The Community Broadcasting Station Census is a comprehensive report into the activities of stations in the Australian community radio sector. The latest census covers the 2015/2016 financial year and is the eighth data collection.

The data was collected in 2016/17.

In previous years, a single census provided a snapshot of the community radio sector covering programming, program sources, finances, staffing, volunteers, subscribers, sponsorship, training and technology.

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is inviting submissions from those interested in running a workshop at its annual conference.

Being held on the Gold Coast from 9 - 12 November, it is seen as the premier event for community broadcasting and the sector's largest annual gathering.

Technorama, the conference supporting technologists in community broadcasting has revealed some of the topics to be covered next month at TR17.
 
Community Radio Engineering Policy Update:
Jon Bisset  
CBAA's CEO explains the implications of the recent funding announcements and its importance for expansion of regional DAB+  Hear updates on policy activities affecting the sector's technology community, including the 800MHz bandplan amendments.

Kim Napier
 
Recently radioinfo shared the story of Wilcannia River Radio after reporter Kim Napier called in during a road trip from Adelaide to Sydney. This is part two of Kim’s profile on the radio station that is ‘Keeping It Alive’ in the middle of the desert.

The Community Media Training Organisation is presenting a webinar to explain the different ways you can apply for Community Broadcasting Foundation funds for training in 2017. 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM AEDT

Join CEO, Nicola Joseph and Training Manager, Giordana Caputo, in this online session to find out how you can get FREE training at your station.

There will also be a guest from the CBF to answer any other last minute questions you have. 

Community broadcasters can now apply to be part of the CBAA's CRN Segments Round 5. 
 
CRN Segments is an opportunity for experienced community radio broadcasters and producers to create short content for the Community Radio Network national distribution service. The segments can be used by community broadcasters from all over Australia to drop into their magazine programming.
 

“Citizen journalism is seen as new, but the activity is as old as human kind,”  Margaret Simons from the Centre for Advancing Journalism told a CBAA Conference session this morning.
 
“People have been committing acts of journalism for centuries by sharing news and information with each other.
 
“Every human language has a word that means news…