St Columba’s Primary School Prep teacher Steph Young has been named Teacher of the Year in the 2020 ResourceSmart School Awards. In this podcast, she’s chatting to Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus about that award and the parents who took out the School Community Volunteer of the Year title.
Read moreIn the wake of our special report “Kingston Council: Chamber of Secrets”, the latest Council meeting provides new insights into the growing divisions within its ranks. Find out more in this podcast featuring Kingston Mayor Cr Georgina Oxley, as broadcast on “A Newsman and his Music” (Monday 1 June 2020).
Read moreA Glen Eira Council media release about its draft budget encourages ratepayers to comment, but it fails to mention rates are going up by the maximum percentage allowed by the State Government. The Mayor Cr Margaret Esakoff speaks with Southern FM’s Colin Tyrus about this and other issues in this podcast from A Newsman and his Music on 1 June
Read moreIn this episode of This Week in History, join Colin and Historic John as they fire up the flux capacitor for a journey back in time to when either Marconi or Tesla invented radio. When you hear this segment, you’ll probably wish it hadn’t been invented. Historic John emerges from his dungeon every week to present This Week in History
Read moreIn the interests of balance and fairness, A Newsman and his Music always covers both sides of the political spectrum. After speaking with Liberal MP Brad Rowswell, Colin invited the Labor Member for Bentleigh Nick Staikos MP onto the program. Have a listen to the podcast here.
Read moreWhen the Member for Sandringham Brad Rowswell speaks to Colin Tyrus on A Newsman and his Music he never knows what to expect. This week was no exception with Colin asking him whether he’s ruling out a tilt at the Liberal Party leadership. Brad also talks about the road back from the lockdown, school funding and bizarre tweets.
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