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With the Community Radio Plus app launch nearing, we want to showcase its features to our community broadcasters and provide you with the information you need to promote it to your listeners.

https://www.pbsfm.org.au/After 15 years at the helm of Melbourne’s community radio station PBS 106.7FM, General Manager, Adrian Basso, has announced he will be stepping down mid-2022.

The CBAA is kicking off its Participation Census to get feedback from all volunteers and workers in community radio stations. The aim is to understand the people that make up our vibrant sector.

Our 2022-2023 Pre-Budget Submission provides the details of the community broadcasting sector’s request that our annual allocation be increased from $20.37m to $25.37m.

The CBAA has made a submission to the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts’ inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers showcasing the innovative work community broadcasters are doing in the local news space.

First Nations Artist Baker Boy will co-host the final episode of the first series of Global Beat Australia. It airs 18 Feburary 2022 (Sydney time).

The CBAA farewells Phillip Randall and welcomes Jacquie Riddell as President. Gavin Brett joins the CBAA Board, and we thank Emma Hart for her tenure.

At the time the paper was threatened with closure, Community radio station 2WEB in Bourke purchased the paper, and set about employing people to run it and enlisting volunteers to help with the production of the paper. Outback Radio purchased the paper and have merged the paper with the station so they share editorial resources. It's a labor of love that involves the whole community.