HuonFM is a community-based, community run broadcasting station based at Geeveston in the Huon Valley and serving the Huon Valley and Kingborough Council areas. The station is responsible for providing a service relevant to its community and invites feedback from individuals and community groups within its licence area.

As a member of the community you are invited to become involved as a member, a volunteer or to provide information relevant to the operation of the station, programming, standards, areas where HuonFM is NOT serving a need or NOT providing programs for any minority, disadvantaged or unrepresented group in the community.

Community involvement is essential in ensuring that HuonFM continues to represent its community of interest and encourages members of the community to participate in the operations and programming of HuonFM.

To become involved, contact the station manager, Rod Gray on any of the contact details, listed below.

Drop in to Huon FM 10 School Road Geeveston Tasmania Australia 7116

Studio/Competition line: (03) 62971490

Email: huonfm@huonfm.com

© 2002- 2010 95.3 & 98.5 Huon FM - All rights reserved

Carolyne & David Milne

Carolyne Milne

After rearing a family of three children, attending several educational courses, travelling overseas for two years, breaking in my beloved horse Hero and marrying the man of my dreams, it was time to let my creative personality have its day. On moving to Tasmania from NSW 14th May 1999, and after visiting Huon FM, I decided it was time to take the plunge and become involved in community radio.

My first program induction was country music on Sunday afternoons and Saturday night rock from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's from August 1999 to December of that year.

I filled in on the Brekky show for two days a week for one month in 1999.

I left for two years and returned in July 2001 with "All Kinds of Country", as the name suggests on Sunday afternoons and then moved onto other programs as well.

Now that I am a grandmother of ten and also graduated to Station Manager, I am not quite bald but am heading in that direction - but what a great way to go.

David Milne

Commenced involvement in community radio in 1979 at 2MCE FM in Bathurst.

Acting manager at 2WEB Bourke for one month in 1980.  Co-ordinator of 2ARM-FM Armidale 1981-1982 and Voluntary Manager 2ARM-FM 1992-94.

Member PBAA Ethnic Broadcasting Committee 1981, member PBAA National committee 1982.

ABC Regional News Journalist New England North West 1993-1999.  Presented weekly nostalgia program "Collector's Shelf" on ABC NE-NW.

My other interests include music, reading, public speaking, cricket history, cricket umpiring, growing roses, vegetarian cooking, music discography, history and politics.David presents Music Maestro Please Mondays 7-10pm, Down Blues Alley each Wednesday 7-10pm, Rhythm is our Business 6-9am Sundays

Luckiest Break - Marrying Carolyne.

Rod Gray

Born in Sydney just after WW2, I grew up on a farm on Bruny Island. I left the island after Grade 6 and attended Hobart High School for my secondary education. I always wanted to be a teacher and in those days the Education Department bonded you and paid for your University education. My first teaching appointment was at Forest Area School in Circular Head, North West Coast. After two years I was sent back to Hobart teaching at Abbotsfield Primary, Mt Stuart Primary, Roseneath Primary and then came to the beautiful Huon Valley as Principal of the former Judbury Primary. I then spent a year at Tarraleah before coming to Princes Street Primary. My next appointment was Assistant Principal at Geeveston District High where librarian, Peter Johnson, got me interested in Radio 7RGY. From Geeveston I finished my teaching career at Huonville Primary, retiring at the end of 2003. After doing an interview with Carolyne Milne about a Huon Valley Theatre show, she enticed me back on the airwaves and I haven’t looked back since.

I present the Grapevine on Wednesdays for an hour and then play some of my favourite music from the shows. I was elected to the Management Committee and am currently the Secretary. I thoroughly enjoy my time at Huon FM and would recommend becoming involved with the “southernmost station in the nation”. It is a most rewarding experience – you are part of a wonderful “radio family” who make you feel welcome and wanted.

Rod presents Wednesday Grapevine followed by Showtime

Chris Rawlings

A bit about myself I grew up the U.K and was lucky enough to be a teen ager when the music of   the 6o’s was happening. I was a Rocker with a motorbike during the time of Mods & Rockers In England. Migrating to Australia with my family in the late sixties I later moved permantly to the Huon in 1985 where I met my future wife to be, Pam.

Then after seeing a recruiting sign) I joined 7RGY (as Huon fm was known then)  I started as a nervous announcer, and slowly built a popular show featuring the best music and comedy from the sixties & 70’s called Retro Rock gaining an Affectionate nickname as the “Guru of Retro’

I went on to cover just about all aspects of working in a community radio station. I also built up a show for motorcycle and car lovers  called “Kickstart” Traversing the state and interviewing many well known racing identies. I have been involved with  HuonFm  for around 16yrs although not constantly taking  a couple of 12month breaks during this time.

  I just love being a broadcaster on community radio its such a rewarding feeling broadcasting to my local community, to hopefully make their day a bit happier with the added bonus of being able to send my programs out to the world across the internet and also to be part of the happy team of fellow broadcasters and volunteers at the station.

