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Open Gardens Douglas Shire This Long Weekend - Secretary of Biodynamics FNQ Monika Prins Chats With FAB FM's Paul Makin About What You'll See And It's Plenty And Varied

Love Gardens? Well this long weekend 3-5, Open Gardens Douglas Shire gives you the chance to see gardens of every type. It follows on the heels of the 2019 Douglas Shire Garden Awards with Costa Georgiadis. Some gardens were only seen by Costa last time but now the invitation is there for you to see gardens galore. Secretary of Biodynamics FNQ Monika Prins chats with FAB FM's Paul Makin about what you'll be able to see. He also finds out she doesn't yodel.  https://www.biodynamicsfnq.org.au/

 

Sparks Flew And A Blackout Today At The DSC Meeting - An Enviro Hero Honoured, A Road Gets An Historical Name, A Tour Bus Deal, Mossman Pool Helps Families, Diggers Bridge To Get Facelift PLUS More

Sparks flew as Councillor Noli locked horns with Mayor Michael Kerr today over the Economic Development Officer's role at Council. The Mayor pointed out to the Councillor who the EDO needs to report to and it's not the Councillors. An Enviro 'Hero' honoured, A road alongside the prawn farm gets an historical name, a tour bus deal with the ferry charges, Mossman Pool encourages visits and learning to swim by dropping entry charges, Diggers Bridge to get a facelift all in the name of 'Love', The Sugar Wharf continues to be improved PLUS more. FAB FM's Paul Makin attended the meeting and spoke with the Mayor afterwards. https://douglas.qld.gov.au/

 

 

 

 

FAB FM Attends The First Public Consultation Meeting In Port Today - One Ferry, Two Ferries OR A Bridge, All Explained For Your Consideration, Three Speakers Gave Us The Straight Out Facts

The First Public Consultation Meeting into what the Shire wants to go over the Daintree River was held in Port Douglas today. The last survey was only 117 people. Now every ratepayer has a chance to have an imput. One Ferry, Two Ferries OR a Bridge. Your pick! Three speakers from Council laid it all out in simple terms. (In Order) Gaye Scott – DSC Community Liaison Officer, Colin Chalmers – DSC Asset Management Officer (Manages the current Daintree Ferry contract) and Scott Hahn - Manager of DSC Project Office. More meetings are being held. Check with the DSC website as space is limited. https://douglas.qld.gov.au/daintree-river-crossing-consultation/

 

 

 

 

Country Singer Songwriter Casey Barnes Joins FAB FM's Paul Makin To Chat About The Worlds Very FIRST Covid Safe Country Music Festival In Cairns And Mareeba

Tropical North Queensland will become the very first place on earth to host a COVID-Safe country music festival, with The Savannah Summer Series landing in Cairns and Mareeba this October 1-3. Sound Australia says festival organisers were able to quickly postpone the full weekend event to 2021 and announce they will keep the music playing in a COVID-safe way for 2020 at the same time giving the Far North the first taste of what’s to come next year. Lee Kernaghan will head up a long list of hot Aussie country acts, including Australia's hottest country stars Casey Barnes, newcomers The Buckleys, SaltbushSix, The Roadtrippers , The Ayres Rockettes and Camille Trail. FAB FM's Paul Makin chatted to Casey Barnes about the historical event. Go to our FAB FM Facebook page to win tickets to the amazing event.

https://tickets.savannahintheround.com.au/tickets/

https://www.caseybarnes.com.au/

 

 

'Nipper' Brown Chats To Fab FM's Paul Makin About Where He's Been, Where He's Going And His Bid To Win The Seat Of Cook In The Upcoming State Election

FAB FM's Paul Makin sat down for a chin wag with 'Nipper' Brown the NLP Candidate for the Seat Of Cook in the upcoming State Election. How he got his name, where he grew up and his vision for the future PLUS his own personal thoughts on what needs to happen at the Daintree River Crossing. To make sure, you are enrolled to vote and your details are up to date with the Electoral Commission Queensland click here. https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/enrol-to-vote/enrol-or-update-your-enrolment

***Please Note***Nipper contacted us to arrange this interview. FAB FM offers all registered candidates running for the seat of Cook equal time on our podcasts. Just contact the station to arrange an interview.  

 

 

FAB FM Tech Guy Richard Pascoe Talks With Paul Makin About The Dangers Of Posting, IOS14 Is Here, Telstra To Stamp Out Government Scam Texts, The Crap Tech Item And The Boys Go Off On A Tangent

FAB FM Tech Guy Richard Pascoe talks tech with Paul About the dangers of posting, IOS14 is here, Telstra to stamp out Government scam texts, the 'Crap Tech Item' & the boys go off on a tangent with things from the past. www.talktech.com.au

 

 

Daintree Crossing Public Meetings - Where And When, The Disabled Welcomed Along With The National LGBTIQ Conference 2022, Because Of Iron Man Traffic Goes Via The Cape BUT Quicksilver To The Rescue

FAB FM's Paul Makin chats to Douglas Mayor Michael Kerr about the Daintree Crossing public meetings of which there is 7, they kick off in Port and you must book. The Disabled Welcomed To The Shire as well as the National LGBTIQ Conference in 2022 and because of the Iron Man event traffic goes via the cape BUT Quicksilver to the rescue. https://douglas.qld.gov.au/

 

 

DOG DAYS OUT - The Inaugural Paws & Claws Event That Will Have Tails Wagging - It's Fun And FREE!

Paul Makin chats with Ann & Pauline from Paws & Claws about this Saturdays 'Dogs Day Out. Adults, Boys & Girls bring along your furry friends. Plenty of Music, Entertainment, Stalls and PRIZES! Mayor Michael Kerr will be one of the judges. Proudly supported proudly by FAB FM. Just for this day No Cats Allowed. https://www.petstock.com.au/store/petstock-smithfield http://www.pawsandclaws.org.au/

 

 

Singer Songwriter Lonnie Lee This Week Celebrated His 80th Birthday With FAB M's Paul Makin - Lonnie Is The Last Man Standing On Stage Of His Generation

Singer songwriter Lonnie Lee has just turned 80. Lonnie is the 'Last Man Standing' on stage of his generation of entertainers. Still recording, still touring and with a multitude of stories to tell. But Lonnie might have had that long career cut short if not for some quick thinking during an horrific road crash. He chats to FAB FM's Paul Makin about his life, his music and the 'Good' choices he made. www.lonnielee.com 

****Please note that Lonnie's songs are not included in the interview but can be previewed and purchased at his official site above****

 

 

FAB FM Tech Guy Richard Pascoe With The New Healthy Apple Watch - The Magic Of Vinyl - Paul Hogan Movie Warning - Artificial Intelligence Flipping Burgers Which Is Our Crap Tech Item Of The Week

FAB FM Tech Guy Richard Pascoe talks to our own Paul Makin about Apple's product delay which means they highlighting their 'Health' watch, The magic of Vinyl records, a warning about Paul Hogan's latest movie, Artificial Intelligence flipping burgers is our 'Crap Tech Item Of The Week'