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Community Noticeboard is a free public service  from Hawkesbury Radio.  Not-for-profit organisations holding events in our listening area or close to it, are welcome to let us know about forthcoming events, which will be included in our noticeboard announcements several times a day.

All you have to do is let us know at least two weeks in advance,  and make sure you give us details of a contact person so we can follow up with one of the organisers.

Now you can contact our Community Noticeboard team on line through our Community Noticeboard page. >>>

STOP PRESS: ACMA's Investigation complete

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)’s investigation has been completed and has found Hawkesbury Radio NOT in breach of its License. A small group of members who have waged a nasty campaign against the Station and the Board for several months complained to ACMA and claimed Hawkesbury Radio was in breach of its broadcast license.  Had these members succeeded then Hawkesbury Radio would potentially have lost its Broadcast license and therefore ceased broadcasting permanently.   They were never going to succeed, but they tried very hard to influence ACMA staff.

Football action coming up on the station ...

UPDATE on the Privacy Issue

We have completed our consultation process,  where we asked all of our members to state whether they do  (or do not) authorise us to release their private details to others as part of our membership register.  It took a few weeks to accomplish, because we had to send snail mail to every member and wait for their response, then update and double-check our records.  

The Board believes our members’ privacy is critically important, which is why we undertook this exercise in the first place, and it’s proved important in the minds of the members too, because 82% of the members have stated that they wish us to keep their private details private.   In fact several members stated that they were horrified and  had no idea when they applied to join the station that they were giving us details that could be made public to people they barely knew at any time.   Hawkesbury Community Radio Station will respect their privacy and the Privacy Laws of this Nation.  Only the details required by law will be made available on the membership register.    (Members can change their privacy status at any time by simply advising the office in writing of their choice.)

This has also meant that any pending membership applications have to be resubmitted on the new membership form,  with their approval (or otherwise) to release their private details on the membership list.  We are writing to people who have submitted membership applications in the last few weeks advising them that they have been held, pending the outcome of this change, and once they are resubmitted on the new form,  the Board will consider them as soon as possible.

There has been a lot of coverage in the local press about this issue, and whether or not the Board was denying legitimate access to the membership register.  As we have stated repeatedly,  we have never denied access to the membership register. We merely wanted the members to first have the option of stating their preferences relating to the release of their private details.  We are pleased to advise that now that the privacy issue has been resolved, and members have had a chance to state their wishes,   the members who wanted to see the list were advised on Thursday 9 February that they could make a time with the office to see the register.   

At the time of writing this,   more than a week later on 17 February,  no-one  has made such an appointment.

New soundproofing in Studio 1

At long last our new sound deadening foam has been installed in Studio 1 - the broadcast studio.     

First - move the broadcast setup to studio 2 - normally used just for recording the less-complicated pieces to be included in shows.  Michael Golikov runs his show from the temporary studio while the work continues

Next - clean down the wall - remove all the papers pinned there, and dust etc. Then glue the new foam to the wall.   Here is Steve Wilkins and Seth Lewis hard at work 

The new studio look is spick and span. Seth Lewis, Chris Dries and Steve Wilkins are obviously pleased with the new sound deadening.

The Winner of our Logo Competition

We are delighted to reveal at last the winning entry in our recent Logo Competition.    We were delighted with the number of very thoughful and inspired entries - a great many people have given a lot of thought to how their local station should be portrayed, and taken into account the way they see the station integrating with the Hawkesbury community and joining with the community to make our area a better place to live and work.  

Chris Muscat from the Slopes, NSW submitted the winning design.     He says about his design: 

"The Blue colour represents the 'blue' of our iconic Blue Mountains, the backdrop for the Hawkesbury Region.  The Equalisers represent sound/music/mix levels and also have been chosen and shaped to symbolise the silhouette of the Blue Mountains."

You can see Chris's other design, and the other finalists on our special Logo Competition page.

Congratulations to Chris Muscat, who wins the $1000 in prizes from our sponsors, and will get to sit in on a radio show at a time that suits him.

The photo shows Chris Muscat,  (middle) with Andrew Reilly (L) Advertising Manager of Hawkesbury Newspapers, and Mike Kear (R), Sales & Marketing Director of Hawkesbury Radio, at the presentation ceremony. 

Hawkesbury Radio would like to thank the following sponsors that have made our competition possible: