BIG NEWS FOR SELBY COMMUNITY HOUSE
From Selby Community House We are so pleased to finally be able to share some positive news regarding the future of Selby Community House. After many incredibly difficult months following the sudden closure of our building in December due to extensive termite-related structural damage, Yarra Ranges Council has now formally confirmed that the Selby Community […]
Community Radio and Australia’s Music Ecosystem
From CBAA New national research has highlighted the significant cultural, social and economic contribution community radio makes to Australian music, artists and local music communities across the country. Launched today at the VMDO Music Data & Insights Summit, the report Community Radio and Australian Music: Building the Music Media Ecosystem examines the value and Social Return on Investment (SROI) of Australia’s network of […]
Will’s National Walk for Truth
Will from Community Ngulu, alongside fellow Belgrave Survival Day committee member Amber, have joined the National Walk for Truth to deliver an open letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a national truth-telling process. They joined the Naarm and Wagga Wagga legs and are in Ngunnawal Country this week for the final part of the […]
ON AIR: 3MDR’s 40th Birthday Podcast Series
ON AIR is 3MDR’s 40th Birthday Podcast Series, an EPIC oral history project celebrating the history of Mountain District Radio. ON AIR celebrates the 40th anniversary of 3MDR 97.1fm. Established in response to need following the Ash Wednesday bushfires, 3MDR has been a stalwart of the community for the past four decades, supporting local […]
Special Episodes
Events
Location: Belgrave Township, Burwood Highway (Main Street), Belgrave. Belgrave Lantern Festival 2026 – Free On Saturday, June 20, we came together at the end of the line in Belgrave for the hills biggest single day celebration on the Yarra Ranges calendar – the Belgrave Lantern Parade. This year was easily the largest any of us […]
Location: Sooki Lounge, 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, VIC. On June 27, Sooki Lounge becomes the centre of a beautifully unhinged collision of sound, sweat, and chemical level optimism as Lost Canoe roll into Belgrave with a convoy of mountain-born misfits and musical degenerates. Lost Canoe arrive armed with a feral cocktail of garage rock, blues […]
Location: Menzies Creek Hall, 1 Menzies Road, Menzies Creek, VIC. Join us for our July Club Night 2026. Benoit is a Folk singer-songwriter hailing from the Eastern hills of Melbourne, Australia. The music of Benoit is melodic and reflective, with soulful lyrics. In relating to the human condition and the issues of the day, Benoit […]
Location: Sooki Lounge, 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, VIC. That funky and fat staple of Melbourne and surrounds since 2003, Fats Wah Wah, bringing you stylish and heavy hitting blues, funk, soul and reggae, from their original song list and reimagined cover versions. “It’s more than music, it’s an attitude adjustment “. Featuring Luke Spekes – […]
Location: Menzies Creek Hall, 1 Menzies Road, Menzies Creek, VIC. Join us for our August Club Night 2026. Tig | ‘Undoubtedly one of Australia’s greatest up and coming songwriters’ – Women In Pop Fresh off being awarded the Global Emerging Songwriter prize in the prestigious Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, Mornington Peninsula songwriter Tig […]
Location: Sooki Lounge, 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave, VIC. PARENTS ROCK: The biggest Thursday night of the year in the Yarra Ranges! Five parents’ bands from five local public primary schools battle it out on one epic night at Sooki Lounge in Belgrave. All proceeds go directly to the music programs of the participating schools. Expect a night […]
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