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.

Attention lovers of live blues music!

Come and enjoy live blues music with John McNamara and Andrea Marr performing at the Emerald RSL on Friday 31st May

Gather family and friends and warm up with great live music as we head into winter.

Tickets are only $10 for 3MDR/RSL members/subscribers or $12 full price.  Doors open 7pm with the music starting at 7:30pm

The RSL bar will be open for liquid refreshments and food options are available with a local community/school fundraiser BBQ.

Tune into Red To Blue every Friday from 3pm for more information.

There are two fabulous new programs firing up on 3MDR:
'Do Your Thing' with Daniel on Thursday nights from 11pm-Midnight | A weekly music based show on Thursday evenings between 11pm - 12am. A sharing of a record collection, a journey through old favourites, recommendations, discoveries from the depths of the inter web, record shop finds and current musical obsessions.  Exploring but not limited to the following musical worlds:
A prominent feature of New Zealand guitar pop, post punk and DIY weirdness.
http://programs.3mdr.com/do-your-thing

​'The Subway Walls' with Patrick on a Saturday evening from 10pm-Midnight | A music show exploring the role of language in songwriting.  Featuring artists from a variety of eras and styles, The Subway Walls is all about great lyrics, the writers who pen them, and the stories behind the tunes.
http://programs.3mdr.com/the-subway-walls

Local musos check this out...
Cardinia Shire Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from a professional contemporary
musician/s to lead a month long residency program for four independent emerging musical
groups/individuals in collaboration with a professional sound engineer.
The Residency comes from local artists expressing the need for more links and opportunities
with the music industry. It aims to provide early career musicians with professional
development opportunities inside an industry standard work environment allowing the
musicians to create and take risks in a mentor context. The focus of this residency is to
develop a body of musical work as a key outcome.
The selected Music Mentor will have a key interest in mentoring and nurturing emerging
musicians as well finding unique ways to help them develop as a group and individuals. The
residency schedule will be developed by the Mentor in conjunction with the Cardinia Arts team.
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​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
The Residency is supported by Cardinia Shire Council and the Victorian Government through
Creative Victoria