MainFM is managed by a Committee elected by Members of the Association.

See our Committee Role Descriptions here.

The current Committee comprises:

President:  Richard McLeish

Rich co-hosts the Sunday Roast on Sunday afternoons. A refugee from the commercial media landscape, he’s a strong believer in the power of community. Outside of MainFM, he can be found building lego with Max, waving a camera around at regional events, or crashing his mountain bike on a nearby trail.

Vice President: Martin Lee

Martin is the host of Still Life With Pansy on MainFM, a show about contemporary queer art and artists. He works as a disability support worker while pursuing his own artistic endeavours. In previous guises, Martin has worked in a variety of public and private sector positions: from environmental consultant and university lecturer, to hospitality, administration and window dresser. Martin grew up in south west Victoria, lived in Melbourne for many years (punctuated by brief stints in Daylesford and Ballarat), and finally landed in Castlemaine about 10 years ago.

Secretary:  Tina Helm

Tina’s connection to community radio began at age 15 with a work experience stint at Auckland’s bFM, sparking a lifelong passion for independent radio, local voices and great music. A former Station Manager and current presenter with MAINfm’s Mixed Tapes collective, she has also served as a volunteer grants assessor with the Community Broadcasting Foundation for the past seven years. Outside of radio, Tina is Communications Manager at Women’s Health Loddon Mallee and has a background in arts and music management, fundraising, advocacy, and community engagement. She loves the role community radio plays in bringing people together, supporting local music, and helping communities tell their own stories.

Treasurer: Suzanne Hogan
After retiring from the daily grind of a 30+ year public service career, Suze took a long break before starting up her own business as an investigator/consultant. She has extensive management, HR and project management experience. Suze packs dry goods at a local organic business and loves everything Castlemaine and its community has to offer. She likes cooking and sharing food, gardening, dancing in the kitchen and listening to MainFM.

General Committee: Ian Patrick
Ian’s experience in the media commenced as a presenter at 3CR in Melbourne with a music and talk breakfast program, subsequently working in freelance and staff positions at the ABC making radio documentaries and features. Ian has also worked as a teacher, university lecturer, arts administrator, project manager, and for the last 20 years as a self-employed consultant in the areas of evaluation, training and organisational development.  He enjoys producing The Latin Hour for MainFM drawing on his love of music and salsa dancing.

General Committee: Simon Smallchua

Simon is a digital professional with a passion for community. He founded his first consultancy at 17 in 2003 and went on to co-found Harvey, a business development consultancy with ethical leanings based in Chewton. His experience and vision will help MainFM reach its potential in the digital era.

General Committee: Imandaru Candraningtyas Hari Saputro, also known as Ican (pronounced “ee-chan”)

Ican is a marketing and communications professional with over a decade of experience across arts, tourism and global brands in Australia and Indonesia. Currently with Bendigo Art Gallery, he specialises in digital strategy, audience engagement and storytelling. Having worked with organisations including Levi Strauss & Co., Garuda Indonesia Airlines, Castlemaine State Festival and the City of Greater Bendigo, he is passionate about supporting local culture, creative expression and community connection through initiatives such as community radio.

General Committee: Celia Finch (She/They)

Celia is an evaluator and policy strategy advisor who has worked across Australia, SouthEast Asia and the Pacific in government, community organisations and the UN. They have a passion for putting heart and soul into evidenced based decision making. They are currently supporting RRR to make sense of its impact and hope to bring these learnings to the Maine. Since moving to Castlemaine they have embraced the fun, creative and wondrous opportunities this little town has to offer.