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With 2026 comes another round of finalist announcements for the CBAA Community Broadcasting Awards, this year taking place at the CBAA Conference awards gala in Geelong on Saturday 24 October.
We'll be posting finalist announcements on the CBAA Facebook page throughout next week according to the schedule below, and we'll post a full list of finalists on our website on Friday 4 September, noting that the following three categories will be announced on the night:
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll
Tony Staley Award
Michael Law Award
If you're attending the conference make sure you're registered for the Gala Dinner to see the awards in person, it's a separate registration and cost so check in with ICMS at [email protected] if you didn't opt in during registration.
And whether you're among the finalists or not we'd like to thank you for your entry and wish you all the best for future awards seasons!
Day
Category
Time (AEDT)
Monday 31/08/26
Best Program: Music
10am
Best Program: New
12pm
Best Program: News & Current Affairs
2pm
Best Program: Talks
4pm
Tuesday 1/09/26
Excellence in Special Events & Outside Broadcasting
Excellence in Fundraising
Small Station of the Year
Excellence in Production
Wednesday 2/09/26
Excellence in Australian Music
Excellence in Community Engagement
Excellence in Disability Content & Engagement
Excellence in Sponsorship
Thursday 3/09/26
Excellence in Indigenous Content & Engagement
Excellence in Multicultural Content & Engagement
Outstanding Presenter
Outstanding Presenter News & Current Affairs
The Troy Garner Award - Best Program: Sports
6pm
Friday 04/09/26
Outstanding Technical Contribution
The Jane Brownrigg Award - Outstanding Volunteer Contribution
Outstanding Youth Contribution
Outstanding Station Leadership