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Katrina Hughes, 20th May 2019

Volunteering Australia is celebrating how volunteers are Making a world of difference by acknowledging the almost six million formal volunteers and many others who volunteer informally, and provide immeasurable support in their communities.

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hfriedlander, 8th March 2019

Two important submissions have been made this week to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) national inquiry into sexual harassment.

Andrew McLellan, CBAA's Community Radio Network, 21st January 2019

Since 1978, Mark ‘The Colonel’ Doherty has presented Nothin’ But The Blues, week-in, week-out on 4ZZZ in Brisbane and for the last two decades nationally on the Community Radio Network.

Matoc Atol, 3ZZZ

Helen Henry, 5th December 2018

Today is International Volunteers Day – a welcome opportunity to celebrate the contribution of the thousands of people who give their time to community radio across Australia.

hfriedlander, 22nd June 2018

Then we came up with this bright idea: why not start up our own radio station . . . Fill the gap? Which we did. And it worked. That was 17 years ago.

Jeanette

hfriedlander, 13th June 2018

Bucketts Radio in Gloucester is now in its ninth year of operation, and run by a small band of dedicated volunteers. Three of the volunteers are NDIS supported.

Campbell McNolty

hfriedlander, 12th June 2018

The Board of SYN Media is delighted to announce today that Campbell McNolty has been appointed as the organisation’s new General Manager.

Helen Jennings

hfriedlander, 12th June 2018

PBS 106.7 FM's Helen Margaret Jennings has been awarded Queen's Birthday Honours for her service to music, particularly through community radio.

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.

2017 Conference - Debate

hfriedlander, 25th January 2018

We did the unthinkable - asked these sector stalwarts to pick a side (or we made them..) - is community radio about the listener or about the person on air?

3SYN logo

hfriedlander, 11th October 2017

SYN Media is growing up and moving into its first share house. The Melbourne youth community broadcaster has secured a new CBD co-working space with more media production and training opportunities for young Australians than ever before.

Fine Music 102.5 award recipients

hfriedlander, 20th September 2017

St Leonards based community radio station Fine Music 102.5 has been awarded a Community Group of the Year Award at the 2017 North Sydney Community Awards. 

Group of friendly people

hfriedlander, 18th July 2017

The 2016 Census was released at the end of last month, with data revealing that Australians are still engaged and committed to volunteering activities.

Learning for Purpose

hfriedlander, 27th June 2017

This July the Learning for Purpose initiative, through the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia will launch the largest research study ever on and for not-for-profit employees and volunteers working at all levels.

hfriedlander, 22nd June 2017

4ZZZ are working towards including more people with a disability at the station. In what is a national first for community radio, 4ZZZ have appointed a Station Advocate for people with disabilities.

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hfriedlander, 1st March 2017

When I first walked up the stairs and into Eastside Radio, the idea of being an on-air presenter was the furthest thing from my mind.

James Findlay

enadmin, 15th February 2017

James Findlay and Adrian McEniery will soon be graduates from the AFTRS 100% online Radio Content and Program Director’s Course, but they are already reaping the benefits of the learning combined with years of their own hard work and determination. Both have secured great new jobs – James at Triple J and Adrian at 3MBS Melbourne.

Great idea

enadmin, 2nd February 2017

My Voice, My Ability, My Rights is just one of multiple shows at CHY FM 104.1 led by young people with disabilities.

Rob Stewart_2016 Awards

hfriedlander, 2nd December 2016

Rob Stewart of 8EAR Gove FM in Nhulunbuy, NT took home the CBAA award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution in 2016. This is his story.