• 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 […]

  • Presenter Training – EDITING 101

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

    Learn how to use the tools in Audacity (or any editing software) to: trim down your recording and get it ready for broadcast import audio create/use new tracks splice audio/piece it together volume levelling and fades keyboard shortcuts to save time & hassle - with Sam Loy (Folks on Film) Please RSVP to laura.cady@mainfm.net

  • You’ve got a great voice for radio!

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

    A practical vocal workshop designed especially for MainFM presenters. Learn some valuable tools to enhance your on-air vocal presence; connect more deeply with your audience, improve clarity & project confidence with a warm, engaging tone that keeps listeners tuned in. Learn: Breath control, pacing, articulation & mic technique Tools for managing nerves, sustaining vocal health […]

  • Audacity 101

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

    Learn how to use the tools in Audacity to: trim down your recording and get it ready for broadcast import audio create/use new tracks splice audio/piece it together volume levelling and fades keyboard shortcuts to save time & hassle With Bruce (the Bigger Picture)

  • REAPER : A versatile alternative to Audacity

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

    Audacity not buttering your crumpet? Come learn the ropes on REAPER; fully customisable, versatile & powerful - software that is fast becoming industry-standard. Learn how to: navigate the software customise the software to your tastes & needs do in Reaper, the things you do in Audacity audio effects & plugins keyboard shortcuts piece together different […]

  • MainFM Social Lawn Bowls

    Castlemaine Bowling Club Berkeley St, Castlemaine

    A chance for us to come together to hang out! We are such a rad community of people, but often don't cross paths at the studios! It'd be lovely to get together. Kids/partners welcome, it's $10pp to bowl. Bar will be open at bar prices. There will be music! Sweet young high-school band, 'The Shambles' […]

    $10