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Jon Bisset, CBAA's Chief Executive Officer, 29th January 2019

A key strategy of the CBAA is to assist stations to build their capacity. This means, helping your station to build its skills, resources, knowledge, personnel, infrastructure, content and income to continue trhiving and growing to meet the current and changing needs of your community.  

Courtney Barnett says Keep Community Radio

Holly Friedlander Liddicoat, CBAA, 22nd January 2019

In 2018, government inquiries served as opportunities to highlight community broadcasting as a vital layer in the Australian music industry.

cbaacomms, 15th January 2019

Alive 90.5 FM Sunday Sports Round-Up celebrates 10 Years

NLS July 2018

hfriedlander, 18th July 2018

The latest listener survey of Australian community radio listening has revealed the highest national listenership on record – 5.7m listeners per week.

Richard Wynne MP and Lyndelle Wilkinson

hfriedlander, 5th July 2018

PBS 106.7FM has secured $500,000 to kick start its move to the Collingwood Arts Precinct thanks to the State Government of Victoria.

hfriedlander, 3rd July 2018

The Milk Crate Sessions, brought to Nhulunbuy NT by Gove FM, is an idea dreamt up by staiton President, Rob Stewart, to showcase the town centre.

Community Cup

hfriedlander, 23rd May 2018

The Reclink Community Cup national roadshow comes to 7 cities in 2018 and celebrates bringing people together with its theme Everyday People (Sly & the Family Stone).

CBX April 2018 cover

hfriedlander, 10th May 2018

The April 2018 edition of the CBAA's magazine CBX features lots of great station profiles, tips for getting young people onto your station's board, responsible reporting on mentall illness as well as podcasting, tools for assessing your station's governance and managing interpersonal conflict.

2SSR

hfriedlander, 14th February 2018

Two Sydney community organisations collaborate - including community radio station 99.7fm 2SSR!

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hfriedlander, 13th February 2018

Today is World Radio Day - a day to celebrate radio as a medium and stations' role in promoting access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.

CAAMA's Lorena Walker

hfriedlander, 9th February 2018

The two stations broadcasted live from Yabun Festival, the largest one day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia. Check out these great pictures!

PUF Fest

hfriedlander, 8th February 2018

Put Us First Fest is an all-ages day of workshops for women and non binary folks who want to pursue music, whether it’s their hobby, passion project or career.

hfriedlander, 13th January 2018

The CBAA’s Suicide Prevention Program' has recently been expanded, with a stronger focus on promoting support for young people at risk.

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Helen Henry, 12th December 2017

The November 2017 edition of the CBAA's magazine CBX features everything from interviews with community broadcasters from across the country, to updates on the Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Program, digital radio and tips for nailing station sponsorship and political engagement.

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. 

Global Rhythms

Juliette Sharp, 7th September 2017

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

Donate Life

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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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.

NAIDOC 2016

Helen Henry, 30th June 2016

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

Reclink Community Cup

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.