AUGUST 2012 || The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of

Funding Issues || CBAA Conference: Access All Areas || Winning a Walkley || Community Cultural Development 6 4 contents President's Column ...... 2 Jimmy Little Tribute ...... 3 CBAA Update ...... 4 On Winning a Walkley...... 6 By Invitation ...... 9 CBAA Conference: Access All Areas ...... 10 Across the Sector ...... 12 Getting the Message Across ...... 13 9 Community Cultural Development and Community Broadcasting ...... 14 Radio Days ...... 16 Project News ...... 17 Skilling Up ...... 18 14 Out of the Box ...... 20 2012 BROADCASTINGASTING CODES OF PRACTICE REVIEW www.cbaa.org.au/codes Submissions close on September 14

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CBAA President Like us on Facebook: CBX for interviews and to discuss Indigenous By > Seth Jordan health. As singer-songwriter Paul Kelly EDITOR: CBAA Content said on the day of Jimmy’s passing: “He It’s been an action-packed year so far. The CBAA is reviewing the sector’s Kate Hennessy Services Manager Codes of Practice, the Convergence Review and the Finkelstein Review have Email [email protected] was a trailblazer, but he was someone been unveiled, the sector has a new copyright arrangement with APRA, In April this year, the community who was very comfortable in his own DEPUTY EDITOR (ACTING): skin and he set an example just by dramatic change is upon traditional print media and the federal budget has Aden Rolfe radio sector was saddened to hear being himself.” Murray River in the 1930s and 1940s. At impacted the sector overall. of the passing of Jimmy Little. With a the age of 18, Jimmy moved to to GRAPHIC DESIGN: career spanning almost six decades, For Gentleman Jim, “being himself” Both the Australian Music Airplay Project (Amrap) and the Project Judith Martinez become a country singer and soon after Gentleman Jim wasn’t just a legendary (DRP) were due for re-funding at the May federal budget. The DRP was re- [email protected] meant teaching and mentoring children recorded his first single, ‘Mysteries of funded, but not at the required amount, and no funding was committed for musician – he was also a long-time at the Eora Centre in Redfern, being Life’. He released another 16 singles SUBMISSIONS: supporter of community radio. an ambassador for literacy and over the next seven years, but it was his Amrap past June 30. Since then, the CBAA has worked earnestly with Minister Email articles and images numeracy for the Department of 1963 hit ‘Royal Telephone’ that really Conroy’s office to find solutions for Amrap and the DRP. Both projects are to [email protected] Jimmy Little was known for a lot of Education and setting up the Jimmy touched a nerve with the Australian important for our sector for different reasons. Amrap supports local music- things. For his trademark smooth ADVERTISING: Little Foundation, a not-for-profit which public. Selling more than 75,000 copies, making through community radio structures while the DRP allows us to be part voice, as Australia’s first Indigenous For all advertising enquiries helps fight it reached number one on the music of the future of radio, which is happening now. please contact the Editor. top 10 recording artist, as an actor, a diabetes and kidney disease. charts, achieved gold record status and gentleman and a community advocate. became his signature tune. CBX content is CBAA copyrighted. For the community radio sector, he’ll be Jimmy was born into a musical family. All rights reserved. Articles may The DRP was re-funded, but not at the required be used by CBAA members without remembered for his music, his support His mother Frances, a Jimmy went on to win just about every permission, provided credit is given. and his generosity. Both before and woman, and his father James Little Australian music award, including amount, and no funding was commied for after his retirement, he would regularly Senior, from the Yuin people, were both ARIAs, Deadlys and a Golden Guitar. CBX IS PRINTED ON: drop into stations around the country vaudevillians, touring up and down the He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of ecoStar Amrap past June 30. Since then, the CBAA has Fame in 1999 and declared a National worked earnestly with Minister Conroy’s o‚ce Living Treasure in 2004, the same year he became an Officer of the Order of to ƒnd solutions for Amrap and the DRP. Australia. Over the course of his career, Photo: Gina McKeon he also turned his talents to acting in Credit: Elize Strydom theatre, opera and film, including Wim There are currently 37 stations broadcasting around Australia on the new digital Wenders’ cult classic Until the End of platform with many broadcasting a brand new service, like 4EB in Brisbane the World. and its new service, Global. There are also many stations planning to do more in the digital realm, like PBS (where I work) which is fundraising to help pay Jimmy passed away at his home in for essential studio upgrades. The CBAA remains committed to access for on April 2, aged 75. His funeral all community stations to digital radio because it’s crucial we are on this new was held in the Walgett church where delivery medium as it takes hold. As such, the CBAA is continuing its complex he married his beloved wife Marjorie planning work on access to digital radio for regional and sub-metro community more than 50 years ago and he was stations. It won’t happen overnight but it is critical to the sector’s future. honoured by a State Memorial and concert at the Finally, mark your diary for the CBAA conference from November 15 -18 in in May. Jimmy is survived by his . It’s sure to be a big one with interesting discussions, informative daughter, Frances Peters-Little, and his workshops and the ever-important extracurricular activities (my code for ‘bar grandson, James Henry. work’). We have early bird discounts, so secure your spot now. Perhaps this year it will be you on stage receiving a CBAA Award and audience applause from your Jimmy Little's name and image have been peers? I hope to see you there. used with the permission and consent of the Little family. Jimmy with local children in Milingimbi, NT in 2009. Credit: Sophie Howarth

