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3BBR’s intimate music night returns for 2026, again being held in the Oak St Community Hub in Drouin.

Join us on Friday 22th May for our special music night with performances by three Gippsland artists, Mark Howard, Tegan Blackstock and introducing Cale Madison.

Worldly troubadour and musical storyteller Mark Howard, and country singer-songwriter Tegan Blackstock will both be launching new singles to preview forthcoming new album releases.

So join us for a great night focused on the music without the bar chat. BYO snacks, and/or we can order pizza on your behalf.

Door open at 6:00pm. Music starts at 6:30pm.

Tickets $35 at the door, or for $30 in advance via HUMANITIX.com

The Hub is at 1 Oak St Drouin, just near the Royal Hotel.
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Live at the Hub  is supported by Drouin and District Bendigo Community Bank  and Baw Baw Shire Council  and is an initiative of 3BBR-FM in collaboration with Off The Leash Theatre.

On April 8th and 10th, Gippsland Live brings you a recent local concert featuring two women whose musical lives are widely celebrated; pianist Andrea Keller from Melbourne and saxophonist Sandy Evans from Sydney.

They’re both creative multi-award-winning composers, collaborators, improvisers, mentors and educators with their work extending beyond the contemporary jazz pigeon-hole.

Andrea Keller runs the educational program “Gender Defying Jazz” and is Head of Jazz & Improvisation at the University of Melbourne’s Conservatorium of Music, and Sandy Evans has travelled the world, leading her trio and sextet with decades of musical credits with groups like Clarion Fracture Zone, Mara!, the catholics, GEST8 and Ten Part Invention.

Recently they joined forces for an intimate performance at Yarragon Studio  on Sun 22 March 2026.

Tune in for 3BBR’s exclusive recording on Gippsland Live at 8:00pm on Wed 8th April or Fri 10th from 2:00pm on 103.1 FM or the live stream, or listen on-demand for up to 8 weeks after broadcast via 3bbrfm.org.au.

When you run on volunteer love and shoestring funds, upgrades can be a frustrating wait.  You either seek donations or a grant to finally get the job done.

Our old Falcon broadcast mixer was as old as the station itself.  The buttons were sticking, the faders were scratchy and the sound was dropping out occasionally and getting a bit woolly.  We considered exciting new digital technology for a replacement, and baulked at a possible bill of well over $8500.

After a few enquiries, our sister community station PBS 106.7FM in Melbourne came to our rescue.  After they moved into new premises at Collingwood Yards with all-new digital broadcast mixers in their studios, a shiny never-used “spare” became completely redundant.  Long-time community radio stalwart and tech guru Bill Runting found and modified a suitable power supply, and the bundle was recently donated to 3BBR.

We’re all very grateful that we have a replacement that cost us relatively little, and all our listeners and studio presenters can now benefit from better fidelity and fewer gremlins.

— Garry, Feb 2026

• FRIDAY 8:00pm – 9:00pm / PUSH THE ENVELOPE — Jessielea brings you a combination of heavy, electronic and fusion music to get your Friday night started; now followed by Aussie Trove at 9:00pm, where Brett showcases Australian alternative and independent music.
• After replacing the First Nations music show Deadly Beats while it hunts for a new presenter, we plugged in another underground/DIY music show only to learn that it now too is unavailable. So to follow on from Marni’s Sounds of the Underground, tune at 10pm on Wednesday nights for The AU Eclectic with Ash Sambrooks, featuring interviews with emerging artists while genre-hopping across indie, post-punk, electronic, ambient, experimental, and all the in-betweens.

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Our full schedule is at https://3bbrfm.org.au/guide
Download a PDF copy of the latest schedule to keep or print.

As always, if you have feedback about our programming, please get in touch.  Visit our contact page for the many ways you can do that. 

During January and February 2026, the 3BBR-FM Concert Hall is proud to present highlights of the local 2025 Fine Music seasons at Yarragon Studio and Wesley of Warragul, plus some favourites from 2024, all recorded exclusively by 3BBR.

Highlights include:

• Trio Arapiles // Genesis Baroque with soprano Sarah Macliver (Broadcast 11 Jan 2026)
• The NZ Trio // The Gippsland Chamber Singers (18 Jan)
• Zoe Knighton, cello with Amir Farid, piano // Duo de Fesh (25 Jan)
• Trios with Paavali Jumppanen, Rachel Bullen and Matthew Kneale // Joshua Hooke, piano (1 Feb)
• The Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Stefan Cassomenos // Plus the 40th Anniversary Concert from 2024 at WGAC by the West Gippsland Chorale performing the ‘St Cecilia Day’ Cantata by George Loughlin (8 Feb)
• Also from 2024, “Homage to Schubert” trio concert, featuring Brian Chapman and Friends (15 Feb)

Missed the broadcasts? Listen back via our radio-on-demand service.

3BBR FM is proud to support local Fine Music Concerts and new Australian compositions.

Listen back to our live broadcast on Saturday 7th Feb when the Trafalgar Truck Restorers Club and the Baw Baw Old Engine and Auto Club hosted their annual display of heritage trucks, cars, tractors, earth movers, motorbikes and steam engines over the weekend of 7th & 8th Feb.

3BBR broadcast live on site at 48 Pedder Street Darnum from 10:00am Saturday.  José Meyer was there playing country for My Kinda Music, and John Fromhold played great tunes from 12 until 2:00pm.

You can find out more about the show by visiting Darnum Heritage Display.

Listen back to our broadcast

Listen back to 3BBR’s live broadcast from Rotary’s 2026 Australia Day event held in Civic Park, Drouin. The event brought local community organisations together from 8:00am throughout the morning and included a flag-raising ceremony, sausage sizzle and activities for the young ones.

It was also an opportunity to meet the 3BBR team in person, as Russ Ford presented live from the Soundshell in Civic Park from 9:00am – 12 noon.  Thanks to everyone who participated in our broadcast.

This special programming meant that Big John Meyer swapped with Russ to host Memories and More from 1:00-3:00pm. (There will be no Letters to the Editor program from the Regional News Team on Australia Day, but there will be a special hour of First Nations Australian music at 11:00pm.)

Listen back to the broadcast

Join us on 3BBR from 12:00 noon on Christmas Day for a special broadcast of the recent concert by the West Gippsland Chorale under the direction of Nathan Byrne recorded at Wesley of Warragul.

The program features Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols Op.28  plus a diverse selection of songs to celebrate Christmas.  3BBR-FM is proud to record and support local live music performances.

Missed the broadcast? Listen back to GippsLand Live for up to 8 weeks after broadcast.

Also on Christmas Day, Garry Havrillay hosts a special Quiet Hour of ambient and serene music on 3BBR from 6:00am.