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ABC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Pacific Break is back for 2025. Here's how to enter
Entries for this year's Pacific Break, the Pacific's biggest music competition, will open on June 27 and we're looking for the best original and unsigned talent from across the Pacific. Have you got what it takes to be this year's winner and go on an all-expenses-paid trip to perform at the WOMADelaide Festival, Australia's largest international music festival? All you have to do is submit your original track by Monday, August 25 2025 and be a citizen or resident of any Pacific island nation* who is not signed with a major record label. Want your music played on ABC Radio Australia and ABC Pacific socials? Be sure to tune in to Nesia Daily on ABC Radio Australia and follow ABC Pacific's Facebook and Instagram accounts. Our team will be selecting Pacific Break entries to play on Nesia Daily's Soundcheck segment and will feature them on ABC Pacific social media throughout the competition. Ten finalists will be announced on air and ABC Pacific in September. The overall winner will be revealed on Nesia Daily on Wednesday, October 16, 2025, so make sure to tune in! There are several ways you can listen – live via internet streaming or FM radio, as well as on-demand audio and podcast downloads. Check your local FM frequency here. How to enter Pacific Break 2024: Submit your original track(s) in one of three ways; 1. Complete the Online Entry Form. 2. Get in touch with our Pacific Break team via WhatsApp. 3. Email your song and details to pacificbreak@ Terms and Conditions To enter Pacific Break, you must accept the Terms & Conditions. For details about how we handle the personal information we collect when you enter competitions, see the ABC Privacy Collection Statement. *"Pacific Island Nation" means any one of the following countries: American Samoa; Cooks Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Nauru; New Caledonia; Niue; Northern Marianas; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Pitcairn Islands; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Timor-Leste, Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu; Wallis and Fortuna; Rotuma; Easter Island. Good luck!
ABC News
27-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Bee the change: How a young Samoan beekeeper is fighting to protect these precious pollinators
World Bee Day is a chance to recognise the tiny but mighty workers that keep our ecosystems thriving. In Samoa, one young woman is doing her part to protect these buzzing heroes. Three years ago, what started as a hobby for electrical engineer Luna-Rossa Lomitusi-Ape has grown into a thriving bee farm, where she now manages nine full beehives, two 'baby hives', and helps care for other hives in rural villages across Apia. Initially, the 24-year-old told Nesia Daily she was torn between "bees or fashion" when deciding on a small business, but it was her father's advice that helped her choose: "it's better to choose the bees because at least you get the honey." Luna-Rossa's trick to reducing the amount of times she gets stung by her bees is "inner peace" as bees will see you as a threat if you are feeling anxious or stressed. ( ) Apiaries like Luna-Rossa's are now part of a growing movement to protect Samoa's declining bee population — an issue that's becoming more prevalent with each season. "We have really bad rain patterns now," the young beekeeper explained. "This is the longest rainy season we've had. You make less honey because of course the honey is for the bees during times of shortage." Alongside threats like habitat destruction and climate change, Luna-Rossa says bees in Samoa are often destroyed simply because people want to avoid getting bitten or stung - something she believes comes down to a "lack of awareness of the importance of bees." As well as tending to her own bees, Luna-Rossa also removes them from residential properties. ( ) Despite the challenges, Luna-Rossa remains passionate about bees and the critical role they play in our food systems and environment. If you want to foster a more bee-friendly environment, she suggests an easy way to start is by growing "pollinator-friendly plants in front of your houses, on your little balconies in the city, because bees are literally everywhere."
ABC News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
A walk down memory lane with Nesia Daily's Michael Chow
You hear him every morning on Radio Australia, and every week as the opening voice of On The Record - but how much do you know about Michael Chow's music career? In 2012, Michael formed Froyo, a band with his university friend, Allyson Montenegro; a group which would soon grow into a popular mainstay of the Sydney indie scene. While it started as a bit of a musical accident, Froyo's music was the real deal: pop music that had a diverse range of influences at its core, Michael and his bandmates navigated their way through songs that had a tinge of '80s teen drama threaded throughout. Loading Froyo's music has been heard on Netflix and HBO shows, while the impact of the band has been felt through a strong community of fans who have committed to the music via tattoos, various shows around Australia and more. Though Michael is very much at home in his Nesia Daily presenter's seat, he joins On The Record for a special walk down memory lane.
ABC News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
'Keep sailing on': Stanleyson Antas on music, legacy, and life in Vanuatu
Ni-Vanuatu reggae legend Stanleyson Antas joined Nesia Daily in the studio to reflect on his journey performing across Vanuatu to re-imagining his songs on a new acoustic EP, Akoustic Volume 1 (Play On). Stripping back to just guitar and vocals, Stanley shared that creating the EP allowed him to reconnect with the heart of songwriting and "focus on the lyrics." Throughout the show, he performed three live version of the songs Sailing, Justice, and No Worries. Also in the program, we checked in with Nesian Footy co-host, Tinirau Arona for a recap of the weekend's NRL matches, and Sose Fuamoli for a preview of this week's On The Record episode.
ABC News
22-05-2025
- ABC News
This PNG family-run food truck is serving lamb flaps across Qld, including an entire NRL team
Papua New Guinea might be a land of over 800 native languages, but if there's one language understood across any cultural gathering, it's food. When it comes to traditional kaikai, you'll find that regionally some prefer the mumu whilst others opt for the aigir. Perhaps a plate of smoked fish and saksak is all one needs to be satisfied. All options considered, a big winner on a big festival day like PNG's Independence Day celebration is the lamb flaps. So you'd best believe that when Nesia Daily saw that there was a Papua New Guinean food truck driving around Brisbane, Australia — serving up lamb flaps to both Australians and the wantoks abroad — we had to meet the person behind the wheel. In this edition of Mean Feeds, head chef and owner Afa'alie Ninkama shared how she got started in the culinary business and what it was like serving food to the Brisbane Broncos NRL team upon request.
