February
- News Editor, Neil Munro was presented with a certificate for his many years of service to the SES. – ORGANISED a celebratory morning tea with SES reps.
- Sat 5th MC’d Maffra ScotFest
- Toured a ladies group from the Uniting Church through the station
- Spoke at U3A meeting about 3GI’s history. (65th Anniv. this year)
March
- 9th Official opening of Morwell News Office
- ABC Gippsland Great Vege Weigh-In
- Attended Association of Christian Broadcasters conference
- Prepared & lodged application for Temporary Community Broadcast License for Life FM Gippsland
July
- Daniel Jordan from ABC Enterprises visited to discuss our involvement with the local ABC Centres. Said our cross-promotion via the breakfast program is used as a National model
- Met with youth workers, Council reps and other local professionals re THE BOX – a project to source new ideas for local employment, particularly for and from our youth. GI-FM will play an integral part in the project using our on-air and web resources to facilitate discussion
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August
- All staff involved in Olympic Torch relay – photos sent to on-line and abc xchange
- 8th addressed the Traralgon Historical Society on GI’s 65th Anniv. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
- 23rd – 20 year nine students from Sale College toured
September
- 4th 1st Stratford Scout’s on studio tour (PM)
- Sat 9th launched the Kilmany Family Care raffle – arrived on a Harley Davidson
Video of arrival on Harley - 25th addressed Sale Ladies Probus Club on GI’s 65th Anniv. (AM)
- 25th addressed the Sale Businesswomen’s Group on GI’s 65th Anniv. (PM)
October
- 2nd talked on GI’s 65th Anniv to about 70 ladies at Traralgon Probus Club
- 11th launched Breast Cancer Awareness Day for Rural Women in Sale women from all over Gippsland and southern NSW attended
- 18th attended Q2 Emergency Services Meeting in Bairnsdale (committee member)
- 24th MC’d Literary Dinner at Maffra organised by ABC Centre Sale for author Anne Summers
- 26th to Benambra to inspect the zinc mine to be reopened
- 31st staff celebration for 3GI’s 65th Anniversary
November
- 1st spent the day with a journalist from The Age for feature article on ABC Gippsland
- 1st delivered Meals On Wheels with Broadcaster Allen Moore
- 2nd The BOX Project launched “live” on Drive (technical problems prevented full coverage)
- Sat. 5th MC’d the 90 Mile Beach Country ‘n Folk Festival at Loch Sport
- 9th attended inaugural meeting of the West Sale Migrant Camp Water Tower Memorial Project
- 10th attended assessment meeting on BOX entries
- Sat. 11th led the singing for the re-dedication of the Sale Cenotaph in a re-enactment of the original service.
- 14th MC’d the MSO concert at the Memorial Hall in Sale
- 27th addressed the monthly Gippsland Business Women’s dinner on GI’s history
- 29th conducted a media training session for the “Introduction to Emergency Management Course” conducted by the SES and held at Paynesville. Powerpoint Presentation
- Participants included Local Govt, Vic Police, CFA, SES, Red Cross, St John’s, Latrobe Power, Gippsland Ports, Water Authority & Ambulance.
December
- Sat. 2nd MC’d and performed at RAAF Base Community Carols with RAAF Big Band
- Sat. 9th participated in the Maffra to Sale Motorcycle Club Toy Run (on a Honda Goldwing)
- Sun. 10th MC’d and performed at Rosedale Community Carols
- 12 – 14th Deb Bye, Kellie Wilson and Georgia Spokes worked with ABC TV for the Radio Pictures series
- 21st MC’d and performed at Sale Community Carols