Annual Report 2011/12 - Community Broadcasting Foundation
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Annual Report 2011/12 - Community Broadcasting Foundation
Annual Report 2011/12 AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SECTOR Snapshot 2012 Significant national audience reach: 26% of Australians aged 15+ (4.4m.) listen to community radio in a typical week and 640,000 or 4% are • exclusive listeners to community radio who do not listen to ABC/SBS or commercial radioi. The sector has an estimated monthly national radio audience reach of more than 9.4m. (54% of Australians aged 15+) and national television audience reach of 3.7mii. Growing support base: Over 167,000 Australians financially support free-to-air community radio services as subscribers, members or • donorsiii. Strong Regional, Rural & Remote area presence with an emphasis on local content Over 70% of community radio and television services are located in regional, rural and remote areas. 72% of • all community radio broadcast time was devoted to local content with 32% of stations being the sole provider of local broadcast content in their areaiv. Volunteer driven: Over 22,000 volunteer broadcastersv and over 900 support staff. • Contributing an estimated $369m. per annum in the value of volunteer work hoursvi. • 20% of volunteers are under 26 years of agevii. • Training focused: Over 6,600 people receive training each year at community radio stationsviii and an estimated 500 people • receive training at community television stations. Contributing over $460m. per annum to the Australian economy: With a turnover of over $93m.ix and the economic value of its volunteer effort estimated at $369m. per annum • the community broadcasting sector makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy. Largest independent media sector: 584 licensed independent community owned and operated broadcasting services in total: • 362 long-term licensed community radio stationsx producing analogue free-to-air services. ◦ 37 long-term licensed community radio services producing 38 digital free-to-air services. ◦ 3 long-term licensed metropolitan community television services in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. ◦ 78 remote Indigenous community television services broadcasting locally produced and regionally net ◦ worked programs. 101 aspirant community radio organisationsxi operating with temporary community broadcasting licences. ◦ 3 aspirant community television stations (Perth, Adelaide and Lismore) operating with trial licences. ◦ Most diverse media sectorxii: 2,118 hours of Ethnic and multicultural programs produced each week. • 1,257 hours of Indigenous programs produced each week. • 1,623 hours of programming for people with a print disability produced each week. • 3,298 hours of religious programs produced each week. • Stations with a focus on Youth, Senior Citizens, Arts, Fine Music, Education, Australian music and other • specialist interests. 3 satellite-based national program distribution services - General, Indigenous and RPH. • 2 national radio news services - Indigenous (NINS) and General (NRN). • Community television services in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and Lismore and within 78 • remote Indigenous communities. ______________________________________ i Community Radio National Listener Survey, McNair Ingenuity Research, Sydney, July 2010 at p.9. ii Community Radio National Listener Survey, McNair Ingenuity Research, Sydney, July 2010 for radio and OzTam Community Television cumulative audience reach 8am -12 midnight, August 2006 for television. iii Community Broadcasting Station Census – Survey of the community radio sector 2009-10, CBAA, Sydney, December 2011 (Full Report) at pp.42-45 shows that in that year there were 111,971 current subscribers or members and 55,713 donors. The condensed Public Release version of this report is published at www.cbonline.org.au iv Ibid. at p.51 for local content data and p.54 for solo provider of local content data. v 19,323 volunteers at long-term licensed community radio stations (Community Broadcasting Station Census survey 2009-10 at p.32) and an estimated 3,000 temporary community radio station and community television volunteers. vi This estimate is based on mean weekly earnings of $1,310 for full-time workers as outlined in the Australian Bureau of Statistics Ausstats data series 6310 for August 2011 published in April 2012. Assuming a 38 hour week this produces an hourly rate of $34.47. Using an average of ten hours of contributed time per week per volunteer (as established by Meadows, Forde and Foxwell in their study Culture, commitment community – the Australian community radio sector, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2002) for 48 weeks across 22,323 volunteers a figure of $369,347,428 per annum is produced for the value of that volunteer input. vii Community Broadcasting Station Census – Survey of the community radio sector 2009-10, (Full Report) CBAA, Sydney, December 2011 at p.38. viii Ibid at p.41. ix Based on $65.9m. community radio sector annual income (Community Broadcasting Station Census – Survey of the community radio sector 2009-10, (Full Report) CBAA, Sydney, December 2011 at p.13) plus estimated $4m. annual turnover from the community television sector and estimated combined turnover of $23m. for the CBF and community broadcasting sector peak organisations. x Source: ACMA LIC 031 published 03/08/12 at www.acma.gov.au xi Source: ACMA LIC 027 published 18/09/12 at www.acma.gov. xii Community Broadcasting Station Census – Survey of the community radio sector 2009-10, (Full Report) CBAA, Sydney, December 2011 at p.48 for specialist program production data. COMPANY DETAILS Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd Street and postal: Level 7, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 49 008 590 403 ABN: Telephone: Fax: Email: Website: (03) 9419 8055 (03) 9419 8352 [email protected] www.cbf.com.au (Note: Contact numbers will change due to our relocation; refer to www.cbf.com.au for new details) Staff Details Ian Stanistreet - Executive Director Email: [email protected] Jo Curtin - Senior Grants Administrator (Training grants) Email: [email protected] Barbara Baxter - Grants Administrator (Ethnic & Transmission Support grants) Email: [email protected] Georgina Boucher - Grants Administrator (General, RPH & Indigenous grants) Email: [email protected] Jon King - Grants Administrator (Amrap, CBOnline, Community Television and Digital Radio Project grants) Email: [email protected] Nermina Mulabegovic - Administrative Officer Email: [email protected] Glossary of Acronyms ACMA - Australian Communications and Media Authority ACTA - Australian Community Television Alliance AICA - Australian Indigenous Communications Association AMGAC - Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee AMRAP - Australian Music Radio Airplay Project CBAA - Community Broadcasting Association of Australia CBAV - Community Broadcasting Association of Victoria CBD - Community Broadcasting Database CBF - Community Broadcasting Foundation CMA - Christian Media Australia CMTO - Community Media Training Organisation CRN - Community Radio Network Satellite service DBCDE - Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy DDN - Digital Delivery Network DRGAC - Digital Radio Grants Advisory Committee EGAC - Ethnic Grants Advisory Committee FSG - Funding Strategy Group GGAC - General Grants Advisory Committee IGAC - Indigenous Grants Advisory Committee IRRR Project - Indigenous Remote Radio Replacement Project NEMBC - National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council NINS - National Indigenous News Service NIRS - National Indigenous Radio Service NNSWCMA - Northern NSW Community Media Association NRN - National Radio News OGAC - Online Grants Advisory Committee QCBA - Queensland Community Broadcasting Association RIBS - Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service RIMO - Remote Indigenous Media Organisation RPH - Radio for the Print Handicapped RPHA - RPH Australia Co-operative Ltd. RPHGAC - RPH Grants Advisory Committee SACBA - South Australian Community Broadcasting Association SCMA - Southern Community Media Association SPCC - Sector Project Consultative Committee TGAC - Training Grant Broadcasting Association Advisory Committee TVGAC - Community Television Grants Advisory Committee WACBA - Western Australian Community Broadcasting Association TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Report About the Community Broadcasting Foundation CBF Structure CBF Board Advisory Committees Administrative Committees CBF Secretariat 2011/12 Expenditure Charts Ethnic Grants 2011/12 General Grants 2011/12 Content Development Grants 2011/12 Transmission Support Grants 2011/12 Indigenous Grants 2011/12 RPH (Radio for the Print Handicapped) Grants 2011/12 AMRAP (Australian Music Radio Airplay Project) Grants 2011/12 CBOnline Grants 2011/12 Online Development Grants 2011/12 Satellite Equipment Grants 2011/12 DDN Equipment Satellite Services 2011/12 Digital Delivery Network (DDN) Grants 2011/12 Training Grants 2011/12 Community Television Grants (CTV) 2011/12 Digital Radio Project 2011/12 Financial Statements and Reports for the year ended 30 June 2012 Company and Staff Details / Glossary of Acronyms Published in October 2012 by: Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd Street and postal: Level 7, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052 2 5 6 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 21 24 30 33 35 37 37 37 37 40 40 41 45 47 48 65 ABN: 49 008 590 403 Telephone: (03) 9419 8055 Fax: (03) 9419 8352 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cbf.com.au (Note: Contact numbers will change due to our relocation; refer to www.cbf.com.au for new details) Cover Images: Front page: Alejandra Utrera - Latin American Broadcaster at 4EB; Back page: Belyuen Mob Topend (photo by CAAMA taken at Outside Broadcast Barunga N.T); 2QBN team at the Murrumbateman Field