NewsLetter of CBAV Inc., Vol. 27, No. 2, April, 2013
Community Broadcasting Victoria CBAV Website: www.cbav.org.au CBAV Email: [email protected] Telephone: 03-5122-1531 Community Broadcasting Association of Victoria Incorporated Association No.: A0000434R; ABN: 55 160 850 487; Postal Address: PO Box 203, Churchill, 3842 PRESIDENT - KEN THOMPSON (3GCR) - Phone: 03-5122-1531; E-Mail: [email protected] SECRETARY and PUBLIC OFFICER - CHRISTOPHER ZERAFA (3NOW) – Phone: 0418-104-058; E-Mail: [email protected]
CBAV needs your feedback – see our Survey !! (on Page 3)
From Ken Thompson, hear from more members – so much more easily conquered President, CBAV Inc. please take a few minutes and (which sounds a bit cliché, but respond via the CBAV website at true I think). The sector needs to The CBAV committee continues www.cbav.org.au. work together, large stations and to meet regularly and work on small, to optimise outcomes for issues that will promote the As a volunteer at my own the industry we are all so Victorian community broadcasting community station in Morwell, I passionate about. Jon Bisset sector. know how difficult it is to focus on expressed a view that CBAA broader sector matters when you Our most recent event was the would welcome to work with are up to your armpits with daily Same Song Same Time project CBAV on projects of mutual challenges, but my experience which was again a successful benefit and the committee will be has been that I have learnt so venture in demonstrating the giving some consideration to that much from others and other ability of Victorian community once your responses to the stations about how they tackle broadcasters to work together member survey are concluded. issues that the benefits being and deliver a co-ordinated derived from sector bodies can be I also recently visited the new broadcast featuring a young enormous. offices of the Community Victorian composer and his Broadcasting Foundation in performance. Nineteen stations The CBAV is so keen to hear Parkville. The facilities there are participated in the project and it is from you – that all respondents first class and the staff are hoped to post stories and pictures will go into a prize draw for certainly enjoying the new on the CBAV website in the near $250 cash for your station – for surroundings and hopefully they future. Importantly, the event was all responses made by 24th will be able to continue to provide an official part of national Youth May, 2013. their usual conscientious and Week and one of the purposes of Recently, I had the pleasure of dedicated approach to supporting the project was to connect with meeting the new CBAA General the sector, despite the young people and deliver positive Manager Jon Bisset who is sensational views from the office messaging to them about relatively new to the sector but windows! celebrating the enjoyment of brings with him a wealth of being young. From a CBAV The NEMBC (National Ethnic & experience and ideas. Whilst I perspective, the efforts of Mark Multicultural Broadcasters appreciate that many CBAV Perrott (OKR-FM) are Council) recently launched its members are not members of the appreciated. media kit at 3ZZZ in Melbourne. CBAA, it is important to note that This event was attended by a Whilst the CBAV membership the CBAV committee believes its number of key people involved in continues to grow, it is important role is to complement the work of Government and multi-cultural that the committee hears from all our national sector body and to organisations and I was pleased members in regard to issues and build a positive alliance with the to attend on behalf of Victorian projects that the CBAV should be CBAA and other representative broadcasters. Those of you who delivering upon. The committee groups on a State basis. The are also members of the NEMBC launched a members’ survey sector needs to work together – will be aware that media kit will be recently and we are still keen to otherwise we are divided and
Community Broadcasting Association of Victoria Inc. NewsLetter Page 1 as valuable source of information concepts to promote the require the payment of additional to assist multicultural important messages of the copyright fees to undertake this communities, settlement service Wingman campaign – helping activity – in other words the providers and community reduce alcohol related violence; copyright fees paid for broadcasters on how to gain a if your station has some ideas broadcasting did not cover the stronger voice in media, engaging about new ways of delivering streaming of the same material. and communicating with this project, please let us know. Whilst the commercial sector has mainstream media and how to get reserved the right to appeal this It is hoped that further funding involved in media. decision, clearly there could be will also be made available ramifications for community I am also pleased to advise that again this year. broadcasters and a handful have CBAV’s committee is Get The Message – this approached the CBAV for advice. endeavouring to update its project was largely delivered in As this is a national issue, the contact database and Mike Tobin 2012, however the CBAV is CBAV believes this is a matter for has been doing some work to keen to produce some the CBAA and is aware that it is progress this. You may receive announcements in foreign abreast of the matter. some contact in the near future to languages – particularly Greek, confirm just who are the key Federal Election – 2013 Italian and Chinese. The CBAV people at your station and to is able to offer funding for Members may be aware that whom emails and the like should production costs – so if any ACMA (Australian be addressed to. Any advice you station is interested, please Communications & Media can offer will be very much contact the CBAV via email. Authority) recently published appreciated – as one of the key some advice on the imminent roles for an organisation like Be Heard - whilst