At the beginning of this year, 4ZZZ became a member of Volunteer Queensland. We’re so proud to be a member of the organisation, particularly since the love and passion of volunteers is what keeps the 4ZZZ airwaves going.

Thank you so much to Volunteer Queensland and Lucy Stokes for the feature article on 4ZZZ!

It’s a beautiful read and includes interviews with some of our volunteers including Heather Anderson, Georgia Manthey and Ben Ryan.

Here are some quotes from the article if you want to go and have a closer read...

“Community radio is where identities are represented,” Anderson says. “It’s one of the few places where people can truly represent themselves, where communities that are often filtered out of mainstream media can tell their own stories in their own words.”

“At any stage of life, community radio offers a place where your contribution matters. The station’s volunteer base spans generations and backgrounds with students gaining their first experience in media, career changers discovering new directions, retirees finally pursuing something they’d set aside.”

Read the full article here!

Thank you to everyone that came through for Open House on Saturday! It was such a busy day with nearly 200 people trek-ing down to the station.

It is always one of our favourite days of the year to see people wonder into the 4ZZZ Studios for the first time and discover the passion, love and community here at 4ZZZ.

A massive shoutout and thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who gave tours, answered questions and helped make the day happen.

If you missed out but would love to see the station, click here and sign up for an induction to volunteer!

4ZZZ NAIDOC 2026: 50 Years of Deadly Carpark Gig was a beautiful round off to the week long NAIDOC celebrations!

Arianna opened the day with amazing acoustic singer-songwriter tracks, including a great Fleetwood Mac cover. It was followed by J4ZHEN, who rapped and played bass at the same time, managing to work in a Jimi Hendrix cover too! Lastly, was Bala Rontu who brought the hip-hop and reggae energy to round off the day!

Kihi had some great interviews with both Arianna and Jah, fellow host of Indigi-Briz and performer at the gig. Listen back to Indigi-Briz if you missed it here if you missed it!

4ZZZ NAIDOC 2026: 50 Years Of Deadly was supported by Goolwal Goolwal - BIGSOUND. Thank you so much for their support.

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and happy 50 Years of Deadly!

This event will took place on the unceded lands of the Turrbal, Jagera and Ugarapul people. Always Was, Always Will Be.

Did you catch Kihi, Jimmy and Tabatha out at NAIDOC the 4077 Way Inala Family Fun Day on Wednesday? They ran a 4ZZZ stall chatting all about 4ZZZ, how to get involved and submit music. Plus, the hit of the day was the drum machine so people attending the celebration could come by the stall and have a go making their own music. 

The Family Fun Day was a celebration of culture, community, connection and 50 Years of NAIDOC. It was such a special event with cultural performances, amusement rides, and various community stalls.

If you missed Kihi, Jimmy and Tabatha at the event, be sure to listen into Soul-Jah Sistars (Saturdays 1-2PM), Indigi-Briz (Saturdays 4-6PM) and Culture Vultures (Monday 9-10am).

On Saturday from 1-4pm, Tabatha, Domenico, Brody, Daria and Kirstyn of Soul-Jah Sistars and Exit Stage Zed did an outside broadcast from Northey Street Winter Solstice Festival. What a dream crossover!

They broadcast some amazing 4ZZZ tunes at the festival, had a yarn, and brought artists onto the airwaves for interviews.

If you missed out on hearing the outside broadcast, listen back here to get some of that magical Winter Solstice spirit.
 

If you subscribe in the month of July, you go in the draw to win a $200 voucher from Garage Sounds!

The voucher can be redeemed for anything instore, including vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes, books, DVDs, merch and heaps more!

Garage Sounds is a proud 4ZZZ Subscriber Discount Outlet, which is run by Triple Zed stalwart, Riff Randall, who is passionate about tangible forms of alternative local, Aussie and International music - which is not a rip off!

Garage Sounds is located at Upper Mount Gravatt, near Garden City, and also has regular market stalls around South East Queensland, including the monthly Brisbane Record Fair.

Subscribe to 4ZZZ here to go in the draw...

Did you know if you subscribe to 4ZZZ you get access to a range of discounts at various subscriber discount outlets?

July’s SDO of the month goes to BooksStones! 4ZZZ subscribers get  10% off storewide on stock not already discounted. 

Books@Stones & Allmedic Book Supplies are passionate about promoting amazing Australian authors and stories, offering a carefully curated selection of books. They also specialise in the supply of Nursing, Medical and Alternative Medicine textbooks, as well as Anatomical Charts & Models and Medical Equipment.

Sisi Sparkle, co-host of Megaherzzz and long-time volunteer at 4ZZZ recently ventured off to Spain. As apart of her journey’s, she got the chance to do backstage interviews at Primavera Festival in Barcelona for 4ZZZ!

Sisi sat down with Bestia Bebe, an Argentinian band and Aiko el Group, a high-energy Madrid band to discuss all things from radio culture in different countries to their Primaveera set and new releases.

Click here to hear some of the interviews and keep your ears peeled to hear some across Megaherzzz.
 

We have made a few changes to our subscription tiers that came into effect July 1st. There is no longer a household subscription, and we are reactivating our ‘Community Organisation’ for not-for-profit organisations, community groups and charities. 

We are also changing our existing subscription model to incorporate a fixed annual membership fee ($40), set at the price of our concession subscription. Any remaining portion will be invoiced as a tax deductible donation.

Passionate and Super subscriptions include merch which is subtracted from the tax deductible portion. Subscribers can opt out of all (or some) of the merch, which will increase the tax deductible portion, and you can also increase your donation portion if you’re are feeling generous.

In exciting news, a massive congratulations to Tabatha Saunders who is our new First Nations Community Engagement Coordinator! 

You may have heard Tabatha across the 4ZZZ airwaves as the host of Soul-Jah Sistars and around as a long-term volunteer at the station. It is a huge honour to welcome her to the team and we can’t wait to see where she goes with this role. 

A huge congratulations to Tabatha!