PBS VOLUNTEER NEWS 2, 2019

We farewelled one of community radio's finest  Erica from MUTM on February 5, pictured here with Hexdebt, Remi, Suss C*nts and PBS staffers Firas and Adrian 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge.

Hello, good people of music-loving Melbourne!

Well, Drive Live was a real fun time and thanks to our amazing volunteers who helped prepare and run that event. And thanks to our volunteers who kept the machine rolling. If you’re interested in being part of the team check out our next round of volunteer vacancies.

IWD 2019 poster 🎨 Ashley Ronning

IWD Volunteers 

We’re having a big party on International Women’s Day, Friday 8th of March 2019. We’ll open the doors to our listeners between 5pm-7pm  Would you like to volunteer? We have volunteer vacancies: 

Door Volunteer: Working in a team of two, mark off attendees at the celebratory IWD event. Shift time: 4:30pm-7:00pm

Bar Runner Volunteer: Working in a team of two, support the bar, by topping up water jugs, topping up glasses, washing glasses, and assisting the bar volunteers. Shift time: 4:30pm-7:15pm

Social Media Volunteer: Show PBS in its best light with social media coverage. Capture the moments on Instagram and Twitter.  Shift times: 6am-10am; 10am-2pm; 2pm-7pm and 7pm-11pm.

Email hr@pbsfm.org.au for information or to supply an EOI to be part of the team that delivers this community event.

IWD VOLUNTEERS

FRIDAY MARCH 8
3-4 HOUR SHIFTS BETWEEN 10AM-10PM

PBS, 47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Rock-A-Bye-Baby  

This year Rock-A-Bye Baby celebrates its 10 anniversary! ICYMI Rock-A-Bye Baby is the daytime gig for children and carers at the Fitzroy Town Hall. The next one is in February. We’re looking for trustworthy volunteers, who like helping people! Seeking access volunteers to help patrons access the venue. This is a physical role – helping parents and children by lifting/carrying pushers up and down stairs.  Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to volunteer.

EVENT ACCESS VOLUNTEER AT ROCK A BYE BABY

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28

10:30 AM-12:15 PM

FITZROY TOWN HALL

Rock-A-Bye-Baby Photographer

How would you like to photograph Ella Thompson at Rock-A-Bye Baby the daytime gig for children and carers at the Fitzroy Town Hall. The next one is in February? We’re looking for a photographer who would like to photograph this revered artist. Email mara@pbsfm.org.au to volunteer.

PHOTOGRAPHER VOLUNTEER AT ROCK A BYE BABY

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

FITZROY TOWN HALL

Radio Festival EOIs

May marks our really big fundraiser: Radio Festival, and we’ll need help answering listener’s calls, entering memberships and renewals into the membership database and packing kits. We’ll need help around the clock. Join on the radio festival fun. Interested people, please register your EOI here.

RADIO FESTIVAL EOI

MAY 13-26 BETWEEN 6AM-MIDNIGHT

PBS, 47 EASEY STREET COLLINGWOOD

Graphic Artist

We’re looking for a volunteer graphic artist to make a poster, to help promote the PBS announcer course online, and also to pin up around the station. Do you have a creative outlook and relevant skills? Could you have fun with this and help spread the word that we have a PBS announcer course? If you’d like to volunteer to create this poster, please email hr@pbsfm.org.au and send in your EOI as well as links to previous work.

GRAPHIC ARTIST TO MAKE A POSTER

DEADLINE: MARCH 1

FLEXIBLE TIME

FLEXIBLE LOCATION

Craft Volunteers

Do you enjoy craft? Are you resourceful? Seeking volunteers who'd like to help put the FUN in fundraising decorate for an event?    Express your interest to hr@pbsfm.org.au by March 8. 

CRAFT VOLUNTEERS - DECORATIONS COMMITTEE

DATES TBC IN  MARCH + APRIL

SHIFT TBC

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Interview Coordinator - a paid role - just added
PBS is currently looking to recruit a new person to join our staff team in the role of PBS Interview Coordinator. This 3-day per week (0.6 EFT) role is critical in the coordination and administration of on-air interviews. PBS is seeking a person with a strong administration focus, and a background in community radio and/or music to join our team. For more information contact go to https://www.pbsfm.org.au/node/83178. Questions about the role can be addressed to Program Manager Owen McKern programs@pbsfm.org.au 

Announcer Course 2019

As you know, PBS106.7FM is a community radio station devoted to playing specialist and under-represented music, so if it’s your dream to be an announcer, consider undertaking the five-week announcer introductory announcer course. 2019 dates, rates, more info and the application can be found here.

Drive Live In Photos by Naomi Lee Beveridge

Drive Live is our on-air celebration of live music during our performer member month, where we open the doors for our listeners to enjoy the best of the local live music scene.  A top team of musicians, announcers, event volunteers, and listeners came together to make Drive Live 2019 a highlight on the PBS, and Melbourne music calendar, and Naomi Lee Beveridge took the gorgeous photos. 

MONDAY

PBS, 47 Easey Street 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Inside the crowd are greeted by door volunteers Eve and Debbie 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Headhunters with Elle: WVR Baby  📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

DRMNGNOW: A powerful band, with a powerful message 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Thando live from Studio 5 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Group shot: Elle with DRMNGNOW, Thando and WVR Baby 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

TUESDAY

Suss C*nts on the final Mixing Up The Medicine 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Hexdebt 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Remi 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Erica and friends, for the final Mixing Up The Medicine 2019📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

WEDNESDAY

The crowd watching in for Oh Pep! 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Oh Pep! on The Afterglow 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Ainslee Wills and and The Afterglow's  Lyndelle Wilkinson📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

 The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra squeeze 17 in Studio 5 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

THURSDAY

Ruari with Ute Root 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Private Function 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Lai 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

And the crowd goes wild! 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

FRIDAY

Thanks to our bar volunteers and runners keeping those Mountain Goat tinnies flowing📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Tek Tek 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Tek Tek 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Empat Lima 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Sampa The Great and an all-star cast 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

Richie 1250 with Sampa, Silent Jay and Evelyn Ida Morris 📷 Naomi Lee Beveridge

And that was Drive Live (part of the February performer drive) for another year! Thanks to all who participated 🎨 Jase Harper

And finally, if you're a performer or know a performer, please let them know about this. One lucky winner goes into the draw to win the lot!: 

Take out a performer membership in February and you could win! 🎨 Aysha Tufa

PBS Policies and Procedures

It is important for all volunteers and staff to be familiar with this. See the P&P at http://pbs.org.au/policy.  The Policies and Procedures Handbook ensures that PBS remains in safe compliance with the Codes of Practice and other relevant legislation. It also positions PBS volunteers, announcers and staff to operate with a shared, clear understanding of how things work at PBS. Please read it carefully. And if you’re inspired, why not consider becoming a PBS shareholder? Check out https://www.pbsfm.org.au/governance  The AGM is held in November. For more information email gm@pbsfm.org.au

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