Community News
Wall of Magic Creatures at Hawthorn Arts Centre
Sat 14 Feb 2026 to Sat 25 Jul 2026
Become immersed in a magical world of colourful mask spirits and auspicious symbols.
PBS Presents
High Ground 2026
Fri 1 May 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
High Ground is a new live music series celebrating Fitzroy’s legacy of creative independence, underground culture and boundary-pushing music. Running across The Night Cat, The Evelyn and Punters Club from May–August, the inaugural winter program...
Community News
Khaled Chamma's 'Fireplace' in West Space Window
Sat 9 May 2026 to Tue 21 Jul 2026
'Fireplace' is a new site-specific project by Syrian Australian artist Khaled Chamma, presented in the West Space Window . Fireplace reflects on artworks Chamma has encountered during his time as both a volunteer and an...
Community News
MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open!
Mon 11 May 2026 to Sat 8 Aug 2026
MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open! Applications close at 6:00pm, Monday, March 23, 2026. Apply now!
Community News
Spilt Milk (and hard honey) at West Space
Sat 13 Jun 2026 to Sat 8 Aug 2026
"The land of milk and honey”, originally a biblical phrase, was used in the 1960s and ‘70s to describe Aotearoa and Australia as lands of abundance for the Moana people who had migrated from their...
PBS Presents
Gospel Whiskey presents Hi-Fi Rye July
Sun 12 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Australia's only dedicated rye whiskey distillery brings you Hi-Fi Rye July : boutique Sunday listening sessions where melded music meets this month's hero grain.
Feature Sounds
Music In Exile - Jutna
Mon 13 Jul 2026 to Sun 19 Jul 2026
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Jutna, the collaborative release from record label and collective Music In Exile. Late in 2024, six musicians from six countries - Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, France, the United Kingdom...
PBS News
Vale Cameron Reyntjes
Tue 14 Jul 2026 to Tue 28 Jul 2026
The PBS staff and volunteer community are saddened by the passing of former station manager Cameron Reyntjes, who passed away on 25th of June 2026. Cameron served from 1993-1996 and is remembered for new marketing...
PBS Presents
Leaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu 16 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Yarra City Council 's longstanding winter music festival is back and bigger than ever. Spanning ten days, they're celebrating the pubs, clubs, venues and bars that make Yarra a live music mecca. Check out the...
Studio 5 Live
Claire Rousay Studio 5 Live
Sun 19 Jul 2026
Canadian-American musician, composer and artist Claire Rousay stops by PBS for a special Studio 5 Live set on Sunday July 19.
Community News
The Yalinguth Archives
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Dive in to the Yalinguth archives!
PBS Presents
Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival
Thu 23 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Winter Blues Festival , one of Victoria’s longest running and most iconic festival returns to Echuca in 2026 for four days of world-class blues and roots in the Murray Region.
PBS Events
Swinging City 2026
Free Event
Thu 23 Jul 2026
PBS and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival present the 2026 edition of Swinging City.
PBS Presents
TO BINA: A Night of Soukous Vibrations Powered by El Gran Mono
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Naarm’s Abbots Yard will come alive with electrifying cross-continental rhythms as TO BINA: A Night of Soukous Vibrations Powered by El Gran Mono transforms the space into a pulsating celebration of African and Afro-Colombian musical...
Studio 5 Live
Dumbhead Studio 5 Live
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Naarm three-piece Dumbhead are known for their genre-bending sound, creating bass-heavy music built for late-night movement. Drawing from experimental electronica, triphop and live beat-making, their shows are immersive and unpredictable. Tune in to Homebrew from...
Studio 5 Live
Helen Svoboda Studio 5 Live
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Recent PBS Feature Album artist Helen Svoboda's Headwater explores notions of fragmentation, individuality and wholeness, shaped by disparate and complementary aspects of her practice. Threads and earworms run throughout the record, forming an abstracted picture...
PBS Presents
Now or Never 2026
Just Announced
Wed 19 Aug 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026
Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.
PBS Presents
Soul A-Go-Go at The Night Cat
Sat 19 Sep 2026
PBS FM’s Soul-A-Go-Go Returns to The Night Cat! Naarm/Melbourne’s legendary funk and soul party Soul-A-Go-Go is back for one unforgettable night of non-stop grooves. Join us at The Night Cat in Fitzroy on Saturday September...
PBS Presents
Move My Way
Sun 4 Oct 2026
Astral People announce Move My Way , a brand-new community-focused festival landing in Naarm/Melbourne on Sunday October 4. Taking over PICA , Move My Way is grounded in connection, comfort and world-class curation, bringing together...
PBS Presents
Strawberry Fields Festival 2026
Fri 20 Nov 2026 to Sun 22 Nov 2026
The beloved Strawberry Fields Festival returns to the banks of the Dhungala / Murray River from November 20–22 for another unforgettable weekend of music, art and connection.
PBS Presents
Town Folk Festival 2026
Sat 21 Nov 2026
Town Folk Festival unveils its first 21 artists for 2026, bringing a standout mix of local and international talent to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 21. Now in its sixth year, Town Folk has cemented itself...
PBS Presents
Port Fairy Folk Festival 2027
Fri 5 Mar 2027 to Mon 8 Mar 2027
The beloved Port Fairy Folk Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary in March 2027.
Past News
Studio 5 Live
Watch: Delivery Studio 5 Live
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Local rockers Delivery have just released their sophomore album Force Majeure via Heavenly Recordings, a label with a long history of championing young Australian bands, from The Vines to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard...