Days and the 4 Wheeldriver Spectacular, pictured: Myreen Wood, Billy Kelly and Ron Parkinson (Station Manager); Commuity Radio 96.5fm presenters Tony Fantasia and Corrine Brislin (14 years old) with Jonny Taylor of “Australias Got Talent”; Jack Ansell & Andrea Fraser Nunga Wangga team members interviewing and filming documentary makers Quentin Agius (with boom) & Kim Mavromatis; Joy FM team; NGM participants and trainers (twenty one young people received training in leadership, media and broadcasting skills in a January Summer School before beginning a weekly radio program at SYN Media (digital radio and online at syn.org.au.); Ngawai Denning at 2SSR; Kristy Mcmahon at 4ZZZ; Ceri Wrobel and Stephanie Burgess at 2NVR; Stevie Goldsmith interviewing Owen Karpany on native title issues; Andrea Fraser, Eddie Peters, Elsie Amamoo - members of Nunga Wangga team; and Sue Kater and Blitz Greig at 7BOD. The CBF is supported by the Australian Government through the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. PRESIDENT'S REPORT I am pleased to present the Annual Report for 2011/12. As the incoming President I would like to begin by thanking my predecessor, John Martin, for his remarkable contribution to the maintenance and development of the community broadcasting sector throughout a long association with the Foundation. John first joined the CBF as a CBAA nominee to the General Grants Advisory Committee (GGAC) and nominee to the Board over twenty-one years ago in November 1990. He was appointed Vice-President in late 1994 and was first appointed President of the CBF in November 1999 completing four terms in the role on 17 February 2012. As such he has been the longest serving President of the CBF as well as the longest serving volunteer in any capacity. During his time with the Foundation John saw the sector grow from fewer than a hundred services to more than five times that number. The responsibilities of the Foundation have also grown - it now disburses over six times the level of funds that it did in 1990 and has greatly expanded the areas across which that support is provided. The very nature of broadcasting has changed radically over that period and with the advent of the online world, digital media, and the pressures of technological convergence, is in transition still. John’s commitment of more than twenty years to the work of the CBF forms only part of his long involvement with community broadcasting. Words are not adequate to express our thanks for the depth of that commitment and for the many positive benefits to the community broadcasting sector that flowed from it. Nevertheless John, we thank you. Now that John has moved on from the Foundation he is threatening to write a history of the sector. By mentioning that intention I am hoping to encourage him as there would be few people better qualified by personal experience, ability and temperament to do so. I for one will be an avid reader. I also wish to offer our thanks to Lex Marinos who retired from the CBF Board in March after six years as Vice-President and Chair of the Online Grants Advisory Committee - certainly another substantial commitment. While he has left the Foundation Lex is continuing his involvement with community broadcasting through his interest in community television and as an accredited trainer. We also farewelled Ruth Ashe as a Director and Chair of the Training Grants Advisory Committee. Ruth was completing her second term as a Director having held portfolio responsibility for the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project in its early years. Anna Burns, Director and Chair of the Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee, also left the CBF late in 2011. We thank Lex, Ruth and Anna for their dedication and commitment. They will all be missed. While there has been a considerable degree of change in the governance of the CBF during this year, change oft brings opportunity and we have been able to take advantage of it to welcome David Melzer as our new Vice-President and Chair of the Digital Radio Grants Advisory Committee, Cath Haridy as a Director and Chair of the Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee, Rachel Maher as a Director and Chair of the Training Grants Advisory Committee and Ellie Rennie as a Director and Chair of our newest "GAC” the Television Grants Advisory Committee (TVGAC). It’s an exciting time to step into the role of President of the CBF, as technological convergence and the digital revolution continue to transform the way that media content is both distributed and consumed. There are significant challenges ahead for the Foundation in maintaining support for existing community broadcasting infrastructure while also assisting the development of the multi-platform capacity (analogue/digital/online) that is emerging as the new media paradigm. In doing so it will be vital that such technological issues do not obscure or impede the maintenance of community broadcasting values - the commitment to diversity, access, independence and localism which makes our sector so unique and highly valued. I look forward to working within the Foundation and with the broader community broadcasting sector to that end. Funding levels In 2011/12 the Foundation secured just over $15.3m. in funding support for the community broadcasting sector from the Australian Government via the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). Of this amount a little over $12.2mI. was provided under our main funding deed and just over $3.1m. under a separate deed for the Digital Radio Project. Of the main funding allocation $4.38m. was provided in core (annual recurrent) funding to support Ethnic, Indigenous, RPH and general community broadcasting. $1.96m. was provided as targeted funding for ethnic community broadcasting, CBOnline Project initiatives, and support of the Community Radio Network (CRN) satellite service. $1.63m. was provided as Transmission Support funding, $628,000 was received for the National Training Program, and $600,000 was allocated for the conduct of the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap). The total amount of funding received was considerably higher than in 2010/11 due to the announcement of an additional $3m. in content development funding in the 2011/12 Federal Budget. The new funding was provided as a general Content Development Fund of $1.5m., and a specialist content development fund of $1.5m. - increasing support in the key areas of Ethnic, Indigenous and Radio for the Print Handicapped community radio broadcasting. The 2011/12 main funding deed also created capacity for iAll figures given in this report are exclusive of GST. the Foundation to support community television content production for the first time, albeit without any additional dedicated funding. Accordingly a community television content production fund of $300,000 was created from the $1.47m. funding allocation for the support of general community broadcasting. A new Television Grants Advisory Committee (TVGAC) was created to assess applications and distribute these funds. We were fortunate to be able to appoint TVGAC members with considerable experience with, and a strong understanding of, the community television sector in Ellie Rennie, Kevin Fong and Richard McLelland. Funding cuts to Amrap and DRP Unfortunately the Australian Government’s level of funding support for the maintenance and development of community broadcasting did not survive unscathed in the difficult fiscal environment surrounding the 2012/13 Federal Budget. Firstly, the four-year funding commitment for conduct of the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project concluded on 30 June 2012. A renewed funding commitment for this highly valued and successful crossindustry project had been sought but was not forthcoming. Secondly, while further funding for the Digital Radio Project was provided at the level of $2.238m. this was $1.4m. less than is required for the continuation of all 37 metropolitan digital community radio services given the cost of increased broader radio industry investment in the in-fill transmission facilities necessary to provide robust reception for all digital radio services across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The digital radio platform uses common transmission infrastructure for commercial and community services so it was not possible for the community sector to avoid these additional costs. Since the Budget announcement last May the Foundation has been working closely with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) to have these matters addressed. Both projects received favourable reviews through an independent assessment process commissioned by the DBCDE in 2011 and we believe that there is a strong case for these funding issues to be addressed by the Government. Minister Conroy has been supportive and we are hopeful that a solution will be found. Funding processes In 2011/12 our operations involved seven meetings by the Board, and several meetings by each of our nine grants advisory committees. In between formal meetings our conversations on all manner of funding-related issues continued via teleconferences and by electronic means. The CBF remains very strongly volunteerdriven with 40 individuals serving on the CBF Board and advisory committees during the year. Their work involved assessment of 1,120 applications resulting in 774 grants (an increase of 195 grants by comparison with the previous year) providing support to over 1000 community broadcasting organisations and program production groups. This was a considerable increase in workload for our Secretariat being a being a more than 60% increase in applications received and a 33% increase in the number of grants made. Despite the huge increase in applications 67% of all CBF grant applicants in 2011/12 received funding support. Adoption of online grants management processes Following trials in 2011 the CBF shifted all of its grant processes online. We adopted the SmartyGrants online grants management