Radio highlights

The Wetlands Suite by Sirocco — In a direct broadcast from the Macquarie Marshes in central New South Wales ABC radio presents Sirocco on Saturday September 4, 8 p.m. Officially listed as a wetland of international importance, the Maquarie Marshes lie between Coonamble and Bourke. The marshes are home to river redgum woodlands, reedbeds, spoonbills, cormorants and magpie geese. Maquarie Marshes are an integral part of a filtering system which helps to protects Australia's inland rivers from algae infestation. Sirocco will be performing in a redgum woodland near the wetland reedbeds. ABC radio plans to broadcast part of the performance through Radio Australia in Asia and the Pacific. ABC Fine Music, 92.9 FM Saturday September 4, 8 p.m.

Public Radio News Service — Public radio has over two million listeners every week. Public Radio News Service (PRN) is an independent production house of current affairs and specialist programs for the ABC and public radio. So far PRN's stable includes programs such as One World, a weekly environmental broadcast, Undercurrents, a daily half-hour current affairs program, and Dispatches, a weekly half-hour program on third-world issues. To find out your local station running PRN programs phone (03) 417 7304 or to support the project write to PO Box 103 Fitzroy, Victoria 3065.

From GLW issue 113