Author: Scott Landells

Indigo FM’s 2017 Annual General Meeting was held in Chiltern on Thursday 21 September with three new faces among a team of 7 to lead the organisation for the next 12 months.

The new faces are Norm Gay, Ian Gracie and Bernie Jovaras. They will join continuing Committee of Management Members Greg Clydesdale, Denis Ginnivan, Scott Landells and Andrea Leonard.

The AGM was attended by 13 members – 9 apologies were received.

The roles for 2017-18 are:

• President – Scott Landells
• Vice President – Bernie Jovaras
• Treasurer – Andrea Leonard
• Secretary – Ian Gracie
• General – Greg Clydesdale, Norm Gay, Denis Ginnivan

The incoming Committee of Management wishes to thank outgoing members Lex Fletcher, Joanne Le Mura and Alison Williams for their contribution over the past 12 months.

The President’s Report can be read here.

Committee Member profiles for Scott and Denis can be viewed here. Profiles for Greg, Norm, Andrea, Bernie and Ian will be updated in coming days.

Indigo FM has been appointed as lead tenant for the former Beechworth Child and Maternal Health Building. Our local volunteer run radio station recently submitted what turned out to be a successful joint Expression of Interest with BULS – Beechworth Urban Landcare and Sustainability – and along with Beechworth Women’s Shed, the three organisations will partner in the running of the facility. To read the full media release, click here.

Indigo FM’s July 2017 Newsletter is out.

There is news on upcoming and recent events, activities and happenings both on-air and off-air. Indigo FM has new email accounts we are switching across to on the Gmail platform and there is also a couple of voluntary roles vacant for anyone keen to organise. We also have a link to our first ever live video in the studio!

To download the Newsletter pages 1-4 are here and pages 5-8 are here.

Do you have an interest in local radio? Indigo FM has a fantastic studio in the Yackandandah Community Centre, and a growing, enthusiastic group of presenters and programs on the airwaves at 88.0 FM in and around Yackandandah. We currently have a vacancy for the voluntary role of Local Site Co-ordinator. If you are interested in this role, take a read of the position description here. For further details please contact info@indigofmradio.com or speak with Greg on 0448 110 212 or Scott on 0481 267 269. Alternatively you can leave a message on our Facebook page. Expressions of Interest close Friday 28 July.

Indigo FM conducts an annual Radiothon each October as a major Membership Drive. We are seeking to appoint a Radiothon Co-ordinator (voluntary) to work across each of our sites for a 4 month period (1 August – 30 November). This person will be involved in negotiating sponsorships, seeking members only prizes and donations, organising promotional activities and feature programming as well as administration in support of the above. If you are interested in this voluntary role, please contact info@indigofmradio.com or speak with Doug on 0488 277 703 or Scott on 0481 267 269 for more details. Alternatively you can leave a message on our Facebook page. Expressions of Interest close Friday 21 July. A Position Description for this role can be read here

Our latest playlist has launched in recent days at each site. It has a whopping 57% Australian content and features music from many of the artists who played the recent Beechworth Music Festival and Yackandandah Folk Festival. Big thanks to all our contributors – in a few weeks we will record a two hour preview of the playlist to go to air at each site. To view what is on our playlist click here

Our latest playlist has launched in recent days at each site. Big thanks to all our contributors – in a few weeks we will record a two hour preview of the playlist to go to air at each site. Each playlist has something a little unique and this one features music from artists who have appeared at recent festivals at Harrietville, Wandiligong, Eldorado and Beechworth. To view what is on our playlist click here

On Friday evening, 21 October we decided to take Rutherglen Indigo FM off the air initially just for 48 hours but now indefinitely. We are seeking a meeting with the licence owner to negotiate a new access agreement, to replace the previous one which expired on 30 June 2015. We are hopeful of commencing discussions regarding such an agreement within the next week or two. In the meantime, we apologise for the disruption this may cause for our local audience, members and the Rutherglen community in general.

We have called a meeting for 7pm on Wednesday 9 November at Rutherglen Senior Citizen’s Hall to update Rutherglen members with progress on this matter.

All enquiries on this matter can be referred to Scott Landells (President) on 0481 267 269 email info@indigofmradio.com. Alternatively you can speak with Greg Clydesdale (Secretary) on 0448 110 212 or Andrea Leonard (Committee) on 0457 995 563. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Indigo FM is about to embark on its third annual Radiothon from 1 October 2016. This event provides an opportunity for current and new members to pay their annual subscription and take part in a raft of fun activities as well as be in the running to win major prizes.  

In 2016, Beechworth Music Festival will be the Radiothon’s Major Sponsor. In coming on board again they will be offering one lucky Indigo FM member – who gets drawn out as the major overall prize winner – the BMF Experience. This prize includes:

• 1 x double pass to the 2017 Beechworth Music Festival
• 2 x BMF T-Shirts
• 2 x BMF Caps
• 2 x BMF Stubby Holders
• 1 x $70 Food and Drink voucher to be used at BMF 2017

In addition, one lucky member from our sites at Beechworth, Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah will win a double pass to BMF 2017.

Go to our Radiothon page for further details