This chapter charts the history of 4ZZZ’s current home in Fortitude Valley, affectionally known to many as Zed Towers, It discusses the building’s layered history, from its origins as Brisbane Spare Parts to its decades as a hub of leftist activism under the Communist Party of Australia, including surviving a 1972 bombing. The narrative follows 4ZZZ’s relocation to the site in the early 1990s, detailing the efforts of volunteers who built studios and installed broadcast links, salvaging materials from wherever they could. It explores key milestones: the purchase of the building, transmitter upgrades, infrastructure challenges, accessibility improvements, environmental initiatives, and the iconic mural that now adorns its façade. Technical ingenuity, political legacy, and collective effort define this space, haunted not just by the occasional ghost, but by decades of radical energy. ‘Our House’ celebrates Zed Towers as more than a headquarters but also as a dynamic, sometimes frustrating, but deeply loved home for independent media and grassroots culture.

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Our House (In the Middle of Two Streets)

  • Heather Anderson

摘要

This chapter charts the history of 4ZZZ’s current home in Fortitude Valley, affectionally known to many as Zed Towers, It discusses the building’s layered history, from its origins as Brisbane Spare Parts to its decades as a hub of leftist activism under the Communist Party of Australia, including surviving a 1972 bombing. The narrative follows 4ZZZ’s relocation to the site in the early 1990s, detailing the efforts of volunteers who built studios and installed broadcast links, salvaging materials from wherever they could. It explores key milestones: the purchase of the building, transmitter upgrades, infrastructure challenges, accessibility improvements, environmental initiatives, and the iconic mural that now adorns its façade. Technical ingenuity, political legacy, and collective effort define this space, haunted not just by the occasional ghost, but by decades of radical energy. ‘Our House’ celebrates Zed Towers as more than a headquarters but also as a dynamic, sometimes frustrating, but deeply loved home for independent media and grassroots culture.