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The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the March 2023 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

In this webinar we will look at what is required for community broadcasters to be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. In particular we will explore the opportunities and obligations that accompany charity registration. 

The CBAA is pleased to welcome you to the February 2023 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Community radio listeners are increasingly listening to your radio station in ways other than your FM frequency and DAB+. And with the popularity of on-demand and podcasts, are YOU telling your listeners on-air how to listen to your station? 

The CBAA is pleased to welcome you to the January 2023 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

The team at CBAA is always working on ways to make it easier to listen to community radio, and we are proud to announce the following additions to the ways that listeners can access Community Radio Plus:

• Amazon Alexa devices
• Android Auto in compatible vehicles
• Apple CarPlay in compatible vehicles
• Sonos devices

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the December 2022 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Community broadcasters have a unique and trusted relationship with their audiences, including young people in diverse communities around Australia.

We can all play a positive role in promoting the important issue of online safety. 

Is your station running, or planning to run, radio reading programs for people with print disabilities?