These students take their classroom learning into the newsroom to develop their journalism skills under the guidance of the newsroom supervisor, Frank Bonaccorso.

Next week we welcome a new group of students into the newsroom to learn how to produce local news. 

Frank will draw upon his 30-year career working in broadcast news to train the students in industry standard news production.

You might hear some changes to the 2MCE local news service over the next few weeks as these students learn the skills of news making.

2MCE local news will change from a daily service to a weekly Friday bulletin for the next few weeks. Tune in on Friday at 8.30am to hear the newest group of CSU student journalists.

THIS week’s Cool Climate Living program is hosted by Monica Morse and features information about upcoming events in Bathurst.

Monica interviews Andrew Fletcher about the unveiling of a bronze plaque to commemorate the Bathurst nurses who attended the Great War of 1914-1918.

Twenty-four local nurses volunteered for the war effort and returned to Australia highly awarded for their contribution. 

The Bathurst District Historical Society will unveil the plaque that includes the names of each of these women at the War Memorial Carillon on Friday, March 9.  Andrew shares some of the astonishing stories of these women with Monica during the program.

It’s almost autumn and I’m sure you’re looking forward to a change in the weather just as much as me.

Autumn is that special time of the year when Bathurst is alive with the reds, golds and yellows of the changing trees.

It’s also time for the Autumn Colours festival beginning in March and Monica will interview Dan Cove from the Bathurst Visitor Information Centre about this year’s festival program. 

Rachael Young rounds out the list of Monica’s guests, and she’ll be talking about the Sustainable Living Expo at the Bathurst Showgrounds on Saturday.

The annual expo event coincides with a Bathurst Farmer’s Market weekend and is always a great day out for the community. This year will feature Sticks and Wombat from the reality television program, The Block.

Tune in for Cool Climate Living with Monica on 2MCE from 11am on Friday to plan your diary with these upcoming events.

A NEW program is starting on Fridays from 8pm-10pm featuring great music from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

Andrew Lotherington will host the program and take you on a musical journey of popular and rare music from these decades.

You’ll hear the music that you know, love and wish you heard more often, adding more enjoyable listening to our already great Friday line-up. The program starts on Friday, March 2.