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Courtney Barnett says Keep Community Radio

Holly Friedlander Liddicoat, CBAA, 22nd January 2019

In 2018, government inquiries served as opportunities to highlight community broadcasting as a vital layer in the Australian music industry.

Andrew McLellan, CBAA's Community Radio Network, 21st January 2019

Since 1978, Mark ‘The Colonel’ Doherty has presented Nothin’ But The Blues, week-in, week-out on 4ZZZ in Brisbane and for the last two decades nationally on the Community Radio Network.

PUF Fest

hfriedlander, 8th February 2018

Put Us First Fest is an all-ages day of workshops for women and non binary folks who want to pursue music, whether it’s their hobby, passion project or career.

hfriedlander, 22nd June 2017

4ZZZ are working towards including more people with a disability at the station. In what is a national first for community radio, 4ZZZ have appointed a Station Advocate for people with disabilities.

BIGSOUND 2016

hfriedlander, 2nd September 2016

The Amrap team are heading to Brisbane next week for the annual BIGSOUND music conference and festival. Community radio Music Directors from key metro stations will also be making the trip to take part in Amrap facilitated one-on-one listening sessions with artists and a panel on promoting music to community radio.

2016 CBAA Community Radio Awards

Helen Henry, 26th July 2016

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) today announced the finalists in the 2016 CBAA Community Radio Awards, a national awards program recognising excellence in community broadcasting.

As Recommended By - Compilations in Community Radio

cyates, 2nd March 2016

One of the guiding principles of community broadcasting in Australia is to support and develop local arts and music, and community radio is meeting this challenge and excelling. The amount of Australian music on community radio has never been higher.

40 years of 4ZZZ poster

Helen Henry, 1st December 2015

Brisbane's 4ZZZ will reach its 40th birthday on 8 December, with 10 days of celebrations planned.

Kabul to Kafka: Inside Australia's Community Detention program

eramsay, 18th September 2015

Taking an inside look at what life is like for children and young adults who arrive in Australia alone

2015 CBAA Community Radio Awards

Helen Henry, 27th August 2015

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia today congratulates finalists in the 2015 CBAA Community Radio Awards.

BIGSOUND

Helen Henry, 21st August 2015

The CBAA and Amrap will be at music industry conference BIGSOUND in Brisbane, leading a panel focused on how community radio empowers Australian artists, music fans, local scenes and culture. Thursday, 10 September, 3.45pm.

National Features and Documentary Series logo

Helen Henry, 18th August 2015

Congrats to 4ZZZ's Saskia Edwards on being a finalist in the QLD MEAA Clarion Awards for her documentary created for last year's National Features & Documentary Series

National Features and Documentary Series logo

Helen Henry, 28th April 2015

These new and emerging community radio producers have been selected to participate in this year's National Features and Documentary Series.

Amrap Chart Wrap

Amrap, 25th March 2015

Each week, the Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. The Chart Wrap provides weekly analysis and highlights great community radio stations playing Australian music.

Woodford

enadmin, 4th December 2014

4ZZZ, 4EB and Noosa FM are collaborating on this year's national Woodford Folk Festival broadcast.

4ZZZ Annual Hot 100 Countdown Image

enadmin, 21st November 2014

Now in its 35th installment after having first commenced in 1976 (with a few years off in the late 70's and early 80's) the 4ZZZ HOT 100 is the annual countdown that celebrates the best in home grown and overseas talent from year to year and is guaranteed to kick off your 2015 with a bang!

2014 CBAA Award - Tony Staley Award Winners The Wire

enadmin, 9th November 2014

On the evening of Saturday 8 November, community broadcasters from across Australia gathered in Adelaide for the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s (CBAA) annual Awards. The Awards are a celebration of community broadcasting excellence and recognise the accomplishments of community radio stations and personnel across 23 categories.

Special K - Hope in a Horse Tranquiliser

CBAA Web Articles., 18th September 2014

When I would ask people about ketamine, for those who knew about it, a few ideas were evoked: an animal sedative, a hallucinogenic party drug or an anaesthetic for children. But when I mentioned ketamine to people rarely did anyone think of it as a treatment for depression. However, right now in clinics across Australia ketamine is being developed as a way of tackling mental illness.

Riot Grrrls in the New World

CBAA Web Articles., 18th September 2014

Riot Grrrl is not simply a period of feminist punk in the early 90s, but is a movement whose ongoing thoughts, ideas and challenges have enriched human liberation. Riot Grrrl is a recurring motif for empowering females, placing Grrrls at the centre of music and for showing everyone the saviour of rock and roll: women.

Girls on the Mic banner

Emma Ramsay, 28th February 2014

In an Australian first, the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's Digital Radio Project and Community Radio Network are thrilled to be presenting a day of radio made by women, to be enjoyed by everyone.