Monthly Newsletter AUGUST 2017

CONTENTS

Page: 2: Hi from Lucy

3. Peter’s note

4. What’s happening at 4EB

5. NEMC Women’s Forum

6. QLD Multicultural Awards

7. German Oktoberfest

8. Training at 4EB

9. Scottish and Telugu News

10. Serbian Australian Council

11. Serbian Fest; French group 12. 4EB Dinner Dance. 13. Fiji-Queensland Symposium

14. German Ambassador at 4EB 15. Hungarian Festival

16. AGM Notice 17. Sponsors 18. “Global” Program Guide

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Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm Public Holidays: CLOSED

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Hi from Lucy

For many of you, I am a familiar face at the Station but I have re-

cently noticed that there are a few new volunteers.

My name is Lucy Stewart and I like to introduce myself as one of

the Executive members of the station and convenor of the Maltese

Language Programming group. My main role as a Board member

is to organise and coordinate functions. This role is very demand-

ing and normally I organise the annual dinner dance and a few bus

trips for the organisation.

I have been a financial member since 1993 and it is hard to be be-

lieve as only seems yesterday that I have joined 4EB. Initially, I joined the group helping to

read the news and after that is history. I have been elected to be the convenor of the group

and continue to present two programs per week. The Maltese group broadcast Tuesday from

6.00am to 8.30am and Sundays from 4.15pm to 5.15pm.

As an Executive Board member, I have represented the station at various levels of govern-

ment, not-for profit organisations in Qld as well as many multicultural festivals. I am always

available to provide help in any area within my capacities.

As a convenor of the Maltese group as well as the Maltese Association of Qld, I organise a bus

trip once a month; engaging with fellow Maltese in the South-East region. These trips offer

opportunities to engage with the members, collect membership payments new and renewals,

radiothon and inform the community of all the activities that the Station is doing.

In a nutshell, I love what I do for the whole of 4EB as well as for the Maltese community.

I take this opportunity to thank all the members that supports the functions and the warm

friendship.

Should you see me around the station, stop and say Hi, and lets keep working together to

support this wonderful organisation which has given us so many hours of entertainment, mu-

sic and news.

Kind Regards,

Lucy Stewart

Functions Coordinator; Board of Directors EBAQ Ltd

Convenor of the Maltese Programming Group

President of the Australian-Maltese Association of Qld

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Hi All!

Well! I have been back at 4EB for one month already and a lot has been

happening. The Dinner Dance on the 29th of July was thoroughly enter-

taining and we must thank Lucy for organising the event as well as all of

those who performed on the night. The office has been very busy

throughout July and August taking memberships and it is important for

all Programming Groups to get the necessary members for the airtime

held. Airtime will be discussed at the Convenor’s meetings in July and

August. Also, we will be trying to provide some new ideas at Convenor’s

meetings so hopefully over the next few months this is the case!

We welcome back Jeff Milne as the new Training Coordinator at Radio 4EB and look forward to

him working with all broadcasters and staff sharing knowledge and positive thoughts. Also, we

welcome back the Outside Broadcast van which is back in the car park ready for use for all

broadcasting groups.

Unfortunately, overall costs have gone up for 4EB and income has not so I will be working out

how we can remain with budget making sure that 4EB makes the most of what it can within a

tight budget framework. We welcome any ideas for fundraising, and look forward to more

membership payments as well as a successful Radiothon. This year the theme will be 4EB’s

‘THANK YOU’ Radiothon. A chance for supporters to say ‘Thank you’ to our valuable volun-

teers and make a donation to the station we all support.

There will be some follow up meetings to work on the station’s strategic plan and this will be

publicised once confirmed. And finally, make sure you keep the 17th of September free and

come along the AGM at Radio 4EB and participate on the day.

Peter Rohweder

Station Manager

R.I.P. Steve Blair On July 21, 2017, 4EB lost one of its dearest members, Steve Blair. Steve

was one of the founding members of 4EB and he helped build the first of-fice & studio, in West End, and restored and erected the original AM trans-mitter tower.

Steve was a major force at 4EB and also at 4ZZZ station in the late 70s,

through his great skills as a lawyer (later a barrister), and commerce grad-uate with his passionate hobby, electrical engineering.

