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The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has responded favourably to the amendments to the Broadcast Services Act (1992) and Radiocommunications Act (1992) progressing through Parliament last week.

Five ethnic digital community radio stations from across Australia will collaborate for the first time to deliver a special 10 hour national broadcast in celebration of Australia’s vibrant culture.

Melanie Withnall has been appointed as the new CBAA Vice President.

Radio Adelaide, Australia’s longest running community radio station, is calling upon supporters to speak out, before it’s too late.

Inside this issue: music compilations in community radio, meet the program maker, how to run effective board meetings, community media and digital storytelling + more.

The CBAA is saddened and disappointed to hear about the events that occurred on Sunday, 1 November and extend our full support to 3CR.

FBi is planning a festival at Carriageworks in early January to celebrate their annual Sydney Music, Arts and Culture (SMAC) Awards.

One of the first audio books Ruth Mercer read after joining the RVIB (Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind) library some thirty years ago was Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. The postman delivered all 32 tapes to her front door and announced “It’s the Satanic Verses, love”.

Standing up in front of a room full of strangers and trying to make them laugh sounds like a daunting task to most people. Now imagine being one of the relatively small handful of women trying to do just that, in a field still dominated by men.