COMMUNITY RECOGNITION STATEMENT 

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields) (19:53:18): For 30 years residents in the Macarthur district have been treated to their very own radio station. Radio 2MCR—or The Sounds of Macarthur as it is known—first went to air on 22 August 1989.

Since then volunteers have kept the airwaves busy with music, community information, news and entertainment. Dr Mike Freelander, who is the Federal member for Macarthur, and I had the pleasure of recently attending 2MCR's thirtieth birthday celebrations, which doubled as a fundraiser for this important community asset.

Membership is open to anybody in the community. Members can take on an active role in running the station, including training to become a presenter.

I stress that 2MCR is staffed and operated entirely by dedicated volunteer announcers, administration and technical staff who bring a diverse program to local airwaves. I respect the radio station's commitment to promoting the Macarthur region and local artists, and bringing the community together with its own broadcasting facilities.

Residents can listen to FM100.3 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I encourage everybody to tune in.