It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Angelo Mazzone.

Angelo was a much loved contributor to 3MDR as presenter of the weekly Italian Show.

Unfortunately Angelo had been unwell and unable to attend the studio to present his wonderful program since December last year.   We all hoped that he would be back in the studio early in the year, then the covid19 pandemic took hold around the world.  Italy was one of the hardest hit countries in the early stages of the pandemic and it was a shame Angelo couldn’t be on the airwaves to communicate with the local and not so local Italian community.

After undergoing some surgery in late May, Angelo went home from hospital and passed away at home with his family by his side on Monday 1st June, just days after his 87th Birthday

It was always a pleasure catching up with Angelo at the station as he prepared to present his weekly show featuring fine Italian opera music between his sport, weather, natural therapy and community news segments.   

Angelo’s broadcasting experience was extensive, starting out at SBS before joining 3MDR some 16 years ago and continuing to serve the Italian community of the Dandenong Ranges and beyond through the community radio airwaves on 97.1FM.

Angelo’s fabulous charm and smile always brightened the day for the office staff and volunteers at 3MDR.  And those wonderful tunes coming from the studio speakers were a weekly highlight.

At the request of Angelo’s family, former 3MDR President, Robert Gearon, will be presenting a tribute show to Angelo this Thursday 3pm 18th June in the Italian Show timeslot.

The 3MDR family extends sincere condolences to Angelo’s family, friends and loyal listeners.

Riposi in Pace

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The following message was posted by Graham Beal, who's show followed Angelo's on a Thursday evenings for many years:
"I was very sad to hear of the recent passing of Angelo Mazzone, presenter of the popular Italian Show which preceded my show on radio 3mdr.  He was a true gentleman and was always charming to my lady guests.  He loved opera and often played this by Verdi at the end of his show which always put me in a nice relaxed mood. Valé Angelo."

Major 3MDR Partner Bendigo Bank, is keen to help support your business through the maze of what's available to you in the current COVID-19 environment:
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If you need some extra support from us right now, we’re here to help. 
Financial help
We offer a range of financial assistance for you and your business which can include:

• Business support loans
• JobKeeper payment support
• Relief from business and home loan repayments for up to six months
• Waiving of merchant terminal rental fees for three months
• No interest rate reduction for early term deposit withdrawals

Talk to your Branch Manager or visit our dedicated COVID-19 webpage for more information.                              

Cardinia Shire Council is seeking applications from emerging contemporary musicians to take part in an online residency and performance program focusing on skills, capacity building and live performance opportunities in response to COVID-19. This opportunity is available to four (4) local individual musicians.
What is offered:

• 1 on 1 Video call with mentor Jarred Young. Providing training on streaming a live performance and musical performance techniques
• Live streamed performance through Cardinia Shire Arts and Culture social media sites.
• $300 available to each successful musician
• Marketing and Promotion through Council’s digital platforms
• Opportunities into Council programming
• Mentored by Jarred Young (Bad Pony, Feelds) who is a well-known and respected artist, manager and booking agent in the Music Industry

WHO CAN APPLY

• Contemporary musician at any stage of their career
• Must be Cardinia Shire Council resident
• Must be over 18 years old and above

IMPORTANT DATES 
Thursday 30 April - Applications 0pen
Monday 11th May - Applications Close
The residency will run from the Mid May to June. Each successful applicant will have an online session with Mentor Jarred Young and a live streamed performance through Cardinia Shire Arts and Culture social media sites.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit via email:

• Express in 100 Words why this opportunity is important to you
• Applicant resume/bio
• URLS (external links) to your music (Video, photos or sound examples). Ensure the links are publicly available – even if they are phone quality should be sufficient

FURTHER INFORMATION
For any further information, please contact the Project Manager:
Dave Thomson, Arts Project Officer
Cardinia Shire Council, PO Box 7, Pakenham VIC 3810
Telephone: 03 5943 4604
Email: arts@cardinia.vic.gov.au

3MDR |  At Home On Air
Here are just a few pics of our amazing presenters working hard to create new content at home for you each week.
We have also been generously offered The Saltgrass Podcast & Raised on Rock by fantastic local Victorian community radio producers.
And... We have just signed up to broadcast a number of shows via the Community Radio Network, just until it's safe for all our presenters to return to Forest Park Homestead.
We have whipped up a new Program Guide, which shows all the programs who have new weekly content being produced and attached it below.  We will update this when new shows come on board.
To stay up to date with what's going on at 3MDR, sign up to our eNewsletter and/or follow us on Facebook & Instagram.