system developed by Melbourne-based social enterprise OurCommunity. Online application processes for CBF grants were enthusiastically adopted across the sector with the Foundation receiving very positive feedback. While in a state of continuing development the online forms are considered more intuitive in nature and have the advantage of providing early applicants with the opportunity to seek feedback from our grants administrators as to how their applications can be improved prior to lodgement. Our grants advisory committees have also adopted online assessment processes ending the days of GAC members receiving large boxes of paper applications by mail. Funding for community television The Foundation conducted its inaugural community television content production round late in the financial year. This was a landmark for the CBF being the first time that we had been able to provide any significant dedicated funding support for community television purposes since our establishment in 1984. At $300,000 the funds committed remain modest having been refocused from general grant funding previously restricted to support for community radio. Not surprisingly the level of funding sought from the community television sector, which has a strong presence in remote Indigenous communities as well as in metropolitan areas, greatly exceeded the funds available. One hundred and thirteen applications requesting $1.58m. were received. The Foundation recognizes the current inequity in the level of funding support provided for community television compared to community radio as a significant issue within the broader context of achieving a more appropriate level of government support for community broadcasting as a whole. During this year we consulted with the peak community broadcasting sector representative organisations in relation to a specific extension of eligibility to community television in the areas of Emergency Grant funding and CBOnline funding. We also sought comment from them on the broader issue of the Foundation introducing greater platform neutrality in its funding processes over time. The Foundation believes that ongoing technological convergence will compel the sector to progressively adopt a multi-platform approach to content production and distribution that requires a less platform-specific approach in the provision of CBF support funding. The sector’s response to this consultation process was understandably cautious, noting the inadequacy of the present level of funding available to support community radio sector needs. Strong support was indicated for the community television sector to be allocated dedicated funding support in addition to the current CBF funding pool. This is of course a matter for government to determine. The CBF has informed the community television sector through the Australian Community Television Alliance (ACTA) that while there is broad sector support for greater equity in the provision of Federal Government support, there is considerable opposition to the further dilution of the limited funding currently available. We advised ACTA that the CBF is unable to provide a broad extension of funding eligibility to all grant areas however we will continue to make funding support available to community television in the areas of Training, Content Production, sector coordination (under General Grants - Sustainability and Development) and Financial Distress Assistance (when sufficient reserve funds are available for this purpose). In addition the Foundation has extended funding eligibility to community television in the area of Emergency Grants, and is seeking DBCDE agreement to allow a similar funding extension in the area of CBOnline grant funds. The Foundation strongly supports the provision by the Australian Government of a dedicated funding allocation for the maintenance and development of community television. Convergence Review outcomes Together with the CBAA and other sector bodies the CBF closely monitored the progress of the government’s Convergence Review and its findings. Our own submission focused on highlighting the value of the community broadcasting sector as a prodigious producer of diverse, local and Australian content - a role that we feel will be of increasing value to Australian society as the globalisation of media progresses driven by technological convergence and a continued high concentration of traditional media ownership. As media sources proliferate and become less geographically focused community broadcasting’s inherent ability to engage with and reflect local issues, opinions and voices will be of increasing interest and value to Australians keen to know what is happening in their own locality as much as what is occurring nationally and internationally. It is worth mentioning that the Final Report of the Convergence Review noted: "both community television and community radio add to the diversity of the Australian media. In particular, community radio has been one of the success stories in Australian broadcasting. Community radio is a vibrant, fertile source of innovative and independent content. It encourages participation and has made an important contribution in the area of local content. ” It is good to see these qualities recognised however the Review had little else to say about the future of the community broadcasting sector within a converged media environment. While its focus was on broader media industry issues we would hope that the Government’s response to the findings of the Review report, when presented, will address the potential of the community media sector in more detail. Looking ahead During 2012/13 the Foundation will be focusing on the following: • Supporting the transition of the sector’s satellite content distribution channels to the Optus Aurora Digital satellite platform. This shift offers the prospect of developing further distributive capacity at no additional cost should sufficient need exist. • Conduct of a comprehensive review of the Foundation’s Strategic Plan. An internal review is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 with the draft plan for 2013-17 being circulated to sector representative organisations for comment prior to its finalisation and adoption by the CBF Board early in 2013. • Launch of a new website. • Further development of our online grants administration processes to improve integration with oversight of grant acquittals, and improve layout and content within application and reporting forms. In closing may I express thanks to the representatives of the peak sector organisations for their advice and cooperation throughout the year and also to the staff of the National and Community Broadcasting section of the DBCDE for their continued assistance and support. I also wish to thank all the volunteers who contribute their time and expertise to the work of the Foundation on our grants advisory committees and Board, and the members of the CBF Secretariat who have this year coped with considerable change to administrative systems and a significant increase in their workload with both enthusiasm and grace. Peter Batchelor President ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION The Community Broadcasting Foundation is an independent non-profit funding agency that solicits and distributes funds for the maintenance and development of community broadcasting in Australia including specialist services for Ethnic, Indigenous and Radio for the Print Handicapped audiences. The Foundation’s values affirm the principles of access, diversity, independence, innovation and localism, and the commitment to social justice that underpin the community broadcasting sector’s philosophy and operation. Our vision is to assist the community broadcasting sector to reach its full potential as a well-resourced, independent, diverse, vibrant and accessible Australian media sector. Consultation & Independence The CBF promotes an open dialogue with stakeholders within the sector and with government whilst maintaining the independence that is an essential requirement of providing a fair, equitable and transparent grants process. By drawing membership of its advisory committees from the community broadcasting sector the Foundation is able to incorporate peer group involvement in the conduct of its grants processes and monitoring of sector projects. Policy & Research The CBF is actively engaged in funding policy formulation and debate on various issues concerning the development of Australian community broadcasting. The Foundation works closely with peak sector organisations to inform and influence key decision-makers to support the further development of community broadcasting. CBF Administrative Costs In 2011/12 total CBF administrative costs were $829,717 being: $779,872 secretariat expenses, $7,513 depreciation including Digital Radio equipment, and $42,332 for advisory committee expenses. Total program costs (administrative costs plus grants and projects paid and committed and uncommitted funds) were $17,073,105. Total administrative costs made up 4.8% of total program costs. Desk research on similar organisations shows administrative to program cost ratios are typically above 9%. Of the total administrative costs $138,841 was drawn from the core funding allocation for general community broadcasting with the remainder funded from a 4% administrative levy on core grant areas and targeted ethnic funds and 6% administrative levy on sector project funds, plus interest earned on Digital Radio Project funds invested and company reserves. Summary of Funding Received In 2011/12 the Foundation received a total of $15,320,933 in funding from the Australian Government through the DBCDE being: $4,389,000 for core funding (comprised of $1,470,469 general, $1,800,894 ethnic, $760,096 Indigenous and $357,541 RPH); $1,969,000 for targeted funding; $1,631,933 for transmission support funding; $628,000 for the National Training Project; $600,000 for the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project $3,000,000 for Content Development $3,103,000 for digital radio implementation. Summary of Funds Allocated In addition to funding received in the current year, the CBF earned interest on monies held, and reallocated additional funds from returned grants and unexpended project funds carried forward from previous years. In total $16,243,270 was allocated or committed as grants or other expenditure in support of community broadcasting not including CBF administrative costs. In 2011/12 the CBF made 774 grants totalling $15,719,563 to 256 grantees providing support for 1,032 community broadcasting organisations and program production groups. Grants $3,637,195 for ethnic community broadcasting including $658,000 for content development; $1,036,030 for general community broadcasting; $1,410,000 for general content development; $1,134,098 for Indigenous community broadcasting including $376,000 for content development; $344,485 for community broadcasting for people with a print disability; $376,000 for RPH content development $1,570,909 for transmission support; $610,685 for CBOnline grants and equipment; $718,262 for training activities; $609,553 for Australian music activities; $295,571 for community television content development $3,902,000 for digital radio implementation; $74,775 for other grants. Other Expenditure & Commitments $78,054 for Community Radio satellite services and the Digital Delivery Network (DDN); $8,518 for sector advocacy; $1,988 for payroll tax; $78,000 forward commitment for 12/13 Amrap & DDN development; $91,296 forward commitment Digital Radio; $193,255 unallocated Digital Radio commitments; $72,596 unallocated other grants and projects commitments. CBF STRUCTURE CBF Board The CBF Board is responsible for the governance and strategic development of the Foundation. The position of President is nominated by the Board of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). The position of Vice-President is nominated by the CBF Board. CBF Grants Advisory Committees perform an independent advisory role in grant disbursement and the formulation of funding policy. Each Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) has a representative on the CBF Board of Directors. For more information see Advisory Committees (page 8). At its discretion the Board may appoint further directors with particular knowledge or expertise of value to the Foundation. In recent years additional directors have overseen grant processes related to sector-wide projects. Board members of the CBF in 2011/12 were: John Martin, President (retired February 2012) John Martin has extensive experience in broadcasting, including video access centres, SBS radio, community radio stations 2MCE and 2SER, and satellite narrowcasting. John is currently the General Manager of Television Oceania. He has been involved with the Foundation for twenty-two years serving twelve years as President. Peter Batchelor, President (appointed February 2012) Peter Batchelor enjoyed a long political career spanning 21 years as a member of the Victorian Parliament, with 11 years as a Minister in five portfolios including Minister for Victorian Communities / Community Development and Minister for Arts. Achievements in these areas included assistance to volunteers, volunteer-based organisations and social enterprises; management of the Community Support Fund; and oversight of the Arts grant program. Peter brings a strong background in public policy and governance to the Foundation. Alexander Marinos OAM, Vice-President (retired March 2012) Lex Marinos is a freelance actor, director and broadcaster, as well as coordinator of major events and festivals. He has worked extensively within the community sector and across all levels of the entertainment industry. David Melzer, Vice-President (appointed March 2012) David has been involved in broadcasting for more than 20 years - as a volunteer, broadcaster, trainer, manager, board member and consultant in the community broadcasting sector and with the ABC. He has worked as a station manager at remote, regional and metropolitan stations serving general, ethnic, Indigenous and specialist music community interests. David was the President of the CBAA for four years (1999-2003), during which he chaired a number of policy formulation and sector project consultative committees and worked closely with other sector organisations on sector funding advocacy. Geoffrey Payne, Chair – RPH Grants Advisory Committee Geoff Payne is Associate University Librarian Infrastructure Services at La Trobe University. From 1997 to 2003, he was Vision Australia Foundation’s General Manager Information Services. Geoff is a past Treasurer of RPH Australia. Heinrich Stefanik OAM, Chair – Ethnic Grants Advisory Committee Heinrich Stefanik is part of the German language radio team on 1CMS in Canberra. He became involved in ethnic broadcasting in 1975 and has served on a number of national bodies including FECCA and the NEMBC. Terrence Mather OAM, Member – General Grants Advisory Committee Terry hosts programs on 7THE and has been involved with Hobart FM since 1994, serving as Station Treasurer for the last 17 years and more recently in a second role as Public Officer. Dean Hodgson, Member – Indigenous Grants Advisory Committee Dean is an Arabunna man from Lake Eyre. He has had a long involvement in Indigenous radio and currently broadcasts with the Nunga Wangga program at Radio Adelaide. Dean has a Certificate IV in Broadcasting and Journalism through the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. Ellie Rennie, Chair – TV Grants Advisory Committee (appointed September 2011) Associate Professor Ellie Rennie is the Deputy Director of the Swinburne Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University. Her current research interests include the implications of digital switchover and broadband for remote Indigenous communities. Anna Burns, Chair – Amrap Grants Advisory Committee (retired August 2011) Anna is a presenter at Sydney’s youth music station FBi and has been a member of the FBi board for the past four years. Anna currently produces media campaigns for independent record label and touring company, Modular. CBF Board cont. Catherine Haridy, Chair – Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee (appointed September 2011) Catherine Haridy’s career runs an artist management company and is Chairman of the Association of Artist Managers, an APRA Ambassador and is involved in various advocacy issues that affect artists and managers in Australia. Rachel Maher, Chair – Training Grants Advisory Committee (appointed January 2012) Rachel Maher has worked on many media production and training projects with migrant and Indigenous communities. She writes for newmatilda.com and project manages with international media development agency, Internews. Ruth Ashe, Chair – Training Grants Advisory Committee (retired December 2011) Ruth Ashe has had a distinguished career in the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts where she was Director of the Community Broadcasting section. The CBF Board of Directors is advised by a number of volunteer committees that make grant recommendations and provide expert advice. Board members of the CBF in 2011/12 Pictured from left front: Ellie Rennie, Catherine Haridy, Terrence Mather; in the middle left: Lex Marinos, John Martin; at the back left: Heinrich Stefanik, Rachel Maher, Dean Hodgson and Geoffrey Payne. Advisory Committees Grants Advisory Committees The Foundation’s structure enables peer group involvement in the grants process through a range of Grants Advisory Committees (GACs). GAC members are appointed by the CBF Board to perform an independent advisory role in grants disbursement and the formulation of funding policy. GACs assess applications, review funding categories, grant guidelines and criteria, monitor grant acquittal rates and provide policy advice and grants recommendations to the CBF Board. GACs are informed by the views of relevant key stakeholders communicated through sector representative organisations and more directly through consultation with community broadcasters at those organisations’ annual conferences. The Foundation has four original ‘core’ GACs - GGAC, IGAC, EGAC and RPHGAC. They were supplemented this year by sector project-related GACs - AMGAC, TVGAC, OGAC, and DRGAC. Sector project GAC membership is determined by the CBF Board according to the needs of the project. Grants Advisory Committees cont. Each GAC nominates a representative to the CBF Board or has a CBF Board member as its chairperson. Core GAC members are nominated by the relevant peak organisation within the community broadcasting sector: the Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA); Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA); National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC); and RPH Australia. GAC nominees are typically community broadcasters with considerable expertise in the relevant funding area. In 2011/12 there were nine Grants Advisory Committees: Training Grants Advisory Committee (TGAC) Ms Rachel Maher (Chair from November 2011) Mr Stephen Jolley Ms Michelle White Mr Werner Albrecht (appointed February 2012) Mr David Melzer (appointed January 2012, retired May 2012) Ms Natalie Pozdeev (appointed May 2012, retired June 2012) Ms Ruth Ashe (former Chair) (retired December 2011) Ms Indira Narayan (retired December 2011) Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee (AMGAC) Ms Catherine Haridy (Chair) (appointed September 2011) Ms Marlene Cummins (appointed September 2011) Mr Mick James (appointed September 2011) Mr Henk de Weerd Mr Neil Rogers Ms Meg Butler (retired August 2011) Ms Anna Burns (Chair until retirement - August 2011) RPH Grants Advisory Committee (RPHGAC) Mr Hans Reimer (Chair) Ms Joy Howman Mr Bob Hargreaves Mr Geoff Payne General Grants Advisory Committee (GGAC) Ms Maureen O’Keeffe (Chair) Mr Mick James Ms Libby Jamieson Mr Terrence Mather Mr Bob Rau General Grants Advisory Committee (GGAC) Pictured from front: Terrence Mather; left to right: Libby