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April Mansfield chats to Paul about the latest releases from Event 06Feb20

Paul chats with April Mansfield from Event Cinemas about the latest releases including a new Aussie flick starring the wonderful Richard Roxburgh. https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Cinema/Cairns-Smithfield#G+

 

Ralf Hadzic Talks Tourism to Paul 04Feb20

Paul's best mate Ralf Hadzic has just returned from the US where he spoke with tourism heavyweights about Australia and the Douglas Shire. Ralf, himself a wine tour operator in South Australia, is passionate about the industry and was keen to put American travel agents straight about the misconceptions of holidaying in Australia at the moment. In many cases the media has created a scenario that has many visitors cancelling their holidays down under. Ralf was not having a bar of that. He chats with Paul.  https://www.lifeisacabernet.com.au/

Stephen Nutt chats with Paul about THAT Croc video 31Jan20

Port Douglas photographer Stephen Nutt is angry. Stephen believes that recent drone footage of a 3m Croc at 4 Mile Beach should not have been shared. He says while he respects Lifesaving Qld's motives to protect people on the beach the vision has now gone viral and that's bad news for Port Douglas tourism. Overseas media organizations are now headlining the fact a huge crocodile is putting beach goers at risk. Stephen says that's over the top. He also points the finger at local media for putting it up on their websites. While we did report the incident, FAB FM has chosen NOT to put the video up on our Facebook page.

April Mansfield from Event chats to Paul about the latest releases 30Jan20

April Mansfield chats to Paul about the latest releases including the massive war movie Midway. https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Cinema/Cairns-Smithfield#G+

Wendy Oliver chats with Paul Mon27Jan20

QLD is the only state in Australia not to allow rate payers who are not permanent residents to vote. This large group  (up until now ) have never had a voice. That's now changed and these tourists come investors who pour millions upon millions of dollars into our economy are just starting to hear about the Douglas Shire Ratepayers Association and paying the $10 to join up. One of those is Wendy Oliver who with her husband Rainer spends half the year in the Douglas Shire and pays the very high rates imposed by the Douglas Shire Council. She believes that it's just plain un democratic that ratepayers like her can't vote in the upcoming Local Government Election on March 28th. She chats to Paul Makin

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Cr Michael Kerr comments on the emergence of brand new Douglas Shire Ratepayers Association which has declared it will at last give a voice to the ratepayers and keep the Council honest and transparent. Michael was in the FAB FM studio to chat about a Clink Theatre production, so Paul took the opportunity to ask him about the DSRA.

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'Local Heroes' of The Douglas Shire were acknowledged today. 7 Awards to 7 amazing people who have made a difference in the community. From sport to the environment from arts to volunteers, it was all there on display. A standing room only crowd gave all the winners a big reception. FAB FM's Paul Makin hosts this podcast and tells the stories of the people who came up trumps on Australia Day 2020 including the Citizen Of The Year.

Sylvia Healy chats to Paul about the new Douglas Shire Rate Payers Association

Seems we have a new Sheriff in town. It's official and you are hearing it first on Tourist Radio FAB FM's Podcast. The Douglas Shire Ratepayers Association is finally here and they say they want to be an advocate for the payers of rates in this Shire who up until now have had no real voice when it comes to the Councils decisions. The new Douglas Shire Ratepayers Association want to change that. Sylvia Healy is President of the DSRA  and she told our Paul Makin that the ratepayer landscape is about to change in a big way.

 

 

 

April Mansfield Event Cinemas chats with Paul Thu23Jan20

April Mansfield chats to Paul about Event new releases including the latest offering from Tom Hanks who plays the worlds nicest man. Not a stretch for this very nice man. Paul talks about the time he met Tom at The Academy Awards in 1995. https://www.eventcinemas.com.au/Cinema/Cairns-Smithfield

 

April Mansfield From Event Cinemas On The Latest Releases 16Jan20

April Mansfield chats to Paul about the latest movie releases at Event including a movie where 'Iron Man' talks to the animals.