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The 2025 CBAA Conference in Nipaluna/Hobart has wrapped up and with it this year's Community Broadcasting Awards. As always they were hotly contested and an exciting opportunity to experience and celebrate the best of what Australian community broadcasting has to offer.

This year was the second year of the Community Broadcasting Honour Roll, in which we acknowledge the hard work and dedication of long-serving broadcasters who have contributed  to a single station for over 15 years.

And it was the first year since we renamed our Outstanding Volunteer Contribution award in honour of Jane Brownrigg, a passionate volunteer who supported Melbourne stations including 3CR, 3MBS, PBS and Triple R. Jane passed away last year following a battle with illness but she leaves behind a legacy of advocacy for social justice, the arts and community media.

The Tony Staley Award for Excellence in Community Broadcasting went to Perth station RTRFM, acknowledging its hard work in a range of fields including music event production, support for Australian and local music, its award winning new web presence, work in supporting content makers with disability and more.

Meanwhile the Michael Law award went to James 'Jim' Radcliffe Parish OAM, a dedicated supporter of community radio and a technical expert who has supported several Tasmanian stations while also contributing to the wider sector through his work with Technorama.

Our thanks go out as always to all awards entrants, sponsors and judges for their role in making the awards an celebration of the greatness within our sector.