• Local Beer Day at The Tappy

    Shed Shaker Brewing are celebrating Local Beer Day at The Taproom with local legends behind the bar slinging drinks with proceeds going to local community groups including MainFM! Come down in the arvo and into the evening - Hope to see you there

  • International Women’s Day Outside Broadcast

    International Women’s Day Special Broadcast. Friday March 8th. Time TBC. We would love to bring together as many MainFM Women and gender diverse presenters as possible! The length of the OB will depend on how many people we have. Have you got an idea of something fun you’d like to do? Someone you’d like to interview […]

  • Castlemaine Idyll Outside Broadcast

    Lot 19 McShanags Lane, Castlemaine, Vic, Australia

    Idyll OB. Saturday March 23rd @ Lot 19. Time TBC. 8 x Presenters (1.5 hrs each). Idyll is on again, put your hand up and join the fun! Adz is the Producer for Idyll and will be putting together a team – to let him know you’re keen email Adam on aperrett19@gmail.com To check out […]

  • Presenters Forum

    The Taproom 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

    Dear MainFM Volunteers,

    I'm writing to invite you to our Presenters Forum on Monday APRIL 15th. It’s a chance for us to come together, meet new faces, ask questions, raise issues and share ideas.

    We'll provide some brief updates from our end - but we want to hear from you! What would you like to talk about? We’re always aiming to improve – some things we can fix, some things are harder… But let’s at least talk about it.

    We have a lot of new presenters - and a near-full grid! Exciting times. Let's get together.

    MainFM Presenters Forum
    Monday APRIL 15th
    @ The Taproom
    5.45pm for a 6pm start

    Please RSVP via the Google Form below – this will help us with planning. The form is also asking for your input into the agenda – what would you like to talk about?

    https://forms.gle/rGFAR83BK8eoKHjJ9

  • Pride Picnic Outside Broadcast

    MainFM are once again representing at Castlemaine Pride Picnic, with a live Outside Broadcast Sat April 20th Botanical Gardens, Castlemaine

  • Presenter’s Forum

    The Taproom 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

    Come along to the Taproom on Monday 25th August at 6pm. Let's get geared up to have a cracker RADIOTHON 2025! Hear about how it is going to roll out this year, plus tips on making special shows.  Connect with your legendary presenter crew and share ideas. See you there!

  • RADIOTHON 2025 live at the Taproom! Friday Sep 5th 5pm-8pm FREE!

    The Taproom 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

    Radiothon LIVE at the Shedshaker Taproom
    Friday Sep 5th, 5 - 8pm

    Join What's Golden and Love Storm as they take the stage for a very special live broadcast. 3 hours of LIVE RADIO with special guests + PRIZES for audience members who subscribe during the show. FREE entry. It'll be wild, it'll be whacky, it'll be a good time!

  • Emergency Preparedness Training

    Ray Bradfield Room, Jaara Park, Castlemaine 33 Forest St, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

    MainFM Emergency Preparedness Training Day with CMTO.  Come and learn about what role our station could play in an emergency and how we can support our community through an emergency

  • Presenter Training – Meaningfully acknowledging Country on your show

    MainFM Station - 1 Halford St, Castlemaine 1 Halford St, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

    Join an inclusive space to learn and reflect together. Share & build your understanding of Djandak (Jarra Country), engage with published resources by First Nations teachers, & practice building meaningful, simple, yet important acknowledgments of Country that are dynamic, responsive to Djandak, & ground your radio show with respect to place & people. - with […]

  • Presenter Training – Sound Design for Radio Shows

    MainFM Station - 1 Halford St, Castlemaine 1 Halford St, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

    In this interactive presentation & workshop, Craig Schuftan shows you how to create themes, stings, IDs & other audio elements that will make your show sound fantastic. While working at triple j in the early 2000's, Craig created hundreds of signature sounds for iconic shows like Jay & the Doctor, Hack, Today Today (The Chaser), […]

  • Presenter Training – Converting Vinyl LPs to functional digital albums & batch conversion in Audacity

    MainFM Station - 1 Halford St, Castlemaine 1 Halford St, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia

    Converting vinyl records to digital albums can make programming a show much more convenient via ZaraRadio. If you can play vinyl in the studio & record to PC 2, you can digitise an LP, but this leaves you with a roughly 45 minute audio file. Using Audacity & Windows Media Player, learn you how to […]