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View allIntroducing: our new look
In 2024 the community broadcasting sector clocked up an extraordinary 50 years of connecting and informing communities across Australia.
And meanwhile, in the background, the CBF quietly celebrated its 40th anniversary. Four decades as community media’s biggest supporter – since 1984 we’ve distributed $367 million in grants!
The sector we serve has grown and evolved significantly in that time, and so have we.
It’s been nearly fifteen years since we moved from ...
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Grants in action
View allShifting the narrative with 3BBR
Along with many other community radio stations in the same boat, the flow-on effects of volunteer shortages and diminishing capacity has had rippling impacts on small stations like 3BBR FM. But in its latest move, the station’s Regional News Team has discovered ways to bring more volunteers onboard while catering for some of the unique circumstances of its listeners.
3BBR’s Regional News team provides a weekly newspaper reading service for those with a visual ...
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