A Newsman And His Music
With a career in broadcast journalism spanning five decades, Bayside resident Colin Tyrus brings you his unique blend of talk and music.
Remembering Dollar Bill and the switch to decimal currency
Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus wasn’t quite into his teens when Australia switched to decimal currency on the 14th of February 1966. But he certainly remembers the old imperial currency with its “pounds, shillings and pence”. In this podcast, Colin recalls the media campaign, featuring the animated character Dollar Bill, that helped Australians to make sense of the new dollars
Meet Physiotherapist Steffan from Kieser
If you listen to only a single podcast this month, you might want to make it this one. It could make a difference to your health and wellbeing. Steffan Cavalera is principal physiotherapist at the Kieser clinic in Caulfield, and he has some advice on how best you can start your exercise and strength training regimen in the not-so-new-year, 2026.
Pay to Park: not yet, says Glen Eira Mayor – podcast
In this podcast from A Newsman and His Music, Glen Eira Mayor Cr Dr Simone Zmood talks about the community survey into the management of parking spaces across the city’s busy shopping precincts, Bentleigh, Carnegie and Elsternwick. The mayor says electronic parking sensors will monitor parking space usage, but no decision on user-pays parking will be made until after a
Counting down to the Kieser Great Bayside Swim 2026
One of the landmark events on the Bayside calendar is the Kieser Great Bayside Swim. This year’s event will be on Saturday 24 January 2026 at Middle Brighton beach, just next to the pier and in front of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. In this podcast, Colin Tyrus is speaking with long distance swimmer and swim coach John Van Wisse
Nick Staikos on Southern FM – December 2025 podcast
The Member for Bentleigh and Minister for Local Government and Consumer Affairs, Nick Staikos has made his final appearance for the year on Southern FM’s A Newsman and His Music program with Colin Tyrus. In this podcast from the broadcast on 8 December 2025, Nick talks about the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, new laws to crackdown on “under-quoting” by real estate
Colin’s musical journey through London
In this podcast, Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus recalls his recent visit to London, featuring some magnificent music from The Band of the Irish Guards, including a recital by the band’s principal clarinettist Sergeant David Wong (pictured with pianist Jacqueline Li and Colin Tyrus).