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Media of the people: broadcasting community media in Australia, by Dr Rhonda Jolly, Department of Social Policy.

As the Music Department Coordinator at 4ZZZ Brisbane, Chris Cobcroft typically lives his weekly community radio life buried amongst the CDs, download links, and limited edition vinyl that inundates his virtual and physical inboxes. Armed with reliable headphones to scour and process the new releases arriving from all over the globe, he exploits his exhaustive listening habit to plan and produce the New Releases Show every week, selecting and critiquing selections he and his contributors sense people need to hear.

International Secretariat of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) calling for "soil stories" in project collaborating with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

Taking an uncompromising LGBTI perspective to the intimate interview format, every week Dean Beck sits down with leading performers, sportspeople, religious/political authorities, academics and more to explore their incredible personal stories.

"Pulling these reports together is always a great chance to take the time to reflect on the last 12 months or so, which has often passed in the blink of an eye and seems a blur on first inspection." - CBAA Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset.

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

The 17th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival took place in Lajamanu, NT, from 27 September – 2 October 2015 and was attended by CBAA Member Services Officer Emma Couch. Here she shares some thoughts on her experience.

As part of its review of its structure and governance, the CBF has now released a second discussion paper for feedback from the sector.

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
This webinar provided information to assist community broadcasting board members and managers to understand dispute resolution best practice and how to implement processes and procedures at their station to resolve conflicts effectively and reduce their impact on the wider organisation.