2008-2009 Annual Report
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2008‐2009 ANNUAL REPORT Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Annual Report For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 CONTENTS Company Details 3 CBAA Board & Committees 4‐5 CBAA Staff 6 President’s Report 7‐10 Directors’ Report 11‐13 Auditor’s Independence Declaration 14 Income Statement 15 Balance Sheet 16 Statement of Changes in Equity 17 Cash Flow Statement 18 Notes to the Financial Statements 19‐31 Directors’ Declaration 32 Audit Report 33‐34 Compilation Report 35 Detailed Profit and Loss Statements 36‐42 Detailed Project Accounts 43‐49 General Manager’s Report 50‐52 Technical Consultant’s Report 53‐56 CBAA Member Listing 57‐62 Page 2 of 62 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Company Details For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 COMPANY DETAILS Name Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Status of organisation Company Limited by Guarantee Place of establishment Alexandria NSW Australia Founded 1974 Date of incorporation 27th June 1986 ACN Number 003 108 030 Address 44‐54 Botany Rd Alexandria NSW Australia 2015 Telephone (02) 9310 2999 Fax (02) 9319 4545 Email [email protected] Website http://www.cbaa.org.au COMMUNITY BROADCASTING The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia is the national peak body for community broadcasting in Australia. In addition to providing services for its members, it manages projects of benefit to the broad community broadcasting sector. Australia has a unique and highly developed community broadcasting sector with over 300 licensed community broadcasting stations and the involvement of over 20,000 volunteers. Licenses were first issued in 1972 to not‐for‐profit organisations to provide alternative and complementary broadcast services to those provided by the commercial and national sectors and access to the community in generating local media content. The sector is extremely diverse with licenses allocated both geographically and according to specific communities of interest. Approximately 70% of stations are located in regional and remote areas. In capital cities there are both metropolitan‐wide services and sub‐metropolitan services. Communities of interest include Indigenous, ethnic & multicultural, educational, youth, religious, specialist music, print handicapped, and a broad range of general community radio services servicing local communities. Stations operate primarily through fundraising, sponsorship, subscription, program access and limited federal funding support provided through the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Community broadcasting reflects a commitment to access and participation, training, and content relevant to local communities and specific communities of interest. The cumulative national community broadcasting audience has been measured over 9 million people. Page 3 of 62 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) CBAA Board & Committees For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 CBAA COMMITTEES at 30 June 2009 CBAA Board of Directors Deborah Welch President 5UV Radio Adelaide John MacInnes Vice President Radio 3WAY Warrnambool Vacant Vice President Television Adrian Basso Board Director 3PBS Melbourne Libby Jamieson Board Director 3CR Melbourne Phillip Randall Board Director 2CBA Sydney Addam Stobbs Board Director 3JOY Melbourne Georgia Webster Board Director 3SYN Melbourne Martin Walters Staff Elected Director CBAA Jonathan Brown Youth Representative 5UV Radio Adelaide Natalie Pozdeev Women’s Representative 2RRR Ryde Finance Standing Committee Adrian Basso Chair/ Finance/ Board Director Deborah Welch President Phillip Randall Board Director Michele Bawden General Manager Yvette Novosel Operations Manager Conference Sub‐Committee Michele Bawden Chair/ General Manager Libby Jamieson Board Director Georgia Webster Board Director Jonathan Brown Youth Representative Technical Sub‐Committee Phillip Randall Chair / Board Director John Maizels TSC member Chris Deacon TSC member/ Artsound FM Mike Tobin TSC member/3EON Steve Hutson TSC member/4GEM Constitutional Consultative Committee Natalie Pozdeev Chair/ Womens’ Representative Deborah Welch President John MacInnes Vice President Radio Danny Chifley CBAA Page 4 of 62 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) CBAA Board & Committees For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 Satellite Advisory Committee John MacInnes Chair/ 3WAY Niels Briet 4CCR Daz Chandler 2SER Rob Meaton 2BOB Ken Westerman 2TRR John Robinson 4BSR Bob Rau GGAC Representative Training Advisory Committee Annamarie