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1 week ago | 
wayfm.org.au | Justin Rouillon
By: Justin RouillonThe Bluey’s World season has been officially extended through to February 2026, with fans of the hit TV show travelling from all corners of the globe to visit. Since opening in November 2024, Bluey’s World has already welcomed 200,000 visitors, a significant milestone that reflects the attraction’s popularity with families, fans and travellers alike.
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3 weeks ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
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3 weeks ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
As Australians pause this Anzac Day to remember the fallen and honour those who served, the role of military chaplains will be on full display, leading Anzac services at schools, memorials and in the community. James Hall is an Australian Army Chaplain and spoke to 96five’s Alex Milne about the role of the modern-day defence force chaplain.
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1 month ago | 
wayfm.org.au | Justin Rouillon
By: Justin RouillonIf you’ve been around Christian music for a while, you’ll no doubt remember the era of Easterfest. Originally named the Australian Gospel Music Festival for its first nine years, Easterfest was a Christian music festival that ran in Toowoomba, from 1999 until 2015. This year marks a decade since the last ever Easterfest event, and a series of interviews in the brand-new podcast, The Rise and Fall of Easterfest, explores the incredible Easterfest story.
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1 month ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
If you were a fan of the annual Easterfest festival in Toowoomba, there’s a new, (although much smaller) event you might be interested in checking out. The Open Heavens – Live Music Under the Stars event will see a number of local Toowoomba artists bringing together a collection of songs that explore life’s great big, deep, magnificent questions. Leading the event will be local musicians Megan King and Raquelle Pedler.
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2 months ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
Main Image: Fans watching a BMX demonstration from JC Epidemic at Easterfest 2011 (Trent Rouillon). If you were one of the tens of thousands of people who would make the annual Easter pilgrimage up the range to Toowoomba, it was a sure bet you had community at the forefront of your mind. The experience of Easterfest was more than just a music festival, it was really a unity movement that gave festivalgoers a weekend spent with their peers.
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2 months ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
If you’re new to this whole Easterfest thing, Easterfest (the Australian Gospel Music Festival until 2007) was an Australian Christian music festival that ran in Toowoomba from 1999 until 2015. This year marks a decade since the last ever event. The new 96five podcast ‘The Rise & Fall of Easterfest’ tells the story of that event. Over the course of 17 festivals, thousands of artists graced the stages of the Australian Gospel Music Festival and Easterfest.
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2 months ago | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
Main Image: Mainstage at Easterfest in 2011, the peak year of the festival (Trent Rouillon). In the late 90’s a group of Toowoomba church leaders, business people, the chamber of commerce, the local council and the Queensland Police get together with an audacious idea. That idea is to hold a gospel music festival that would bring people into Toowoomba on the Easter weekend – a weekend that had traditionally seen the city become a virtual ghost town.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
wayfm.org.au | Justin Rouillon
By: Justin RouillonSVRCINA’s latest single and album ‘1200 Beats per Minute’ both take inspiration from the hummingbird – a bird that can be both still and extremely active at the same time. Christian artist SVRCINA has released her latest radio single, Hummingbird, which reminds us that God is closer than we realise. The L.A. based singer-songwriter is known for her ethereal voice and emotionally charged songs that include Lucid, Loyal, Something Beautiful, Next Generation, and Flowers.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
96five.com | Justin Rouillon
Main Image: Cricket bats and hats were placed outside houses, workplaces and cricket clubs following the death of Phillip Hughes (Justin Rouillon). It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the passing of Phillip Hughes, forever 63 not out, after being struck whilst batting during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ten years since we lost one of Australian cricket’s most promising young stars. During a game of cricket?