not Federal election following some CBAV is to keep the sector auspiced by the CBAV, we are public comment over whether or connected to itself. keen to promote the Be Heard not an ‘election period’ had project what those involved are - Ken Thompson – CBAV commenced following the doing this year and to assist in President announcement of the Prime documenting the projects being Minister in late January, 2013 undertaken. Remember, there EVENTS UPDATE regarding the election date. is no cost - we simply need a ACMA advises that it will be brief update on your progress Further to the overview of CBAV administering the Broadcasting and some photographs. These projects published in the last Services Act on the basis that an updates were sent to the Office newsletter, the following is simply “election period” has not yet a reminder and update on the for Youth and the CBAA last commenced. [Under the year – and they provide good events remaining this year. Broadcasting Services Act, during documentary evidence for grant an ‘election period’ broadcasters Play VIC Week – is reports. Participating stations must ‘give reasonable scheduled for the first week of are also requested to confirm August, 2013 and hopefully the opportunities for the broadcasting what email address the CBAV CBAV will succeed with grant of election matter to all political should send the updates to. funding to assist stations with parties contesting the election.’ their activities associated with Suicide Prevention – whilst However, broadcasters are ‘not this event. Watch out for an the CBAA has been producing (required) to broadcast any update in the near future. material for some time on this, matter free of charge.] Highland FM (Woodend) has CBAV Member Survey Victorian Seniors Festival – been running a pilot project the CBAV committee recently using qualified psychologists As noted earlier in this newsletter endorsed a proposal to partner and it is looking to broaden its – get your responses in to the with the Victorian Seniors involvement with other stations. CBAV survey NOW - $250 on Festival to help promote the If you are interested in exploring offer for all those who respond by week and to provide some this opportunity further – the 24th May, 2013. See the resources for member stations contact Geoff Murray at CBAV website – just scroll down to use. This event is coming up Highland FM (email – on the home page and you will in October and the CBAV is [email protected]). see where to respond. Every hoping to be in a position to response is vital. Check it out at offer payments to stations who Federal Court Decision www.cbav.org.au. can produce material for Many members will be aware that distribution to the sector. An outline of the survey is a recent decision of the Federal presented below – if you would Court found in favour of the More on this in coming months. like to respond by normal post – PPCA (against the commercial send to Ken Thompson, P.O. Box Wingman Campaign – the radio sector) that streaming would CBAV is exploring alternative 203, Churchill, 3842.
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It would be appreciated if survey Committee Member: as soon as it arrives and not delayed respondents could at least Emma Johnson 3MDR Emerald pending “next Committee meeting”. E: [email protected] identify the station they are CAN WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL affiliated with. Committee Member: ADDRESS? Geoff Murray 3CH Woodend E: [email protected] CBAV has a database of an email CBAV COMMITTEE address for each station and group. Committee Member: President: Ken Thompson Eugene O Rourke 3ZZZ, 3WBC CBAV is keen to add a second 3GCR Gippsland-FM Morwell database - covering individuals Ph: 03-5122-1531 Committee Member: active in community broadcasting. E: [email protected] John Worcester 3MBS, 3WBC E: [email protected] You don’t need to be a member of Secretary: Chris Zerafa your station’s Committee of 3NOW NorthWest-FM Hadfield CBAV NEWSLETTER Management but might be a staff Ph: 0418-104-058 member or a volunteer. E: [email protected] CBAV NewsLetter is distributed by email and appears on our website. We can then distribute notices and Treasurer: Heidi Tobin KLFM newsletters directly to you. Ph: 03-5447-9359 We always welcome news items from E: [email protected] you ! - from your station or from Please send your email address to individuals. [email protected] Committee Member Non-Metro: Mike Tobin KLFM Bendigo CBAV NEWSLETTER ON Ph: 03-5447-9359 DISPLAY E: [email protected] This Newsletter has been CBAV asks stations to put this prepared by Ken Thompson. Committee Member Non-Metro: NewsLetter on display so that all Mark Perrott 3OKR Kilmore News items are always volunteers have the opportunity of appreciated - please send them E: [email protected] seeing it! to [email protected]
We also hope the NewsLetter gets emailed on to Committee members
CBAV SURVEY
No. Question Yes / No Comments / OK As is
1 The CBAV should run more workshops for its members
2 The CBAV should run more projects like last year, e.g. Wingman Campaign, Same Song Same Time, road safety initiatives, Play VIC week, etc
3 The CBAV should develop better contact lists for station support
4 The CBAV should send out more updates and newsletters
5 The CBAV should take a greater role in advocacy
6 Other things the CBAV should consider include . . .
7 Workshops – if you think the CBAV should deliver more workshops – the topics I would like to see included are
8 I would prefer workshops that are . . . (a) face to face / meetings (b) web – based e.g. webinars (c) discussion threads on Facebook or similar
9 Other projects that I would like to the CBAV develop include . . .
10 The key challenges at our station are currently as follows . . .
11 If you did not attend any CBAV workshops in the past year or two – why not?
12 If you did not participate in any of the projects last year – why not?
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