Jamieson, Maureen O'Keeffe, Bob Rau and Mick James. Digital Radio Grants Advisory Committee (DRGAC) Mr David Melzer (Chair) (appointed April 2012) Mr Terrence Mather Ms Ellie Rennie (appointed February 2012) Mr Geoff Payne (appointed February 2012) Mr John Martin (Chair until retirement - February 2012) Mr Lex Marinos (retired March 2012) Ethnic Grants Advisory Committee (EGAC) Dr Heinrich Stefanik OAM (Chair) Mr Darce Cassidy Ms Luchi Santer Ms Gaby Hasler (alternate member, appointed January 2012) Mr Inoke Fotu Hu’akau (alternate member, retired November 2011) Ethnic Grants Advisory Committee (EGAC) Pictured from left: Gaby Hasler, Darce Cassidy, Heinrich Stefanik and Luchi Santer. Online Grants Advisory Committee (OGAC) Dr Heinrich Stefanik OAM (chair from April 2012) Mr Nathaniel Garvin Ms Melanie Page Mr Seraphim Slade Mr Lex Marinos OAM (Chair until retirement - March 2011) Indigenous Grants Advisory Committee (IGAC) Mr Lloyd Wyles (Chair) Mr Dean Hodgson Mr Ralph Saunders Ms Robyn Regattieri (alternate member) Indigenous Grants Advisory Committee (IGAC) Pictured from left Ralph Sauders, Robyn Regattieri, LLoyd Wyles and Dean Hodgson. Community Television Grants Advisory Committee (TVGAC) Ms Ellie Rennie (Chair) (appointed September 2011) Mr Kevin Fong (appointed September 2011) Mr Richard McLelland (appointed September 2011) Mr Laurie Patton (alternate member, appointed April 2012, retired June 2012). The CBF acknowledges with appreciation the invaluable voluntary contribution that CBF committee members make to the work of the Foundation. Administrative Committees The CBF operates a number of administrative committees that deal with various aspects of the Foundation’s work as needed. These include the OH&S Committee, Strategic Plan Review Committee, and Risk Management Committee. CBF Secretariat Based in Melbourne, the Secretariat runs the Foundation’s day-to-day operations. CBF staff administer the grant funding process and liaise with an extensive range of agencies and stakeholders, including government, peak community broadcasting sector organisations, stations and broadcasters. The Secretariat comprises: Executive Director – Ian Stanistreet Ian Stanistreet has over thirty years experience in community broadcasting and has managed the operations of the CBF since 2000. Ian has been involved as a broadcaster, trainer and manager at a number of stations including 3PBS, 3BBB and 2MCE and has served on the CBAA, CBAV and Northern NSW Community Media Association’s Boards. Senior Grants Administrator – Joanna Curtin Jo has been involved as a volunteer, presenter, board and staff member at various stations since 1999 including Melbourne’s youth station SYN and ethnic station 3ZZZ. She has also served on the CBAA’s Board and has written management training resources as a part of the National Training Project. Jo joined the CBF in September 2007 and was appointed to the position of Senior Grants Administrator in December 2010. She holds principal responsibility for Training grants. Administrative Officer – Nermina Mulabegovic Nermina Mulabegovic has wide-ranging experience in reception and administration across the corporate and cultural sectors. She was a volunteer at 3ZZZ prior to joining the CBF in November 2005. Grants Administrator – Barbara Baxter Barbara Baxter began her involvement with community radio in 1985 as Secretary, then Treasurer, of 3MDR. Barbara joined the CBF in November 1991 and has principal responsibility for Ethnic and Transmission Support grants. Grants Administrator – Georgina Boucher Georgie joined the CBF in February 2011 and has principal responsibility for General, Indigenous, and RPH grants. She has a background in academia with a PhD in English and has lectured in Theatre and Cultural Studies. Georgie has grant management experience at the Melbourne Research Office, University of Melbourne and is a long-term listener and subscriber to community radio. Grants Administrator – Jon King Jon is responsible for Amrap, CBOnline, Community Television and Digital Radio Project grants. He worked in various areas in the Victorian Government including the offices of youth, multicultural affairs and volunteering before joining the CBF in 2010. He has previously volunteered at Melbourne’s SYN as a broadcaster and music director. CBF staff from left - Ian Stanistreet, Barbara Baxter, Jon King, Jo Curtin, Nermina Mulabegovic and Georgie Boucher. Picture taken by David Melzer. 10 ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 2011/12 RPH Indigenous $344,485 $1,134,098 2.3% RPH Content Development 7.2% General Content $376,000 Development 2.4% $1,410,000 Transmission Support 9% $1,570,909 General 10% Amrap $1,036,030 $609,553 7% 3.8% Ethnic Training $3,637,195 $718,262 23% 4.5% CBOnline Project Other Grants $610,685 $74,775 CTV Content 3.9% 0.04% Digital Radio Production $3,902,000 $295,571 25% Total $15,719,563 1.86% COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION OTHER FUNDS EXPENDED OR COMMITTED IN 2011/12 Forward Commitment Digital Radio $91,296 7% CBF administration & Committed but Advisory Committee Unallocated Funds for Expenses Other Projects and Grants $829,717 $72,596 61% 5.5% Forward Commitment Payroll Tax Amrap & DDN $1,988 Development 0.17% $78,000 Committed but Satellite & Data 5.7% Unallocated Funds for Digital Radio Sector Advocacy Services $78,054 $8,518 $193,255 6% 0.63% 14% Total $1,353,424 11 ETHNIC GRANTS Ethnic grants are provided to assist with the maintenance and development of ethnic community broadcasting around Australia. In 2011/12 the CBF received a total of $3,113,647 to support community broadcasting for the benefit of people of non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB). This included $1,800,894 in core funding and $1,312,753 in targeted funding for development of ethnic community broadcasting to meet the needs of new language groups, providing for greater diversity of programming to cater for young people of ethnic backgrounds, and supporting new, emerging and refugee communities. In addition, Content Development funding of $700,000 was received to support ethnic program production. With reallocated funds from previous years and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and a contribution to CBF operating costs, a total of $3,637,195 in grants was allocated. In 2011/12 CBF Ethnic grants assisted 6 dedicated ethnic community radio stations, 64 generalist stations broadcasting ethnic programs and the peak body for ethnic community broadcasters - the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council (NEMBC). Grants were offered under three categories: Sector Coordination - a grant of $317,739 to the NEMBC contributed to its secretariat operations, production of its journal, The Ethnic Broadcaster, and provided travel subsidies for delegates to the NEMBC national conference. Development grants - to establish new program groups. In 2011/12 $9,818 was allocated in Development - New Program Group grants. The grants were available under two sub-categories - New Language Group and New Community Group. New program groups in their first year of broadcasting can apply for a grant to assist in establishment of their program. Two program groups at two stations were funded under the Development - New Language Group category, receiving assistance for purchase of resource materials for program production. Six groups at four stations were funded under the Development - New Community category which provides support to broadcasters from new, emerging and refugee communities. A ‘new and emerging community’ is an ethnic community that has experienced a significant percentage increase in the number of people arriving in Australia in the past fifteen years, and has limited access to mainstream media. 12 Program $3,290,018 91% Sector Coordination $317,739 8.2% Development $29,438 0.8% Total $3,637,195 Ethnic Broadcasting Special Projects grants – designed to develop innovative projects within ethnic community broadcasting. A grant was allocated to 3CR for production of the satellite-networked program Accent of Women. Program grants - for weekly radio programs. In 2011/12 a total of $3,290,018 was allocated to support an average of 1,398 hours per week of ethnic programming by 130 distinct cultural groups broadcasting in 96 languages. This included: • 24 hours of ethnic youth programming (single language programs); • 4.5 hours of multicultural youth programming (primarily in English for NESB youth listeners); • 37 new programs; and 448 hours of programming for new and emerging communities. Consideration of Ethnic grants is the responsibility of the Ethnic Grants Advisory Committee (EGAC). For further information contact Barbara Baxter, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] Ethnic programming hours: applied for and funded In 2011/12, funding support for 76,270 hours of ethnic programming was applied for, with 72,674 hours being funded. Of the total funded, 23,320 hours (32%) were programs identified as being for new and emerging communities. Total hours funded also included 1,452 hours of Ethnic Youth, (of which 234 hours was for Multicultural Youth) and 980 hours of new programming. Due to additional content development funding, the hourly funding rate in Round 1 was $45.00, in Round 2 it was $45.50. Last year's average rate was $36.89. Languages funded and number of stations broadcasting in 2011/12 Language/ Cultural Identity Hours Funded Stations ^ Greek 4,057 26 Samoan * 3,608 Italian Macedonian Language/ Cultural Identity Hours funded Stations ^ Japanese 520 9 26 Indian languages 501 6 3,278 30 Urdu - Pakistani * 475 8 3,159 23 Maori 442 4 German 2,561 26 Hungarian 420 5 Filipino/Tagalog 2,368 31 Arabic - Lebanese 416 3 Croatian * 2,288 19 Cambodian/Khmer * 416 6 Serbian 2,262 16 Pidgin PNG * 416 3 Dutch 2,067 19 Albanian * 403 5 Spanish-Latin American 1,976 19 Slovenian * 403 5 Hindi 1,884 23 Ukrainian 390 5 Tongan * 1,846 12 Laotian 377 5 Spanish 1,774 19 Chinese 376 3 Mandarin 1,752 17 Austrian 364 4 Vietnamese 1,677 13 