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CBAA Conference with Business Events Adelaide Logos

Joshua Cole, 22nd August 2023

Register now for the 2023 CBAA Annual Conference, to be held at Adelaide Oval from November 2-4.

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Joshua Cole, 17th August 2023

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the August 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.

CBAA Webinar - Creating a Team Culture

Joshua Cole, 17th August 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

This session will discuss principles and practices for building and maintaining a strong team culture that will help your station address conflict (or even avoid it altogether) and stay focused on your community. 

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Joshua Cole, 16th August 2023

The CBAA is pleased to introduce broadcasters to a promotional kit to encourage listeners to engage with their favourite stations through the free Community Radio Plus app.

Have you deleted your COVID data

Julie Eisenberg, 16th August 2023

The CBAA would like to remind broadcasters that have retained COVID-19 vaccination data that they may no longer be required to retain it, and that recent advice from SafeWork Victoria indicates that Victorian organisations may need to delete that data now.

Joshua Cole, 16th August 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Learn more about how NewsGuard’s detailed reporting and source rating information can support and enhance your own journalism.

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Joshua Cole, 1st August 2023

The community broadcasting sector Roadmap 2033 is nearing completion. 

CBAA Webinar - The ten rules of reporting

Jane Liang, 25th July 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*
 
The world is awash with misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. There has never been a greater need for accurate, reliable information, but traditional journalism is under pressure just when we need it most.
CBAA Webinar - The new radio campaign for your station

Jane Liang, 25th July 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

We asked Eardrum, the most awarded audio agency globally when it comes to producing effective campaigns and branded podcasts for advertisers worldwide, to create a series of radio spots for your radio station to play which will grow your listening audience.

CBAA Webinar - Understanding community radio results

Jane Liang, 25th July 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*
 
Being a community broadcaster is a rewarding role, one that often provides a strong and positive connection between the broadcaster and the community.
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Joshua Cole, 6th July 2023

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the July 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.

BayFM Receiving Tony Staley Award

Joshua Cole, 6th July 2023

With the deadline for 2023's CBAA Community Radio Awards fast approaching the CBAA reached out to past winners BayFM about their outstanding performance last ye

Engaging Young People in a Post Pandemic World - CBAA Webinar Jul 2023

Joshua Cole, 4th July 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Join the CMTO team and a panel of young leaders from community radio stations around the country as they discuss successes and challenges in engaging young people during the pandemic, and share advice about how all stations can increase their engagement with the youth demographic.

Air Checking and Talent Development - CBAA Webinar Jul 2023

Joshua Cole, 3rd July 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

With about 18,000 community radio volunteers involved in making content every week, one of the biggest challenges for leaders and managers is to nurture and develop on-air talent and content makers.
Using a simple-yet-effective strengths-based system, this session will give you a framework for providing feedback that makes your programmers more confident, your programs more effective for your audience, and help build a team culture at your station.

Childhood Immunisation

Joshua Cole, 30th June 2023

The CBAA is pleased to share a range of health information content promoting childhood immunisation for general, First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse audiences.

Policies and documents you need for volunteers - CBAA Webinar June 2023

Joshua Cole, 22nd June 2023

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

This webinar will give an overview of best practices in volunteer management with recommendations on polices and documents to have in place when working with volunteers.

National Radio News Professional Development Workshop

Joshua Cole, 21st June 2023

The National Radio News (NRN) team held a professional development workshop over two days on June 5th and 6th, aimed at creating greater engagement between journalists in the newsroom in Bathurst and the News Project, which is building a network of stations within the community radio sector to create and share news and interviews across Australia. 

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Joshua Cole, 7th June 2023

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia is partnering with The Centre for Volunteering to promote the benefits of volunteering in the community broadcasting sector.

Kirra Voller One Frequency Festival

Joshua Cole, 7th June 2023

Mparntwe/Alice Springs station 8CCC's On Frequency Festival is the last to feature in this three-part series on music festivals organised by community broadcasters. We spoke to station manager Benjamin Erin about the station's experience in live music so far and what the station's hopes are for its first festival.

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Joshua Cole, 2nd June 2023

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the June 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.