Dear financial members of Mountain District Radio Inc
 
The Station would like to invite all Members to the 2019 Annual General Meeting which will be held on Monday the 26th of August 2019 at the Upwey/Belgrave RSL located at 1 Mast Gully Road, Upwey Victoria.
 
The RSL are opening especially for us and will provide bar staff so we can do a little catch up before the meeting. Doors open at 7pm with meeting commencing at 7.30pm.  
 
ORDER OF BUSINESS

1. Confirm the minutes of the 2018 AGM held on Wednesday 29th August 2018
2. To receive and consider the Annual Report of the Committee of Management on the activities of the Association during the preceding financial year.
3. To receive and consider the Financial Statements of the Association for the preceding financial year.
4. To elect members of the Committee

 
 
Financial members of the Association have the right to appoint another financial member as a proxy for the AGM.  A form appointing a proxy must be given to the Chairperson of the meeting before or at the commencement of the meeting.  A form appointing a proxy sent by post or electronically is of no effect unless it is received by the Association no later than 24 hours before the commencement of the meeting.

Nominations for positions on the Committee of Management are open.  Known positions that will be open are President, Secretary and Vice President.  Please consider your availability to join the leadership team of the Association.

Please contact the 3MDR office for Nomination and Proxy forms.
 
A light supper will be provided and the RSL bar will be open.  We look forward to catching up with all of the financial members of Mountain District Radio Inc at the 2019 AGM on Monday 26th August 2019

To assist with catering please RSVP to office@3mdr.com by Friday 23rd August.
 
 
Kind regards
 
Jeff Springfield
3MDR President (for and on behalf of the Secretary)

In the very near future 3MDR will be raising its broadcast antenna at the transmitter site.  As such 3MDR will be off the airwaves on 97.1fm while the communications riggers bring in a crane to remove the existing antenna mounting to extend the mast by 2 or so meters.

It is expected that the works will only take a couple of hours and we hope to be back on the 97.1fm frequency with minimal interruption.

This work has come at the request of our landlord at the transmitter site and will benefit 3MDR in two ways.  Firstly, 3MDR will no longer be required to switch off the broadcast antenna whenever maintenance work is required on the water tower which happens from time to time.  Secondly, 3MDR's signal reach should be improved and will hopefully get into some of the existing black spots within the licence area.

This work does come at a cost of approximately $10000 and 3MDR is most grateful to the Community Broadcasting Foundation for the funding support provided to this project.  For more information about what the CBF does for the community broadcasting sector by way of funding support and advocacy please visit their website below.

3MDR's live stream will be unaffected as this important work is undertaken.  You can stay tuned via 3mdr.com

We will keep you informed as soon as the date for the antenna raising has been confirmed.
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Beat the winter blues with some fabulous live music on Friday 23rd August at the Emerald RSL.

The Leigh Sloggett Duo will be performing at the Red To Blue Sessions for an intimate night of live blues fused music.

The RSL bar will be open for liquid refreshments and food options available.....support the local school/club sausage sizzle fundraiser or bring in a pizza.

Door prizes and raffles will feature throughout the night.

Doors open 7pm with The Leigh Sloggett Duo firing up the live music from 7:30pm.

Tickets only $10 for 3MDR/RSL members/subscribers or $12 on the door.

Gather family and friends and enjoy the company of fellow live music lovers at the Emerald RSL on Friday 23rd August.

Tune into Red To Blue with The Webstar & Doc every Friday afternoon 3-5pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Coming Up Next Month - Friday 20th September - Locked & Loaded Blues Review

The Red To Blue Sessions are set to rock the Emerald RSL with the high energy blues of Catfish Voodoo launching their brand new album on Friday 19th July at the Emerald RSL

Catfish Voodoo are crowd favourites at the Red To Blue Sessions and this month's event promises to be a toe tapping cracker of a night. 

Tickets are are only $10 for 3MDR members/subscribers and RSL members or $12 on the door.

