During the hay days of radio, before television, radio was the main stay of entertainment at home. Traditionally, radio plays were performed in front of a live audience with an orchestra and a foley/soundman providing sound effects and guiding the audience reactions. 

MMuDS, for the first time, presents Radio Plays “LIVE” at the Mansfield Performing Art Centre, featuring works by local writers and performed by both well-known and emerging local actors. 

Three short Radio Plays, accompanied by The MAD Orchestra, will run over five shows. Each play offers different performers and stories ranging from humour to drama and mystery.

Performers and audience members are encouraged to dress up in evening wear. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed, and the “Fashion Police” will be on the lookout in the foyer before the performances. So, dress to impress!

Throughout April 2025, Radio Theatre presents “The Funeral Crashers” by local writer Simone Curtis. Bachelor brothers Edward and Arthur Crompton, both in their seventies and living together at Sawmill Settlement, have come up with what they think is a very clever idea … to become Mansfield’s very own Funeral Crashers! Finding out which local citizens have passed away and attending their final farewells brings bounteous gifts of free food and drinks … perfect! But things don’t always go to plan and when things begin to unravel it might just lead to another unexpected death! Find out how much trouble the brothers get up to In the brand-new radio play “The Funeral Crashers”, broadcast every Sunday afternoon throughout April on “Radio Theatre” - right after the three o’clock news - during Roger Nolan’s “Groovin’ on a Sunday Afternoon” radio show on Radio Mansfield 99.7FM.

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You can't use the excuse about "This is my right" or "I want this freedom" If in granting them it leads to exploitation or discrimination of others. Your freedom should not come at the cost of another persons rights or freedoms. That's why there is no such thing as absolute freedom. This includes religion. There should be freedom of religion but also freedom from religion. If your religious tenants are predicated on discriminating against others then you need to take a serious look at yourself and your faith. If your business makes its profits on the back of exploiting its workers then you to need to take a serious look at yourself. If you wave your flags on Australia Day and proclaim you live in the greatest country on earth then you need to walk the walk on that. Patriotic talk is cheap without action to make our country a better place for all its residents. A country is judged on the way it treats its most vulnerable citizens and so should our politicians be so judged lest we wake up one day and find we are living in an Australian version of Trumps America.

I have been finding, over the last few months, that my Facebook and Instagram feeds are now full to overflowing with "Suggested Content" and all I can do is Snooze that content for 30 days. Which means after I go through it all it happens again after 30 days. It's content I don't want and I have not asked for. It also means that I am missing the stuff from people I want to see.

On Remembrance Day. I remember.

In early May 1917 a 21 year old private called John Cornelius Hunt would with thousands of other Australians step of the jumping off spot near a small town called Bullecourt. This was in fact the second battle of Bullecourt. He would be very badly wounded and would eventually be sent home to Australia.