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National Suicide Prevention Project

Danny Chifley, 2nd November 2016

Welcome to the November 2016 content of the CBAA's national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Amrap Chart Wrap The Laurels

Amrap, 1st November 2016

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

Triple R Melbourne

hfriedlander, 28th October 2016

Triple R will be hosting a series of special events, celebrations and projects to mark the station’s 40th birthday from November 2016 - January 2017.

CBF logo

hfriedlander, 28th October 2016

The CBF has scheduled a number of workshops and webinars to share information about how to apply for the new CBF grant opportunities opening in 2017.

CBAA Conference

hfriedlander, 28th October 2016

Meeting new people or 'networking' can be nerve-wracking in any situation. We've compiled these handy tips to help you get the most out of your CBAA Conference experience.

Braidwood Community Radio

Emma Couch, 27th October 2016

The adage goes that most community radio stations survive on the ‘smell of an oily rag’. The saying is as tired as some of the sector’s most dedicated volunteers! So, what if one station had access to two oily rags?

Amrap, 25th October 2016

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

Walkley Grant for Journalism Innovation

Helen Henry, 21st October 2016

Bay FM 99.9's William Martin and team want to build a network of support and resources for community radio stations around Australia to develop their own citizen journalism newsrooms.

NLMA Logo

hfriedlander, 20th October 2016

Broadcasters can access music from the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) finalists on Amrap's AirIt.

SAM Awards

hfriedlander, 20th October 2016

Broadcasters can access music from the South Australian Music Awards (The SAM Awards) finalists on Amrap's AirIt.

Annual Review 2015/16

Helen Henry, 20th October 2016

We are pleased to present the CBAA's latest Annual Review and share some highlights from the 2015/16 year.

Ella Scott

mwalters, 20th October 2016

It’s hardly a secret that traditional print journalism is going through tumultuous changes, but, much as radio’s vitality continues in the online era, news broadcasts remain a vital way of informing the public on the issues of the day.

Amrap, 18th October 2016

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

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

A personal exploration of the complex matter of Aboriginal Identity, or Aboriginality, Robert Salt investigates Aboriginal community and culture in this feature.

Clay Pot Melody Choir

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

Is the face of refugee migration in Australia changing? Coel Healy puts a spotlight on the isolated town of Kataning in WA, where many refugees are opting out of city life to find a new home in regional Australia.

Food For Thought

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

Genetically Modified Organisms: the future of agricultural production or frakenfood? In this feature, Sarah Martin investigates why it is that GMOs push our buttons.

Broadcaster Making Airwaves

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

We’ll be going behind the scenes to hear about a Sydney-based radio program, Making Airwaves, which is created by people living with an intellectual disability. Find out all about it in this feature, produced by Caroline Savransky and Kate Wadey.

BiohackerOz Collage

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

Should science be democratised? And if so, who do we trust with emergent technologies? In this feature, you’ll meet a group of biohackers in Melbourne who are working to make biotechnology available to all citizens on the street.

The Permission To Speak team developing their work

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

How do we talk about our relationships with our parents, with our kids? And can we turn these experiences into art? This feature puts a much-needed spotlight on the impossibly complex topic of parent-child relationships.

An Anechoic Chamber, The Quietest Room In The World

Lachlan Wyllie, 14th October 2016

In this feature, Michael Schubert dives deep into the world of silence. As he found out, silence is more than an absence of sound. It all depends on who you are and what you are doing. The search for silence became a quest...