Below is the current program guide for Vision Australia Radio Melbourne 1179AM. This guide also covers the Melbourne VAR Digital and IRIS digital services (DAB+) and the Melbourne web streaming service.
Please note this schedule is also simulcast on the VA Radio services in Darwin and Warragul.
This grid is subject to change and where possible we will endeavour to advise of any changes on air and online.
Please note – any program with (R) next to it indicates it a repeat broadcast.
Any program with (VARN) next to it indicates it is broadcast across all VAR stations.
If you have any queries or suggestions on programming please submit here.
MONDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Politically Correct (R) |
| 05.30 | Leading the Way |
| 06.00 | Insight for Living |
| 06.30 | Christianity Works - A Different Perspective |
| 06.40 | TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio |
| 07.00 | ABC News/On This Day |
| 07.30 | The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 09.30 | Studio 1 (R) |
| 10.00 | National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 13.00 | Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN) |
| 14.00 | People in Profile (R) |
| 14.30 | Comment is Free (R) |
| 15.00 | Computalk |
| 15.30 | Time of Your Life (R) |
| 16.00 | Something Novel |
| 16.30 | Inside Voice (R) |
| 16.45 | On This Day |
| 17.00 | National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 18.00 | The Conversation |
| 18:30 | Crikey |
| 19.00 | Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm |
| 20.00 | Kintsugi Heroes |
| 20.30 | Our Aussie Gardens (R) |
| 21.00 | Behind the Scenes |
| 22.00 | Book at Bedtime |
| 22.30 | Something Novel (R) |
| 23.00 | Leading The Way |
| 23.30 | Guardian International |
| 00.00 | BBC World Service |
TUESDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Hear This (R) |
| 05.30 | Leading the Way |
| 06.00 | Insight for Living |
| 06.30 | Christianity Works - A Different Perspective |
| 06.40 | TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio |
| 07.00 | ABC News/On This Day |
| 07.30 | The Morning Paper Round: Readings from the Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 09.30 | In Plain Sight |
| 10.00 | National Press Program: Readings from the Australian and the Australian Financial Review (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 13.00 | Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN) |
| 14.00 | National Magazine (R) |
| 14.30 | Australian Geographic |
| 15.00 | Healthy Minds |
| 15.30 | Seeing Eye Dogs Show |
| 16.00 | Something Novel |
| 16.30 | Blind Sight |
| 16.45 | On This Day |
| 17.00 | National News Hour: today’s news from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 18.00 | The Conversation |
| 18:30 | Crikey |
| 19.00 | Opinion Hour including ABC News Break at 7pm |
| 20.00 | The Saturday Paper |
| 20.30 | Talking Law (R) |
| 21.00 | The Uncertainty Principle |
| 22.00 | Book at Bedtime |
| 22.30 | Something Novel (R) |
| 23.00 | Leading the Way |
| 23.30 | Guardian International |
| 00.00 | BBC World Service to 6.00am |
WEDNESDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Green Advocate (R) |
| 05.30 | Leading the Way |
| 06.00 | Insight for Living |
| 06.30 | Christianity Works - A Different Perspective |
| 06.40 | TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio |
| 07.00 | ABC News/On This Day |
| 07.30 | The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 09.30 | What's News in Disability |
| 10.00 | National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Online review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 13.00 | Afternoon Live: magazine-style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN) |
| 14.00 | Good News Week |
| 15.00 | Studio 1 |
| 15.30 | Talking Vision |
| 16.00 | Something Novel |
| 16.30 | Powered News Wrap |
| 16.45 | On This Day |
| 17.00 | National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 18.00 | The Conversation |
| 18:30 | Crikey |
| 19.00 | Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm |
| 20.00 | In Plain Sight (R) |
| 20.30 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles |
| 21.00 | Leisure Link 2.0 |
| 21.30 | Reading the Play - All Things Footy |
| 22.00 | Book at Bedtime |
| 22.30 | Something Novel (R) |
| 23.00 | Leading The Way |
| 23.30 | Guardian International |
| 00.00 | BBC World Service |
THURSDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Connections (R) |
| 05.30 | Leading the Way |
