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With the upcoming summer of extreme weather warnings, it's important for community broadcasters to be prepared for any emergency situations. Join CMTO Pathways and Partnerships Manager Mikaela Ford as she speaks to a representative from the Rural Fire Service about the responsibilities of community broadcasters in emergencies, and exactly what you need to know to help your communities be safe and informed.

The CBAA thanks everyone who made a submission and provided feedback on the draft Codes of Practice at the first consultation phase of the Codes review. A new round of public consultation has opened. We invite stations, sector stakeholders and the community at large to review the revised draft Codes and provide final feedback. The consultation phase will run for four weeks between Thursday, 28 September 2023 – and Thursday, 26 October 2023. 

We would like to advise musicians and broadcasters that the CBAA is discontinuing the Amrap CD Mailout service towards the end of 2023. 

Since 1 July 2023, there are new requirements for non-charity not-for-profits to submit an annual self-review return, and it’s time to get ready now.

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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. 

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.

The community broadcasting sector Roadmap 2033 is nearing completion. 

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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.

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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.