Friday, June 20, 2008

OTWAY FM -another of our greatest assets and export agencies



Many of you are probably too young to remember the early days with Greg and Wayne Cahill on Sunday Mornings being as creative as anyone can ever be on radio.
The young doctor from all Saints like many had a stint there as have many of the wags and wayward citizens .
Maybe its your turn - OTWAY FM needs young talent and you could be it
Vision FM and The ABc would like to take over the valuable licence we have and if we as a coomunity don't support it soon , such a losis likely .
OTWAYFM is too important to lose to outsiders; ....outsiders who INCREASINGLY are telling us what to do.

How many decisions are made about Colac by people who actually live in Colac . Once upon a time not so long ago , our local paper used to join the chorus about CEO's that "if you were to govern us, you should live here" . Now all is quiet on the growing numbers of gas guslers we pay for on the Princes highway each day > now all is quiet - All is quiet on Lake Colac . All is quiet, except for OtwayFM

- THE EVER CHANGING TIMBER INDUSTRY have the greens and Brumbys mates finally realised they don't like plantations for timber and would rather like us to use mixed forests for timber production. Lets change direction again shall we ! ( joe no help today-- how predictable !)
- WHY DOES ONE HARDWARE STORE IN OUR TOWN EMPLOY MORE PEOPLE THAN Experts in AGRICULTURE and ENVIRONMENT in the area. Does anyone really believe downsizing DPI is justified by throwing that money at changing our attitudes to change( if only they knew us, they wouldn't even try!??)

-LAKE COLAC what is really happening with all the money government bodies throw at lake colac .
-CONFUSION over COUNCIL DECISIONS Are our current counsellors really right in saying that the people of Colac support the shift of our oldies and others out of town ( To a new library).
-WHOSE IN CHARGE at RAE st ? Is the council operating like a law unto itself ?
- TRUST THE EXPERTS paid for by the SALESMAN Will anyone building on the earthfill on the floodplain of the Barham River ever get insurance for their houses.(Of course not - Remember you heard it first on Blogger in June 2008 Copyright)


OTWAYFM This modest budget broadcaster can really help put across the detail by having just 200 local members . One of those people should probably be you or one of the many great local but highly stretched groups here.
The permanenet licence of OTWAYFM ( obtained by locals in 2003) is estimated to be worth about 20 million dollars and could easily be lost to outsiders .
We have been broadcasting the local football for the last 15 years ( a record no doubt) but with the high cost of fuel , it seems we can no longer continue the service .
Call in today 5231991 and show your interest .