Ghanaian * 364 4 English - Irish 1,300 16 Tamil - Sri Lankan * 364 3 Sinhalese * 1,300 10 Korean * 312 5 Arabic 1,261 10 Assyrian 312 4 Maltese 1,207 11 Harari - Ethiopian * 312 3 Polish 1,141 13 Somali * 306 3 Fijian * 1,109 11 Afrikaans/S.African 260 4 Cook Islands * 1,092 9 Kurdish * 247 4 Panjabi - Indian 958 15 Multicultural Youth 234 5 Cantonese 926 12 Bengali-Bangladeshi * 221 5 Indonesian * 910 11 Romanian * 221 5 Bosnian * 819 9 Ethiopian * 210 3 Armenian 780 5 Telugu 208 4 Tamil 771 14 Mauritian * 208 3 Greek - Cypriot 767 5 Czech 195 3 Turkish 719 7 Niuean * 195 3 Farsi * 659 7 Swiss 186 3 Russian * 642 9 African-emerging * 182 4 English - Scottish 632 11 Lithuanian 182 4 French 628 12 Hebrew/Yiddish 182 2 Arabic - Egyptian 624 6 Arabic - Syrian * 182 1 Portuguese 598 6 Spanish - Chilean 176 3 Nepalese/Bhutanese * 589 11 Latvian 156 3 Dari/Pashto-Afghan * 550 13 Romany * 156 2 Sudanese * 533 10 Yugoslav languages 156 2 Thai * 528 7 Turkish - Cypriot 156 1 Plus programs broadcast on at least one station each for 50 more language/cultural identities including those from the Horn of Africa, South America, Indian sub-continent, Pacific Islands, east Asia, Scandinavia, southern Europe and the Middle East. ^ Number of stations broadcasting in this language * Identified as a new, emerging or refugee community 13 Ethnic Program Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round 1 Round 2 Amount Hours Amount Hours 1CMS Canberra Multicultural Service Community Radio $92,791 2055 $95,232 2093 1XXR Community Radio 2XX Inc. $18,720 416 $19,259 423 $44,597 984 2BACR Bankstown Auburn Community Radio Inc. 2BAY Bay FM 99.9 $3,510 78 $5,048 111 2BOB 2BOB Radio $5,850 130 $5,915 130 2GLF Liverpool Fairfield Community Radio Co-op. $9,749 208 $13,013 286 2LRR Opal FM 89.7 $8,190 182 $8,281 182 2MCE 2MCE-FM $3,510 78 $3,549 78 2MCR Macarthur Community Radio Assoc. $14,040 312 $14,196 312 2MIA Griffith City Community FM Assoc. $16,380 364 $17,154 377 2MWM Radio Northern Beaches $4,095 91 $4,141 91 2NBC South & Inner West Stereo FM 90.1 $20,183 449 $20,407 449 2NCR Radio 2NCR $11,700 260 $11,830 260 2NIM Nimbin Independent Media $5,850 130 $5,678 125 $4,732 104 2OCB Orange Community Broadcasters $3,370 75 $3,549 78 2OOO Multicultural Community Radio Assoc. $96,720 2145 $100,186 2202 2RDJ Radio 2RDJ FM 88.1 $9,360 208 $10,824 238 2REM Community Radio Albury-Wodonga Co-op. Soc. Ltd. $11,504 247 $13,013 286 2RES Eastside Radio FM 89.7 $4,680 104 $4,732 104 2RRR 2RRR FM 88.5 $21,897 486 $21,886 481 2RSR Radio Skid Row $53,820 1196 $49,686 1092 2NSB Northside Broadcasting Co-op. Ltd. 14 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $11,700 260 $11,830 260 2SSR Sutherland Shire Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $5,850 130 $5,915 130 2SWR SWR FM $46,449 1036 $44,509 978 2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio $2,340 52 $2,366 52 2VOX VOX Illawarra Community FM Broadcasters Ltd. $42,120 936 $44,658 982 2WKT Highland FM $7,673 168 $7,690 169 2WOW WOW FM $33,862 763 $30,758 676 3BBB Voice FM 99.9 $14,040 312 $14,196 312 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $23,390 518 $26,587 584 3GCR Gippsland Community Radio Soc. Co-op. $18,720 416 $20,703 455 3HOT Sunraysia Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $17,550 390 $17,745 390 3INR Inner North Eastern Community Radio $7,020 156 $7,098 156 3MDR Mountain District Radio Inc. $15,210 338 $20,111 442 3NOW North West Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $18,135 403 $20,714 455 3PLS 94.7 The Pulse $18,720 416 $18,928 416 3PVR Plenty Valley Community Radio Inc. $32,760 728 $35,490 780 3RIM 979fm $22,768 506 $23,660 520 3RPC 3RPC - FM Community Radio 99.3 $2,340 52 3RPP Radio 3RPP $16,380 364 $15,379 338 3SCB Southern FM 88.3 $22,230 494 $22,477 494 3SER South Eastern Radio Assoc. Inc. $38,610 858 $39,039 858 3WAY Community Radio Endeavour Warrnambool $5,461 130 $3,549 78 3WBC Whitehorse Boroondara Community Radio Inc. $25,740 572 $26,026 572 3WRB Stereo 974 $55,439 1234 $55,601 1222 Ethnic Program Grants 2011/12 cont. Grantee Round 1 Round 2 Amount Hours Amount Hours 3WYN WYN FM Community Radio (Inc.) $21,060 468 $23,062 507 3ZZZ Ethnic Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Victoria $140,400 3120 $145,040 3188 $15,379 338 4BCR Coral Coast Radio 4CCR Cairns FM 89.1 $44,460 988 $40,222 884 4DDB Darling Downs Broadcasting Soc. Inc. $5,850 130 $4,732 104 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland $138,575 3079 $140,462 3087 $2,366 52 4TTT Townsville Community Broadcasting Co. Ltd. $9,945 221 $11,274 248 5CST Coast FM $4,680 104 $4,732 104 5EBI Ethnic Broadcasters Inc. $97,655 2149 $104,281 2292 5EFM Radio 5EFM Sound of the Fleurieu $3,510 78 $3,549 78 5GSFM Great Southern FM 90.1 $2,340 52 5GTR South East Community Access Radio Inc. $7,020 156 $7,098 156 5PBA PBA FM 89.7 $26,910 598 $27,209 598 5THE Millcar Inc. $5,850 130 $5,915 130 5TRX TRAX-FM $4,680 104 $4,732 104 5YYY Whyalla FM Public Broadcasting Assoc. $2,340 52 $2,366 52 6CCR Radio Fremantle $19,890 442 $20,111 442 6EBA Multicultural Radio & TV Assoc. WA Inc. $85,145 1890 $87,292 1919 6HRV Harvey Community Radio $1,170 26 $1,183 26 7LTN City Park Radio $8,775 195 $10,910 240 7THE Hobart FM Inc. $18,037 397 $19,224 422 Bundaberg Burnett CBA $12,089 260 $9,490 208 Radio Adelaide $13,455 299 $13,190 290 Total $1,594,262 35,382 4NAG Radio NAG $1,695,756 37,273 City Park Radio 7LTN City Park Radio 7LTN in Launceston, Tasmania broadcasts 8.5 hours of ethnic programming in 14 languages weekly. In 2011/12 it received a grant to assist the development of the new Bhutanese program. With the purchase of a digital recorder the broadcasters are able to include many other voices in the program. The grant also allowed the group to purchase music online, as there are few outlets in Australia from which to buy CDs in Nepalese. The program allows listeners to find out more about their new home, brings news of local community activities and provides a focal point for the community. There are about 300 Bhutanese people living in the area, and the producer/ presenter Bhagi Kuikel says that the funds have enabled him to include much more community input into the program. Pictured: Bhagi Kuikel - producer & presenter of Bhutan/ Nepali program at City Park Radio 15 Ethnic Development New Language Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. Rd 2 $1,000 Panjabi program group 3WYN WYN FM Community Radio (Inc.) Rd 2 $1,000 Malayalam program group Total $2,000 Ethnic Development New Community Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. Rd 1 $1,500 West Papuan program group 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. Rd 1 $1,500 Chin program group 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland Rd 1 $1,500 Ethiopian program group 7LTN City Park Radio Rd 1 $1,000 Bhutanese program group 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland Rd 2 $1,500 Tokelauan program group 3NOW North West Community Radio Assoc. Inc. Rd 2 $818 Somali program group Total $7,818 Ethnic Development Special Projects Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. Rd 1 $19,620 Production of 'Accent of Women' in 2011/12 Ethnic Development Sector Coordination Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose NEMBC National Ethnic & Multicultural Broadcasting Council Rd 1 $317,739 Sector Co-ordination 2011/12 • • Sutherland Shire Community Radio Assoc. Inc. 2SSR 2SSR FM “Sound of the Shire” is the Sutherland Shire’s community radio station operated entirely by volunteers. It is proud to give listeners an alternative to existing media through diverse and specialty music programs, promotion of local musicians and information on local community services and events. The station broadcasts five weekly hours especially for the Macedonian and Maori communities. Pictured: Ngawai (Marie) Denning, Maori Broadcaster at 2SSR. 16 The Ethnic Program grant in 2011/12 provided CDs and internet and telephone access for the broadcasters, and helped to replace the console desk in the Studio 2 and purchase a new air conditioner for the station administration office. GENERAL GRANTS General grants are provided to assist with establishment costs for newly licensed stations, sustaining funds for stations, special support for low income stations and development of activities with a broad sector focus. Licensed Stations $438,469 42% Sustainability & Development $37,500 3% In 2011/12, following deduction of a contribution to CBF operating costs, $1,331,627 was available to support general community broadcasting. With reallocated funds from previous years and returned grants, and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and $300,000 to TV Content Production grants, a total of $1,036,030 in grants was allocated. Funds were also committed for sector coordination in 2011/12. In 2011/12 CBF General grants assisted 81 community radio stations and 5 community broadcasting associations including the national peak body for community broadcasting licensees - the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). A grant of $520,000 to the CBAA contributed to its secretariat operations, the CRN satellite service and the technical services unit. Grants were offered under three categories: Station grants - for capital development and sustaining funds for operational costs. A total of $438,469 was allocated to support 57 stations. Sustainability and Development grants - to develop the sustainability of the sector through capacity building projects. Grants were made to assist national and regional sector conferences including the Southern Community Media Association’s Regional, Rural & Sub-metro conference and Christian Media Australia’s Connect 2012: Content, Culture, Context conference. A total of $37,500 was allocated in this category. Small Equipment $40,061 4% Sector Coordination $520,000 51% Total $1,036,030 Small Equipment grants - to provide special assistance to low income community radio stations through grants to purchase small items of