Community Broadcasting Association of Australia

24/06/2026

There's a lot to learn at a CBAA conference! With three streams of sessions on the content, business and fundamentals of community broadcasting there's sure to be something for you and your colleagues.

Join a range of expert speakers from within and without our sector and sharpen your skills no matter what role you're in.

Beat EOFY and register now at https://conference.cbaa.org.au/registration

24/06/2026

CTV Australia is on the hunt for a Multicultural Engagement Officer!

As part of a partnership between two of Australia's leading community TV broadcasters, C31 Melbourne and Geelong and Channel 44, they are looking for someone to lead the delivery of a major Federal Government-funded multicultural media initiative.

Find out more and apply at https://www.cbaa.org.au/news/cbaa-comms/2026/06/22/position-multicultural-engagement-officer-channel

Pictured here are the team behind C31's Laneway, an exciting news program underway at the station.

23/06/2026

Last year was a big one for the team at 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM as they celebrated their 50th birthday and long-serving volunteer John Worcester was inducted into the Community Broadcasting Honour Role.

They got to celebrate all that and more at the CBAA Conference, which this year is taking place from 22-24 October in Geelong.

There's still 6 days to register before the end of financial year, so visit https://conference.cbaa.org.au/ for more information and to lock in your place at the premier event in community broadcasting.

23/06/2026

The Australian Copyright Council, with assistance from the CBAA, has developed a new Copyright Guide for Community Radio Broadcasters.

Designed specifically for community radio stations, the guide answers common questions about copyright ownership, music licensing, broadcasting, podcasting, online content, images, written works and more.

Whether you're a station manager, presenter, volunteer or content creator, this practical guide can help you better understand your copyright obligations.

Resources regarding copyright for community broadcasters

22/06/2026

Have you registered for this year's CBAA Conference? With the end of financial year just around the corner there's no better time to lock in your place and save.

There are options including group discounts, payment plans and concession pricing to help you attend, and both scholarships and early bird pricing are in effect until 13 July.

Find out more and register at https://conference.cbaa.org.au/registration

21/06/2026

By popular demand the Community Broadcasting Awards are now open for entries until 11:59 pm AEST, Friday 3 July!

Whether you're halfway through an entry or haven't started yet that's plenty more time to celebrate the people, programs and projects that make your station shine.

Find out more and enter at the link below. Good luck!

CBAA Conference 2026 Awards and Gala Dinner

19/06/2026

3 days! That's how long you have left to enter the 2026 CBAA Community Broadcasting Awards.

Whether you want to celebrate a volunteer, program or your station itself there's a category for you.

If you have any questions about entering, or need help with an entry in progress, you can always email [email protected] or call (02) 9310 2999.

Entries close 11:59 pm AEST on Monday 22 June.

Best of luck and we can't wait to hear from you!

CBAA Conference 2026 Awards and Gala Dinner

18/06/2026

The Community Broadcasting Foundation has announced the latest round of grant recipients from this year's first round of applications.

Applications were for a range of purposes including content, development and operations. Keep in mind that while the window for these categories is currently closed that you can still apply for Quick Response Grants in the event of emergencies that threaten transmission.

Some interesting projects/initiatives include:
- CAAMA Radio's Go On To School project encouraging local and remote schools to participate in making radio,

- Tech upgrades and renewals for Noosa FM 101.3 Community Organisation infrastructure,

- Funding for a station manager to help maintain Tasman 97.7 FM at a time where other services are scaling back in the region, with a renewed focus on emergency broadcasting.

Find out more about this year's first round grant recipients at the link below.

Read about the distribution of our latest grant round.

17/06/2026

This Sunday 21 June is Make Music Day, a celebration of music and the people who create it.

For community broadcasters, that probably sounds like any other day of the year!

Across Australia, community radio stations play a vital role in connecting audiences with music they might not hear elsewhere.

That includes fine music stations, which champion classical, jazz, blues, folk, world music and more.

These stations create opportunities for artists to reach new audiences, support local music communities, and provide access to recording and performance spaces that help musicians develop and share their work.

To celebrate Make Music Day, we'd like to spotlight the fine music stations helping to keep these musical traditions alive and accessible.

Included here are:
- 2MBS Fine Music Sydney (photo by Glenn Hunt/Peter Hislop)
- 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM
- 4MBS Classic FM
- 5MBS 99.9FM
- ArtSound FM 92.7 (photo by Creswick Collective)

Broadcasting live music this weekend? Add your event to the national map at makemusicaustralia.org.au and share what you're doing using

Music - Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major Mvt. 3

17/06/2026

We'd like to give a shoutout to SWR 99.9 FM's Walk-and-Talkers who gather once a month on Sundays in Sydney's west to spend some time out and about at Blacktown Showground.

Locals are invited to come along and get to know some of the team, including Phillip Ackling who let us know about this initiative.

Pictured above is eager walker (and talker!) Matilda at SWR and some of the group out and about on a recent rainy Sunday.

Find out about upcoming SWR 99.9 FM Walk and Talks on Facebook or by emailing [email protected].