Community Broadcasting Conference Set for Hobart in October

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has announced that Hobart will be the venue for this year’s CBAA Conference.

To be held from 23–25 October at Crowne Plaza, the CBAA Conference brings together broadcasters, station staff and volunteers, media professionals, technologists and sector partners for three days of professional development, networking and celebration.

The event also features the annual CBAA Community Radio Awards Gala Dinner, recognising excellence and impact in community broadcasting.

The 2025 program will feature keynote speakers including Adrian Sargeant, Professor of Fundraising at the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy and a globally recognised authority on non-profit and media fundraising.

Sargeant will provide practical strategies for increasing donor engagement and building sustainable support for community broadcasters.

Also delivering a keynote address will be writer, director and radio presenter Craig Reucassel, best known for The Chaser, War on Waste and Fight for Planet A.

Reucassel will explore the power of media and storytelling to drive change and inspire action on key social and environmental issues.

The official conference website is now live. More information is available here.

Conference Registrations, Scholarship Applications and Community Broadcasting Award Nominations Open: 4 May 2025

Scholarship Applications Close: 1 June 2025

Conference Registrations Second Release: 2 June 2025

Conference Registrations Third Release: 30 June 2025

Community Broadcasting Award Nominations Close: 20 July 2025

Conference Registrations Final Release: 4 August 2025

Conference Registrations Close: 23 October 2025