Roxane Manley

Greg Magnus is the new Station Manager at 2PK/ROK FM.

There has been an official appointment with a restructure for Parkes Broadcasting, 2PK/ROK FM.

Greg Magnus has taken over the Station Managers role from Paul Batchelor follow­ing his appointment to the Managers po­sition for the networks group of QLD sta­tions. Greg has been involved in both print and radio media since he left school in mid 1980’s and originally started his radio jour­ney at 2PK in 1989.

Having worked at many and varied sta­tions across NSW, QLD and WA in roles from on-air, Production Manager, Music Director, Sales, Greg has now been wel­comed to the position of Station Manager at 2PK/ROK FM.

Greg’s first on-air job was on 2PK as a night/evening announcer from 6pm. Greg said “It seemed to be the timeslot where all of the newbies started.”

With such a long spanning career in the industry, Greg found it hard to pick a high­light because there were so many, but he said: “I suppose landing that first radio job was the biggest highlight, but also to be able to wake everyday to go to work in a job that is fun is a bonus. The listening au­dience also makes everyday a highlight.”

Greg has been lucky enough to work with some big names over the years, from co­medians to politicians and musicians, but when we asked him to drop some names he said “To be honest the local people have always been the best to talk to or interview because they keep it real.”

Enthusiastic group celebrating Mother Tongue day at Henry Parkes Museum.

Ub Ubbo Exchange celebrated Mother Tongue recently, something it has been do­ing for 15 years. Director of the Australian Chapter, Sean James Cassidy marked the occasion by releasing a range of filigree designs based on Wiradjuri iconography.

These designs draw from the shapes and scrollwork of filigree; an ancient metalwork technique used in jewellery making.

The Wiradjuri filigree designs arose from workshops designed by Cassidy and co-run with Elder Robert Clegg and Irene Ridge­way through the Parkes PCYC and the Parkes Wiradjuri Language Group. It is en­visaged that these designs could be used on public signage throughout the Parkes Shire. In conjunction, Cassidy facilitated the development of a Wiradjuri themed font with the Parkes Wiradjuri Language Group to be possibly used for future projects.

Also released was a QR code that directs the viewer of the mural at the PCYC to an animation of the mural designed by Robert Clegg. The third component was an originalmusic release “A Song for Lope” was com­posed by former Parkes man Jason Nacho Murchie, in honour of Lope Bosaing, the cofounder, along with Sean James Cassidy, of Ub Ubbo Exchange, an art collective cre­ated between Australia and The Philippines.

On the following day, Ub Ubbo Exchange, in collaboration with Sidney Allo, made a presentation at the Henry Parkes Muse­um. Titled Excavating Bridges for Future Streams Bula (Bula is 2 in Wiradjuri), the group showcased different ways to pre­sent information using technology which in­cluded hologram fans, interactive pdf’s with Gifs, and projection mapping. Sidney’s skills in projection mapping allowed him to manip­ulate a projection onto a curved surface to produce a flat image. Mini silos were made by Allo and Cassidy to provide an example of what could be achieved.

“It was a privilege to work with someone as talented as Sidney,” said Cassidy.