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This year the 2022 CBAA Community Radio Awards received over 300 entrants from a diverse variety of stations across the sector. We are thrilled with the caliber of entrants this year and are excited to be able to present this year's Awards at the first face-to-face CBAA Conference since 2019! The full list of Award finalists can be found below. Winners will be announced at the CBAA Conference on 27-29 October, along with the recipients of the Michael Law and Tony Staley Awards. Congratulations to all who have participated in this year's program. 2022 CBAA Community Radio Award Finalists Best New Radio Program 2Dry FM - Out In The Outback ...

Fires, floods, and COVID-19 have made for a tough few years for Australians, especially those in regional and remote communities. Amid these disasters and public health challenges, community media has been essential in getting local, timely news out to those who need it most. Beyond Broadcasting: Community media response to emergencies is a new report that features case studies of a range of community media outlets’ response to those recent incidents; with stations including Braidwood FM , Vision Australia Radio , Umeewarra Radio , 99.9 Live FM and several more. As the report’s name implies, community media went beyond broadcasting ...

The CBAA was pleased the Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland, chose to visit Braidwood FM, a community radio station in Braidwood NSW, for one of her first outings. In 2019-2020 catastrophic bushfires ripped through the community and the station’s volunteer team broadcast 24 hours a day to keep the community safe. Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland, said, “When the 2020 bushfires blazed through the regions, community radio was a constant. Through the early hours of the morning and into the night, Braidwood FM was a conduit for crucial, urgent, local information. It broadcast the movements of the fire and helped the community ...