For those who couldn't make it to Glenelg at the beginning of November for the annual CBAA Conference, or for those who would simply like to re-live some of the highlights or refresh themselves with the information provided, we have prepared a selection of audio extracts from the opening plenary.

The focus of the 2006 opening plenary was 'Getting It Right- Sponsorship, Advertising and Regulatory Compliance'.

Special guests included Desa Bajic from ACMA plus a panel of industry experts including Andrew Brine (CBAA Vice President of TV), Ange Barry (General Manager, Plenty Valley FM) and Geoff Williams (General Manager, 5TCB FM).


CBAA's General Manager, Barry Melville, opened the plenary with his reflections of CBAA's activities in 2006 before directing questions to each panellist and then opening it up to the floor for questions.

Each segment is available for download below as a separate mp3 file.

Barry Melville, CBAA General Manager
Opening Speech
MP3 13:39 4.68MB

Desa Bajic, Assistant Manager, Investigation Section, ACMA
With an increasing number of complaints and breach findings indicating there is some confusion about the compliance requirements, in this talk Desa reviews some of the problem areas and clarifies requirements of the broadcasting act. She concludes with indication of ACMA's willingness to work with the sector in a review of the guidelines.
MP3 17:02 5.85MB

The Three Common Furphys - Barry Melville
Barry outlines the three furphys within the community broadcasting sector and introduces the session
MP3 06:32 2.24MB


Andrew Brine, CBAA Vice President of TV
Andrew talks of the realities of presenting sponsorship material in CTV programming
MP3 03:55 1.34MB


Ange Barry, General Manager - Plenty Valley FM
Ange talks about monitoring sponsorship within a small station
MP3 03:43 1.28MB


Geoff Williams, General Manager - 5TCB FM
Geoff talk about sponsorship within rural and regional stations
MP3 05:20 1.83MB


Geoff Williams, General Manager - 5TCB FM
Geoff then goes onto talk about the competitive market between commercial and successful community stations in terms of raising dollars
MP3 01:44 613KB


Geoff Williams, General Manager - 5TCB FM
Geoff then goes onto talk about the competitive market between commercial and successful community stations in terms of raising dollars
MP3 01:44 613KB


Ange Barry, General Manager - Plenty Valley FM
In relation to a small station, Ange talks about promoting events of local interest
MP3 02:11 772KB


Ange Barry, General Manager - Plenty Valley FM
In relation to a small station, Ange talks about promoting events of local interest
MP3 02:11 772KB


Question to entire panel
Do we agree there is a need for clearer or more detailed guidelines?
MP3 01:08 401KB


Question to entire panel
Should the rules be changed to allow advertising on community media?
MP3 03:01 1.04MB


Question from the floor
What is the penalty for a breach?
MP3 01:02 363KB


Barry Melville - summary
MP3 05:39 1.94MB