement isn’t for everyone, and it doesn’t have to be. By looking at exercise in a different way and making a few small changes, you can create healthy habits that stick.

Read the full article on our website now: https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/resources/top-tips-to-get-active-every-day/

09/11/2025

It's Not Rocket Surgery Episode 368 - The 3I/ATLAS comet, Tired & ADHD Brain Scans, Vibe Coding, and lots more science, technology and geek culture stories too.

Tune in on 98.9 North West FM - Melbourne, Australia, or on the live stream or on TuneIn (links to stream and TuneIn available at http://rcktsrgry.wordpress.com/) from 10.30PM (Melbourne time), and join the conversation over on our new Discord server (see link in the comments).

08/11/2025

Moonee Valley Libraries are currently taking donations of clean, good-quality clothes like tops, dresses, jackets, pants, shoes and handbags for people in need. 👗👖👠👜💛

Drop off your donations at any Moonee Valley Libraries branch during opening hours. This initiative is in partnership with our friends at Helping Hands.

Funds raised go towards stocking two community pantries that provide food for families doing it tough. 🏠🍽️💛

08/11/2025

High-risk driving doesn't go unnoticed!

Victoria Police and Hume City Council frequently hear community concerns regarding hoon driving on suburban streets and shopping complex car parks.

New local laws now provide both Victoria Police and local council with the ability to impose penalties not only on participant but also spectators of any hoon gathering.

A spectator's ticket will set you back $611.00 whereas a more comfortable gold class ticket to the latest cinema sensation will set you back about $35.00. Who said smart choices weren't easy?

See it? Share it.
https://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/current-focus/road-safety-see-it-share-it/

08/11/2025

Ever wonder how community radio stays, well, community? 🤔📻⁣⁣
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At North West FM, we're not just playing great tunes and sharing local stories—we're part of a system designed to keep us accountable and focused on YOU!⁣⁣
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We're guided by a few important sets of rules:⁣⁣
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The 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟐 (the big official law)⁣⁣
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The 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞⁣⁣ (http://bit.ly/498xRRK)
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And the best part? Those 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 are made 𝐁𝐘 our sector, 𝐅𝐎𝐑 our sector. It’s community stations like us deciding together how to best serve our listeners, all in consultation with 𝐀𝐂𝐌𝐀 (Australian Communications and Media Authority).⁣⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?⁣⁣
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It means we're committed to being transparent and accountable. If you ever have a complaint about something you've heard on North West FM:⁣⁣
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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭! We have a process to handle all complaints and feedback. We want to hear from you.⁣⁣
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It’s all part of our promise to be your truly local, responsible, and listener-powered radio station!⁣⁣
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07/11/2025

New Episode!
This week we talk to Filmmaker and Independent Cinema Owner Gus Berger about Thornbury Picture House, and soon to be open Brunswick Picture House.

listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y7oSqVEpPAa7MavBHN9wt?si=d7c1488bf45a4d71

07/11/2025

07/11/2025

Tune in to Overload this Friday (7th November 2025) 98.9 North West FM - Melbourne, Australia from 9pm.

On the show this Friday -A selection of songs and music from the 1990’s ,from the 2000's and from the 2010's from Australia and around the world ,from a wide range of music genre's.

All that and more on Overload Fridays from 9pm to 10:30pm, Overloading you with music from the 90’s onwards and information on a variety of topics.

Overload, informing and entertaining you every Friday night on your local community radio station.

Listen live on 98.9 North West FM on the radio dial or online via the North West FM website.

07/11/2025

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞-𝐮𝐩. It's time to #𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐅𝐘.⁣
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This November, the entire Aussie music industry is uniting to help you discover and support our incredible local artists.⁣
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We're celebrating hundreds of acts and the amazing diversity of our scene.⁣
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Join the movement. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦. Support Aussie music.⁣
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