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Early 1980's Shire of Bulla surveyed the local youth and the result indicated a need for a local radio
station.
By the mid 80's Bulla FM was undertaking test transmissions on 99.4FM.

The first presenter was the local Council Youth Worker John Awad using burrowed equipment in a shed
behind the Council Buildings. Using very basic studio equipment the test broadcasts were about 1 week
long, every 2 to 3 months and at Christmas time this was increased to 2 weeks. Christmas was our big
push to get Sponsors, which helped us stay on air and pay our bills for the rest of the year.

A lot of planning and more importantly a lot of paperwork is required to enable test transmissions and
that responsibility fell to Derek Rigby who was the then Secretary. In honor of his long service and
dedication we named the current studio after him.

In 1999 we were granted a licence for every weekend, we changed the name to 3NRG FM and in 2000
Derek Rigby was presented with our first Life Member of 3NRG for his dedication to the station
After reams of paper and a lot of hard work from Derek and the Committee the ABA finally granted our
permanent licence in April 2001.

There has also been something of a journey with various 'premises' being used for makeshift studios.
To date we have broadcasted from:

The Old Sunbury Court House (now the Tourist Information Centre).
Learmonth St Kindergarten
The Old Bulla Shire Council Chambers.
Craigieburn Youth Centre.
A Caravan in the driveway of the Sunbury Tourist Information Centre.
Ground floor rooms of Building 19 Victoria University , Sunbury Campus.
Building 18 Victoria University , Sunbury Campus.

And finally thanks to Victoria University Sunbury Campus we now have a permanent home back in
Building 19 and
now known as
The Derek Rigby Studio 99.3FM 3NRG
"A STATION IN THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY".