3ZZZ – Ethnic Community Radio Melbourne, Slovenian Program

The first experimental programme of the newly established community radio station 3ZZZ took place in 1987, the second in 1988. The program came to be offered on Wednesdays from 7 to 8pm. At first there were alternating teams of radio programmers, including the younger members of Slovenian community. For many years the leader is Metka Lenarčič with a group of assistants.
It is a community supported radio station, based on member fees and annual drives for funding, including picnics, dances and radiothons. The Slovenian program brings Slovenian popular music, radio reports from Slovenia, Slovenian community news and announcements. Once a month there is a Slovenian youth program.

Radio 3 ZZZ, Melbourne, Ethnic Community Radio, Slovenian Program
P.O. Box 1106, Collingwood Vic 3066, Australia
tel. 3   9763 4245 
fax. 3  9763 3542
Email: metkal@bigpond.net.au
Coordinator: Margaret Lenarčič

Aleksandra Ceferin

Aleksandra Ceferin (M.A., B.A., Dip.Ed.) has introduced Slovenian language as a school subject in Australian school system and founded the Slovenian Teachers' Association of Victoria in 1976. She has extensive experience in language education: as teacher, lecturer, curriculum coordinator, course writer, language consultant and manager, VCE State Reviewer and Chief Examiner. Since 1998 she has been the President of ISSV and the manager and chief editor of its projects. Aleksandra visits Slovenian annually, establishing and maintaining contacts with Slovenia, and initiating exchanges and cooperation between organizations. In 2004 she was the recipient of the National Education Award of RS Slovenia.