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NE Brisbane’s 4EB operates the Global The community broadcasting sector is towards re-establishing the funding digital radio service. "Previously many very concerned to see these essential level required to successfully operate broadcasters were restricted national development projects that both projects. The intention of the to one hour per week due to limited support all types of community radio Minister’s office is clear and the CBAA for National FM airtime,” says Station Manager, Peter services continue. The CBAA has been remains hopeful that the Federal Rohweder. “Global has allowed them to in ongoing discussions with the Government will restore funding provide more local programs for their Minister's office since the Budget was to support these critical national communities.” announced and we have been given community broadcasting infrastructure repeated assurances that everything and development projects. Projects AMRAP FUNDING DISAPPEARS possible is being done to find funding The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) distributes Australian “Thanks to Amrap our music is being played on stations music to community stations across the Australia-wide in places I've never heard of but now have country. It has also developed innovative a connection to! Places we can now visit to share stories online services to deliver music to stations and directly to volunteer and songs. The fabric of Australia is richly woven thanks broadcasters and has been a highly to services such as Amrap that give voice to a diverse a way that is unique to community media DRP FUNDING SLICED valuable project to both the sector and range of artists.” Tina Fullerton, Musician By > Kath Letch and support a myriad of local activities. to Australian musicians. The Digital Radio Project (DRP) has WWW.RADIUS.ORG.AU Despite enormous changes in media * WWW.AMRAP.COM.AU * CBAA General Manager implemented community digital Sadly, Amrap’s funding was not renewed WWW.CBAA.ORG.AU production and distribution, community radio services in Sydney, Adelaide, as expected in the May budget and ran broadcasting maintains a strong and Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth for all out on June 30. The project is being One of the key findings of the recent valuable role in Australian communities. metropolitan-wide stations under the maintained by limited sector funds Convergence Review was the There are over 20,000 volunteers first stage of the Government’s digital while the battle to restore funding importance of local content which the involved nationally and that commitment radio framework. Digital services were continues. “Amrap has harnessed new Australian community broadcasting and engagement is what makes the launched last year by the Minister for technologies and digital resources at sector has been delivering on for sector thrive and remain relevant. Broadband, Communications and the decades. With Radio Adelaide marking Digital Economy, Senator Stephen an extremely low cost and used them to ensure hundreds of community its 40th anniversary in June, it seems “Our 24-hour a day Conroy, and are a critical development an appropriate time to reflect on the for community broadcasters. radio broadcasters can access a huge value of community broadcasting. analogue radio signal range of Australian music,” says Amrap couldn’t cater to the The DRP was allocated a funding Project Manager Chris Johnson. commitment for a further four years The Australian community media demand of young sector is unique in its size and scope. in the May budget but with a serious There’s been an outpouring of support From a handful of community radio people wanting to be on shortfall of more than $1m a year. for Amrap since the funding crisis. stations in the mid 70s, there are now radio. Our digital radio "Many community digital radio stations "Without Amrap, everybody loses,” says over 300 across the country and 26% of channel has doubled our are already broadcasting new or hybrid Dan Zilber, Music Director at Sydney’s Australians tuning in weekly. The sector broadcasting capacity to digital services with more planning FBi Radio. “Artists lose access to includes Indigenous stations, ethnic and 48 hours a day, meaning new programming this year,” says DRP support and airplay. Community radio multicultural services, radio for print many more young people Project Manager Philip Shine. “Several loses a fantastic resource to improve its handicapped (RPH), religious, education, can be on air.” stations are investing in new studios to broadcasting. But the biggest losers are youth, community television, music help produce additional content for their listeners who lose the variety and depth and arts and a broad range of general Tahlia Azaria, Manager, SYN Radio digital radio services. It’s perplexing of their radio experience that Amrap community radio services that reflect that, at a time when Nielsen research helped to foster." the interests of their local communities. shows digital radio accounts for around Damien Smith, a broadcaster at Perth Over 70% of stations are in regional Community broadcasting continues to 10% of listeners, the Government’s station RTR FM, says he depends on and rural areas and 34% of those are evolve and adapt to the contemporary funding for the DRP is not sufficient to media environment. Yet, in a major Amrap material. “I couldn't imagine the sole provider of local content in sustain all 37 services beyond 2013.” setback for the entire sector, two critical putting together my show without Amrap their area. national infrastructure and development Hans Reimer, General Manager of the and I'm not sure how I did it before! It's Independent community services can projects managed by the CBAA received 5RPH Iris service in Adelaide, says been wildly successful in every way and

reflect interests, values and ideas in bad news in the May federal budget. digital radio broadcasting has enabled perfectly fills the gap in exposure for Sisters The Little AirIt Chart toppers Amrap Recent Community digital radio services are operating for all metropolitan-wide services in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. in Melbourne, Sydney, services all metropolitan-wide for operating are services radio < Community digital

Live on site at WOMADelaide - photo Deborah Welch; Kasey Chambers & Kevin Walsh in Tamworth; WOMADelaide crowd, 2011 - photo Micheal Smith

4 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 4 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 5 On Winning aWalkley

