2MCE is remembering the service of Bathurst’s nurses during the Great War 1914-1918 with a series of profiles presented by local historian Andrew Fletcher.
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Andrew has been uncovering the stories of 24 nurses from the Bathurst district who volunteered to serve during World War One.
These short profiles feature Andrew narrating from his research of local nurses who served with the Australian Army Nursing Service Reserve including May Bartlett from Bathurst, Olive Brownlow from Rockley and Elsie Crouch from “Ethelton” in Bathurst.
Tune in during “Morning Music” between 9am-11am Monday to Friday to remember Bathurst’s nurses of the Great War.
Ancient crafts
DIANE Barnes presents this week’s Cool Climate Living program and she’s covering the topic of ancient crafts that are still practised today.
Diane interviews Jeff McSpedden who practises the ancient craft of coopering, which is the making of wooden casks, barrels, vats, buckets and other containers held together with wooden or metal hoops.
Jeff tells us on the program that the craft of coopering dates from Roman times and at the time the practice revolutionised the way goods could be transported around the Mediterranean.
Kim Bagot-Hiller is a local botanical artist and printer who shares the history of the ancient art of printing from scratching on stone and bone, to rubbing, through to the invention of the modern printing press as a way of recording and conveying information.
Cool Climate Living is broadcast on Friday from 11am and repeated on Wednesday from 11 on 2MCE, Bathurst 92.3 and Orange 94.7.
Subscriber AGM
THE 2MCE Subscribers’ AGM is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5, starting at 5.30pm in the station’s newsroom.
Financial members of 2MCE are invited to attend and vote for two incoming subscriber representatives for the 2MCE board.
Postal and proxy vote options are available if you’re unable to attend on the day.
Please phone the station office on 6338 4790 for more information.
The AGM is a great opportunity to meet the people involved in 2MCE. Hope to see you there.
Listener survey
THE 2018 Community Radio National Listener Survey reported the highest listening levels ever for community radio with 27 per cent of Australians aged 15 years and older listening to community radio across the country each week.
Respondents indicated they listen to community radio to hear Australian music and artists, specialist music, local information and news, and local voices.
The National Listener Survey is conducted by McNair Ingenuity Research and tracks community radio listening habits throughout Australia.
A representative sample of 10,000 Australians over the age of 15 were reached through a hybrid of telephone and online surveys and results provide an invaluable insight into trends, listeners and the community broadcasting sector itself.
