26 October 2019 In a session on volunteering, hosted by Geoff Sharp from Volunteering Victoria, a range of topics were discussed from how to get more volunteers to...
26 October 2019 Sponsorship is the area where many community stations struggle, so in Stephen Pead’s session at the CBAA Conference, he gave some useful tips on how...
26 October 2019 Attendees at the CBAA AGM have heard that community radio in Australia has continued to grow in strength in the past 12 months with over...
25 October 2019 At the CBAA Conference today Peter Greste told his own story about being imprisoned for doing the work of journalism. 250 journalists are currently in...
25 October 2019 James Cridland begun his presentation to the CBAA Conference with a history of radio and technology changes, and debunked the myth that video, and all...
25 October 2019 At the CBAA Conference Abe Killian and Ian Gunn introduced the Collaborative News Network for community broadcasters. The new system, funded by a special government...
25 October 2019 ACMA Authority Member James Cameron spoke about the regulator's recent consultation on the Future of Radio at today's CBAA Conference. “Changes in media have prompted...
24 October 2019 Speaking at the opening of the CBAA Conference today, President Philip Randall told delegates about the consolidation of media and the importance of community broadcasting....
24 October 2019 The annual Community Bradcasting Association Conference has begun in Melbourne with a series of pre-conference workshops and a welcome drinks function (pictured). Friday and Saturday...
17 October 2019 While CRA has reported a 10.2% dip in advertising for commercial metropolitan stations, and then SCA advising sharholders of an expected revenue drop across their radio...
10 October 2019 The Commercial Radio sector has criticised the Community Broadcasting sector in its submission to the ACMA's Future of Radio consultation, for the overuse of temporary...
20 September 2019 The CBAA is offering two Scholarships valued at almost $1,200 each for community radio station representatives to attend the CBAA Conference 2019, from 24 -...
11 September 2019 The CBAA has received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts and will partner with First Nations Media Australia on a new initiative to...
30 August 2019 The CBAA has finalised the program for this year’s conference in Melbourne. Among highlights is the Walkley Foundation Journalism Masterclass on newsgathering and verification, supported...
19 August 2019 The finalists for the 2019 CBAA Community Radio Awards have been announced. More than 95 finalists span the 26 award categories, and represent a diverse cross section of...
7 August 2019 Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ and Amrap, the CBAA’s Australian Music Radio Airplay Project, are joining forces to present Sounds Like Community Radio, a live...
10 July 2019 iHeartRadio, and the CBAA have signed an agreement to allow community radio stations to join the iHeartRadio Australia service. With over 310 members this...
4 July 2019 Steph Liong has been at 2SER as Acting Music Director, but has now taken up the role in an official capacity, and having worked within the music...
3 July 2019 Prof Peter Greste will deliver the keynote presentation at the CBAA Conference in Melbourne later this year and will focus on the AFP raids on Australian...
7 June 2019 Andrew Morris comes to the newly created CBAA role of Manager, Online Products and Services with 24 years’ experience in the Australian radio industry. His experience...
24 May 2019 The CBAA Community Radio Awards will close at 5pm next Wednesday, 29 May 2019 with the winners announced in October. Each year CBAA produce an Awards program...
21 May 2019 Barry McKay, who produces a retro charts radio show, It’s Time for the Community Radio Network at the CBAA, is looking for some music charts...
15 May 2019 The Community Broadcasting Foundation has announced that Ian Hamm will join their Board as the new President, following the retirement of Peter Batchelor at the...
14 May 2019 Wendy McWilliam has joined the CBAA as Marketing, Communications and Events Manager. Wendy, who has worked in association management for 13 years, was the Sponsorship and...
10 May 2019 This week Tamworth’s 88.9 FM celebrated 5 years since the community station re branded from 2YOU FM, a major change for the station and the...
8 May 2019 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has released a report on the state of the community broadcasting sector. According to the report the sector is...
11 April 2019 In the lead up to the Federal Election the CBAA is seeking a guarantee from all parties for continuing recurrent support to ensure the sector...
27 March 2019 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is one of 23 winners in the Google News Initiative (GNI) Asia Pacific Innovation Challenge. Selected from 215 applicants...
13 March 2019 The CBAA has been awarded $2.8 million over four years to manage the Enhanced National News Project, a project to improve the quality and reliability...
18 December 2018 The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Macquarie University have appointed Martin Walters as Managing Director of radio station 2SER. Walters has been working in broadcasting...