The Walkley Awards recognise famous for applying the teachings of the By > Aden Rolfe excellence in journalism in print, radio, Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) to CBX Deputy Editor (Acting) television, online and photography. modernise the church and incorporate Gina’s entry, produced for All the Best the local Aboriginal community into it, on Sydney’s FBi Radio, was one of more an approach that made him enormously “Weird, strange, surreal.” That’s how than 110 submitted by journalists aged popular, and one which his successor it feels to win a Walkley, says Gina 26 and under. “In the field of Australian controversially discontinued. “She McKeon, who recently received a journalism, it doesn’t get much better produced a powerful community portrait Walkley Young Australian Journalist than winning a Walkley,” says FBi’s reflective of the broader schisms within of the Year Award (Radio) for her piece President Cass Wilkinson. the Catholic church,” said The Walkley ‘The St Vincent’s Church in Redfern’. Advisory Board of Gina’s broadcast. As excited as she is personally, Gina Originally broadcast in June 2011, says the award is also “a big win for The St Vincent’s Church in Redfern The piece was part of a larger is a 17-minute radio documentary All the Best broadcast about an area community radio and for FBi”. about the church community, whose of housing in the inner-city suburb of priest of 30 years, Father Ted Kennedy, Redfern, known colloquially as ‘The passed away in 2005. Father Ted was Block’. The Block is renowned as

Gina McKeon and Shane McLeod (from ABC News). Winners: Anthony DeCeglie, Miranda Grant, Jake Sturmer, Gina McKeon Credit: Nicola Bailey/The Walkley Foundation for Journalism and Jason Edwards. Credit: Nicola Bailey/The Walkley Foundation for Journalism Credit: Elize Strydom Credit:

6 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 7 By > AM

Chairman, The Mushroom Group

The Mushroom Group is a 100% Australian-owned entertainment business. Among many other entertainment businesses, we have six record labels, five of which are devoted entirely to finding and developing Australian musicians. Our roster includes established artists like Kasey Chambers, The Temper Trap, Troy Cassar-Daley, Bliss N Eso, Shane Nicholson and Josh Pyke as well as emerging ‘big names’ like Husky, British India, Cloud Control and These photos were all taken in Redfern in May and June 2011 as part of a photo essay that accompanied the broadcast of Gina’s piece. Credit: Lauren Carroll Harris Lanie Lane. All of these musicians have benefited the site and subject of lobbying and and is still involved with FBi. “I love from access to the Australian Music “FBi Radio was self-determination for the Aboriginal community radio,” she explains, simply. Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) and would community but also for a culture of attest to the support of community established Like most people involved in community crime, drug abuse and riots. At the radio as a vital part of their career to provide time of production, the debate about broadcasting, everyone who works on All development. Community radio is the demolishing The Block to make way the Best is a volunteer. In this way Gina’s lifeblood of so many new local artists. opportunities Walkley is also a win for the sector, for the Pemulwuy Project was in full Amrap is an innovative, tech-savvy and for young reflecting the hard work that goes Y swing. There was much discussion in the BYB highly effective initiative that enables into community media, the excellent news but Gina and the other All the Best community radio to support Australian broadcasters and content it can produce and the support producers – Jesse Cox, Eliza Sarlos, music through airplay and online stations provide to air diverse voices. our hearts are Katherine Lim, Madeleine James and promotions. “In today’s environment there aren’t INVITATION bursting with Brigitte Dagg – felt that the voices of the residents were missing. “It was about many places where young reporters This support is absolutely critical for all pride watching letting the people tell their stories and can get training and gain experience,” artists but in particular for those just share their stories,” says Gina. says Cass Wilkinson. “FBi Radio was starting out. It will be a serious loss to them grow up so established to provide opportunities for the Australian music industry if Amrap is stations that accessed great Australian Our booking agents use Amrap services beautifully.” The award reflects the quality of the young broadcasters and our hearts are unable to continue due to lack of funding. music in this month alone. Thirty of to track community radio interest in piece, but also Gina’s impressive bursting with pride watching them grow the artists on our domestic record particular musicians, which, in turn, Community radio has always keenly labels are currently listed on the AirIt creates opportunities for these artists to Cass Wilkinson, FBi President community media portfolio. Aside up so beautifully.” from her work with FBi, she’s an ex- supported Australian music but because catalogue and have received more than tour. Touring revenue is often the weekly Gina agrees. “I couldn’t have won the most stations are cash-strapped, volunteer for 3RRR in Melbourne, an 7,000 airplay orders from community bread and butter for Australian artists. award without the support of my All the understaffed and use volunteer DJs, until ex-broadcaster for 2RRR in Sydney, and, radio. Amrap’s AirIt has connected us Staff from our Sydney agency (Harbour) Best co-workers and the station.” now it’s been hard to realise community going back to her high school years, an with hundreds of broadcasters nationally regard Amrap as critical to the reach radio’s full potential. Through Amrap that, until now, we have not been able to and success of the first regional tours ex-receptionist for 2MBS. She’s now Weekly episodes of All the Best are we are finally seeing community radio’s effectively distribute our music to. by Australian singer/songwriter Lanie a full-time producer for ABC Radio available for re-broadcast on stations desire to support Australian music Lane. Lanie has had no commercial ’s Life Matters and is finishing across Australia through the Community We analyse AirIt reports to see who is translate into tangible results. support but has quickly developed into a a Master of Arts in Journalism, but Radio Network: www.cbaa.org.au/crn playing our music. This influences our successful recording and touring artist. remains a contributor for All the Best It’s well-documented what a difficult business strategies and is especially period record labels, big or small, are useful in identifying the regional areas The Mushroom Group believes most going through so I’m excited to say that with demand for our artists. After sincerely that Amrap is revolutionising Mushroom’s Australian-only labels have hearing news of Amrap’s funding crisis, community radio services. We believe recently recorded their biggest month Shane Nicholson (APRA Country Song that losing Amrap would be a huge step to date with more than 420 download/ of the Year and Golden Guitar winner) backwards for community radio and CD orders via Amrap’s Australian music wrote: “Without community radio many will have a very adverse effect on many distribution service, AirIt. Of the 76 local touring artists couldn’t sustain a businesses, not just ours, but more stations that ordered music, 53 stations career and possibly no importantly on new Australian artists were new to us. That’s 53 additional artist would ever find a radio audience.” who are the future of Australian music.

