At Fitzroy Crossing and around Australia, community radio empowers local responses to climate impacts
- Written by: Bridget Backhaus, Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies, Griffith University
As rain poured down and rivers rose, the radio buzzed with static where you’d usually find Fitzroy Crossing’s community radio station, Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio. The station was off air, but not offline. When they couldn’t broadcast, the Wangki team turned to Facebook to share emergency information.
They even put together...
