Courses
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FreeBoard Director
Stepping into a board role brings real responsibility. This section covers governance, legal obligations, financial oversight and risk, so you can contribute confidently from your first meeting.
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FreeOn Air Presenter
Whether hosting your first show or refining your craft, this section covers the practical skills of great community radio — content, presenting, studio equipment and media law.
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FreeGeneral Manager
Running a station means balancing governance, compliance, community engagement and operations. This section covers the training that helps you manage risk, lead outreach, and guide your team.
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FreeLoud & Clear | 06 Governance & Finance
This course covers eight Breaks on running a community broadcasting station well: governance responsibilities, the roles of board members, financial literacy and budgeting, reporting and compliance, risk management, duty of care and legal obligations
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FreeLoud & Clear | 02 Community Engagement
Build meaningful community engagement: understand your community, engage diverse and underrepresented voices, build lasting relationships based on trust, and embed outreach into everyday community broadcasting practice.
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FreeIntroduction to Media Law for Broadcasters
This course covers the key legal areas every broadcaster needs to know — media law fundamentals, codes of practice, broadcast legislation, sponsorship, defamation, privacy, anti-discrimination law, contempt of court, copyright, and obscenity.
Board Director
Stepping into a board role brings real responsibility. This section covers governance, legal obligations, financial oversight and risk, so you can contribute confidently from your first meeting.
On Air Presenter
Whether hosting your first show or refining your craft, this section covers the practical skills of great community radio — content, presenting, studio equipment and media law.
General Manager
Running a station means balancing governance, compliance, community engagement and operations. This section covers the training that helps you manage risk, lead outreach, and guide your team.
Loud & Clear | 06 Governance & Finance
This course covers eight Breaks on running a community broadcasting station well: governance responsibilities, the roles of board members, financial literacy and budgeting, reporting and compliance, risk management, duty of care and legal obligations
Loud & Clear | 02 Community Engagement
Build meaningful community engagement: understand your community, engage diverse and underrepresented voices, build lasting relationships based on trust, and embed outreach into everyday community broadcasting practice.
Introduction to Media Law for Broadcasters
This course covers the key legal areas every broadcaster needs to know — media law fundamentals, codes of practice, broadcast legislation, sponsorship, defamation, privacy, anti-discrimination law, contempt of court, copyright, and obscenity.
Introduction to Making Great Radio
This course walks you through the full journey of putting a show to air — from researching content listeners actually want, to writing natural scripts, to presenting with confidence on air.
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Webinar: Digital Fundraising Tips with GiveNow
Facilitated by fundraising platform GiveNow, this webinar explores practical and applicable fundraising strategies for community broadcasters.
Webinar: Insights into the Community Radio Listener Survey, Wave 2, 2025
Join Karen Fang from CBAA's Data team for an in-depth look at the latest community radio listenership survey data.
Webinar: Insights into the Community Radio Listener Survey, Wave 1, 2025
Join Karen Fang from CBAA's Data team for an in-depth look at the latest community radio listenership survey data.
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Webinar: Cross Platform Broadcasting: Engaging Audiences Beyond FM
Keep up with your audience’s listening habits and boost engagement across all your channels. This webinar explores how to grow your station’s reach by promoting all the different ways to listen.
Webinar: Consultation on ACMA Licence Renewal Forms
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is seeking feedback from CBAA and sector organisations on a proposal for new B66a and B66b application forms as part of a streamlined licence renewal process.
Webinar: AI Tools with AFTRS
Grammy-nominated producer Simon Cohen leads this webinar, exploring the current state of AI in radio, and how these tools can be utilised to enhance your storytelling and production both on-air and behind the scenes.
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Webinar: Producing for Podcasting with the ABC
ABC's Jess O'Callaghan and Adair Sheppard lead this webinar on podcasting essentials, breaking down strategies for translating local stories into compelling audio.
Webinar: Tune In, a Consultation with Expert Music Directors
Hosted by CBAA's Andrew Khedoori, this webinar brings together a panel of experienced music directors from community stations across the country in a Q&A style discussion, covering topics from music programming to volunteer engagement.
Community Radio Broadcasting Codes of Practice (2025)
A practical course equipping you with essential knowledge of the new Codes of Practice that came into force on 1 July 2025. Understand how to operate within regulatory requirements while maximising your station's impact and broadcast potential.