8 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 9 DIGITAL 11 TO PRESTON WHILE IN TOWN FOR THE 2012 CBAA CONFERENCE, MAKE CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE MANY COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS TO ARRANGE A VISIT, AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THE OTHER LANDMARKS AND EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN MELBOURNE.

1 9 CBAA CONFERENCE VENUE Rydges On Swanston, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne landmarks & events community broadcasters 12 ACMI 2 SYN Federation Square, Melbourne 16 Cardigan Street, Carlton www.acmi.net.au 2012 CBAA CONFERENCE 90.7 FM I .org.au 13 C31 3 3CR Melbourne Community Television 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy 1/501 Swanston Street, Melbourne 855AM I www.3cr.org.au www.c31.org.au

4 3ZZZ 14 IAN POTTER MUSEUM OF ART WITH THE ANNUAL CBAA CONFERENCE IN MELBOURNE THIS NOVEMBER, 144 George St, Fitzroy University of Melbourne Parkville WE'RE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON COMMUNITY 92.3FM I www..com.au www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au BROADCASTING IN THIS VIBRANT CITY. 5 PBS 106.7FM 15 FACE THE MUSIC – INDUSTRY SUMMIT 18-19 November Registration is now open for the Conference, which runs from November 15-18 at Rydges On Swanston, Melbourne. 47 Easey Street, Collingwood 106.7FM I www.pbsfm.org.au Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Community broadcasters from around the country meet annually at the Conference to discuss the latest issues, participate www.facethemusic.org.au in workshop sessions and share developments and innovations in the sector. Featuring guest speakers, gala awards and 6 JOY 94.9 networking events, it's the premier event on the community broadcasting calendar. www.cbaa.org.au/Conference2012 Level 9, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne 16 VIC MARKETS 94.9 FM I www.joy.org.au 513 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Melbourne is renowned for its diverse culture of community broadcasting, and when you look at this map, you begin to www.qvm.com.au understand why. A number of established, well-respected and innovative stations can all be found within shouting distance 7 3MBS of each other, no doubt contributing to the strong sense of community and the range of skills and resources available to 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford 17 MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Melbourne’s media landscape. 103.5FM I www..org.au Collins Street & Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne 8 VISION AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE 54 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong AUSTRALIAN WORLD MUSIC EXPO 14 1179 AM I www.visionaustralia.org.au 15-18 November 5 www.awme.com.au 9 TRIPLE R REMEMBER, you don’t need to 221 Nicholson St, Brunswick East MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK be in Melbourne to engage with its 102.7FM I www.rrr.org.au 16 -24 November community radio scene. The DIAL 7 www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw app lets you listen to these stations 1 10 LIGHT FM from anywhere in the country via your 333 Mitcham Road, Mitcham 89.9FM I www.lightfm.com.au iPhone. So see what they’re saying in Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. 11 3KND - KOOL N DEADLY You can download DIAL for free from 4 3 48 Mary Street , Preston the App Store. 16 13 1503AM I www..org.au 2 Explore the spectrum of community radio in Other Melbourne area community broadcasters Australia with DIAL. 3MDR Find the link at: 97.7FM I www.3ser.org.au 97.1 FM I www.3mdr.com www.cbonline.org.au 98.9 NORTH WEST FM 3WBC WHITEHORSE BOOROONDARA 98.9FM I www.northwestfm.org COMMUNITY RADIO 6 94.1FM I www.3wbc.org.au RPP RADIO 98.7 and 98.3FM I www.rppfm.com.au 97.4FM I www.stereo974.com 88.3 SOUTHERN FM WYN FM 88.3FM I www.southernfm.com.au 17 88.9FM I www.wynfm.org.au RADIO EASTERN FM 95.7 FM I www.goldendaysradio.com 12 98.1 FM | www.easternfm.com.au 96.5 INNER FM 8 96.5FM I www.innerfm.org.au YARRA VALLEY FM 99.1 FM | www.yarravalleyfm.com 3RIM 979FM 15 97.9 FM I www.979fm.net 3NRG 10 99.3FM | www.sunburyradio.com.au TO MITCHAM PLENTY VALLEY FM 88.6 FM I www.pvfm.org.au