This seems like a lifetime ago...  But it wasn't...

At the beginning of the year, just as the bushfire crisis was taking hold, we put the word out for CD donations for a couple who presented on 3MGB in Mallacoota, and who had lost everything.

Oh wowser, did you answer the call!!

Claire, from the Buddhist Hour, made the presentation to Betty & Geoff in March and sent us this video... We may have teared up just a little bit watching it and we're so keen to share it with you too!

We then received a special delivery in our mailbox...
This hand made Thank-You Certificate from Geoff... Which we will frame up and display with pride!
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So... A HUGE thank-you to all our beautiful 3MDR (& beyond) community members who donated CDs...
​Your generosity certainly hit the spot!!

​3MDR will be at home on air with you on ANZAC Day morning.
 
We here at 3MDR know that the ANZAC Day Dawn Services held around the country every April 25th are very dear to the hearts spanning the generations of all Australians and New Zealanders.  
 
The global Covid19 pandemic has thrown a spanner into the wheel of daily life and this ANZAC Day will be a different experience as we unite to combat a tiny virus with a cunning arsenal that threatens our communities around the world.
 
Even though we won’t be able to gather in the pre dawn at our local RSL’s, huddle around the drum fires and stand shoulder to shoulder in a physical sense, the ANZAC spirit will be as strong as ever as we pay our respects and acknowledge the sacrifices made by the serving men and women of Australia and New Zealand in a different way.
 
The RSL encourages all who can to #STANDTO in your driveways or on the porch at 6am for a unique dawn service.
 
3MDR will commence ANZAC Day programming at 6am on Saturday 25th April with the Last Post followed by Jack Thompson reading the ode and a minute’s silence.  Just after we lift our heads, an episode produced by one of 3MDR’s work experience students, Rueben, featuring the content recorded by the station at the outside broadcast from the Upwey Belgrave RSL 2019 Dawn Service.
 
AT 7am Bret Townsend has produced a segment featuring an interview with historian Dale Blair about the ANZAC Legend.
 
To finish off the ANZAC Day programming we invite you to stay tuned to 3MDR for Classically ANZAC Day Saturday – War & Other Stories with Jules.  Like a growing number of volunteer presenters, Jules has been working tirelessly to produce fresh content for the weekly Classically Saturday program.   This week’s episode features 5 interviews with guests sharing their “war & other stories” of conflict around the globe, interspersed with fabulous local music. 
 
For local RSL activity please visit the Emerald RSL website https://www.emeraldrsl.com.au/ or find your local RSL by clicking on the link below
 
For more information about general RSL services and commemoration activities visit http://www.rslvic.com.au/commemoration/anzac-day/
 
Lest We Forget.
 
Stay Tuned…..3MDR is still At Home On Air

These are challenging times indeed...
But if there's one thing we know at 3MDR, it's that our community will pull together and support each other through whatever is thrown at us.
With venues forced to close and many other businesses having to greatly alter their trading practices, it's tricky to know what's going on from day to day.
We are eager to support as many local businesses as possible, so we're putting together special announcement packages to ensure all communications are up to date.  There are casual to long term options available and they are all super affordable... Even more so if you're a current business subscriber (25% discount).

So, if you're keen to get your message heard by your local community, and up date it as things change, drop us a line via engagement@3mdr.com or give us a call on 9752 5637 to discuss your options. 

​You can check out all our sponsorship info here and our 2020 Brochure is here.

We really are all in this together and 3MDR is super grateful for any support we receive.