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Uplift, 2XX carers radio program

Coming up

Coming up on Monday's show: a discussion of issues relevant to the Canberra caring community.

About us

We are a radio program broadcast on Monday evenings between 6-6.30pm on community radio 2XX, 98.3FM. Or via the live web stream. Our focus is carers in the community.

Some of our shows are available as podcasts. By podcasting them you can choose to listen to them whenever you want, or over again and again.

Latest News

Welcome to Dementiaville » (31 January 2012)

Welcome to Dementiaville: £17m village in Switzerland will keep sufferers in fake reality Daily Mail UK A £17million village will house dementia sufferers... more »

Aged care hotline 'must be independent' » (31 January 2012)

ABC News An aged care advocacy group is concerned a reporting service for elder abuse could be undermined because it is run by Anglicare. Anglicare operates... more »

Nursing home sanctioned for inadequate care » (30 January 2012)

By Adrienne Francis ABC News A Canberra nursing home has been sanctioned by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing for failing to provide adequate... more »

Dementia timebomb spurs national hunt for answers » (24 December 2011)

Mark Metherell The Age Dementia, looming as the single biggest health issue confronting Australia, is to come under unprecedented scrutiny in a hunt for... more »

What’s Happening in the 2XX Community

Community Spotlight will be starting up again on 2XX on Tuesdays from 2-3pm. It will include interviews and information from different community organisations across Canberra.

Opening Minds on Tuesday Nights from 6-6.30pm, a program talking about mental illness.

Podcasted shows currently include The Nearpost and The Farpost (all your football news) and Fuzzy Logic (science)

Uplift Presenter Profile

Dr Peter Papathanasiou

It's a privilege to be on Uplift with such an outstanding team of on-air presenters. Each week we aim to share with our listeners wonderful stories of care and love.

About 2XX

In Canberra alone 28,000 listeners tune in 'exclusively' once a week, while 45,000 listeners tune in alongside other chosen radio stations. Recent OzTam figures indicate that community radio has established an audience of 3.7 million people across Australia.