www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 11 ACROSS THE

THE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SECTOR IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING PEAK REPRESENTATIVE BODIES: Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA) • Australia Community Television Alliance (ACTA) Christian Media Australia (CMA) • Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcaster’s Council (NEMBC) • Radio for the Print Handicapped Australia (RPH) The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is the sector’s funding body. “The NEMBC needs to build lasting relationships with other like-minded NEMBC CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE AICA hopes to see more content agencies and sector bodies to help promote our work.” The NEMBC national conference will produced, more stories told, more be held in Adelaide from November First Australian voices heard and WHAT HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE WHAT’S THE ROLE OF MULTICULTURAL 23-25. The theme is Diversity = Reality: looks forward to working with the Interview by > Amy Moon Government to address this missed NEMBC’S CHALLENGES? BROADCASTING? Stop Racism and the keynote speaker CBAA Membership is Dr Helen Szoke, Race Discrimination opportunity. AICA is currently and Development Manager I am conscious to not bring too much The preservation of language, Commissioner for the Australian circulating a discussion paper change at once into the organisation identity and culture is really important. Human Rights Commission. The called ‘Blackprint’. Submit comments Passionate about the role of however it is important to change It helps to develop a sense of belonging Commission launched its National Anti- to [email protected] broadcasting in preserving language, cultural practices and internal to your community and to Australia. governance processes to help broaden Racism Strategy in July. “It’s important identity and culture, Tangi Steen is an A lot of the young multicultural CBF WELCOMES NEW VP corporate knowledge within the for everyone but especially for Associate Professor and Associate broadcasters agree. Being a voice for community broadcasters to know about The CBF board recently appointed organisation. It’s not the person with Sam Childers, the Machine Gun Sam Childers, CMA Conference Preacher, Head of School (Teaching and Learning) your community and fostering identity David Melzer as Vice President. David the loudest voice that should run the the strategy,” says NEMBC Executive at the University of South Australia. is also part of its role. has been involved in broadcasting for NEMBC, it should be the collective view and Policy Officer Russell Anderson. She’s also President of the National over 20 years as a broadcaster, trainer, of the members. The NEMBC also needs Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ HOW DOES YOUR ACADEMIC In April the NEMBC ran a Youth manager and board member. He has to build lasting relationships with other BACKGROUND FIT IN? Multicultural Forum in Brisbane for worked as a station manager at remote, Council (NEMBC). like-minded agencies and sector bodies 60 participants. Sessions focused on regional and metropolitan stations, to help promote our work. There’s Moving between an academic HOW DID YOU START IN COMMUNITY the intersection of media participation, serving general, ethnic, Indigenous and a lot of goodwill in the community environment and a community BROADCASTING? youth empowerment and community specialist music community interests. broadcasting sector. organisation has been an eye-opener. activism and offered important His diverse skills, broad experience and In 2000, a few of us from Adelaide’s I’m a different ‘kid on the block’ with opportunities to make state-wide knowledge of the sector are sure to be Tongan community successfully applied my community work. In this role, for a $2,000 grant from Community connections. an asset to the CBF. I get to the core of internal governance Benefit SA. The Station Manager at issues and how they’re applied at FIRST AUSTRALIANS’ BROADCASTING 5EBI agreed to give us airtime and the NEMBC. I’m also very practical, Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim, Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim, Vision, CMA Conference World According to AICA, the 2012 federal we used the grant money to train 10 budget provided the perfect opportunity broadcasters, including me. In February reasonable and motivational, especially in encouraging and nurturing young CONNECT 2012: CONTENT, for the to act on 2002, we went to air in a half-hour timeslot. Now, there’s a half-hour people and women to develop their CULTURE, CONTEXT the recommendations of the Stevens Review into Indigenous media.“Our Tongan youth program and a one-hour ideas in broadcasting. This was the theme for the 2012 CMA sector is crying out for support for Tongan Community program on Fridays. conference, held in May in Surfers cultural content development, real WHAT’S IN STORE FOR Paradise. Delegates gained valuable paying jobs and training, support with HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THE NEMBC CONFERENCE insight from great speakers, including diversifying media platforms, and THE NEMBC? IN NOVEMBER? international guests Sam Childers, technological access, especially to By accident! I was trying to limit my Richenda Ghebrial-Ibrahim and Tim The theme is Diversity = Reality: broadband,” says AICA Chair Tiga Bayles. involvement in other things because I McDermott, the General Manager Stop Racism. One of the NEMBC’s was quite busy but because I was getting of Houston’s KSBJ, a station that “But our mob has missed the boat core roles is to counter racism and, more involved at 5EBI, I was invited raised $7 million as part of its annual with this budget. The Government has to this end, we have invited Dr Helen to speak at the Women’s Workshop at radiothon. Conference coverage, overlooked a real opportunity to make Szoke, the Race Discrimination the NEMBC’s 2002 conference. After including award winners, is available a real difference when it comes to that I was co-opted onto the Women’s Commissioner from the Australian at www.cmaconference.org.au securing First Australians’ media.” David Melzer Committee, then onto the Executive Human Rights Commission to be our Committee where I became Vice keynote speaker. I’m also pleased the GRANTS CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER! President in 2007. I was elected as conference is in Adelaide this year … Several CBF grants close in early September. These include content development grants (which help stations produce President in November 2011. my home town! new content and get new people and groups on air) and transmission equipment grants (which assist in the purchase and installation of essential equipment and in the improvement of facilities). Further details at www.cbf.com.au

