Welcome our new Evenings presenter

Friday November 30 Evenings in 2013 We are sending the newsletter early and the reason is that today we made the announcement that Helen Shield is set take over the role of Evenings Presenter in 2013. As you all know (because we introduced her to you via the newsletter) Helen arrived in Tasmania just a few months ago to take up the position of Breakfast producer for ABC Northern Tasmania. You've already heard Helen on air, she took over for a week when Belinda King had a break earlier this month. After stints in places like outback Queensland and Cambodia, sweltering through 45 degree summers and months of monsoon season, Helen finds the green and pleasant hills of the Apple Isle very welcoming. Radio has been part of Helen's life since 2003. She looks forward to presenting Evenings and says of her new gig, "it's going to be like a community-wide dinner party conversation with anecdotes, meaty discussion, laughs and intimate revelations all tumbling out - with a great soundtrack to boot." >>More about Helen and the full lineup To the island Mornings are taking to the air to broadcast from King Island on Thursday and Friday. Leon is heading to the Island after the announcement of a two billion dollar investment was announced on Tuesday. Leon will investigate the story, talking to the prime movers and shakers and residents of the Bass Strait Island and their reactions to the planned project. >>More about the broadcasts Volunteering Breakfast is celebrating International Volunteer Day on Wednesday December 5. Belinda will be catching up with former Launceston resident, now Australian Volunteer Abroad, Bron Tilbury who is on her second assignment in Fiji. Bron is currently volunteering with the Fiji Women's Rights Movement and will share with us the challenges she faces in her role and where volunteering is set to take her. >> International Volunteer Day Soil philosophy The Country Hour is presented by Sally Dakis while Tony Briscoe is on leave. Join Sally as she asks, 'have you ever thought about soil philosophy?' Next week the Tasmanian Country Hour is joining an Australian and New Zealand soil conference. Involving 400 soil specialists from 20 countries debating soil philosophy and a lot more. Join Sally on the Country Hour from 12pm, Monday to Friday. >>The Country Hour Your Afternoon visits a school with a wind turbine, does a Zumba class and joins a Christmas arvo tea Your Afternoon is on the move again. Join Penny and the team as they visit two Southern Tasmanian towns. On Wednesday explore Rokeby with Penny as Your Afternoon visits John Paul the Second School. The primary school has the first power generating wind turbine in a primary school in the southern hemisphere.Walk along the Old Rokeby Historic Trail and join in a lunchtime Zumba class and community lunch. On Thursday Your Afternoon are getting into the Christmas spirit, New Norfolk style! Visit the oldest bakehouse in Australia, hear tales of the town from Ken O'Brien who used to own the supermarket and knows almost everybody in the town. Finally, get some ideas for Christmas as we broadcast from the Derwent Valley Community House in Blair St as they hold their Christmas Afternoon Tea. And finally the quiz  For this week's quiz we have the December issue of delicious magazine with heaps of festive recipes for the silly season. To go into the draw, tell me, via return email, who will present statewide Evenings in 2013? You have until midnight Sunday. What about the cricket? Click this link to find the schedule To access the ABC Northern Tasmania website go to: Home | Schedule | Events | Contact | Newsletter Subscribe or Unsubscribe © 2009 Australian Broadcasting Corporation | Privacy Policy ABC, 45 Ann Street, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia