QRAM works with government, community organisations and local communities to develop content for stations in the Black Star network, including information messages.  Find out more about distribution through Black Star here and our overall strategic vision here.

Contact Us  if you’d like to discuss a project idea.

Current Projects

Partnering with The Cancer Council: Raising Awareness for Bowel Cancer Screening.

At QRAM, community is at the core of everything we do. That’s why we are proud to collaborate with The Cancer Council for their National Bowel Cancer Screening campaign, in conjunction with 33 Creative. This campaign, scripted, produced, and aired by QRAM, aims to raise awareness about the importance of early detection and screening in some of the most remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Queensland.

Engaging Remote Communities with Humour and Heart

Cancer affects everyone, and we know that education is key to prevention and early detection. Through our partnership, we’ve worked to deliver vital health messages in a way that resonates with our diverse communities. Using humour, pride in local culture, and Creole translations, we’ve created an engaging and accessible campaign. The radio segments have been carefully crafted to ensure the message connects with our listeners, encouraging them to take proactive steps toward their health.

Whether it’s sharing the importance of bowel cancer screening or reminding listeners about their health check-ups, we’ve made sure the tone reflects the spirit of the community—inviting, approachable, and relatable.

A Lifesaving Message for Our Communities

By bringing this message to some of the most remote parts of Queensland, we’re helping to ensure that everyone has the information they need to take charge of their health. It’s about giving people the tools to make informed decisions, leading to better outcomes for individuals and their communities.

Looking Ahead

We’re proud to be part of this life-saving campaign, and our ongoing partnership with The Cancer Council and 33 Creative is helping spread awareness where it’s needed most. Together, we’re making a difference and empowering our communities to take action.

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A Yarn That Could Save A Life

Welcome to Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media’s A Yarn That Could Save A Life Project.

This unique project uses a series of engaging, informative, and sometimes humorous radio plays
to:
• Raise awareness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of the facts about organ and tissue donation
• Address existing barriers that may be preventing people from discussing organ and tissue donation and becoming donors
• Raise awareness of the importance of discussing and knowing the donation decisions of family members
• Promote DonateLife Week and the availability of information and resources relating to organ and tissue donation

We encourage you to share this great series of six radio plays with your local radio audience.
We also ask that you use these audio segments, as well as the information contained in thisnewsletter, to discuss organ and tissue donation with your listeners.

For more information about this project, please phone: 07 4032 5022, or email: reception@qram.com.au

Additional information about organ and tissue donation is available at http://www.donatelife.gov.au

Click here to read the project newsletter: Project Newsletter

And click on the tracks below to listen to our series of radio plays…

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In Our Own Words

Each month our project team produces one ten-minute and six one-minute programs, focusing on building community awareness of the health and social impacts of alcohol use and binge drinking.

This year-long project, supported by funding from the Australian Government under the National Binge Drinking Strategy, aims to highlight the risks associated with alcohol and binge-drinking.

Listen Up – For Life

Each month our project team produces one ten-minute and six one-minute programs, focusing on raising the awareness of parents and carers about how ear disease can be recognised, treated and prevented.

This year-long project, funded under the National Indigenous Ear Health Campaign, an initiative of the Australian Government, aims to address the importance issue of ear disease in remote Indigenous communities in Queensland.

Our Community, Our Future

The project broadcasts focus on building community awareness of the importance of eating healthy food, doing regular physical exercise, seeing a health service for regular check ups, giving up smoking, and drinking alcohol at safe levels (or not at all).

This Local Community Campaign was developed with funding from the Australian Government, and aims to provide our communities with practical health promotions content over a period of 12 months.

Our Community, Our Future Extension

This Project has been extended by 12 months, and will run into July 2014. The project will focus on closing the gap programs, eating healthy, the value of a good education,  responsible alcohol drinking,  regular physical exercise, sport.

QRAM with partnership from communities will produce audio programs for play out on the QRAM, Black Star network of 13 stations in the Gulf, Cape York and Western Queensland communities.