12 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 13 For Radio, the collaboration is 3CR is currently developing a project This inclusive structure is also a chance to draw on the expertise of to support young people from refugee emphasised in a 2011 paper by CuriousWorks in community capacity backgrounds to record and produce Christina Spurgeon, Ellie Rennie Community building. For CuriousWorks, partnering their stories as short radio pieces. and Yat Ming Fung called ‘Community with a community broadcaster The project will build on existing Participation in the Development enables them to connect to a large programming presented by and for of Digital Radio’: “The community community, use existing consultative refugee communities, providing training broadcasting framework facilitates structures and, of course, access radio for current 3CR producers and new social participation in the design Cultural transmission. participants, and culminate in Refugee and operation of media institutions “Radio is still the most accessible Radio, a yearly broadcast that happens themselves, not just their outputs.” as part of World Human Rights Day. platform for many audiences. As In other words, access, consultation a medium radio is unique in how it 3CR’s approach to CCD is clearly and social participation are integral becomes interweaved into the fabric Development demonstrated in projects such as to community radio, placing stations of a listener’s life,” says Shakthi these but it’s also inherent in the in a unique position to undertake CCD Sivanathan, Founding and Artistic station’s organisational structure activities. The objectives of CCD not Director of CuriousWorks. COMMUNITY BROADCASTING and operational decision-making, only align with those of community CCD is not a new concept for the which strives to be consultative broadcasting but situate CCD at the community media sector and many and accessible. core of the sector’s purpose. The sector stations are as much engaged in CCD has a rich history of driving, delivering The principles of consultation and as they are in broadcasting, such as at and collaborating on CCD projects and accessibility are fundamental to both 3CR in Melbourne. “3CR operates at if the structure of community radio CCD and community media. Community the crossroads of being both a media is properly functioning, this should broadcasting is structured from the organisation and a community cultural continue. It should see broadcasters ground up to ensure access to mass This independent project provides development organisation,” says continuing to seek out and actively media by otherwise underrepresented musicians and producers from Sierra Special Projects Coordinator Juliet Fox. encourage underrepresented groups “It’s about supporting and providing a and under-serviced communities. Leone and other African countries with to become involved in their stations. space for voices, perspectives, music This structure is set out by legislation weekly access and training in creating and ideas that are denied access to and held to account by the Australian and recording music. other mass media outlets.” Communications and Media Authority. “Skid Row was approached to host the project because as a physical space it is already accessed by African communities and is set up to be used outside normal business hours, without staff on site,” explains LMS Project Coordinator Toby Burvill. “This allowed LMS to establish resources that can be used after work or school by participants without staffing supervision.” While LMS highlights the benefits radio

Nasro, participant in 3CR's Refugee Radio Refugee 3CR's in participant Nasro, stations can deliver for CCD projects in terms of the spaces they can offer, other projects demonstrate the capacity CCD takes many forms but broadly building nature of both community By > Alex White speaking it seeks to empower media and CCD. For example, Sydney’s Digital Radio Project Assistant, Project Consultant with Lion communities to create their own art, Koori Radio and CCD organisation Mountain Studio represent themselves to the world, CuriousWorks are developing a long- make new connections and develop the term partnership to build a range As the field of Community Cultural capacity to carry out these activities of arts and media skills in the local Development (CCD) grows, both in independently. As CCD objectives community, particularly through online Australia and internationally, the intersect so neatly with those of means such as blogs, podcasts, digital practice has become more relevant community broadcasting, it’s natural storytelling, design and video. that we’re seeing a number of new and than ever to community broadcasting. “This project is an opportunity for emerging collaborations in this area. But

The sector is particularly well placed Koori Radio to develop digital media Studio CD launch. at the Lion Mountain performing Sisters of Sierra Bangura Yarrie Irons Lyndal Credit: we should also acknowledge the sector’s to deliver and collaborate in this area, production skills for Aboriginal and history with such projects: stations have as is reflected in its rich history with Torres Strait Islanders, ensuring that always been involved in CCD. CCD projects. we can tell our own stories from our Sydney sub-metropolitan licensed own perspectives,” says Lily Shearer, IF YOUR STATION IS INVOLVED IN A CCD ACTIVITY YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN A TWO-DAY EVENT IN MELBOURNE station is home to the General Manager of Gadigal Information THIS NOVEMBER CALLED ‘CO-CREATIVE COMMUNITIES: STORYTELLING FUTURES FOR COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA’. Lion Mountain Studio (LMS) project. Service and Koori Radio. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST, CONTACT: [email protected]

14 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 15 project 8CCC’s NEWS Member and 4ZZZ: Transmission Ignition Sponsor Party When the cost of repairing its transmitter proved too expensive, Brisbane broadcaster 4ZZZ sought A night of music, stories and an alternative solution. entertainment in Alice Springs. THE CBAA MANAGES THREE PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SECTOR: Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) • Community Broadcasting Online Project (CBOnline) • Digital Radio Project (DRP) 4ZZZ has operated on community On April 27, Central Australia’s subscriptions and donations for over oldest community-run station, 36 years due to its popularity with the 8CCC, held a party for members NATIONAL LISTENER SURVEY AMRAP local community. But the relationship Eclipse Oliver Credit: and sponsors to acknowledge The National Listener Survey is well The Federal Government’s failure to fund Amrap in the 2012-13 budget is a major between the station and its audience and increase support for the underway – this time with increased setback for Australian music and the broadcast sector as a whole. The Community took an even greater meaning when broadcaster. The night included scope and more accurate surveying Broadcasting Foundation and the CBAA are drawing on limited reserves to it launched Transmission Ignition and a selection of Alice Springs’ methods. A collaboration between the maintain Amrap operations while continuing re-funding discussions with the asked, “Who owns Watt?” best musicians, giveaways and CBOnline Project and Hope Media has Government. It’s a disappointing situation but one that’s triggered an avalanche of some history thrown in for Broadcasting at five kilowatts, 4ZZZ lead to the sample size almost doubling community and industry support for Amrap. Amrap encourages people to show good measure. calculated that by “selling” watts for from 5,000 to 9,270. This will provide their support and share their stories at www.amrap.org $10 each, they’d raise enough for a Run by the community for the greater detail of metropolitan markets Amrap has never been more new solid-state transmitter. Brisbane community, 8CCC provides media and enable direct surveying in large, popular or utilised. In the past six

