Lu & Matt For Breakfast - Triple M The Border 105.7

This week we caught up with Mark Edgley from the Great Moscow Circus to find out what's in store when the big top goes up at Gateway Lakes soon, Al revealed he's one of the Stars of the Border for 2025 and what dancing he's going to learn, Shane A got into the latest and possibly controversial Nicole Kidman while our TV man Molky is bracing himself for some truly wild episodes of Married at First Sight this year..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week: We caught up with Nathan from Convoy 4 Kids to find out how much money the massive event raised for Country Hope, checked out some long weekend activities in What's On, James Lake from the MMM newsroom shared the number of us ditching events to save money as well as energy and if you've ever wondered why you need to visit the bathroom while at Bunnings, Al may have tripped over the answer..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our first week back for 2025 we checked in with Nathan from Convoy 4 Kids one last time for an update about what to expect on the huge day that is this Sunday! Then we touched base with Adam Harvey, on his way to Albury for a big show at the Commercial Club on Feb 8!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last podcast of 2024 and we're going out with a bang, literally. Scoring a toy drum kit in the MMM Secret Santa, Lu brought it into the studio and Al thought he might check her ability level with 'a series of musical challenges.' And things went okay right up until she worked out the last one..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a while but Convoy 4 Kids is coming back early next year in a massive way! We caught up with Nathan and Christie today for a chat about what's in store and the amazing work that Country Hope does for our community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we checked out a few things coming up this weekend across the Border, including the Kidz 4 Kidz disco! The creation of 11 year old Parker Thorneycroft, both he and Dj Steve Bowen joined us in the studio for a big chat about what's planned this Sunday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we touched base with new mayor of Wodonga Michel Gobel to find out a little bit more about him. Then today we had a look at a few things on around town, it looks to be another great weekend event wise here on the Border! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raising some awesome funds for Movember, the Tonkin group are releasing a special calendar! Mr December aka Matt Campbell from Tonlin joined us earlier this week for a behind the scenes look, where to get one and how this amazing idea came about!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we discovered a local business in Thurgoona called Potted Pines where you can hire a Xmas tree for a month delivered to your door and when we asked about strange pet names, boy did the Border deliver!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today just in time for the weekend we checked out a few events across the Border and caught up with Serena from Yes Unlimited, learning all about the very important night about Domestic Violence coming up in Albury on Monday, In Conversation with Dave Kramer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this week the Border Relay for Life organising committee announced the BRFL hero for 2024, 10 year old Ethan Simpson. Today we caught up with his mum Tiffany about the tough journey this amazing kid has been been through so far but also what an inspiration he's been and how keen he is to get amongst things at this weekend's huge event in Birralee Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not long to go now, Border Relay for Life is this weekend! With that in mind we checked in with volunteer committee member Jacqui Hillas about the excitement expected on day 2, otherwise known as Super Sunday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Huge Friday today as we caught up with Sonia Cooper, Captain of Team Rothmore at this years Border Relay For Life next weekend and explored a few things you can get into this weekend!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Starkie's Skyhooks Show is making it's way to the Cube Wodonga on Nov 17 and the legend himself joined us on the show this morning for a great chat about what to expect, getting into costume and the life and times of one of Australia's most loved bands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We couldn't have another ripper pre AFL Grand Final breakfast show at the Clubhouse Wodonga without touching base with a few football greats, so that's what we did! Today here from Doug Hawkins, Russell Robbertson and Billy Brownless on their thoughts of the huge Grand Final clash tomorrow!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a week it's been, especially when the line up for the Red Hot Summer Tour 2025 was released! Al caught up with Jon Stevens from Noiseworks for a huge chat about the lineup, getting the band back together for huge live shows and what really happens backstage at one of these gigs when someone else is up on stage.. Grab your tickets now through Ticketmaster! https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/red-hot-summer-tour-tickets/artist/1662101See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we get closer to the magic of the Henty Machinery Field Days for 2024, we're catching up with people involved in the festivities this year, some being part of the fun for the first time and some with a big slice of Henty History under their belt! Today Al caught up with Lyn Jacobsen, the coordinator at the Country Lifestyle pavilion about the 24 years she's been involved with Henty and the big changes over the decades and Josh Powell from the Furphy Museum Shepparton explained what you can see at his site with 160 years of Furphy history to cover! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we get closer to the magic of the Henty Machinery Field Days for 2024, we're catching up with people involved in the festivities this year, some being part of the fun for the first time and some with a big slice of Henty History under their belt! Today Al caught up with Jimmy O'Neill, talking about the latest agricultural drones available at the Akron Australia site and explored some of the science behind the Questacon Science Circus display with Leisha! See you at Henty!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With National Threatened Species Day coming up tomorrow we caught up with John Rafferty from Charles Sturt University on today's show to find out what was under threat in our own backyards and what we could do to improve things for our wildlife.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're looking over a few events happening on the Border this weekend with our What's On and Shane A revealed the 90's classic movie that's just had the rework treatment - but does he think this version of The Crow is any good?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.