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Introducing the 2025 Community Broadcasting Awards Finalists

By CBAA Comms posted 05-09-2025 20:00

  
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Introducing the 2025 Community Broadcasting Awards Finalists

The finalists for the 2025 Community Broadcasting Awards have been announced! This year's entries were as exciting as ever, with over 260 spanning more than 20 categories.

We'd like to thank everyone who entered, whether or not they're a finalist, as well as our dedicated team of judges from around the sector who put their time and energy into helping to celebrate the hard work of stations, staff and volunteers countrywide. We'd also like to thank our sponsors who help to support the awards and shine a spotlight on the best of Australian community broadcasters.,

The winners will be announced at the 2025 CBAA Conference awards gala in Hobart on Saturday 25 October. Be sure to register for both the conference and the gala at the CBAA conference website.

Note - the following three awards are announced on the night:

  • Community Broadcasting Honour Roll
  • Tony Staley Award
  • Michael Law Award
Category Entry Station Name Sponsored by
Best Program Music Fresh Off The Block Fresh 92.7 APRA AMCOS
OFF the LABEL PBA-FM
Middle of Nowhere RTR
Music of Our Time 4MBS
Best Program New Big Bi+ Questions Joy Media AFTRS
Breaking The Silence Noongar Radio
OFF the LABEL PBA-FM
In Plain Sight Vision Australia Radio
WOW: Wise Older Women BAYFM 99.9
Best Program News & Current Affairs Inside Voice Vision Australia Radio AVC
90.1 HAPPY FM - 'Surviving Cyclone Tracy' - Steve Adams 90.1 HAPPY FM 
Blackchat Koori Radio
Blaksiders 2SER
3CR Breakfast 3CR
National Radio News: Australia’s Creative Landscapes 2MCE
Best Program Talks Pulse of Palestine Koori Radio
Talk On Your Fork SYN Media
That's What I Call Science Edge Radio
Mindful Minutes Vision Australia Radio
Excellence in Australian Music RTR2 RTR APRA AMCOS
Phoenix FM Phoenix FM
BayFM 99.9 BAYFM 99.9
In The Scene on 107.3 HFM Heritage FM
The Aussie Hour With Jace Switch Brisbane
Excellence in Community Engagement RTRFM's Reconciliation Action Plan RTR CTV
2MFM - Muslim Community Radio Muslim Community Radio
Noosa FM 101.3 Noosa FM 101.3
Northern Voices PBA-FM
2NURFM 2NURFM 103.7
Bendigo Pride Festival 2025 Joy Media
89.9 TheLight – Community Transformation 89.9 TheLight
Excellence in Disability Content & Engagement Radio Skid Row, Anything Goes Show, Where Am I? Podcast Radio Skid Row
Literacy Legends Podcast by Print Radio Tasmania Print Radio Tasmania
Phoenix FM Phoenix FM
Vision Australia Radio Vision Australia Radio
Excellence in Fundraising & Sponsorship Fresh 92.7 Sales Team Fresh 92.7
Three D Radio Three D Radio
HFM Radiothon (WA Day Long Weekend) Heritage FM
Excellence in Indigenous Content & Engagement TEABBA TEABBA
Feel Good Nunga Radio Feel Good Nunga
2NURFM 103.7 2NURFM 103.7
Missing Men in the Pilbara and Kimberley Ngaarda Media
Excellence in Multicultural Content & Engagement Siempre Lunes PBA-FM
City Park Radio Multicultural Unit Team City Park Radio
Byron BayFM 99.9 Multicultural Group BAYFM 99.9
Joyce Yang CMS Radio FM 91.1
Excellence in Production RTRFM's Loveline RTR
Cameron Horn Coast FM 96.3
JOY Media JOY Media
Matiah Haros Fresh 92.7
Excellence in Special Events & Outside Broadcasting Fierce Female Forces JOY Media PPCA
Koori Radio 93.7fm Live From Garma 2024 Koori Radio
Vision Australia Radio’s 2025 Midsumma Carnival Day Broadcast Vision Australia Radio
Tamworth Country Music Festival 2025 today'scountry94one
Excellence in Station Resilience & Development JOY Media JOY Media CMTO
Branching out to print media Collie Community Radio
8KIN FM CAAMA Radio CAAMA Radio CENTRAL ZONE
Outstanding Fundraising & Sponsorship Contribution Jack Lane Outstanding Fundraising 5THE FM
Jason Gipps Vision Australia Radio
Fresh 92.7 Sales Team Fresh 92.7
Sue McLennan MAINfm
Outstanding Presenter Pam Boland RTR Alexa
Henry Sachwald 3MBS
Nasser Mashni 3CR
That's What I Call Science Edge Radio
Craig Brown JOY Media
Outstanding Presenter News & Current Affairs Muswellbrook Fights For Earthquake Disaster Relief 2NURFM 103.7 Deutsche Welle
Mia Armitage BAYFM 99.9
Sam Colley - Talking Vision Vision Australia Radio
Vivien Langford - The Climate Action Show 3CR
Outstanding Production Contribution The Rise & Fall of Easterfest 96five Family Radio
The Chill, Rght Across The Nation Highland FM 107.1
Peter Thomas Golden Days Radio
Matiah Haros Fresh 92.7
Water Watch - Megan Williams 2DRY FM
Outstanding Station Leadership Sibylle Reisch - President Noosa FM 101.3 Noosa FM 101.3
Ange Kent BAYFM 99.9
Rachel Kirby 3CR
Shane Peak 2NURFM 103.7
Outstanding Technical Contribution Kyle Doevendans (TEABBA) TEABBA Broadcast Components
Peter Gibson 3MBS Melbourne
Phoenix FM - Peter Williams Phoenix FM
Nick La Rosa 89.7 Eastside Radio
Outstanding Youth Contribution Shakeel Sahib Muslim Community Radio Centre for Volunteering
Cassandra Johns - A Fresh Legacy Fresh 92.7
Mietta Hyland-Johns JOY Media
Kalan ‘Kal’ Krzyzanowski Vision Australia Radio
The Jane Brownrigg Award - Outstanding Volunteer Contribution Gisa and Henry Weatherill Noosa FM 101.3 Centre for Volunteering
3CR Outstanding Volunteer - Tilde Joy 3CR
Tina Nabb aka the Volun-Tina 3MDR
Jaque Trundle today'scountry94one
Troy Garner Award - Best Program Sports Phoenix FM - SportsVox Phoenix FM
Game On JOY Media
Reading the Play – All Things Footy Vision Australia Radio
The Sporting Record 3CR

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