Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016 CBAA Conference Scholarships

The CBAA is excited to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2016 CBAA Conference Scholarships, which are valued at almost $1,100 each and assist 10 community radio station representatives with costs to attend the CBAA Conference.

This is the largest annual gathering of community broadcasters in Australia and will take place in Melbourne from 10 - 13 November. Each scholarship recipient also receives a 2-year Hindenburg Broadcaster licence for their station, which can be installed on up to two station machines.

CBAA Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset is thrilled to be able to give the successful applicants the opportunity to learn from sector and industry leaders, meet their fellow passionate community broadcasters and share their own knowledge and stories.

"I'm very happy to be running our Conference Scholarship program again in 2016 and want to say a big thank you to everyone that applied. These scholarships focus on helping those attend the conference who mightn't otherwise be able to, and bringing a diversity of voices to the table at this national gathering of community radio hearts and minds. I'm very happy to invite this group to join us in Melbourne, which is made up of 10 women, from all States and Territories, with the majority from regional or rural stations. The group includes three young people, and recipients from Indigenous and RPH stations. We are looking forward to having them there in November, especially those who haven't had the opportunity to attend in the past."

2016 Scholarship Recipients

• Sarah Hammond, 88.9FM Hills Radio, SA
• Becky Cole, CHY FM, NSW
• Gemma Sidney, Vision Australia, WA
• Alison Hanly, Main FM, VIC
• Erin Liddle, CAAMA, NT
• Rheanna Leschke, Valley FM 95.9, QLD
• Fiona Branch, 4RFM, QLD
• Cassandra Klabbers, Smart FM 99.1, VIC
• Diane Hamilton, Radio 4YOU, QLD
• Pam Rolley, King Island Radio 100.5 FM, TAS

These recipients will join more than 300 of their community broadcasting peers, along with an incredible lineup of speakers including Brian Nankervis, Holly Ransom and more. For those considering attending, we encourage you to take advantage of our earlybird rates, available until 8 August.