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!

This month we’re spotlighting Chestr as our volunteer highlight! 

They help everything run smoothly behind the scenes on Right Here, Right Now and on our live reviews team. As you can imagine, having a band play live to air each week is no small feat and can often be a hectic environment. We’re so grateful to have someone so talented as a part of the 4ZZZ team! 

We asked Chestr some questions about their volunteer journey at 4ZZZ, give them a read!

What made you want to volunteer at 4ZZZ?

I'd been wanting to volunteer/ work at a radio station for a while and found the 4ZZZ website which had all the volunteering information.

What’s your favourite 4ZZZ volunteering story?

My favourite story/ experience is honestly every week at Right Here, Right Now. It’s so fun seeing live performances every week + being a small part of putting those together.

I love that volunteering has given me insight into how radio works and the community within 4zzz. I have also learnt so much about how live performances are put together and what goes into making the Right Here Right Now sets happen.

What would you say to anyone who has been thinking about subscribing but hasn’t gotten involved yet?

To anyone who’s thinking about volunteering I would say absolutely do it. I am such a shy person and was very nervous to start but everyone I’ve met is so welcoming and kind. The entire 4ZZZ community is so supportive and makes it so fun every time I’m at the station. 

Massive thank you to Chestr and all our 4ZZZ volunteers!

Our very own, Brody Hayes won Volunteer of the Year and PROUD awards at the 65th Annual Queens Ball over the weekend!

Brody is the co-coordinator of Queer Radio, Zed Digital host for Static Mindzzz and 4ZZZ Accessibility Coordinator for 4ZZZ. Outside of 4ZZZ, they also deliver LGBTQIA+ training and consultancy. Their work amplifies voices, educates organisations, and strengthens community understanding and inclusion.

We wanted to share some words from Brody, "Volunteering is a special kind of experience and every single volunteer does it for the pure love of it. I want to recognise and dedicate this to those who do so very much for our community, who cannot be proud yet, who cannot be supported or cannot be loved."

Huge congratulations to Brody and thank you for the amazing work they do within and outside the station.

In extremely exciting news! Nick and Branko announced Zed51 on Unnecessary Knowledge on Wednesday morning. So… mark your calendars Meanjin for October 24th, 2026 at Roma Street Parklands.

The wave of community support for last year’s ZED50 was nothing short of incredible and one thing we kept hearing after the event was how great it would be to do it all again.

Full lineup and ticketing details soon…