In recent months Steve has been in very poor health after operations over 25 years to remove three brain tumours.

From the bottom of our hearts, Thank You Steve for all the great work that you did for 4EB’s big

family, and “Rest in Peace”.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT 4EB?

MONTHS ACTIVITIES

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21st Convenors Meeting

27th Vietnamese Gp-AGM

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4th Executive Meeting

5th Broadcast Induction Session 9th Zilllmere Festival-OB Van

10th Polish OB Van 11th Board Meeting

16th Latin American Gp-AGM 17th EBAQ (Radio 4EB) AGM

18th Convenors Meeting 30th Bangla Gp–AGM

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2nd Queen Birthday Celebrations—Public Holidays– Office closed

3rd Broadcast Induction Session 6th RADIOTHON 2017

7th Irish Gp-AGM 7th Macedonian Gp-AGM

9th Executive & Board Meeting 16th Convenors’ Meeting

29th Portuguese AGM

Ilinden Festival - Brisbane

Macedonian Community of Brisbane would like to

thank all the members and guests, also the Local councillor and the State government on their shown

support by their presence or donations of this years Ilinden Festival in New Farm last weekend 6th of August 2017.

The festival took place again in and around the

Macedonian Orthodox Church, and it included: Traditional Food and drinks, Display of Macedonian culture artefacts, , Animal farm, Jumping castle,

and Rock climbing activities.

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NEMBC Women's QLD State Forum 2017

On the 12th of August, Radio 4EB hosted the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcaster’s

Council (NEMBC) “Women in Radio” State Forum. This was the second time 4EB have had the

privilege of hosting this Forum, the first was in 2014.

The forum had a wonderful program with the opening by Minister for Employment and Indus-

trial Relations Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affair the Hon. Grace Grace,

and guest speakers included NEMBC President Dr Tangi Steen, Vice President of NEMBC and

4EB President Mr Nick Dmyterko and Ms Joan Pease MP Member for Lytton.

For the afternoon session a couple of workshops were held. These were “Creating a Balanced

Program” with Jason Hagen, Radio Skills Trainer, and “Tips on How to make the most of Au-

dacity” with Michelle Brown, Program Coordinator from BEMAC.

This was a free event and all enjoyed the opportunity for networking and attending the work-

shops, with guests attending from as far away as Cairns.

Radio 4EB is now looking forward to the National Conference of NEMBC which is going be held

in Canberra at the end of November this year.

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Queensland Multicultural Awards 2017

The team from Radio 4EB attended the Queensland Multicultural Awards 2017 lunch on

Sunday 6th of August 2017 at the Logan Entertainment Centre.

Radio 4EB was a finalist in this year’s awards in the Community Sector Organisation (non-

for-profit) category, although fell short of winning the Award in that category, as it went to

“AFL Queensland Diversity Department”. The other contestants in this category were

“Brisbane Multicultural Art Centre (BMAC)” and also “La Boite Theatre Company”.

At the event, Multicultural Affairs Minister Grace Grace attended and formally welcomed all

the guests. She said the award winners were recognised for their valuable contributions to

support and promote a united, harmonious and inclusive Queensland community. “Since

1990, the Awards have recognised individuals, community groups, businesses, government

agencies and media whose efforts have helped all Queenslanders to participate in our econ-

omy and community,” she said.

The awards ceremony included multicultural performances by musicians and artists from

various cultures across the world.

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German Oktoberfest 2017, Brisbane

It's time to take out your dirndl and lederhosen and get ready to celebrate Australia's largest German

festival when Oktoberfest Brisbane lands in 2017. Over two weekends in Oktober (6-8 and 13-15) in-

dulge in tradition cuisine including bratwurst and pork knuckles as well as Black Forest cake and other

goodies on the long list of German pastries, strudels, and European chocolates. Add to that specially-

brewed beers all the way from Germany and world-class wines and it's no surprise the festival rates

number one in Australia and in the top ten Oktoberfest events in the world. Enjoy the Oktoberfest Tent,

Munich Biergarten, traditional stalls and an exciting festival program including entertainment ranging

from a Bavarian Oompah band, yodeller, Alpenrosen Dance Group to the popular competitions Miss Ok-

toberfest Brisbane, Beardmeister, and Bavarian Strongmen.

