Radio tunes proposed for town

Geoff Wilkes has asked for support in his proposition and said if there was enough support he would be a voice of the people to the Shire of Collie council.

"I have traveled around Australia and there was music in a lot of towns and I think we need to have music in the CBD too," he said.

"We have a good community radio station that plays good music and has good segments telling us what is happening in Collie.

"There's nothing like the sound of music as you are walking around the CBD, it puts you in the mood to shop and it soothes the soul.

Chair of the Collie Community Radio Nola Green said the idea of the community radio waves broadcast through the Collie CBD was floated before during the Collie CBD Redevelopment Project.

"At one stage during the project the idea came up about having speakers installed at Central Park which would stream the programs from the radio station," she said.

"At the time a concern raised was that some people just want to go to the park for peace and quiet.

"For us now, it's not something we would be opposed to however we are not in a position to fund anything as our current focus is securing a new building for the radio.

"However we do like our programs to be heard by everyone so while it's not a priority we would be open to discussing the idea with a funding body."

Currently, radio listeners are able to tune into the Collie Community Radio on 101.3 FM while its supporters and sponsors play the programs and sweet tunes out of its shop fronts each day.

When asked about his plans for funding the idea Mr Wilkes said that was an issue to be approached when he first had the support.

"We have a very generous local community, region and state," he said.

"There's lots of grants on offer out there and I don't mind putting in the work and effort to apply for them.

"But I don't want to be approaching local and state government and local organisations without the support of the community behind me."