Webinar: Election Essentials, Sponsorship and Advocacy
This webinar explores how to successfully navigate political sponsorship ahead of the federal election, including key strategies for effectively advocating for your station and community, and what records need to be kept throughout the process.
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Webinar: Beyond the Dial, the Future of AI in Radio Broadcasting
Co-presented by Amazon Alexa's Jeanna Manifold and CBAA's Andrew Morris, this session explores how the radio landscape is evolving in response to advancing technology, highlighting the potential of voice AI and smart speakers in radio broadcasting.
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Webinar: Latest Insights into the Community Radio Listener Survey
Join CBAA's Insights Analyst Lina Melhem for an in-depth look at the latest community radio listenership survey data.
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Webinar: Elevating Station Marketing and Branding with Canva
Join the CBAA's Digital Marketing and Communications Coordinator Josh Cole, in a beginner's guide to boosting your station's marketing and branding through the free design software, Canva.
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Webinar: Amplifying Your Announcing Skills With AFTRS
Join AFTRS' Andrea Ho as she unpacks 3 key steps for instantly amplifying your announcing skills. This webinar covers how to plan talk breaks, tips for impactful language, and how to use texture and tone.
Webinar: CBAA x CMTO Complaints Handling
In this webinar Patrick Moriarty takes you through the CBAA Complaints Handling Toolkit. This toolkit is crafted to assist stations in implementing a straightforward, transparent process that is both accessible to those wishing to lodge a complaint.
Webinar: Analytics After Hours, Beginner's Guide with Anthony Eden
Join Media Realm's Anthony Eden as he dives into the world of Google Analytics. In this beginner-friendly session, Anthony explored the basics of understanding your website's performance through simple metrics.
Webinar: National Radio and Listening Insights
The ACMA's Trends and developments in viewing and listening report explores the Australian broadcasting and digital media landscape in 2022–23. Find out how what Australians are listening to, as well as where and how.
Webinar: Disability Access at Stations
In this session we will talk through case studies and culture in the sector and touch on community media as a whole. We will discuss tools and operations that are already happening and working well to improve disability access at stations.
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Webinar: Hit The Right Note Music Programming For Your Station
Music programing can have a great effect for your station, from bringing your community together to new streams of sponsorship revenue. In this webinar, we'll look at how to approach music programming for your station and seek legal sources of music.
Webinar: Beyond The Microphone - Volunteering in Community Radio
In this webinar you'll discover insights and pragmatic approaches to: embracing volunteer motivations and addressing their barriers, rethinking volunteering roles and programs for flexibility and sustainability and revising volunteer recruitment.
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Webinar: Compelling Broadcasting - From Good Concept To Exceptional Content
In this webinar, an experienced content director takes you through the entire creative process - from fleshing out an initial idea all the way to broadcasting the show or segment that connects with your community.
Webinar: Journalism in Community Radio
In this webinar we will be discussing different approaches in capturing stories that can be shared across the sector and the best practices when delivering community radio’s news and current affairs, as well as some updates from CBAA's News Network.
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Webinar: Social Media Starter Kit for Community Broadcasters
In this webinar we cover the basics of social media for stations, and how community broadcasters can make the most out of their public-facing content.
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CBAA Online Services Update April 2024
Hear the CBAA Online Services team share updates from Triton streaming including how to access listener metrics, Omny Studio, PodPoll insights for community radio and the Community Radio Plus App.
Webinar: Succession Planning - Safeguarding your station for the future!
In this session we focus on succession planning, breaking knowledge silos and safeguarding your station for the future.
Webinar: Cyber Security At Your Station
In this session we will discuss how stations can be prepared to respond effectively to cyber-attacks and privacy breaches.
Webinar: Podpoll 2023 Insights for Community Radio
In this webinar Deadset Studio’s Lead Strategist Kellie Riordan will share the latest exclusive 2023 insights from PodPoll, Australia's podcast insights survey.
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Webinar: Community Radio Listener Data
In this webinar you’ll be taken through the most recent survey data on listenership in the community radio sector. We will explain trends that are occurring nationally and also focus in on state-based results.
Burli - Simple How-Tos For News
In this course, we will show you simple step by step videos for common features used in Burli.