4ZZZ launched its glorious tradition of counting down listeners' 100 favourite songs on New Year's Day 1977. More than 10 years later, 2JJJ in Sydney (which employed many ex-Zed staff) began conducting its own Hot 100. Because 4ZZZ held the rights to the name Hot 100, there was a little bit of legal biffo when TripleJ became a national broadcaster, so they changed the name of their survey to the "Hottest 100".
Lek Kaher and the Wanton's
Australia c. 1990+: About 15 years ago walked a man by the name of Brendan Canavan. A talented get who mixed and jammed with the best up near the Windmill Cafe at Milton. Live in the photographers basement. Wild house. I wrote Bang the Bus 15 odd years ago and recorded this techno metal winner about then too, in that very basement.