Reyes Chair/CBAA Training Manager Addam Stobbs 3JOY Reged Ahmed ABC Radio SECTOR PROJECT COMMITTEES at 30 June 2009 Digital Radio Consultative Group – Working Group Vacant Chair Barry Grosser Perth Representative / 6SON Phillip Randall Sydney Representative / 2CBA Peter Rohweder Brisbane Representative / 4EB Stephen Jolley Melbourne Representative / 3RPH Tim Borgas Adelaide Representative / 5DDD Nathaniel Garvin Hobart Representative / 7HFC CBAA Advisers Michele Bawden General Manager, CBAA David Sice Technical Consultant, CBAA Observers: Ian Stanistreet CBF Executive Director Sector Projects Consultative Committee Michele Bawden Chair/ General Manager Deborah Welch CBAA President Peter Luckett RPH Australia Chair Jim Remedio AICA President George Zangalis NEMBC President David Turrell CMA CEO Observers: Ian Stanistreet CBF Executive Director Judy Hiscox DBCDE Page 5 of 62 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) CBAA Staff For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 CBAA STAFF at 30 June 2009 Michele Bawden General Manager Yvette Novosel Operations Manager Vacant Membership Manager Vacant Policy & Campaigns Manager Andrew Devenish‐Meares IT Coordinator Brigitte Dagg Executive Assistant Robin Carter Finance Coordinator Danny Chifley Administrative Assistant Community Radio Network – CRN Peter Tozer CRN Manager Ben Feggans Technical Coordinator Martin Walters Satellite Operations Coordinator CBAA Training – RTO Annamarie Reyes Training (RTO) Manager Paris Pompor Administrative Assistant Technical Development Unit David Sice Technical Consultant SECTOR PROJECTS STAFF AMRAP Chris Johnson Amrap Manager Brooke Olsen Amrap Distribution Coordinator Nadia Onus Amrap Communications Coordinator CBOnline Wendy Coates CBOnline Manager Elly King CBOnline Assistant National Training Project ‐ NTP Nicola Joseph National Training Project Manager Bruno Brayovic Administrative Assistant Page 6 of 62 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Limited A.C.N. 003 108 030 (A Company Limited by Guarantee) President’s Report For the Financial Year Ended 30 June 2009 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Looking for a metaphor for the CBAA in 2008/09, it could be the home renovation, or perhaps putting the car in for the super service. At times it’s felt like building from the ground up. I’ll return to those wobbly metaphors, but before that I want to hold up two significant achievements for acknowledgement. In November 2008, we launched the revised Community Radio Codes of Practice, the result of a long process of consultation throughout 2008, co‐ordinated by the CBAA on behalf of the sector. The Codes were well received by stations and regulators alike and came with a detailed set of checklists and examples for policy and procedures that could be used by stations as the basis for their own policies. The second is a major moment in the evolution of our sector. In 2007, legislation to introduce Digital Radio to Australia included a place for community broadcasting, the result of many years of consistent advocacy from the CBAA and other sector organisations. However, for the opportunity to become reality, the other essential ingredient is funding, particularly for the major capital and operational costs. After an unexpected delay this was realised in the May 2009 federal budget and as a result, the Digital Radio Project is now underway from July 2009. Phase One of community digital radio involves more than 35 capital city stations. These stations face challenges in conceptualising and resourcing new services. Whilst funding covers the costs of transmission, the costs of creating a new service are their own. Their success in doing that will be critical as both a model and a pathway for the rest of our stations onto the digital platform. Many wonder whether digital radio will be a success. At mid 2009 it is too soon to tell, however all sections of industry have made significant investments and are committed to its success. The CBAA’s policy position is that community owned and operated media is an equal player in all media platforms. With our rapidly changing technological landscape, this means asserting our place and arguing our case in many arenas. Thanks and congratulations go to all those who argued the case over many years for our place in digital radio. We continue to support our community television members and colleagues in their quest for a place in the digital TV spectrum. The May 2009 budget also brought good news in the refunding of two key sector Projects, the National Training Project (NTP) and the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap), and we were delighted to