Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Chisholm, Watt and Green, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) 8 December 2020 is the 45th anniversary of the first official broadcast of community radio station 4ZZZ-FM from studios at the University of Queensland,

(ii) 4ZZZ was the first FM stereo radio station in Queensland, the first community broadcaster in Australia with journalists accredited by the (then) Australian Journalists Association, and the first mass-audience format community broadcaster in Australia, and

(iii) 4ZZZ has provided and continues to provide an important means of exposure for many Brisbane musicians, and an important independent local outlet for information and news;

(b) congratulates all those involved in establishing and maintaining this pioneering community-based radio station, now broadcasting from studios in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane; and

(c) expresses support for the ongoing development of community broadcasting in Australia as an important component in ensuring the community has access to a diverse and adequate range of information and entertainment.