Local musician Glenn Ford is our next Creative to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of Grants for Community funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

" I'm looking to engage anyone in the hills area who is interested in learning guitar, doesn't matter about age or skills, experience etc, just people who are keen and are looking for a fun and relaxed approach to learning guitar. I want to give people the tools to play what they want to hear and what makes them enjoy music as that is the way to develop a lasting relationship with your instrument. It's got to be fun!"
 
Head to glennfordmusic.com for more information and book your first lesson today!

If you're a local creative individual, team, organisation or business, or you support the creative industries, and you're interested in having a free campaign, you can find out all the details here: http://ow.ly/w9zO50EBoId

Leaf Studios is our next Creative Collective to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of Grants for Community funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

"We are six studio sisters who call the frequently foggy hills of the Dandenong Ranges home.  You can find us and our little shop at “Leaf Studios”, nestled in sleepy, leafy Kallista.  Sharing the space between six artists makes for a creative hub. With a central room used for a retail store and shared communal space, it’s perfect for collaborations and workshops.
 
You can find our website here leafstudios.com.au/ and we are on Instagram as Leaf at Kallista and Facebook as Leaf Studios."


If you're a local creative individual, team, organisation or business, or you support the creative industries, and you're interested in having a free campaign, you can find out all the details here: http://ow.ly/w9zO50EBoId

Tamminya House is our fourth Community Group to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of a COVID-19 Recovery Project funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

"Tamminya House helps homeless single parent families feel safe and sheltered. But there's always more to be done.  Our hope is that the 3MDR campaign would help us raise some much needed funds to repair and improve our crisis accommodation. As you can see from photos we desperately need to repaint the outside of the building, and the bench is our current cooking facility, we would love to build a proper communal kitchen but we need funds to do so. We would like to invite the public to assist us in this matter by them helping us we can help others.

For more information about Tammimya House and how you can help, visit their website HERE.

If your community group is interested in having a free campaign, you can find out all the details here: http://ow.ly/mTsM50DZOKE

Goodwill Collective are our third Community Group to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of a COVID-19 Recovery Project funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

"Goodwill Collective provides free specialist skills to support organisations that are already doing good. We want to help grow these organisations, so their reach and impact increases. Our community of consultants volunteer their time and skills to improve and develop charities across the country. "

For a full list of the services we provide and to get in touch, please visit our website.

Upwey Fishing Club is our second Community Group to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of a COVID-19 Recovery Project funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

"We are a community club for those who have an interest in fishing. We would like to share our club with new members. Our aim is to offer a fishing experience to those interested in this sport from kids to retirees. We have taken groups and shared with them the fishing experience, passing on knowledge, sharing equipment and having fun. For the serious angler, we run regular competitions at locations all over Victoria in various environments. We are a social group with regular meetings. We are possibly the oldest continuously run club in the ranges, having started in August 1945 and have held over 1850 regular meetings."

For more information visit upweyfish.com.au or follow them on Facebook!!

If your community group is interested in this project, you can find out all the details here: http://ow.ly/mTsM50DZOKE

Mission Australia Lilydale is our first Community Group to be awarded a FREE month of On Air Announcements, as part of a COVID-19 Recovery Project funded by Yarra Ranges Council.

“Mission Australia is a national Charitable non-for profit organisation and it provides employment support with compassion and perseverance for people going through personal challenges, such as Mental Illness (e.g. Depression, Anxiety, PTSD), physical limitations and addictions (e.g. Gaming, Drug and Alcohol), to get their life back on track (Age 14 to retirement age).
Assistance includes Centrelink advocacy, coaching, career advice, resume writing, interview skills, interview clothes, work experience/trials, job searching, calling employers, referrals to local jobs, wage subsidies to employers (eligibility criteria), modification of work areas and will continue to offer in-work support for a minimum of 12 months”.

Every Australian deserve a job. Feel free to contact Mission Australia if you or someone you know need support with employment.
 Andrea Savarin (He, Him)
Community Engagement Coordinator (Employment)
T: 1300 883 067 – M: 0490 889 404 – E:  SavarinA@missionaustralia.com.au
www.missionaustralia.com.au

If your community group is interested in this project, you can find out all the details here: http://ow.ly/mTsM50DZOKE

3MDR's Tamil Program Presenter Senthil Senthilnathan has been awarded a Holt Australia Day Award in recognition of his 25 years of service of the Tamil community at 3MDR.

This is the official citation:
Senthil joined the Sanganatham Tamil Radio Program as a volunteer panel board operator/ technical assistant in 1995 and continued his service to the Tamil community in Australia, especially in Victoria and in the City of Casey.
 
The programme, called Sanganatham Radio, is broadcast every Sunday 8.00 am -10.00 am on 97.1 FM from 3MDR's Studios in Upwey, Victoria. This broadcast is supported by the Victorian Tamil Cultural Association Inc to promote Tamil art and culture, including encouraging the young generation to train as community volunteer broadcasters, and encourages newly arrived migrants to know Australian values.
 
This two hour radio programme brings Tamil news from Tamil traditional homes in Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Mauritius and is very popular with the entire local Tamil community.
 
Sanganatham Radio provides important community services including during bushfires and floods and raises funds for natural disaster relief.  Mr. Senthilnathan is one of the key people broadcasting this programme, since he joined as a volunteer 25 years ago and worked shoulder to shoulder to make this programme go national, as people can listen in Sydney, Canberra and South Australia through Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation's 24 hour broadcasting services.
 
His input as a volunteer is more than 25 hours per month, which adds up to 300 hours annually. Senthil is well known and respected not only by Tamils, but also by broader multicultural communities.  On behalf of the Sanganatham Tamil Community Radio Broadcasting Services, the Victorian Tamil Cultural Association,  and 3MDR we would like to congratulate on being such a worthy recipient of a 2021 Holt Australia Day Award.

Thanks to a Yarra Ranges Council COVID-19 Community Relief & Recovery Grant, 3MDR has sixteen on air campaigns to give away to Community Organisations based in the Yarra Ranges.

To apply simply send us a 60 second video, or series of 5 pics, and 100 words or less telling us how the campaign would assist your organisation, as we all navigate our way out of COVID-19.  Entries should be emailed through to engagement@3mdr.com and some terms & conditions apply (see below). 

For more information, please contact us via 9752 5637 or engagement@3mdr.com

*Terms & Conditions*

1. The Community Group or Organisation must be based in the Yarra Ranges Council area.
2. Entries will be assessed by 3MDR and all entrants will be notified of the decision made regarding their entry.
3. Each campaign is valued at $250 and equates to 60 spots over 8 weeks, across 3MDR's program grid.  All spots are 30 seconds in length.
4. Entrants will be responsible for working with 3MDR to provide the script for their announcement and are welcome to also voice their campaign.  This work must be completed within an agreed two week period, upon the entry being successful.
5. The entry material (video, pics & words) will also be shared across 3MDR's social media platforms, to promote the Community Organisation at the launch of their campaign.
6. Entry will remain open until all sixteen campaigns have been awarded.

Division 1 GRAND FINAL results Saturday 20th September

Seniors: WOORI YALLOCK 10.13-73 def WANDIN 9.5-59

Reserves: UPWEY TECOMA 7.11-53 def BELGRAVE 6.6-42

U18's: HEALESVILLLE 9.7-61 def OLINDA FERNY CREEK 3.12-30 

3MDR would like to thank the winning teams & the YVMDFNL for another fantastic broadcast of season 2014.