Raising the radio roof

THE new Collie Community Radio Station is closer to completion, as preparations for its roof installation get underway.

Excavation at the building’s entrance will also start soon, as committee members hope to begin moving in May or June. Installation of equipment will take quite some time after that.

Collie Community Broadcasting chairperson Tony Briggs said there were some initial setbacks in the construction process. These included a delayed building permit approval and the effects of COVID-19 on material supplies.

The new building, which is being built in Steere Street across from the Seventh Day Adventist Church, will be a vast improvement to the association’s premises in Wittenoom Street.

Mr Briggs said the new building will have three studios, a kitchen, bathroom, reception area and a stage for live-broadcast music performances.

The new building was made possible by a $390,000 grant from Community Bank Collie.

“Without Bendigo, we wouldn’t have this facility,” he said.

Mr Briggs said the association is hope-