Here are just a few fun facts about The Brisbane Oktoberfest:

37,000 visitors ‘embraced their inner German’ at the 2014 Oktoberfest Brisbane

25,794 sausages savoured

13,500 pretzels eaten

3,760 pork knuckles devoured

3,222 metres of Bavarian white/blue ceiling bunting used to decorate the Oktoberfest Tent

490 table & bench sets – exactly the same ones at Munich’s Oktoberfest

Mr Wolfgang Kaspar, owner of the K&K Austrian Coffee House, will talk about his experiences, being for

many years a stall-holder and organiser of the Brisbane Oktoberfest. He also offers insight what it means

to be for twenty-one years a successful small business owner, offering Austrian cuisine and hospitality.

His interview can be heard on the Austrian/German language program on Saturday, 23 September, be-

tween11.30am and 12.30pm. The German language program is broadcasted weekly on Monday from

8.30pm to 9.15pm, Friday from 9.30am to 10.15am, and Saturday from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

Richard Hamernik/German language program

Mr Wolfgang Kaspar during the interview about the Oktoberfest

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After a 4 year break I have returned to Radio 4EB once again as its Training Coordinator. I

have a lot to catch up and lots of new people to meet as well over the next few weeks. IT's

great to see radio training is still in demand as language groups introduce new people to

broadcasting and of course then encouraged to do the panel course. Monday night training

will resume next week Monday (28 August) from 6.00pm. Saturday panel training will remain

in recess for the time being. I am hopeful of introducing a midweek day panel training course

soon which might suit some of our current and new broadcasters as well as a second training

night if needed.

To give you a little more about my background in case you are new to the 4EB family in the

last 4 years I spent around 24 years in commercial radio covering music shifts in all formats

from rock n roll, country, easy listening and jazz. I have also spent time as a news and sports

journalist, producer, commercial production and voicing commercials. For nearly three years I

was the manager of Gold Coast community Radio station 94.1FM which carried a niche jazz

music format 24 hours a day. During my time away from 4EB I was the Business Manager for

a musical theatre training company (Harvest Rain) which now has a national profile in the

ARTS for producing arena style musical entertainment shows and involving the training of

hundreds of children in the performing arts.

It's now time to return to community radio and rejoining Radio 4EB is like coming home. I

look forward to training and passing on some valuable radio knowledge and tips for new

broadcasters and panel operators and of course sharing some ideas for programme improve-

ment to stay relevant and to be part of todays digital media landscape which is forever

changing. I am available from Monday through to Thursday.

“Training” with Jeff Milne

Training Coordinator 4EB / Global Digital

Please Note: The next Broadcast induc-tion session is on Tuesday, 5th of Septem-

ber at 6.00pm

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News from 4EB “Telugu” Program Group

The new Executive Committee for the year 2017-18 is now in effect lead by Mrs. Navaneetha Thatimakula as the new President.

The new Executive Committee represents a broad range of language and cultural groups and pro-fessional backgrounds that is very much in keeping with the richness and diversity of the Queens-land Telugu Community.

The new elected members are: President - Mrs. Navaneetha Thatimakula

Vice President – Mrs. Ratna Buddhavarapu Secretary – Mrs. Uma Guduru

Treasurer - Mr. SriKrishna Ravipati Cultural Secretary – Mr. Srikanth Talla

Executive Members: 1. Mr Ravi Sanikommu 2. Mr Balaji Kadiyala

There are also many co-opted members who will add to the EC’s strength, skills and experience they bring with them:

1. Mr. Omkar Murthy Paladugu 2. Mr. Mukesh Dubey 3. Mrs. Pushpa Vyasabhattu

Queensland Telugu Association supports Telugu Lahari radio programs and activities through 4EB.

Future Events Queensland Telugu Association Dasara Diwali event will be held on October 14th at Coorparoo Sec-

ondary College, Coorparoo, Brisbane. Also, Vanabhojanalu and Christmas lunch date to be announced soon.

