The CBAA has chosen 24 young people from around the country to take part in their Speak Up! Youth Media Conference being held in conjunction with the sector’s annual Conference in Canberra, November 8-11.
The lucky participants are awarded an all expenses paid 7-day stay in Canberra, and will attend both the Speak Up! Youth Media Conference and the CBAA’s regular conference.
In addition, they will attend two days of Web development training and will also be paid $200 each to produce a short pre-recorded radio piece to be played on the CBAA’s national satellite service.
The participants represent the best young Australians involved in community radio. The 24 were chosen from a larger pool of candidates with emphasis given to those living in rural and regional areas as most community radio stations serve the rural areas of the nation. Many worthy candidates had to be excluded to get at the final number of 24.
The Speak Up! Youth Media Conference consists of workshops and features speakers from such organizations as ABC Radio, Triple J, SBS Alchemy, AMRAP, noise and Fly TV. Also part of the Youth Conference is the setup of the National Youth Media Network designed to develop future projects such as this.
Two of the participants include:
Rehanna Coulthard, a 22-year-old woman of indigenous (Adnyamathanha) descent formerly of CAAMA radio in Alice Springs. She currently works at 5UMA in Port Augusta, South Australia and is the presenter and producer of “Culture in the Morning,” a daily program that plays indigenous music, issues and pre-recorded programs. In 1999 her program won the Broadcaster of the Year at “The Deadlys.” She also presents an R&B/hip hop and reggae program on Wednesday nights on 5UMA. Her aspirations are to work for either the ABC or for channels 7,9 or 10.
Angeline Prakash, a 19-year-old Indo Fijian girl who lives in Ravenswood, Tasmania and works at City Park Radio. She was born in Australia, moved to Fiji at age five and then came back to Australia with her brother for a better education at age 16.
Participants will also attend workshops at the CBAA’s Annual Conference being held at Rydges Lakeside in Canberra November 8 –10, which will include workshops on topics such as conflict resolution and volunteerism.
As part of their Web development training, the participants will learn to use Dreamweaver software to develop Web sites. The trainees will also receive a Dreamweaver software package for their station so they can work on Web projects after the conference.
The National Youth Media Networks Web + Radio Project is a CBAA initiative jointly funded by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, Myer Foundation & Foundation for Young Australians.
More information on the Speak Up! Youth Media Conference and the CBAA’s annual conference can be found on www.cbaa.org.au