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Community Media Votes Success!

On behalf of the national representative bodies of the community broadcasting sector, we’d like to thank all stations, staff and volunteers who took part in the Community Media Votes election campaign.

Together we successfully lobbied The Australian Greens for a media policy that incorporated a vision for community broadcasting, but Labor and the Coalition are yet to state their media policies.

21-24 October

Have Your Say!

On 16 July the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released their Draft Community Broadcasting Not for Profit Guidelines for industry comment.

The CBAA General Manager, Michele Bawden stated, 'We are keen to consult with CBAA members in developing our submission to the ACMA's Guidelines.' If you would like to have a say that can be included in the CBAA's response use our online submission form available here.

The ACMA Draft Community Broadcasting Not for Profit Guidelines are available here and final date to submit responses to the ACMA is 1 November.

details of what the sector is seeking from the political parties
petitions and letters to MPs in support of the campaign
regular updates about the campaign
campaign tools to download and get involved.

Luminary to Lead Community Broadcasting

The CBAA is proud to announce Kath Letch as its next General Manager. Kath has most recently been in the role of Digital Radio Project Manager working with 37 mainland capital city metro-wide stations to establish the first wave of community digital radio services. Kath’s list of accomplishments in community broadcasting is impressive having worked in voluntary and paid capacities in the sector for over 20 years.

Read the full article.

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Posted Sun, 2009-09-13 20:03 by cbaa_admin