Community Radio - Community Connection

Pictured above: From Highland FM, Warren Barnett (L), station manager Adam Stokeld (C) who kept listeners up-to-date with the lastest RFS updates and road closures, and CBAA's Manager, Online Products & Services Andrew Morris (R).

Community radio has been a vital source of local emergency information and space for community connection throughout the recent bushfire crisis, with Shadow Minister Michelle Rowland recognising the sector's contribution in Parliament House last week.

The CBAA has reached out to almost 80 community radio stations in bushfire affected regions, collecting stories and hearing how the fires have affected stations and volunteers, including Alpine Radio in Mount Beauty Victoria whose volunteers worked through the night to broadcast emergency warnings from Forest Fire Management Victoria. Read some inspiring stories.

UNESCO calls on stations to uphold diversity

World Radio Day (WRD) is tomorrow 13 February, and celebrates radio as a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. This year's WRD is divided into three main sub-themes ...

ADVOCATING for pluralism in radio, including a mix of public, private and community broadcasters;
ENCOURAGING representation in the newsroom, with teams comprised of diverse society groups; and
PROMOTING a diversity of editorial content and programme types reflecting the variety of the audiences.

The CBAA encourages all community radio stations to plan for something special on WRD. Remember to share your posts, tweets and Instagram photos using the hashtags #WorldRadioDay #WeAreRadio #WeAreDiversity, and tag @CommunityBroadcasting.

News

CBAA Webinar Series
The All-New Radio Website Services - Wednesday 26 February 2020, 2pm AEDT. Register now! Radio Website Services (RWS) offers community broadcasters an affordable, attractive, mobile-friendly website. With more listeners looking to connect with their station on a digital front, now is the best time to establish your station in the online sphere. More information is available on our website.

Free Digital Journalism Training Workshops

Are you a working journalist, or journalism student? The Google News Initiative Training Network, managed by The Walkley Foundation, is hitting the road, with a number of free workshops bringing the latest digital skills to newsrooms and universities by providing free training sessions to students, journalists and editors across Australia. Registrations are open for Brisbane, Adelaide and Shellharbour workshops, or you can contact The Walkley Foundation on (02) 9158 3821 for more information.

Volunteer Grants Activity - 2019-20 Volunteer Grants: now open!

The Volunteer Grants Activity is an element of the Families and Communities Program and aim to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers as well as to encourage and increase participation in volunteering. The grants provide small amounts of money that organisations and community groups can use to help their volunteers. Applications close 6 April, 11pm AEST.

2019 Annual Information Statement Extension

Has your station been affected by the bushfires? The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission have announced a blanket extension to the due date for the 2019 Annual Information Statements for Charities with an Address for Service in a bushfire-affected areas.

Positions Available

2RPH - Sydney: Sponsorship and Sales Manager (new closing date)
Triple R - Melbourne: Casual Studio Tech Contractor
JOY 94.9 - Melbourne: Production and Services Manager

Suicide Prevention Project

The February 2020 Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project focuses on the mental health impacts of traumatic events like the bushfire crisis, with segments for young people affected by these recent events, the importance of self-care and how we can tell when we need help and support to deal with what we’re feeling or experiencing. We have expert advice from SANE Australia, Beyone Blue and ReachOut amongst others. Developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Music moving the CBAA Amrap charts

DRMNGNOW, Survive

Yorta Yorta artist and producer Neil Morris - aka DRMNGNOW - has been growing from strength to strength with a string of releases exploring Indigenous rights, culture and colonialism. His latest single, Survive, is sitting at number six on the Metro Chart for the second week in a row. Kelly Brouhaha has topped the Regional Chart this week with Benjamin, an alt-country tune with a raw vulnerability we’ve come to expect from Brouhaha’s songwriting. See who else has made the charts this week!

If you are a community broadcaster and looking to find the latest tracks from across the country, get involved with Amrap's AirIt and start browsing what Australia's independent music scene has to offer!

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