listeners responded, and now countless and content that celebrates the non-metropolitan and regional markets months hundreds of musicians and AirIt of them claim a small part of the station’s diversity of its unique community for the first time. broadcasters have used Amrap’s airwaves as their own. Each watt came and listenership. Meanwhile, the surveying method will music distribution services (AirIt and with a certificate of authenticity (a Watt the CD mailout) to get thousands of The event, which was free for now combine online surveying methods Certificate) and a mention of thanks on new tracks to air. In June, Perth’s members and their guests, with the standard telephone interviews the station’s website. RTR FM became the eighth station launched the station’s new online to reach the increasing number of to receive Amrap Pages, a service Transmission Ignition was also supported by tried and true fundraising tactics, membership system. There households without landlines. Results that promotes community radio such the Mountain Stroll for Rock ‘n’ Roll, and gigs. It was a great success, were discounted memberships of the survey will be available at the playlists and programs through station raising $46,000 for the station in just a few months. Along with some Community available on the night, as well CBAA Conference in November. websites and social media. The rollout Broadcasting Foundation funding, the campaign enabled 4ZZZ to purchase as a slate of sponsorship of Amrap Pages continues nationally. its new transmitter, with installation now underway. opportunities for local Amrap and the CBAA thank you for organisations and businesses. your continued commitment and support for this valuable project. 2BOB’s Envirofair DIGITAL RADIO FORUMS AND DATA SERVICES ROLLOUT According to recent Nielsen figures, digital radio now accounts for 10.1% of the Over the June long weekend, NSW Mid-North Coast station 2BOB invited the local community into its ‘backyard’ listening audience – nearly 1.3 million people – with this figure set to increase for the 21st Envirofair. considerably as digital receivers become standard in many new cars. Envirofair is a yearly celebration of green living, ecological balance and a sustainable economy organised and run It’s been both an extraordinary opportunity and an enormous challenge for by 2BOB and its volunteers. Themed ‘Make it, Bake it, Grow it and Reuse it’, the event attracted a crowd a of up to 5,000 community radio licensees to develop new services for digital radio. Nonetheless, people to enjoy the speakers, demonstrations, education and entertainment. 12 new services are now operating and many stations are developing programs “Envirofair not only lets the community know we’re on air and thriving,” says 2BOB Executive Officer Rob Meaton. specifically for digital broadcast. “It also solidifies 2BOB’s commitment to responsible environmental practice. It’s something that’s very important to bags postage mailout CD The DRP is conducting a series of forums to promote new content development. everyone at the station and has been reflected in our programming and decision-making since we began in 1986.” Forums have been held with the Fine Music Network of stations, as well as education, music and youth licensed broadcasters. Further forums are planned for the RPH radio reading network as well as Christian, ethnic and Indigenous groups. The DRP has commenced the rollout of metadata services to give stations new ways to communicate with audiences and engage communities. By broadcasting text and images, these services provide the ‘listener’ with a range of on-screen information From left: The 2BOB Fig Jam Stage; Colouring-in competition; Petra’s Pantry; 2BOB’s Global Café; Guitars and banjos made from recycled materials; Biripinca Alpacas with Kathy B, Killabakh Country presenter about programs, music, gigs and stations.

