Tuning in: Small city, big dreams

Where dreams blossom About me I’ve grown up in Canberra, just 3 hours away from Sydney, where 15 degrees is late spring and not quite winter! I study at Dickson College, majoring in contemporary music, exercise science and Spanish! I’m very passionate about music and I love to create my own as well as analyse […]

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Neerja Peters – Abstract Artist who Finds Peace and Harmony in Her Works

Interviewed by Lindsey & Caroline Listen in As Neerja Peters talks about her choice of Harmonizing colours and how her presence show both generous and inspiring aspects. Her abstract and geometric works became her form of meditation and joy. The delicate interplay of memory, geometry, and colour in each piece creates their own meticulous narratives […]

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Review: Eric Whitacre & VOX – Eternity in an Hour

Sydney Opera House VOX (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs) Fri 27 June 2025 Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Eric Whitacre is the master of suspension. Not in the horror movie kind of way, but more in his ability to create musical tension through harmony, sustain it until you think it will burst, and then resolve it […]

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Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep6

‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Virginia Lowe and Eric Gyore’s Wednesday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings […]

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Review: Yolŋu Power: The Art of Yirrkala

21 June – 6 October 2025 Art Gallery of New South Wales Naala Badu building Lower level 2  Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) Just when you thought you’d seen it all in relation to an indigenous fine art exhibition, along comes the AGNSW with Yolŋu power: the art of Yirrkala. From the 1940s to […]

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2025 Radiothon DAILY Prize Draws!

During the DRIVE program (4PM – 6PM, Monday – Friday), there is a “Daily Prize Draw”. EVERYONE who signs up in the previous 24 hours (by phone and online!) goes into the running for this Draw.The winners are announced on air during DRIVE. Some of the prizes on offer include; Eastside Radio would like to […]

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Eastside’s 2025 Radiothon SUPPORTER Prize Draws

DID YOU KNOW THE COST TO BECOME A SUPPORTER HAS NOT INCREASED IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS!!!And once more this year, it’s staying exactly the same. For less than 2 cups of coffee a month, you can make a difference to Eastside Radio and help us to make a difference to your day. Choose from […]

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Review: Ravel & Debussy in the Utzon

Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Saturday 21 June, 2025. Sydney Symphony Orchestra Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) While the music was exceptionally good (as you would expect), being up close and personal with members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was a unique experience in this latest offering from the Utzon Music Series. And the […]

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Review: The Sydney Opera House Guided Tour

Review by Ben Berg This past weekend, I went on a tour of the Sydney Opera House with my friends. It was an hour long guided experience, exploring many rooms, and discussing architecture and important history, with an exclusive screening prepared for the tour. At the beginning of the tour, you’re given a pair of […]

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