PBS News
Congratulations to Ian Stanistreet OAM
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Congratulations to Ian Stanistreet OAM, former PBS station manager (1982-1988) and CEO of the Community Broadcasting Foundation, who was awarded the Medal of Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to broadcast media on January...
Feature Sounds
Gamelan DanAnda & Firetail - Anglayang
Mon 10 Feb 2025 to Sun 16 Feb 2025
This week's PBS Feature Album is Anglayang , the new album from acclaimed Balinese gamelan orchestra Gamelan DanAnda, in collaboration with electro-jazz-fusion group Firetail. Highlighting the beauty of cultural exchange, Anglayang explores the blending of...
Studio 5 Live
Watch: Dandelion Wine Studio 5 Live
Thu 6 Feb 2025
Dandelion Wine are an ethereal electro-folk band from Naarm/Melbourne, who combine medieval and folk instruments with electronic beats and waves of textured guitars, mixed with celestial vocals. Equally at home lulling audiences in a theatre...
PBS News
Introducing Rotations on PBS
Tue 4 Feb 2025
Every Tuesday evening between 7pm and 8pm, listeners will get to hear our new multi-faceted program Rotations . The show will see PBS volunteer broadcasters program and present a month of one-hour specialist shows over...
Feature Sounds
Brown Spirits - Cosmic Seeds
Mon 3 Feb 2025 to Sun 9 Feb 2025
This week's PBS Feature Album is Cosmic Seeds, the latest album from psychedelic Naarm/Melbourne locals Brown Spirits. Following on from their 2023 album Solitary Transmissions, plus a string of sold out 45s on Soul Jazz...
PBS News
Performer Drive 2025 winners announced!
Sat 1 Feb 2025 to Fri 28 Feb 2025
Thank you to all of the incredible bands, DJs, artists and performers that joined or renewed their membership throughout February for the PBS Performer Drive.
Studio 5 Live
Watch: Shannon & The Clams Studio 5 Live
Tue 28 Jan 2025
In August 2022, Shannon Shaw’s world was turned inside out. With mere weeks to go until their wedding, the singer’s fiancé, Joe Haener, died in a horrific car accident in front of his family’s vegetable...
Feature Sounds
Mogwai - The Bad Fire
Mon 27 Jan 2025 to Sun 2 Feb 2025
This week's PBS Feature Album is The Bad Fire , the eleventh album by Scottish rock band Mogwai. Named after a working-class Glaswegian term for Hell, The Bad Fire reflects the difficult time that members...
Feature Sounds
Top Tracks of the Week
Mon 20 Jan 2025 to Sun 26 Jan 2025
The PBS Feature Sounds and Feature Album of the week will return soon, but in the meantime, check out the list of the top tracks the PBS team are loving this week. We hope you...
PBS News
Look Who’s Coming to Breakfast
Mon 20 Jan 2025
in late 2024, PBS’ Breakfast Spread host Milo Eastwood announced that listeners will have the great pleasure of hearing Claire Dickson program and present The Breakfast Spread every Monday and Tuesday morning from January 20,...
PBS Presents
Sunset Sounds 2025
Sun 19 Jan 2025
Stonnington’s Sunset Sounds: Unmissable Soul, Funk, and Ska vibes under the twilight skies! Get ready to groove! The much-anticipated Sunset Sounds returns to Malvern Public Gardens for an unforgettable evening of FREE live music! Get...
PBS Presents
Eaglehawk Film Festival
Fri 17 Jan 2025 to Sun 19 Jan 2025
Star Cinema is proud to unveil the programme for the 4th Annual Eaglehawk Film Festival, taking place from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19, 2025. Since its inception in 2022, the Eaglehawk Film Festival...
PBS News
Thanks, Congratulations and Farewell Susi Lanagan
Thu 9 Jan 2025
Thanks, Congratulations and Farewell Susi Lanagan ( What The Folk! ) Photo credit: Isobel Buckley PBS listeners would have heard that February 6 will be a very special day for Susi Lanagan and What the...
PBS Presents
When Pigs Fly NYE 2024
Tue 31 Dec 2024
The pigs that go weeeeeeee are here for round threeeeee – this New Year's Eve, When Pigs Fly returns to Melbourne’s plushest paddock! Shake off the last bits of winter and step into the warmth...
PBS Events
PBS Country Christmas
Sun 22 Dec 2024
Get ready to experience a festive day like no other at PBS' Country Christmas on Sunday December 22 at the Lulie Tavern in Abbotsford from 3pm, entry is free. Hosted by PBS presenters, Ernie (...
PBS Events
PBS Turns 45 - Celebrate with PBS DJs
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Celebrate 45 years of PBS radio on the station's actual 45th anniversary!
PBS News
Top Feature Albums of 2024
Mon 16 Dec 2024 to Sun 22 Dec 2024
It’s not unreasonable to argue, as a great philosopher once has, that we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. We take this adage fairly seriously here at...
Community News
Mutual Aid Market
Sat 14 Dec 2024
A Mutual Aid Market is taking place on December 14 at Kines , Brunswick to fundraise for Palestinian and First Nations mutual aid funds. Get along for: Pre-loved clothing market Silent auction Raffle Gifts &...
Studio 5 Live
Watch: Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders Studio 5 Live
Thu 12 Dec 2024
The Rankoutsiders are the ideal vehicle for Pat Todd's fantastic songs. A prolific writer with an eye on life in the margins - whether they be in small towns or the big sprawling city he...