Station Managers
Goldfields FM 99.1 is run on a day to day level by two Managers reporting to a Board of Management.
Station Manager - Allen May
Allen's last four and a half years of employment saw him working as a Parliamentary Officer at Victoria's Parliament House.
Allen has been involved in a voluntary capacity with community radio stations for a number of years and will celebrate his 30th year in March 2010. He started with 3CR Melbourne and helped raise funds for the Southern Community Broadcasters in Moorabbin for their much-needed test transmissions. Allen then went to Voice FM in Ballaarat for 21 years and has been with Goldfields FM for nine years.
Allen also worked with Steamrail Victoria for 25 years taking on the role of "jack of all trades", covering maintenance of rolling stock and restoration of railway carriages from the 1880s and 1890s.
Whilst with Voice FM, Allen and Brian McDowell raised funds for "Kids with Cancer" in conjunction with Victoria Police. Allen also works in a supervisory role for unemployed folk and has had great success during the past two years with the scheme at Goldfields FM. Allen has a total of twenty and a half years experience in raising funds, 18 years at Voice FM and the past two and a half years here at Goldfields FM.
He has pleasure in presenting music for all members of the community but specializes in nostalgia for our older folk through to music for our younger generation.
On opening day Allen and Bob Osborne were proud to be the first two presenters to officially open the station. Our first song officially played on air was "This will be the start of something big."
Allen was approached to manage the station and has enjoyed the challenge. He is looking forward to many more years of "active" service.
Office Manager - Jan Tribe
Jan has been involved with Strengthening Goldfields Community Radio (Goldfields FM) since 2002 and, after a short break, rejoined in 2004.
Jan had the pleasure of assisting Bruce Leech with the preparation of our application for a Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence. After obtaining our Temporary Licence in 2007 Jan was elected Secretary and holds that position to this time.
Jan and Allen May were appointed joint Operations Managers during 2007 and are proud to have been entrusted with this appointment.
In an earlier life Jan was heavily involved with the Bellarine Railway in Queenscliff, which included serving on the Board and as a qualified guard and signalman. She was also a member of Red Cross for 20 years.