Community Broadcasting Foundation

05/11/2025

Congratulations Rhema 99.9 Port Macquarie on the solar panel upgrade!

General Manager Werner Egger: ‘This will enable the studios at Rhema 99.9 to use clean renewable energy while helping cover increasing energy costs. At the same time we will be able to continue broadcasting into our local community, without the interruption of planned/unplanned power outages, due to having a back-up battery supply’.

Rhema 99.9 was the recipient of Community Broadcasting Foundation's Development & Operations Round 1 2024/25

05/11/2025

From new training opportunities to greater local youth involvement – 101.5 Douglas FM's salary-supported Station Manager role has opened up a world of new opportunities for the station’s on-air team in Port Douglas on Kuku Yalanji Country.

Douglas FM were the recipient of Community Broadcasting Foundation's Development & Operations grant in 2024/25🔗 Full story via link below.

[Photo: Douglas FM Broadcasters Michael Joseph & Gary McIlroy]

05/11/2025

2MCE are looking for a Journalist (part-time paid role) - a wonderful opportunity to report on local stories and events in Bathurst and Orange! Find out more or apply via link below.

03/11/2025

We're looking for an Independent Board Director and a member for our Sector Investment Advisory Committee.

Closes tomorrow: https://cbf.smartygrants.com.au/casual2025

03/11/2025

Serving our local communities is what community broadcasting is here for - but to help us do that, a number of organisations across community broadcasting help us collaborate, share knowledge and advocate for strong community broadcasting.

At events like the Nembc - National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council conference - sessions include opportunities for women in ethnic and multicultural broadcasting to share experiences and support each other - fostering the next generation of female broadcasters across the diversity of cultures broadcasting in Australia.

The South Australian Community Broadcasters Association - SACBA runs an equipment bank to help South Australian community broadcasters get back on air after equipment breakdown or an emergency - at their conference it's not uncommon to see stations putting their hands up to help each other out.

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia is working with stations in Western Australia to pool resources together to maintain, look after and upgrade essential broadcast tech. Sharing the support of broadcast tech Ben Menaglio and planning for the future together.

and Christian Media & Arts Australia have collaborated with community radio stations and their listeners on Social Return On Investment (SROI) research - to help demonstrate the broader social impact of community broadcasting.

These are just a small sample of the ways community broadcasters and their support organisations are working together - something Community Broadcasting Foundation is keen to support however we can.

Please get in touch to discuss your ideas for collaborative projects ahead of our next grant round in early 2026.

02/11/2025

We're excited for the Antenna Awards on Saturday 15 November!

This year’s celebration also marks the official launch of CTV+ on Smart TVs, making community TV available to households nationwide at the push of a button.

'The Antennas are a chance to celebrate the new era of community television – one that’s built on both our broadcast heritage and our digital future” - Shane Dunlop, General Manager of C31 Melbourne and Geelong .

The will be held on Sat 15 Nov at Cathedral Hall - Fitzroy, VIC.

29/10/2025

People with disabilities are all over community broadcasting - whether their disabilities are visible or not, their contributions and presence are a rich part of our sector.

Sam Drummond shared at the recent Community Broadcasting Association of Australia conference why it's important to him to be in front of the camera and the mental process of deciding how you want to present to the world when the world has preconceived notions about who you are.

29/10/2025

Community broadcasters are promoting and broadcasting local sport all over Australia.

Whether it's cricket in Central Australia on 8CCC Community Radio 102.1fm - Alice Springs & Tennant Creek, the Mackay Indigenous Rugby League Carnival making sure everyone can follow their local teams competing or footy fundraisers like MainFM's The Main Game - we love to see local sport get the support it deserves!

Cricket is alive and well in Alice Springs. We had NT Cricket Coordinator Kesh Keerthi. Kesh is here to tell us about the Girls Smash program from 8-16 years old. The program will be happening alongside the ASCA Women’s cricket matches, giving our young players the perfect chance to play, learn an...

28/10/2025

Indigenous Community Television - ICTV is looking for a CEO:

28/10/2025

The Hon Rebecca White MP had a special message for community broadcasters who serve their communities in language at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia 2025 conference in Hobart.

"Whether it's multicultural, refugee communities, First Nations communities, ensuring that people get up to date news, in language, but also supporting them with emergency messages so that they can be safe - I just want to say thank you so much for doing that work"

and we couldn't agree more - thank you to all the community broadcasters who ensure vital information reaches their communities in language 💚

28/10/2025

Great to see collaborations with groups like Girl Guides across community broadcasting!

Now is the time to build relationships with local community groups before our next grant round opens early next year - having tested ideas and secured support from local groups in advance greatly increases chances of a successful grant.