16 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 17 > LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Sourcing Australian and international Bringing the audience to you Nicola estimates many existing programs, AudioLAB will allow Radio Skid Row’s Samoan program broadcasters could receive RPL for students to listen to a program then go is making great use of Facebook in around five of the 11 units in Certificate behind the scenes to discover how it the lead-up to its weekly show. While III. “They might be great at panel was made. AudioLAB will be interactive, most programs merely post status operation and presentation but might allowing interested broadcasters to use updates saying ‘I’m on air now’ or need to update their skills in editing or their smartphones to access program announcing guests, the Samoan show updating web pages.” documentation and cheat sheets. ‘content farms’ all week, feeding NOW ENTERING ITS FIFTH DECADE, news, competitions and commentary, PATHWAYS COURSES MULTI-PLATFORM SESSIONS as it arises, to its engaged Facebook COMMUNITY BROADCASTING IS IN CMTO Pathways courses are short, TO HIT THE ROAD ‘readership’ of around 3,000 fans. AN ERA OF UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE. one-day sessions that cover aspects Following a series of successful of Certificate III in Media but with no multi-platform roundtables in late Going to the audience assessment. Presentation, media law 2011, the CMTO has converted the When SYN presenters realised they and updating web pages are popular material into one-day sessions that can couldn’t secure a radio timeslot to choices. “We also offer courses to travel to stations. Contact the CMTO do live Australian Idol commentary, boards, managers and station staff to find out how the session could visit they improvised. They did live twitter in governance, compliance and other your station. commentary instead, using the management subjects,” says Nicola. The Community Media Training While courses require some class In the meantime, multi-platform Australian Idol ‘hashtag’ to tap into By > Kate Hennessy Organisation (CMTO) is a Registered attendance, the CMTO is building the AUDIOLAB TO SHOWCASE resources and inspirations are the TV show’s massive audience. Each available online: www.cmto.org.au week, the team recorded a podcast CBX Editor Training Organisation with the mantra capacity of its online school so the GREAT RADIO which included an interview of the ‘media skills for all’. The CMTO sector’s busy volunteers can learn at a AudioLAB will launch at the CBAA’s delivers accredited and non-accredited person eliminated from the show. The time that suits them. Currently, two units conference in Melbourne in November. (pathways) training to community entertaining twitter coverage took off While skilling up has always been – Media Law and Occupational Health This mobile lab will showcase broadcasters around Australia. and thousands downloaded the podcast important to making great radio, now, and Safety – are available online.“This excellence in production and the craft new technologies are broadening the of making great radio. from SYN’s website. NATIONALLY-RECOGNISED COURSES means any new volunteer can access playing field. The exciting opportunities The CMTO currently offers Certificate some media law training before going on These examples, and more, are offered by multi-platform content, II in Creative Industries (Media) and air and some OH&S knowledge before documented as video interviews on for example, require talents that CMTO’s website – www.cmto.org.au Certificate III in Media. It hopes to offer going in to the station,” says Nicola. are relatively new to the traditional Certificate IV in Screen and Media later KICKSTART YOUR TRAINING > broadcaster’s toolkit. This provides this year. They can review course material, watch real opportunities to learn fresh skills. presentations and do practice quizzes The CMTO can help stations identify their training needs and apply for the “Certificate II is aimed at beginners but, from there, only enrolled students Multi-platform content is not the only appropriate grant/s as well as help administer and acquit grant money. like new volunteers or schools while can do assessment tasks to formally area where community broadcasters Certificate III is aimed at existing complete the units. could ‘brush up’. It might be board and broadcasters,” says CMTO CEO, Nicola governance issues, production, media Joseph. “We are particularly interested Another way to make training time law or interviewing skills. But where in getting CMTO trainers to regional and efficient is to collect evidence of what to start? remote areas.” you can already do and apply for CBF KEY DATES

CURRENT CBF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT A CBF GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR GRANT APPLICATION: GRANT CATEGORY DUE DATE Barbara Baxter – Ethnic and Transmission grants Indigenous grants 3 September 2012 Georgie Boucher – General, Indigenous and RPH grants Ethnic grants 10 September 2012 Jo Curtin – Training grants Jon King – CBOnline, Content (TV, Radio) and Digital Radio grants General Content Devt grants 17 September 2012

Transmission Equipment grants 17 September 2012 CONTACT THE CBF: Training grants 1 October 2012 Phone:03 9419 8055 Email: [email protected] CBOnline grants 5 October 2012 Web: www.cbf.com.au 18 The Magazine of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia August 2012 www.cbaa.org.au/cbx 19 TRADE IN YOUR OLD TRANSMITTER Off set the price of your new transmitter. Available from 15 watts to 20KW

“After 77 days, the authorities discovered the station was still broadcasting and seized the transmitter, along with the tape recorder and original tape that was playing to air at the time”

challenging the local media monopoly. newspaper and I haven’t stopped since. By > Max Thorburn There was no independent or outside In addition to my involvement with HOT Station Manager, HOT FM news source. We were determined to FM, I’ve worked with countless stations change this. in Australia as well as broadcasters in Arizona, Louisiana and Georgia. I’ve also Eventually, the station was granted the I’ve been the volunteer Station Manager covered horse racing for over 40 years. right to test transmissions which gave of HOT FM in Mildura since we got our I began calling races on Melbourne Cup us the chance to broadcast for a week at broadcasting licence in 1991. However, day in 1966 and I retired on the same a time during several non-consecutive my involvement with the station day in 2009. weeks each year. When the regulator stretches back to 1981, when we were halted these test broadcasts, I made a Technological advances make it easier securing our licence. decision. We didn't turn the transmitter for me to maintain contact with HOT It was a tumultuous time. We felt that off and it was on my head. FM. If I go overseas I can monitor the the local commercial broadcaster was station on our streaming service. Still, not adequately serving our community. After 77 days, the authorities discovered the emphasis for HOT FM is built around They had little focus on local content and the station was still broadcasting and volunteers and localism. seized the transmitter, along with the refused to embrace FM transmission. I still present at least three shifts a week tape recorder and original tape that was The group that eventually became on HOT FM as well as the Country Top playing to air at the time. The station also HOT FM challenged the local media 100 chart. I co-ordinate the sport and received a fine. I probably was a little bit BROADCAST SPECIALISTS establishment by applying for a hotly after 35 years I’ve gone back to doing too forceful and I upset the government a contested local broadcasting licence. some live football broadcasts. I’ve bit. But I truly believed that locals should probably got a few more years to go at We were initially unsuccessful but have a greater say in their local media. we were not deterred. You've got to the station. Maybe longer, who knows?’ understand, that from 1929 to 1982, I began my media career at 13 years- no one had really bucked the system by old, writing football reviews for the local Call: Glenn Welsh on 07 3266 6779 or email [email protected] 20 TheThe MMagazineagazine of the Community Broadcasting AAssociationssociation of AAustraliaustralia AugustAugust 2012 The Quarterly Magazinewww.n-com.com.au of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia December 09