Radio Southern Skies

Author: mtek

  • Sept 30 2026, Interruption to Service

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    We will have an interruption to our regular broadcasts on Wednesday 30 September from 8am to 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (+10 hrs UTC). During this time broadcasts will be maintained with a limited playlist of music. We thank you for your patience and support of Radio Southern Skies.

  • Tourist Missing in Western Australian Bush Found Alive

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    I started listening to our news and was unexpectedly, but very happy to hear that the German tourist, missing for more than two weeks in a Western Australian park was found Friday afternoon wandering beside a track by a passing motorist.   Karolina Wilga was presumed missing earlier this week after her vehicle was found…

  • Nunez, Munsick, Fraser: New Songs This Week

    Nunez, Munsick, Fraser: New Songs This Week

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    Welcome to new songs this week, an insight to new songs added to our playlist for you to enjoy experiencing on Radio Southern Skies. Anne Fraser and ‘The Rains on Uluru”.  This song was released on the 2024 Bush Balladeers’ compilation album to showcase the depth of Australian bush ballad style of music.  Anne Fraser…

  • An election without the electors

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    Opinion The Prime Minister was heckled by a protester representing the group Rising Tide at a Labour campaign launch to address youth mental health on 8th April, 2025.   The audio of the incident, indicated how passionate the protester was, expressing herself to the point of being hysterical. Since getting elected your government has approved 33…

  • Gippsland Weather Summary, March 2025

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    Gippsland temperatures continue on their trend of temperatures being one to two degrees Celsius above their long-term averages.  This has been a fairly consistent trend over the last six months since I’ve been compiling these reports.  Weatherzone.com reports that Australia wide, our average temperatures were 2.41 degrees Celsius above the long-term averages. News reports continue…

  • Wanted: Inspiring and Valued Women

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    Since Victoria began, the hands of men and women have built our communities.   Their struggles and sense of making a contribution for all to benefit have enriched and created the communities that we value today.  Though women were always there alongside men, showing leadership, compassion, advocating and caring, their efforts have not always been adequately…

  • Brian Letton and Diane Coombs performing in Morwell

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    Brian Letton together with Diane Coombes will be performing in Morwell at the Morwell Bowls Club, 136 Helen Street, Morwell on the afternoon, Sunday 9th March. A show filled with self penned ballads, all time favourites and nostalgic classics.  A superb show of musical magic. For more details , phone Hilary, 0439_980_226.

  • February Weather in Gippsland

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    East Gippsland saw good rainfalls, recording twice their usual February average.  Bairnsdale received 84 mm of rainfall in February mainly as a result of a rainfall event about the 10th of February where it recorded 55 mm over  four days. Leongatha in contrast experienced a dry month, recording 16 mm of rain being half of…

  • Warragul hosts a new addition to its skyline

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    Heading for the centre of Warragul, now features a tall centre poll crane rising above the town centre.  While it hasn’t been unusual to see truck mounted cranes at work in the town centre involved in building or tower construction, I think this crane, which is normally seen in the city, is for the first…

  • Asia and Australia.  Media and Have We Embraced this Relationship

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    ABC and reflecting Asia back to Australia In the late 70s I was a regular listener to news about Asia through incidental listening to a regular Sat or Sun midday program of Asia Pacific. It was my  introduction to the world of Asia.  I learned about Japan, and a little of the news of China…