equipment. A total of $40,061 was allocated to 30 stations for the purchase of items such as telephone hybrids, headphones, CD players, microphone stands, portable recorders, laptops and on-air lights. Consideration of General grants is the responsibility of the General Grants Advisory Committee. For further information contact Georgie Boucher, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] • • 8CCC Community Radio 2AIR FM – Coffs Coast Community Radio Pictured: (From left) 2AIR President Joe Mace, Garry Sambrook and Treasurer Trisha Ryan. 2AIR FM started life in a studio beneath the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Today the station broadcasts from the Jetty Village shopping centre. In 2011/12 the station received a General Station grant to purchase a new console, which meant the original console could be donated to a museum (an indication of its age!) Treasurer Trisha Ryan said “For those of us who have been presenting with the old apparatus for several years it is like winning the lottery and we are so proud of our new look.” 17 18 General Station Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 2AIR Coffs Coast Community Radio Inc. $6,572 Console, cabling 2BRW Braidwood FM Inc. $7,600 Tieline codec and 3G card 2CHY CHY FM 1041 $10,000 Salary Subsidy 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $7,998 Various equipment 2GBA Bucketts Radio $10,000 Salary Subsidy 2GHR 2 G.H.R. Inc. $7,795 OB equipment 2GLA Great Lakes Area FM Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $10,000 Console 2GLF Liverpool Fairfield Community Radio Co-op. $10,000 Relocation costs 2HHH FM Ltd. $8,498 IT package, portable recorder 2HIM Peel Valley Christian Broadcasters Inc. $9,937 Axia Radius console 2LIV Living Sound Broadcasters Ltd. $10,000 Various equipment 2MIA Griffith City Community FM Assoc. $10,000 Axia Radius console 2MVH MVH - FM Inc. $10,000 Salary subsidy - Sales, Marketing 2MWM Radio Northern Beaches $2,302 2 x Denon USB player/recorder 2OLD Radio YesterYear Inc. $6,185 Mixer, installation 2PMQ Rhema FM Mid North Coast $6,500 Axia Fader Console 2RDJ Radio 2RDJ 88.1 FM $10,000 Mixer 2RES Eastside Radio 89.7 $10,000 Salary subsidy - Events Coord. 2RRR 2RRR FM 88.5 $5,809 OB equipment 2RSR Radio Skid Row $4,348 Various equipment 2VTR Hawkesbury Radio Communications Co-op. Soc. Ltd. $4,500 2 x studio control panels 2YAS Yass Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $3,952 3 x Computers 3CH Highlands FM 100.7 $7,540 OB equipment 3GRR Echuca Moama Broadcast Service Inc. $3,415 Tieline Internet OB System 3MBR Mallee Community Broadcasters Inc. $2,851 2 x computers 3MDR Mountain District Radio Inc. $10,000 Salary subsidy - Technician 3OCR Otway FM Community Radio Group Inc. $10,000 Various equipment 3RUM Upper Murray Community Radio Inc. $9,505 2 x Mixing Consoles 3SER South Eastern Radio Assoc. Inc. $10,000 Server 3WRB Western Radio Broadcasters Inc. $1,450 Elan Phonebox 4CLG 106 Five Rhema FM $2,525 Audio Delay System 4CRM Community Radio Assoc Mackay Inc. $3,000 Computers 4DDB Darling Downs Broadcasting Soc. Inc. $10,000 Production Suite 4GCR Cooloola Christian Radio Assoc. Inc. $3,953 Various equipment 4GOD Toowoomba Christian Broadcasters Assoc. Inc. $9,990 Sound desk 4NAG Radio Broadcasting Assoc. Inc. $8,260 Various equipment 5DDD Progressive Music Broadcasting Assoc. $10,000 Studio upgrade 5GFM Gulf FM $7,074 Various equipment 5WOW Way Out West Broadcasters Inc. $8,919 Studio equipment 5YYY Whyalla FM Public Broadcasting Assoc. $10,000 Various equipment 6CRA Albany Community Radio $3,760 2 x Audio I/P units 6HRV Harvey Mainstreet Inc. $10,000 Salary subsidy - Admin assistant 6MKA Meeka FM Community Radio Station Inc. $10,000 Various equipment 6RCI Christmas Island Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $10,000 Various equipment 6YCR York Community Radio Inc. $6,140 Various equipment 7BOD FM Inc. $5,384 Console, cabling 7HFC Hope Foundation Communicators Inc. $10,000 Equipment - Axia console 7RGY Radio Geeveston Youth Inc. $10,000 Salary subsidy - Develop. manager General Station Grants 2011/12 cont. Grantee Amounrt Purpose 7TAS Tasman Community Broadcasters Inc. $9,000 OB equipment 7TFM Tamar FM Inc. $9,807 Equipment - various 7WAY Launceston Christian Broadcasters $10,000 Console, cabling, hybrids Bankstown Auburn Community Radio Inc. $10,000 Studio Mixer Panel LFCB 2YYY FM 92.3 $6,162 Computers, printer, hybrid MCR OKR FM $455 2 x mixers RCR Riverland Life FM $10,000 Salary subsidy - Station Manager SGCR Strengthening Goldfields Community Radio Inc. $9,211 Various equipment SPCR SPI FM $8,072 Various equipment Total $438,469 General Sustainability and Development Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose CMA Christian Media Australia $10,000 CMA Conference 2012 CBAV Community Broadcasting Association of Victoria $2,500 CBAV mini-conference 2012 SACBA South Australian Community Broadcasters Assoc. $7,500 SACBA Conference 2012 SACBA South Australian Community Broadcasters Assoc. $7,500 Technorama 2012 SCMA Southern Community Media Association Inc. $10,000 SCMA Conference 2012 Total $37,500 General Sector Coordination 2011/12 CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia $520,000 Sector Co-ordination in 2011/12 5GFM – Gulf FM, Peninsula Community Broadcasters In 2011/12, Gulf FM, located in Kadina, SA received a General Station grant to purchase various production studio equipment, including dual CD players, a network server rack cabinet, a mixer console and a swag of new microphones. Gulf FM thanked the CBF, commenting “Our posh mixer, mikes and CD player look great!” Gulf FM broadcasts to communities on the Copper Coast, a region situated along the Northern Yorke Peninsula named for its mining history. The station fundraises by holding twice-yearly raffles and lively cabaret nights, involving local bands, venues and businesses. Pictured is the team of presenters from Gulf FM’s Saturday Morning Sports Show (from left) Charley Farley, Anthea Kennett, Darren “Hibby” Hibbard (Station Vice-Chairperson) and Ian “Westy” Westbrook (Station Chairperson). 19 General Small Equipment Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 2BOB 2BOB Radio $949 Computer 2HHH 2HHH FM Ltd. $1,275 Telephone hybrid 2OCB Orange Community Broadcasters $1,039 Microphones 2PMQ Rhema FM Community Radio Inc. $1,500 Computer 2RDJ Radio 2RDJ FM 88.1 $1,500 CD players 2RRR 2RRR FM 88.5 $985 Laptop, portable recorder 2SSR Sutherland Shire Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $1,135 Program failure unit 2TRR Three Rivers Radio 101.5 $1,416 Headphones 2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio Inc. $1,084 Telephone hybrid 2YAS Yass FM 100.3 $1,245 Microphones and stands 3BBB Voice FM 99.9 $1,177 Various 3MDR Radio 3MDR - FM $1,500 OB equipment 3MGB Mallacoota/Genoa Broadcasting Assoc. $1,238 Various 3RIM 979fm $1,500 CD players 3RPH Vision Australia Ltd. (for regional services) $4,375 Digital recorders 3RUM Radio Upper Murray $1,462 CD players and microphones 3SCB Southern FM 88.3 $1,134 Speakers, stands 3WAY Community Radio Endeavour Warrnambool $1,007 Headphones 4MIG Rhema FM Mount Isa $1,500 Microphones 4NAG Radio NAG $1,424 Microphones, headphones & speakers 4RCR Rhema Far North Queensland $436 Noise Panels 5GTR South East Community Access Radio Inc. $795 Boom microphone stands 5KIX Kangaroo Island Community Broadcasters $650 Laptop 5THE Millcar Inc. $1,150 Touch Screen computer 6ESP Hope FM $1,500 Studio PC, Logging PC 6HRV Harvey Community Radio $1,311 Computer and headphones 6TCR Twin Cities FM $1,274 Computer and on air light system 8CCC Community Radio Inc. $1,500 Equipment - various Bankstown Auburn Community Radio Inc. $1,500 Microphones Strengthening Goldfields Community Radio Inc. $1,500 Server Total $40,061 8CCC Community Radio 8CCC Community Radio in Alice Springs were the successful recipients of a General Special Small Equipment grant in 2011/12, and used the grant to purchase two hand-held digital audio recorders, a computer for audio production and a printer. Station President, Edan Baxter commented, “We have been able to make good use of the equipment in training of new presenters. It has also enabled us to do pre-production work for programs, including interviews, sponsorship and community announcements, whilst we are building and fitting out a much-needed production and training studio.” 20 Pictured is 8CCC Station Manager Jeff Kessel recording a community announcement using the Zoom Digital Recorder. CONTENT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS The Australian Government provided an additional $1.5m. in funding support for community radio content development in the 2011/12 Federal Budget. Content Development grants aim to support the development, production and distribution of new radio content at a local and/or national level. The current guidelines for Content Development grants prioritise applications that: • develop new Youth, Mature Age, Regional and Rural, Faith-based, Educational, Arts, Health, and Australian, Specialist and Fine Music content; • demonstrate collaborative partnerships between multiple stations; • encourage multiple contributors to production and/or presentation; • demonstrate a strong engagement with community services such as local councils, community groups, schools, emergency services, migrant and refugee services, sporting and cultural organisations; • have a high proportion of spoken word content; • utilise multimedia, social media, online distribution and digital radio content; • for programs planned for national distribution, include content that individual stations might find difficult to produce and maintain; • are supported by the organisation and project partners, in cash or in kind, such as through fundraising or volunteer labour; • are produced by stations with cash reserves of less than $100,000; • are produced by stations with a low income. Applicants may receive up to five separate content development grants within a financial year. In 2011/12, following