National Features & Documentary Series
From water and drought to coal mines in small towns, a neighbourhood's safe-injecting room to the Country Women's Association's brand of feminism, each year these and more stories are told by Australian communities in their own words through the National Features and Documentary Series.
City to the bush, coast to coast, since 2013 the NFDS has commissioned audio works from all over Australia by budding community radio producers.
Produced for the Community Radio Network at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia with training and mentoring from the Community Media Training Organisation.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2021
Let It Fly: The Namok's Legacy (TEABBA, Darwin)
Bernard Namok Senior designed the Torres Strait Flag, 27 years ago, but despite its continued use, it’s still not clear who owns the copyright to the design.
Join Bernard Namok Junior from TEABBA as …
Eradicating Difference (3CR, Melbourne)
Pregnancy often involves prenatal screening and testing, that can be mystifying and confusing.
3CR’s Amy McMurtrie explores the potential impact prenatal tests have for our society through the lens o…
Yurala (Ngaarda Media, Roebourne)
In the Pilbara, the duties of a Yurala are handed down from father to son through the generations, as they are called on to perform songs and dances to make it rain.
Ngaarda Media’s Marion Cheedy, te…
Transport for People with a Disability (Northside Radio, Sydney)
Accessing transport can be a struggle for many, particularly if you have a disability.
Transport engineer, David Brown, from Northside Radio, explores what is required from planners to overcome common…
Living in Paradise (Bay FM, Byron Bay)
The so-called national homeless crisis continues to impact communities everywhere, from cities to regional Australia.
Bay FM’s Mia Armitage shares stories from the Byron area on the Northern Rivers o…
The CWA and the F Word (2EAR, Eurobodalla)
The Country Women’s Association is at the heart of rural traditional values, so when a young, urban feminist comes knocking on their door, will there be a place for her in the organisation?
Find out …
Hear Our Voices (3ZZZ, Melbourne)
Aguer Athian brings us some stories from South Sudanese youth in Australia to give voice to the voiceless in Hear Our Voices.
Produced by Aguer Athian of 3ZZZ, Melbourne. Supervising production by Ma…
Finding Voice (Eastside FM, Sydney)
In Finding Voice, Bangladeshi poet and journalist Humayun Reza speaks about the challenges some writers face in Australia.
Produced by Mick Paddon of Eastside FM. Supervising production by Sharon Dav…
The Shooting Gallery (3CR, Melbourne)
Aoife Cooke takes us to what’s formally known as a “medically supervised injecting centre", but is known to some as The Shooting Gallery.
Produced by Aoife Cooke of 3CR, Melbourne. Supervising produc…
Hidden Carers (Coast FM 963, Gosford)
In Hidden Carers, Meredith Gilmore sits down with two of the quarter million Australians caring for family members living with mental health difficulties.
Produced by Meredith Gilmore of Coast FM 963…
Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities (Donnybrook Community Radio)
With over 30 years experience in organic farming, in Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities, Barry Green hears from a group of Australians concerned about the future of food, and the solution they’re put…
The Runners' Guide (4EB, Brisbane)
What if you need to overcome additional barriers in order to get up and run? Katharina Loesche meets a couple of joggers in The Runners’ Guide.
Produced by Katharina Loesche of Radio 4EB, Brisbane. S…
At The Coalface (4ZZZ, Brisbane)
Nikola Van de Wetering returns to her hometown to dig-up the controversy sitting close to the surface in At The Coalface.
Produced by Nikola Van de Wetering of 4ZZZ, Brisbane. Supervising production …
To Say I Am Home (Radio Adelaide)
Mahendra Chitrarasu tells the story of his grandmother’s migration to Australia in To Say I Am Home.
Produced by Mahendra Chitrarasu of Radio Adelaide. Supervising production by Nikki Marcel.
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Disconnected States (The Pulse, Geelong)
They may seem everyday for many of us, but it can be more complicated when living with Pos…
Steiner Education: An Alternative Model (Bay FM, Byron Bay)
How does attending a Steiner School shape someone's understanding of the world?
Isabeau Schubert should have a good idea, as she is an alumnus.
In Stein…
Crown Rules (Mountain Districts Radio, Emerald)
Take a journey into the historical situation that led to Britain's colonisation of the lands now known as Australia – and how British instr…
3Rs – Reading, Riting and Radio (Southern FM, Melbourne)
It's important that the general population understands that school isn't just Maths and English.
Damian Perry knows very well that school is also commu…
How Digital Changed Music (Triple R, Melbourne)
The ways we can access and listen to music today have changed remarkably since the pre-digital era.
That was before terms like “MP3” and “streaming” ex…