Hope 103.2 has launched Sydney’s latest news service with the aim of being a "new, credible, factual and informed news service."
 
Hope Media CEO Phillip Randall says: “At a time when news services are being scaled back or amalgamated, Hope News began thanks to the generosity of our incredible supporters across Sydney.”
 

I’m nearing my third year as the breakfast show host for a radio station in Sydney. Last week I received a call from my mum, she needed help picking a verse for the my father’s headstone. The crematorium wanted to get all the details just right for the plaque.
 
Grief kind of catches you by surprise.
 
The next day, we had our regular scheduled breakfast show. While the show was unfolding I was texting back and forth with my mum sharing potential passages to include on Dad’s headstone.
 

Hope 103.2 staff, volunteers and listeners are celebrating after exceeding the Hope 103.2 June Appeal target.

The tally sits at $1,104,753.

Yes that's over one million dollars for a community radio station.

Station CEO Phillip Randall says he is overwhelmed by the support of donors.

“I’m so thankful that together we’ve been able to provide hope to Sydney,” he said. “I feel incredibly humbled, because nobody has to give, but they do. Not just small amounts, but sacrificial gifts. It’s inspirational.”

Throughout September, Hope 103.2 listeners all across Sydney are stepping up to make a very tangible difference in the lives of people doing it tough in our community.

With your help Hope 103.2 will be stocking the Can Van with non-perishable food and toiletry items to distribute through our friends at Anglicare and Parramatta Mission.