Your Local Station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM - Chinese from the North

Your Local Station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM

當地广播電台 88.6 Plenty Valley FM
北区華人广播時段

Plenty Valley FM is the Community Radio Station that reaches the areas on the north eastern fringe of Melbourne, specifically within the Cities of Whittlesea and Banyule and the Shire of Nillumbik.

Plenty Valley FM is the local Emergency Services Broadcaster for this area and is a vital link in the provision of important Emergency Services messages to the Community at large.

From Monday to Friday, it has a variety of shows, such as Breakfast Show, Midday Show and Drive Show in English. For Saturday and Sunday, it covers sports and a variety of entertainment, artistic, lifestyle shows.

Every weeknight, you can listen to multicultural broadcasting, different language programs. Information about the shows can be found on the website: http://www.pvfm.org.au/ or contact the radio station on 9404 2111 or visit the station at
284 Childs Road Mill Park.

Some of the multicultural broadcasting can be downloaded from podcasting.

Plenty Valley FM 电台是墨尔本北区“社区电台”，向墨尔本东北区，特别是威特西市，班纽市和尼伦比克郡范围广播.

Plenty Valley FM电台还是当地“紧急情况专用广播电台”，若有紧急情况，该电台会向当地的居民及时播报.

每周一至五，电台播出各类节目，包括用英语播出的“早餐”、“正午”还有“伴你一路行”等节目.周六与周日的节目包括运动、娱乐、艺术及生活等.

周一至周五，每晚还有“多元文化节目”，用社区语言播出。
欲知详情，请登陆网页：http://www.pfvm.org.au/，或致电94042111，
或直接前往电台，地址在284 Childs Road, Mill Park.


Chinese from the North, New Chinese Radio Program

Music, community information, local news, culture, history, entertainment, sports. Discussion about active for life, community engagement, cultural diversity, health and lifestyle.

廣播節目:
音樂, 社区信息, 新聞, 文化, 歷史, 娛樂, 運動, 活動的生活, 社区參与, 多元文化, 健康, 生活的風格.

Commence on 18 April 2008 Friday 10 pm to 12 midnight.
每個星期五晚 10點-12點

The Spring Six Month Program started 5 September 2008.




Interviewed Guests in 2008 April – December 2008
28 Interviewees

25 April 2008
Dr Moni Lai Storz
(Former Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Novelist, Playwright, Cross-cultural Consultant)
Topic: Play, ‘From Little Thing’ and Australasian Chinese Theatre Company

20 June 2008
Dr Moni Lai Storz
(Former Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Novelist, Playwright, Cross-cultural Consultant)
Topic: "To Thy Own Self Be True" - Doing Business in Chinese and Aussie Way?

18 July 2008
Pisen Hong (Artist, Designer, Educator, Awards Winner)
Topic: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

18 July 2008
Sally Fischmann (Feng Shui Consultant)
Topic: Feng Shui

25 July 2008
Bo Ai (Educator, Interpreter, Volunteer for 3zzz community radio)
Topic: Volunteer, Beijing Olympics 2008

25 July 2008
YU JiHui (Professor of English Literature in China)
Frank Moore (MU Rong Hu, Former English Teacher, Writer and Director of Play)
Topic: Chinese Play: Zhang Da Li, Village of Big-Eaters

1 August 2008
Brandon Yeoh (Architect, Awards Winner)
Topic: Architect Designs

19 September 2008
Robert Frajsman (Community Lawyer)
Topic: Whittlesea Community Legal Service, Will and Power of Attorney

26 September 2008
Leticia Maher (Song Writer, Guitar Player and Singer)
Topic: Music and Writing Songs

3 October 2008
Anthea Sidiropoulos (Song Writer, Guitar Player, Singer and Belly Dancer)
Topic: Music, Writing Songs and Belly Dancing

10 October 2008
Anusha Rupasinghe (Participant of Navarathi Festival)
Topic: Navarathi Festival

10 October 2008
Jeremy Hearne (Team Leader, Health Promotion Team: Plenty Valley Community Health)
Topic: Men’s Health and Relationships Programs


24 October 2008
Ken Lee Tet (Plenty Community Credit Union, General Manager)
Topic: Chinese Australians and Family History

24 October 2008
Bo Ai (Educator, Interpreter, Volunteer for 3zzz community radio)
Topic: Volunteer, Beijing Olympics 2008

31 October 2008
John Perri (Musical Intrument Player)
Topic: Music and Performances

31 October 2008
Jan Dirk Mittmann (Curator, Art Gallery)
Topic: Street Art

7 November 2008
Sofia Mastoris (Volunteer and Project Coordinator of Multicultural Quilt)
Topic: Multicultural Quilt

7 November 2008
John Tindall (Office Works Staff and University Student)
Topic: Interracial Family

14 November 2008
Dr Frank Thien (Specialist in Respiratory Medicine: Allergy and Hay Fever)
Topic: Allergy and Hay Fever, Study of Family History

14 November 2008
Harry Bryce (Executive Director. Australian Community Centre for Diabetes
Victoria University)
Topic: Health and Interracial Marriage

21 November 2008
Dr Anton Harding (Paediatrician)
Topic: Asthma

21 November 2008
Susan Preece (Asthma Educator, Asthma Foundation’s of Victoria Help Line)
Topic: Asthma

28 November 2008
Dr Tony Zhang ((RMIT University, Division of Chinese Medicine, Bundoora)
Topic: Migration and Education

5 December 2008
Josephine Farrugia (Café Owner, Coffee Mio, Victoria Market)
Topic: Migration, Small Business and Collingwood Football