“Scottish” Group Committee Meeting

Last time the Scottish group committee had a meeting here at 4EB, they seemed so adorable together, so we though we have to take a photo of them and share with all the members!

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First time in Australia - Serbian Australian Representative Council Inc (SARC)

Australian Serbs under the one roof with the SARC president Ranko Cosic

The 25th of July, 2017 marked the important day for all Serbs in Australia. On that day, the first

time in Australia The Serbian Australian Representative Council Inc (SARC) was officially launched

in Brisbane. Serbian group from 4EB had a privilege to capture and broadcast this historic moment

while standing strong and proud next to the SARC founder and president Mr. Ranko Cosic.

Mr Cosic explains more about this organisation: “SARC was created to bring together Serbs from all

over Australia and share our traditions and culture with one and another, as well as our colleagues

and partners in other communities throughout Australia. SARC is comprised of Serbs and all friends

of the Serbs in Australia.”

Ranko spent the whole week working with our colleagues and partners at Serbian 4EB Brisbane and

Blue Moon Art House Productions on a series of interviews, podcasts, video productions and attend-

ed Dinner Dance 2017 (refer to images attached). Although based in Melbourne, Ranko is still emo-

tionally connected to Brisbane, as he states all his ancestors migrated to Brisbane on their first arri-

val therefore the Brisbane naturally presented the perfect destination for launching the SARC.

Only time will tell how Mr Ranko Cosic, the charismatic, visionary leader, a brave heart Leo, always

bursting with positive energy, is going to walk the talk and transform his vision into action.

More news on Serbian facebook page: Serbian 4EB Brisbane

From left to right: Mike Crnjanin, Ranko Cosic, Billie Letic, and Vlastimir Jokic (Serbian Convenor)

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4EB “French” Group; “Studio d'essai's” 100th show is approaching!

Studio d'essai started three years ago, as a weekly English-language hour of exploration of exper-

imental and electronic music, old and new, from around the world.

Stéphane wanted to remind all language groups that anyone is welcome to join him for a show

about experimental and electronic music from their country of origin, or about a particular sub-

genre or artist you are passionate about.

We also have a special interest in Free Culture, Free licences and music from the Commons, so if

you want to have a chat about those at all, make sure you let us know!

If you are interested, please contact Stéphane on email: stephane@4eb.org.au

Studio d'essai is broadcast on Global Digital every Thursday, 10:00 pm

Find out more on the dedicated website: studio-dessai.github.io

By Stephane Guillou

The Serbian Festival 2017, which is part of SlavFest

-2017, is being held on the 3rd of September 2017 at

10 am at Dutton Park, Brisbane, Queensland.

Everybody is Welcome to enjoy this event!

VIP guests at the Brisbane Serbian Festival this

year:

Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of

Queensland

Jackie Trad, Deputy Premier of Queensland

Irina Bruk, Honorary Consul-General of Russia

(Queensland, Victoria)

Terri Butler MP, Labor for Griffith

Jonathan Sri, Councillor for the Gabba (Brisbane

City Council)

Ranko Cosic, (BIS, MIS) The President of Serbian

Australian Representative Council Inc.

Irina Simonian, President of Russian Australian

Representative Council

Peter Matic, Councillor for Paddington (Brisbane

City Council)

Rade Dudurovic, Director of Sequent Corporation

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4EB’s Biggest Party of the Year; The Dinner Dance! Thanks for all who came to the 2017 Dinner Dance on the 29th of July and celebrated the

night with all the other members and guests. Here are some photos of the night:

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Fiji – Queensland Trade & Investment Symposium

The Fijian Consulate General & Trade Commission together with the Fijian High Commission

and Australia Fiji Business Council (AFBC) attended the Fiji-Queensland Trade & Investment

Symposium held at the Stamford Hotel in Brisbane on Thursday 20 July 2017.

The Symposium was by the Fijian Hon. Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Min-

eral Resources with the Honourable Prime Minister of Fiji; Rear Admiral (retired) Josaia Vore-

qe Bainimarama as chief guest. The Symposium was also attended by delegates from leading

Australian businesses from these sectors, and senior representatives from the Queensland

and Federal Governments.