| 06.00 | Insight for Living |
| 06.30 | Christianity Works - A Different Perspective |
| 06.40 | TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio |
| 07.00 | ABC News/On This Day |
| 07.30 | The Morning Paper Round: Readings from the Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 09.30 | Blind Sight |
| 09.45 | Vision Extra |
| 10.00 | National Press Program: Readings from the Australian and the Australian Financial Review (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 13.00 | Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN) |
| 14.00 | Choice Magazine |
| 14.30 | Arts & Entertainment |
| 15.00 | Travel (R) |
| 16.00 | Something Novel |
| 16.30 | Inside Voice |
| 16.45 | On This Day |
| 17.00 | National News Hour: today’s news from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 18.00 | The Conversation |
| 18:30 | Crikey |
| 19.00 | Opinion Hour including ABC News Break at 7pm |
| 20.00 | The Digest |
| 21.00 | Time of Your Life (R) |
| 21.30 | Focal Point |
| 22.00 | Book at Bedtime |
| 22.30 | Something Novel (R) |
| 23.00 | Leading the Way |
| 23.30 | Guardian International |
| 00.00 | BBC World Service |
FRIDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Kintsugi Heroes (R) |
| 05.30 | Leading the Way |
| 06.00 | Insight for Living |
| 06.30 | Christianity Works - A Different Perspective |
| 06.40 | TV Today and What's On Guide for VA Radio |
| 07.00 | ABC News/On This Day |
| 07.30 | The Morning Paper Round: Readings from The Age and Herald Sun includes ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 09.30 | Talking Vision (R) |
| 10.00 | National Press Program: Readings from the Australian & Australian Financial Review (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Online Review: news sourced from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 13.00 | Afternoon Live: magazine style articles featuring arts, entertainment and more (VARN) |
| 14.00 | Uncertainty Principle (R) |
| 15.00 | Hear This |
| 15.30 | Literary Ear (R) |
| 16.00 | Something Novel |
| 16.30 | Vision Extra (R) |
| 16.45 | On This Day |
| 17.00 | National News Hour: today's news from national and international news websites (VARN) |
| 18.00 | The Conversation |
| 18:30 | Crikey |
| 19.00 | Opinion Hour including an ABC News break at 7pm |
| 20.00 | Cover to Cover |
| 21.00 | Money Magazine |
| 21.30 | Sites, Sounds & Songs (R) |
| 22.00 | Book at bedtime |
| 22.30 | Something Novel (R) |
| 23.00 | Leading The Way |
| 23.30 | Guardian International |
| 00.00 | BBC World Service |
SATURDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Australian Geographic (R) |
| 05.30 | Healthy Minds |
| 06.00 | Reading the Play - All Things Footy (R) |
| 06.30 | Money Magazine (R) |
| 07.00 | Our Aussie Gardens |
| 07.30 | Saturday Morning News: Readings from The Age, Herald Sun and Weekend Australian including ABC News breaks at 8am and 9am |
| 10.00 | Happy Pants |
| 10.30 | Vision Sports (VARN) |
| 12.00 | Travel |
| 13.00 | Weekend magazine: Readings from the Saturday Newspaper Supplements |
| 15.00 | Politically Correct |
| 15.30 | Computalk (R) |
| 16.00 | Time Magazine |
| 16.30 | Green Guide |
| 17.00 | What's News in Disability (R) |
| 17.30 | Comment is Free |
| 18.00 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (R) |
| 18.30 | Seeing Eye Dogs Show (R) |
| 19.00 | Behind the Scenes (R) |
| 20.00 | National Magazine |
| 21.00 | Good News Week (R) |
| 22.00 | Guardian Weekly |
| 23.00 | Rhythm and News |
SUNDAY
| Time | Program |
|---|
| 05.00 | Guardian Weekly (R) |
| 06.00 | New Statesman (R) |
| 06.30 | Leading the Way |
| 07.00 | Hymns for Sunday Morning |
| 07.30 | Insight for Living |
| 08.00 | Hour of Power |
| 09.00 | Literary Ear (R) |
| 09.30 | Happy Pants (R) |
| 10.00 | Sunday Morning News: Readings from the Sunday Age and Sunday Herald Sun including ABC News Breaks at 10am and 12noon |
| 12.30 | People in Profile |
| 13.00 | Cover to Cover (R) |
| 14.00 | Sites, Sounds & Songs |
| 14.30 | What's New in Aged Care |
| 15.00 | The Digest (R) |
| 16.00 | Hear This |
| 16.30 | Connections |
| 17.00 | Green Advocate |
| 17.30 | Green Guide (R) |
| 18.00 | Messages of Hope |
| 18.15 | The Lord’s Challenge |
| 18.30 | Powered News Wrap |
| 18.45 | Blind Sight |
| 19.00 | Stories of our Lives |
| 19.30 | Talking Vision (R) |
| 20.00 | Koori Mail |
| 20.30 | Talking Law |
| 21.30 | New Statesman |
| 22.00 | Sunday Book at Bedtime |
| 22.30 | Focal Point (R) |
| 23.00 | BBC World Service |
| 23.30 | Arts and Entertainment (R) |
