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19th Remote Indigenous Media Festival

hfriedlander, 4th October 2017

The remote desert community of Irrunytju (Wingellina) almost doubled its population to accommodate over 100 remote media workers, artists and industry affiliates from across Australia for the invigorating 19th Remote Indigenous Media Festival last week. 

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New sessions for CBAA Conference to touch on fake news, podcasting and community engagement

Helen Henry, 22nd September 2017

7 weeks until the CBAA Conference kicks off on the Gold Coast, QLD.

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Global Rhythms

Eastside Radio hosts Global Rhythms Music Festival

Juliette Sharp, 7th September 2017

A major event of the Sydney Fringe Festival 2017 and a kaleidoscope of sound, food & art.

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Youth forum at conference

Exchange, engage and build partnerships - two more sessions announced for CBAA Conference

hfriedlander, 8th August 2017

Workshops on engaging and building partnerships with young people and exchanging content have been added to the bustling 2017 CBAA Conference program.

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Knowing your audience is knowing your station - 2MCR's research story

hfriedlander, 5th July 2017

Research offers access to critical information in both station operations and governance. Knowing the listening interests of your audience leads to well informed programming, for example.

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Donate Life

Community radio to support Change a Life Today organ donation campaign

Helen Henry, 20th June 2017

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is amongst the 16 recipients of Australian Government Community Awareness Grants for projects aimed at increasing the number of registered organ and tissue donors. 

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Success story - 104.9 Sunshine FM uses mobile app to grow audience engagement

hfriedlander, 16th June 2017

104.9 Sunshine FM found much success in their mobile app. This is their story.
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Fine Music 102.5 FM opens Learning Centre

hfriedlander, 24th February 2017

Sydney’s North Shore based classical and jazz radio station, Fine Music 102.5, opened its studio doors last Sunday and welcomed Sydney’s next generation of classical music lovers to their brand-new Learning Centre.

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Community engagement inspiration

Community engagement inspiration

hfriedlander, 23rd February 2017

How does yours station engage with your community? How does it want to? Here are some ideas as shared with us at the 2016 CBAA Conference.

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You can't be what you can't see: creating spaces for women and gender diverse people in community broadcasting

enadmin, 22nd February 2017

Great initiatives that are happening at the moment within the community broadcasting sector to encourage more women and gender diverse people into broadcasting roles.

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8CCC cafe

On the money: 8CCC opens cafe to connect with community

hfriedlander, 20th January 2017

Small stations, especially those in regional, rural and remote areas, know intimately the challenges of running a community station — both financially and in terms of engaging their audience. However when new trials arise, these stations also exercise great flexibility and find highly inventive ways in which to move forward.

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Conference Workshop 2015

Meet people who love community radio as much as you do

Helen Henry, 13th October 2016

The largest annual gathering of community broadcasters - the CBAA Conference - is coming up fast! 10-13 November in Melbourne.

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NAIDOC 2016

Community radio celebrates NAIDOC Week

Helen Henry, 30th June 2016

Community radio stations around the country will be celebrating NAIDOC Week from 3 - 10 July.

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CBAA Webinars

WEBINAR: A Crash Course in Outside Broadcasts - 28 June

Danny Chifley, 16th May 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
Outside broadcasting is not only a great way to increase your profile, it can be integral for increasing community engagement, volunteer involvement and sponsorship revenue. Not to mention, it's great fun!

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Reclink Community Cup

Reclink Cup going national in 2016

Helen Henry, 20th April 2016

The Reclink Community Cup is going national this year, with charity matches set to add Hobart and Brisbane to its tour, along with Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.

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Parliamentary Praise for Noongar Radio

Danny Chifley, 1st April 2016

Perth’s 100.9FM Noongar Radio were recently endorsed in WA Parliament with MP John Quigley praising the station.

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Get data

Who is listening to community radio? New listener research coming mid-2016.

jbisset, 8th March 2016

In 2015, the CBAA undertook a tender process for the National Listener Survey. We are pleased to advise that this process is now complete and provide you with some further information about how the survey will be administered in 2016.

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Political Engagement Toolkit

Attend our Political Engagement webinar series to find out how to get the most out of your station's interaction with politicians

Helen Henry, 18th February 2016

Part 1 - The Benefits of Political Engagement - starts on Tuesday, 23 February at 6.30pm.

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CBAA Webinars

WEBINAR: Political Engagement – Part 3: Tools of Engagement - 26 April

Danny Chifley, 16th February 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
Attend this webinar to examine a series of tactics community broadcasters can use to engage with politicians.

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CBAA Webinars

WEBINAR: Political Engagement – Part 2: Promoting Community Radio

Danny Chifley, 16th February 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
Attend this webinar to learn how to 'sell' your station to politicians, engage in the processes of democracy at the grass roots’ level and create social coherence through diversity.

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