The RSL bar will be open for liquid refreshments with pizza orders taken or bring your own plate to share.

Doors open at 7pm with Catfish Voodoo launching into the first set at 7:30pm.

Tune into Red To Blue with The Webstar & Doc every Friday 3-5pm.

We look forward to seeing all the lovers of live n local blues music at the Emerald RSL on Friday 19th July.

Coming up at the Red To Blue Sessions
Friday 23rd August - Leigh Sloggett Duo
​Friday 20th September - Locked & Loaded Blues Review

Come join the Hills community to celebrate the 13th annual Belgrave Lantern Parade, to light the longest night!

Activities start from 5:00pm
Parade starts at 5:30pm

***Catch public transport to Belgrave! Burwood Hwy will be closed and parking will be VERY LIMITED as we have thousands of people attending each year!***

Belgrave Lantern Parade has been warming the heart of Belgrave on Winter Solstice every year for the last 13 years. The event has become the highlight of the Winter season for our community bringing light to the darkness and signaling the coming of Spring. It reminds us that even in the darkest times, our supportive community can help light the way.

As always, this is a FREE inclusive event for the whole community!

Watch the event from the side of the road or join the parade. This year, we would love to see participating lanterneers thinking outside the box with creative illuminated costumes, props, musical instruments and of course, LANTERNS! Let your imagination run wild!

Hayes Carpark will become the Village with local food vendors, campfires to keep you warm, musicians, circus performances and more!

(P.S Hayes Carpark will be closed on the day to set up the magical community village space so please don't park there!)

For more information visit our Facebook page by clicking on the picture below..

Together, let's gather to celebrate community and friends by transforming Belgrave into a festival of light. We can't wait to see you there! ​

3MDR has been blown away by the generous support for our EOFY Donation Drive.

We would like to thank all the donors helping the station to finish off the sound engineer control room works and  making a start on fitting out Studio 2.  These dollars will go a long way at 3MDR.

Some super sized donations have been received with $1500 donated by David in Ohio USA and $1000 donated by Pete from Koo Wee Rup.  

Hippy from Clematis, Mae P from Upwey, Daniel from Ferny Creek, Chris from Ballarat, Michelle from Menzies Creek, Andrew from Upwey, Trent from Bayswater North, Mark from Warneet, Janet from Bentleigh East, Fotoula from Tecoma, Mark from Garfield, Glenn from Belgrave, Ross from Ferny Creek, David from Monbulk, Nathan from Berwick, Hilary from Cockatoo, Hayden from Wantirna South, Stew from Dandenong North, Maureen from Monbulk, Don from Gembrook, Phil from Cockatoo, Glenn from Belgrave South, Tony from Garfield, Neale from Heathmont, Gareth from Cockatoo, Michael from Emerald, Ian from Emerald, Lance from Wantirna South, Jean from Upwey, Callum from Kilsyth and Geoff L from Warneet are all mighty fine supporters with donations ranging from $100 to $10.

It's not too late to join this illustrious list of supporters.....with a couple of weeks to go before the financial year ticks over, you still have a chance to make a tax deductible donation and help 3MDR to continue its development of Forest Park Homestead as a community broadcasting hub in the Dandenong Ranges.

Click on the Studio 2 Panel image below to visit 3MDR's Give Now page and donate today.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.......................we really do appreciate your support!

3MDR is experiencing some technical issues with the live stream service.

Unfortunately, the live stream is being somewhat temperamental at present with the audio signal dropping in and out at any given moment.

3MDR's Tech Team is on the case and working with the streaming host and the telco company to rectify the situation.

The FM broadcast on 97.1 is unaffected by this issue so you can tune into 3MDR on your wireless if you are in the broadcast area.

This internet stream issue is also affecting the archives for current programming.

We apologise for this disruption to your online listening experience and we hope to have everything back up and running on this thing they call the internet real soon.