Pianist, conductor and musical director John Foreman is preparing for two of his biggest events of the year: Carols By Candlelight on Christmas Eve at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and New Year’s Eve & The Day Before at Hamer Hall on 30 and 31 December to ring in the new year. John is talking to Southern FM newsman Colin
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Associate Professor Toby Murray from the University of Melbourne talks to Craig Francis about the much discussed ban on Social Media in Australia for those aged under 16. Toby discusses the factors leading to the proposed ban, along with some of the challenges of enforcement as well as his views on additional areas for consideration and how things might play
Read moreThe SECA Panel were back after a disappointing week off and players were back on the field. All of the day one action from Shield grade round 7 matches was discussed and there were plenty of significant milestones around the competition, plus all the other grades and the final round of the T20 competition. Click on the media player below
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On the first Friday of each month from 6-7 PM, Cindy Sullivan presents music and chat with a philosophical edge. This episode of ‘What The World Needs Now’ was broadcast on Southern FM on Friday 6th December 2024 and marks the 50th episode of Cindy’s radio show. In this episode, Cindy proposes that ‘what the world needs now’ is to
Read moreThe oddball music biopic seems to be a burgeoning new subgenre. There’s the Robbie Williams monkey movie and now the Lego animation Piece By Piece which recounts the life of famed musician and producer Pharrell Williams. Full disclosure, the prospect of another quirky jerky Lego movie/ product placement had me recoiling like a vampire doused with holy water but I
Read moreDisney’s Moana was a justifiable smash hit. A cute, charming and extremely visually inventive animated adventure that drew on the familiar Disney trope of the feisty but sensitive young woman going on a journey of self-discovery. It was distinguished, however, by its South Pacific island setting (the fictitious island of Motonui) and its references to Polynesian history, culture and mythology.
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