  I do two shows presently one being ‘Rock 'n Comedy’ where I play & present mainly rock from the 60’s& 70’s,including, comedy greats from that era plus a bit of home grown comedy.

The other show is one of our morning ‘Grapevine show’s on Fridays featuring live & recorded interviews, plus music and community Information Comments & local news

Mel Lee

Born in the Hunter Valley in the 1950's initially started work at the Newcastle Steelworks, studying Metallurgy at Newcastle Uni.After a couple of bad years, including the Vietnam War, I quit Uni and started teacher training. Taught Science, Maths, Cooking and Computers for the next 27 years in both state (NSW) and Catholic High Schools. Was promoted to Cordinator in Information Technology in 2000 and spent 3 years in this high pressure (and high paid!) job. Left for Tassie in 2003 and had no job for nearly 2 years. Discovered Huon FM during this time and was interested in the technical side of Radio and liked playing music from the 70s and 80's. Did a few years of presenting at Huon FM and now finally have had to hang up the mike. My current job (at a radio station in Hobart) is needing more of my time, and now im happy to drop in when I can and give a hand (if needed). My current interest is in training (Cert III Radio) at both HuonFM and RPH (Hobart), and maybe further afield. In many ways, I owe a lot to Huon FM. Maybe, you will find that Huon FM can help you too!

Georgie Fitzgerald

My name is Georgie FitzGerald, I was born in Melbourne on the 10th of July 1969.

I had a fun and bizare childhood. I am the eldest of 5 children . 

I completed year 12 in 1987, and did a sociollogy degree at La Trobe University in Melbourne. From there I began working with intelectually disabled adults teaching art, music, dance and drama.

In my mid 20's I decided to travel around Australia and begun a production company called One Heart Productions.

I stopped travelling to have my son Jaymyne who is now 12. After Jaymyne was born I studied massage, Reiki, and natural therapies by correspondance. When I completed my studies I set up a natural therapies clinic in Grafton NSW. I practiced there for a year, and then sold my business when my father died suddenly in 1998.

My fathers death had quite a profound effect on me and I decided to move to Tasmania with my son.

I have lived in Tassie since 1998 and I love it. I met Kevin (who is a jazz/funk drummer and builder) in 1999 and we were married in 2002. We worked and lived on a flower farm in Grove for a few years and saved up to buy our first home.

We now have our own small carpentry/building business.

We have had two more boys and life is going along pretty well.

We are living at Franklin in the Huon Valley 

Since my little ones were born I have discovered that I have a real passion and enthusiasm for RADIO and have been a regular announcer at 95.3 Huon FM for the past 3 years.

Huon FM plays a big part in my life and I am really happy to be involved with such an AWESOME radio station.

Rosie Deacon

                                                        for her latest favourite tracks

Linda Williams

Dennis & Fiona Brown

Presenters of Epiphany

1pm Tuesdays

Laurie Dillon

Ken Ashlin

Hi !

Ken Ashlin here i was born in Geeveston and educated at the Geeveston area school and later at Hobart high school.after working at the mecury newspaper for 36 years and then in real estate for 8 years now living in Kingston

Likes - music - fishing -good friends – golf – barbeques – and the mighty magpies

Favourite food - roast lamb & veggies – syrup dumplings & scalded cream

Favourite drink - bourbon & coke

Dislikes – Insincere people – brains & tripe – cruelty to animals

                              Join Rosie for Radio Rosie on Wenesday afternoons at 5pm

David & Julie Matheson

David's interest in radio started out as a teenager, with an interest in amateur & short wave radio. Building crystal sets and listening to radio, often into the small hours of the morning. After leaving school in 1965, David spent time at 3KZ Melbourne. Joining Huon fm in 1998 as a presenter and later as program manager , Computer Technician & Webmaster. Leaving to live in Hobart in 2001, after spending 12 months at Cadence fm. returned to Huon FM.Although liking all kinds of music, Country, Gospel, Sixties, Classical & Jazz are his favourites. Wife Julie joined David in 1999 as a presenter, later as music director at Huon fm. Also being co presenter on Cadence fm. Julie's interests include music, reading, the internet and along with David, being the Proud Grandparent's of 9 grandchildren. Now presenting (Indie Country Roundup) from 4-7pm On Thursday’s , the program being produced in our studio in Cygnet by Julie, David is also a DJ with (W.I.C.R) Worldwide Independent Broadcast Country Radio Nashville Tennessee presenting programs on Monday,Tuesday & Wednesday's  Australian Time David has a passion for promoting artists that would not normally get airplay On Commercial Radio (Labels he promote's include RhonBob Promotions, NFS ,LBS, WIR Records,Misty,Nite Sky,Yeldah Music, Stardust,Ready,Little Hollow, Triplestrand Productions,BSW Nashville)