The Fijian Government, through the Fijian Consulate General and Trade Commission in Syd-

ney and the Fijian High Commission in Canberra, in partnership with the AFBC, is shifting

perceptions in the Australian market and encouraging more Australian investors to consider

Fiji as a viable and ideal destination for ICT, mining and agriculture investments.

Irene Tavutavu, Convenor of Fijian Programming Group and also the Secretary of Radio 4EB

attended the event and also shared about the great work that 4EB is doing for the multicul-

tural community of Queensland with the guests of the symposium.

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The Ambassador of Germany at 4EB Her Excellency Dr Anna Prinz, Ambassador of Germany in Canberra attended the station for an

interview with Wolfgang Kreuzer.

The Ambassador talked to 4EB about the upcoming “German Week” event in Brisbane. The

“German Week” will be held from 1st to 15th of October and it will include a lot of great functions,

including the Octoberfest at the RNA Showgrounds.

“Tamil” Group News Tamil Group’s Annual General meeting was on 22nd July 2017 and the management committee

acknowledged the contribution of all volunteers and the support from the community. The new committee and their objectives for the year are given below:

As part of the “Donate life week 2017”, Queens-

land Tamil Mantram and the Migration Centre Inc

organised the “Organ Donation awareness pro-

gram” as “Mighty Magenta Nite” on 5th Aug 2017

at Gold Coast. “4EB Tamil Oli” participated in this

community event and our members appreciated

the knowledge gained through this event.

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The Board of Directors, Staff and volunteers would like to thank all our sponsors for their continuous

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4EB SHARING THE WORLD WITH YOU ON 98.1 FM

4EB is a not-for-profit community radio station that is formally known as the Ethnic Broadcasting

Association of Queensland Limited (EBAQ), Radio 4EB was formed by a group of Brisbane resi-

dents interested in creating an ethnic radio station with broadcasting commencing in 1979.

The station has made its mark as one of the most successful ethnic community radio stations in

Australia with over 4000 members in more than 50 cultural groups from around the world.

The success of the station is due to a combination of more than 700 volunteers, a small but dedi-

cated team of staff and state of the art technology to broadcast information, entertainment and

education out to listeners.

The Radio 4EB signal range is from Northern NSW and the Gold Coast sweeping up the coast

through Brisbane, Toowoomba and all the way up to Gympie, informing our listeners of the many

local events, services and activities within our communities.

Program Guide for Global

Monday

The Wire 5.30pm to 6pm Tamil 7pm to 8pm

Asia Calling 8pm to 9pm

Filipino 9pm to 10pm Persian 10pm to 11pm

Arabic 11pm to midnight

Tuesday Jazz Show 3pm to 4pm

The Wire 5.30pm to 6pm

Persian 7pm to 8pm Filipino 9pm to 10pm

Arabic 11pm to midnight

Wednesday

The Wire 5.30pm to 6pm The Tiki Lounge 6pm to 7pm

Tamil 7pm to 8pm Romanian 8pm to 9pm

Filipino 9pm to 10pm Arabic 11om to midnight

Thursday Fair Comment 1.30pm to 2pm

Maori 2pm to 4pm

Captain’s Hour 4pm to 5pm The Wire 5.30pm to 6pm

Punjabi 6pm to 8pm Fijian 8pm to 9pm

Filipino 9pm to 10pm Studio D’Essai 10pm to 11.00pm

Arabic 11pm to midnight

Friday Bemac 8am to 9.00am

Men’s & Women’s

Stories 3.30pm to 4.30pm Multicultural 4.30pm to 5.30pm

The Wire 5.30pm to 6pm Vietnamese 6pm to 7pm

Tamil 7pm to 8pm Japanese 9pm to 10pm

Saturday

Samoan 10am to 3pm

Slovenian 3pm to 5pm Dutch 5pm to 6pm

Tamil 7pm to 8.00 Cantonese 8pm to 9pm

Sunday

Telugu 8am to 9am Swara Lahari 9am to 10am

Somali 11am to 12pm Scottish 2pm to 3pm

Punjabi 4pm to 6pm

Tamil 7pm to 8pm Samoan 8pm to 11pm

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