5 December 2008
Samuel Ling (Year 10 Student)
Topic: Migration, Chinese Culture and Education

12 December 2008
Boniface Town (Principal Migration Consultant)
Topic: Family, Interracial Marriage, Migration and Services

12 December 2008
Ally Akbarzadch (University of Melbourne Law graduate and Postgraduate Student)
Topic: Migration and Education

19 December 2008
Jenny Beales (Business Manager - People Outdoors, Australian Camps Association)
Topic: Outdoor Activities, Programs and Projects



Interviewed Guests in 2009: January - December
January 2009 10 Interviewees

2 January 2009
Tsebin Tchen (Former Senator in Victoria)
Topic: Migration, Education, Lifestyle, Advice of Settlement and Local Services for New Migrants, Retirement

2 January 2009
Katrina Yap (2008 Year 12 Student)
Topic: Migration, Year 12 Studies and Lifestyle

9 January 2009
Mary Dao (Micropigment Practitioner and Senior Beauty therapist)
Topic: Migration, Small Business, Beauty Therapy Advice, Chinese New Year Festival 2009

9 January 2009
Denise Kuchmar (Guitarist, Education Training and Theatrical Services)
Topic: Music, Lifestyle, Chinese New Year Festival 2009

16 January 2009
Shane Quinn (Manager, Greensborough Family Relationships Centre)
Topic: Program and Services of Family Relationships Centre

16 January 2009
Zabelle (Belly Dance with Zabelle, Zabelle, Pamela and Anthea)
Topic: Belly Dancing, Health Benefits, Performances, Chinese New Year Festival 2009

23 January 2009
Sofia Chapman (Musician, Vardos)
Topic: Vardos, Accordion, Performances, Chinese New Year Festival 2009

23 January 2009
Shano Shorsh Ali (University Student, Kurdish Folk Dance Association)
Topic: Migration, Family, Interracial Marriage, Lifestyle, Kurdish Folk Dance Association,
Chinese New Year Festival 2009

30 January 2009
Lina Hassan (Victoria Arabic Social Service Staff, Arabic Folk Dance Group)
Topic: Cooking and Dancing, Performances, Chinese New Year Festival 2009

30 January 2009
Sash Ristevski (Proprietor, Lalor Aquarium and Pet Supplies)
Topic: Aquarium

February 2009 6 Interviewees

6 February 2009 – NO SHOW

13 February 2009
Susan Perkins (Whittlesea Volunteer Resource Service, Community Development Worker, Community Engagement, Whittlesea Community Connections)
Topics: Volunteering

13 February 2009
Becky James (Artist)
Topics: Artworks, Future Projects (Lantern Making Workshops), Bushfires

20 February 2009
May Hu (Executive Producer, SBS Mandarin Radio Program)
Topics: Victorian Bushfires and SBS Telethon Fundraising Appeal

20 February 2009
Dalal Smiley (MFB Manager, Diversity Development)
Topics: EXPO (Uniform Services in Your Community)

27 February 2009
Tim Kerger (NMIT Tourism and Events Teacher)
Topics: NMIT Tourism and Events, Festivals and Volunteering


27 February 2009
Claude Turco (Recipient of Organ Donor)
Topics: Australian Organ Donor Register, Health Services, Heart Problems, Alfred Hospital


March 2009 4 Interviewees


6 March 2009
Emma Sidney (Jazz Vocalist)
Topics: Music, New Album and Chinese Festivals


6 March 2009
Julie Anne Dooley (Field Worker, GROW Australia)
Topics: GROW Australia, Programs, Services and Groups


13 March 2009
Professor Desmond Cahill (Professor of Intercultural Studies, RMIT University, Victoria)
Topics: Brief Personal Profile: Intercultural Studies, Projects, Publications, Achievements,
Community Engagement, Hobbies.


13 March 2009
Alice Pung (Writer and Lawyer)
Topics: Brief Personal Profile: Family History, Ancestry, Writing Skills, Occupation,
Publications, Achievements.



Presenter and Program Producer: Arthur B.W. Yong


Some of the volunteers and friends, who assisted the program, were:

Sally Huang, Dr. Keong Choong, Sky Zhao, Xia Hua, Dr. Peter Li, Jenny Lu, Damian Peters, Wei Ha, Jie Ha, Jeff Caligari, Shano Ali, Dr Irene Zhang, Holly Wu, Dr Bing Xin Wang, Silvia Jiang, Jing Zhu, Feng Lin, John Perri, John Tindall, Barbara Tindall, Soni Tejpal, Tracy Browning and many others.

More new volunteers were expected to join our team, while others participated for a short time.

广播節目的主持人: 翁文華

電台幫忙的朋友: Jenny卢, Damian Peters, 伟哈, 杰(傑)哈

Assisted by: 1) Bo Ai and his studentsTranslating & Interpreting School of Global Studies, Social Science & Planning RMIT University

支持這活動:

皇家墨尔本理工大学（RMIT）翻译文凭课程的老师与学生帮助提供翻译文稿.
艾博，顾英志，梅林.

2) Many other WCA members and friends

其他威特西華人協會的會員和朋友

The Program will be broadcasted for six months in Mandarin and English.

For further information,

contact Arthur B.W. Yong JP,
President, WCA
Email: wca1256@gmail.com

Feedback Postal Address: 18 Wellington Crescent, Lalor , Victoria 3075