a deduction for CBF operational costs, a total of $1,410,000 was allocated to support the development, production and distribution of new radio content by community radio broadcasters. Funding support for content development was provided to a total of forty-six community radio stations and two community broadcasting sector representative organisations. Grants were offered under two categories: Content Development - Program grants - for the production of programs, special broadcast events and short series. A total of $872,108 was allocated to support the development of 57 programs at 34 stations and one sector representative organisation. Content Development - Salary grants - to support content development at stations and coordinate distribution of nationally relevant programming across Program $872,108 62% Salaries $537,892 38% Total $1,410,000 the sector. A total of $537,892 was allocated in funding support for 27 salaried positions at 24 stations and one sector representative organisation. Consideration of Content Development grants is the responsibility of the General Grants Advisory Committee. For further information contact Jon King, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] WMAfm Castlemaine - Fifty and Over WMA in Castlemaine received a CBF Content Development grant to organise and produce outside broadcast programs at seniors clubs and similar venues in the local district. Each event features interviews with seniors about their lives and experiences they are happy to share. The shows are performed live to air before an audience. This has proved to be a great success with two programs so far and more planned in line with the Seniors Festival throughout October. Interviews have included a retired (and one-legged) grave digger, a retired police officer, a retired nursing sister and an intellectually handicapped senior. All participants and the audience response (live and at home) has been wonderful. The shows have been rebroadcast on Phoenix FM in Bendigo and Goldfields FM in Maryborough and podcasts are being made available on the station's website at wmafm.com. 21 22 Content Development Grant 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1ART Artsound Inc. $27,000 Program Coordinator 2BAY Bay FM 99.9 $3,600 'Pregnancy Birth and Beyond' 2BAY Bay FM 99.9 $14,136 'The Bohemian Beat' 2CBA Hope103.2 $25,000 'Open House' 2CHY CHY FM 104.1 $25,000 Social Media and Student Program Coordinator 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $18,000 Content Coordinator 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $3,500 'Canvas Month on the Run' 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $5,000 'Radio With Pictures' 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $30,000 'All the best' 2GLF Liverpool Fairfield Community Radio Co-op. $30,000 Local Content/Community Access Producer 2MBS Fine Music 102.5 $15,000 Program Access Coordinator 2MCE 2MCE FM $10,111 'Never Talk Politics' 2MCE 2MCE FM $10,111 'Homepage' 2NSB Northside Broadcasting Co-op. Ltd. $7,000 'Overdrive' 2RBR Richmond Valley Radio $20,000 Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer 2RES Eastside Radio 89.7 $10,000 Salary Subsidy - Talks Producer 2RES Eastside Radio 89.7 $22,000 Executive Producer 2RRR 2RRR 88.5 FM $15,000 'Real World Gardener' 2RSR Radio Skid Row $30,000 Program Access Coordinator 2RSR Radio Skid Row $3,500 'When I’m 64' 2RSR Radio Skid Row $11,250 'I Am Active' short series 2RSR Radio Skid Row $4,000 2RSR RadioPLAY 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $25,000 Social Media Producer 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $15,000 'Radio Atticus' 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $15,000 'I-spend' 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $10,000 'Diffusion' 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $150,000 'The Wire' 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $21,624 'Women on the Line' 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $21,624 'Stick Together' 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $21,624 'Earth Matters' 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $30,000 Salary Subsidy - Current Affairs Cont. Producer 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $21,624 'Lost in Science' 3GCR Gippsland Community Radio Soc. Co-op. $5,000 'Safer Roads In The Valley' 3GCR Gippsland Community Radio Soc. Co-o.p $3,500 'The Carbon Tax' 3JOY Joy FM $2,250 JOY 94.9 Spirit Lounge 3JOY Joy FM $2,548 'Word for Word' 3JOY Joy FM $5,000 'QNN' 3MBS Music Broadcasting Soc. of Victoria $20,488 'Countdown to The Ring Cycle' 3MBS Music Broadcasting Soc. of Victoria $25,000 Digital Content Project Manager 3MDR Mountain District Radio Inc. $3,390 3MDR Outside Broadcasts 3MFM South Gippsland Radio 3MFM Inc. $2,450 Community Access Coordinator 3MFM South Gippsland Radio 3MFM Inc. $1,490 'Their Wonthaggi' 3NOW North West Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $1,428 'Accent on Ability' 3NOW North West Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $2,127 'I’m a Survivor' 3PBS Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-op. $5,668 Interview Coordinator 3PBS Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-op. $3,000 'Father’s Day at Port Phillip Prison' 3PVR Plenty Valley Community Radio Inc. $12,404 Web/Internet Content Person 3RPP Radio 3RPP $25,000 Program Director/CRN Liaison Officer Content Development Grant 2011/12 cont. Grantee Amount Purpose 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters $4,140 'Off the Record' 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters $3,000 'The Architects at the Venice Architecture Biennale' 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters $20,500 Talks Producer 3SYN SYN Media $3,235 'The Listen Series' 3SYN SYN Media $23,400 Access Programming Coordinator 3SYN SYN Media $20,000 Content Development Coordinator 3SYN SYN Media $23,400 'Schools on Air' 3WBC Whitehorse Boroondara Community Radio Inc. $22,579 'Primary Perspectives' 3ZZZ Ethnic Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Victoria $4,000 'Student Xpress' 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $3,000 'The Whole World Was Watching' 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $20,000 Social Media/Digital Content Coordinator 4CIM Bumma Bippera Media ATSI Corp. $14,256 'National Talk Black' 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland $18,000 'Fair Comment' 4GOD Toowoomba Christian Broadcasters Assoc. Inc. $20,000 Programme Director 4MBS 4MBS Classic FM 103.7 $30,000 'Fine Music Live' 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. $23,400 Content Development Coordinator 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. $19,060 'The Book Club' 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. $18,000 'The New Releases' Show 5PBA PBA FM 89.7 $13,975 'Issues for Rural and Remote Communities' 5RPH RPH Adelaide $1,200 'You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down' 6GME Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty. Ltd. $29,120 Current affairs/journalist 6RTR RTR FM 92.1 Arts Radio Broadcasters $22,250 'Art Beat' 6RTR RTR FM 92.1 Arts Radio Broadcasters $25,000 'Local and Live' 6RTR RTR FM 92.1 Arts Radio Broadcasters $20,000 'Youth News' 6SON Sonshine FM $16,000 Digital Content Coordinator 7EDG Edge Radio $10,400 'Independent Tasmania' 8CCC Community Radio Inc. $15,000 Community Access Coordinator 8CCC Community Radio Inc. $18,000 'Centralian Yarns' 8EAR Gove FM $16,250 Content Producer Bankstown Auburn Community Radio Inc. $969 'The Way Life Is' Castlemaine District Radio Inc. $4,200 'Fifty and Over' CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia $90,000 'National Radio News' Christian Media Australia $11,700 MediaPoint Content Producer Mitchell Community Radio Inc. $519 'Face to Face' Radio Adelaide $12,000 'Writer’s Radio' Radio Adelaide $22,000 'The Daily Interview ' Total 1,410,000 Graveyard Train at PBS's Father's Day Prison Broadcast 23 TRANSMISSION SUPPORT GRANTS Transmission Support grants are provided to help community radio stations with transmission equipment purchases and to subsidise their transmission-related operational costs. In 2011/12 funding of $1,631,933 was received for transmission support. With reallocated funds from previous years and returned grants, and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and the CBF administrative levy, a total of $1,570,909 in grants was allocated. CBF Transmission Support grants assisted 167 organisations via partial reimbursement of transmission-related expenses, purchase of transmission equipment, and transmission-related special projects. Special Project $114,500 6% Equipment $251,840 17% Operational Subsidies $1,204,569 77% Grants were available in three categories: Operational Subsidies - to subsidise station costs related directly to transmission, including rental fees and electricity costs at transmission sites, line rental for studio to transmitter links, and EMR compliance fees. In 2011/12 155 stations received a total of $1,204,569 in Transmission Support - Operational Subsidies. Special Project grants - to support projects and local partnerships that increase the sustainability and self-sufficiency of community radio transmission infrastructure and to trial and develop innovative solutions to community radio transmission issues. Two projects were funded, for four community stations to establish a joint transmission facility, and for the CBAA to undertake further satellite service development. 24 Total $1,570,909 Transmission Equipment grants - to assist the purchase of equipment to carry a station’s radio signal from the studio to the audience, including transmitters, antennae, protected power supplies and link equipment. In 2011/12 30 stations received a total of $251,840 in Transmission Support - Equipment grants. Consideration of Transmission Support grants is the responsibility of the General Grants Advisory Committee (GGAC). For further information contact Barbara Baxter, