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4ZZZ survived a dramatic eviction attempt in 1988 implemented by a newly elected, conservative student-union executive at University of Queensland.
In the early hours of 14 December that year, union officials entered the station unannounced, served an immediate eviction notice to a volunteer doing the graveyard shift, locked the doors and turned off power — forcing the station off air.
Undeterred, 4ZZZ organisers quickly restarted broadcasting from their transmitter on Mount Coot-tha using a temporary setup, and within hours supporters occupied the union building.
Although 4ZZZ held on and continued broadcasting from campus for several more months, the pressure eventually forced them to relocate — first to a temporary site in Toowong in 1989, then finally to permanent headquarters in Fortitude Valley.
The failed eviction became a defining moment in 4ZZZ’s history — galvanising public support, cementing the station’s independence from the university union, and reinforcing its reputation as a voice for alternative culture, dissent and grassroots media.
Former Zedders who were there at the time - Anita Earl, David Lennon and Mike Brown - join Heather to tell us all about it!