The lastest from ABC Radio Melbourne

Soy lattes and the future of local dairy

Never order a soy latte when broadcasting live from the Australian Dairy Conference!
Richelle and Warwick were on the road talking to Victorian farmers about the future of our dairy industry this week. Richelle said, “Everyone knows Warwick at these agricultural industry conferences, it’s like being with Brian Nankervis at a music Festival.”

10cc's Graham Gouldman on Evenings

David Astle speaks with the legendary singer and songwriter, and front man for 10cc Graham Gouldman about life in one of the world's most influential bands.

In case you missed it… (better get the tissues)

Missy Higgins performs 'Carry You' with Sarah Belkner on piano and backup vocals on The Friday Revue with Jacinta Parsons and Brian Nankervis.
Tim Minchin wrote ‘Carry You’ for his TV series 'Upright', asking Missy to record the song for the closing credits.

Here’s what our Facebook community are saying:

”Heard it live on the ABC today and

just melted.”
“This song had me tearing up today,

so beautiful.”

'We're losing our Aussie icon'

The death of Holden is a devastating blow for enthusiasts like David Slater from the Lions Pride Holden Car Club. He is the owner of over 70 Holden’s and joined Sammy J on Breakfast.

Look who Raf lassoed into the studio!

Coming back to the ABC for the first time since October for a colleague's retirement soiree, Jon Faine had an impromptu chat with Raf, to share his recollections of who gave him his big break.

Know any class clowns?

Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt for Australia’s funniest secondary school peeps, aged between 14 and 18 years, for its annual Class Clowns comedy competition.
Class Clowns encourages teenagers with a talent for comedy to unleash their comic voice.

Meet Indira Naidoo your new Weekend Nightlife presenter

Award-winning broadcaster and author, Indira Naidoo is your new host of Weekend Nightlife on ABC Radio. Here she shares some career highlights and yarn or two about driving formula 1 and hitting the Top 40 charts.

Congratulations Karen Tighe from Grandstand

At last week's Sports Australia Media Awards, Grandstand's Karen Tighe received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Karen joined ABC in 1989, as an anchor for golf, tennis and other major sporting broadcasts, including 16 years hosting the Hopman Cup. She forged a national profile in the early 1990s as part of the Friday night television show, Live and Sweaty (alongside Libbi Gorr) and in 1997 became the anchor for ABC Grandstand where she remains a staple of weekend sport.