Jon Bisset

CBAA Community Radio Awards are now open for nomination

2 May 2022 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has launched the 2022 CBAA Community Radio Awards, celebrating the sector’s innovation, perseverance, and...

High Court rules media outlets are responsible for comments on their Facebook pages

9 September 2021 The High Court has passed a ruling about news outlets being legally responsible for the comments left on their Facebook...

CBAA award deadline has been extended

12 August 2021 The deadline for the 2021 CBAA Community Radio Awards nominations has been extended to 5pm AEST Monday, 23 August 2021. The...

CBAA and RPHA extend their agreement for another three years

11 August 2021 The CBAA and RPH Australia (RPHA) have extended their agreement to work collaboratively until at least 30 June 2024 to...

The CBAA 2021 Conference will be in Cairns at the end of the year

19 July 2021 The CBAA will hold its 2021 conference in Cairns from the 2nd to the 4th of December. The annual...

Celebrating community radio excellence

27 June 2021 Entries are now open for the 2021 CBAA Community Radio Awards celebrating the sector’s innovation, perseverance, and its community champions. ...

CBAA Calls for nominations for the Inaugural People’s Choice Volunteer of the Year Award

5 May 2021 In celebration of National Volunteer Week 2021, 17-23 May, the CBAA has launched the inaugural Community Radio Volunteer of the...

CBAA launches its program for the 2020 virtual conference

22 September 2020 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has launched the program for its upcoming 2020 CBAA Conference, featuring a host of...

CBAA gets funding to extend mental health awareness on community airwaves

10 September 2020 Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK Day?, Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the extension of...

Community radio gave ‘granular level’ local information during bushfires: Senate Inquiry

13 August 2020 Speaking at the Senate Finance and Administration Committee hearing into the bushfires this week, Braidwood FM station manager Gordon Waters...

The CBAA Community Radio Awards are back for 2020

20 May 2020 The CBAA 2020 Community Radio Awards open today. The last twelve months has had its challenges for community broadcasters,...

Edge Radio gains access to DAB+ service in Hobart

8 December 2019 Youth broadcaster, and community radio station, Edge Radio, will be allowed to provide a DAB+ digital radio service in Hobart...

Community Broadcasting continues to grow: CBAA AGM

26 October 2019 Attendees at the CBAA AGM have heard that community radio in Australia has continued to grow in strength in the...

Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians through community radio partnership

11 September 2019 The CBAA has received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts and will partner with First Nations Media Australia...

Paul Fletcher replaces Mitch Fifield as Communicatons Minister

26 May 2019 The radio industry has welcomed the appointment of Paul Fletcher as the new Federal Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the...

2019 CBAA Community Radio Award entries close next week

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...

CBAA radio awards are now open for nomination

24 April 2019 Community radio’s national awards are open for entries, giving broadcasters the opportunity to receive recognition across 30+ categories in 2019....

The CBAA gets good news from Google

27 March 2019 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is one of 23 winners in the Google News Initiative (GNI) Asia Pacific...

NSW Music Inquiry recommends more support for community radio

15 November 2018 The final report into the NSW music industry was released in NSW Parliament today and recommends that the government prioritise...

2018 Community Radio Awards: Full Winners List

10 November 2018 The 2018 CBAA Community Radio Awards were presented last night on the Gold Coast at the conclusion of the community...

CBAA gets funding to extend Suicide Prevention program for 2 years

3 October 2018 The CBAA’s contribution to suicide prevention has been acknowledged by the Federal Government as one of fifteen highly respected organisations...

CBAA cleared of misuse of Amrap funds

18 September 2018 In October 2017, the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) received a complaint from a former employee of the Community Broadcasting Association...

Revamp for CBAA Community Radio Awards

17 May 2018 Twelve new categories added for 2018. Entries for community radio’s national awards have launched today, with the Community Broadcasting Association...

Community radio producing more local content and diversity than other stations CBAA tells Senate Inquiry

22 August 2017 Community Broadcasting Association CEO Jon Bisset has told the Senate Inquiry into Public Interest Journalism, “community radio is producing more...

2017 community radio awards finalists revealed

28 June 2017 The CBAA Community Radio Awards celebrate excellence in community broadcasting, recognising the achievements of stations, their programs, initiatives and individual contributors...

CBAA CEO to present at Technorama

12 May 2017 Technorama, the conference supporting technologists in community broadcasting has revealed some of the topics to be covered next month at...

Finalists announced

26 July 2016 The finalists in the 2016 CBAA Community Radio Awards have been announced. CBAA Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset congratulated...

Government ‘takes Community out of Radio’ in digital radio funding cut

4 May 2016 The CBAA has responded to the Federal Budget saying that it has failed to maintain funding for metropolitan community digital...

Community radio supports broadcasting legislation changes

8 February 2016 The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has responded favourably to the amendments to the Broadcast Services Act (1992) and Radiocommunications...

ACMA not informed of proposed Radio Adelaide changes

1 December 2015 “The future of community radio in South Australia needs a strong Radio Adelaide…” As the University of Adelaide considers whether...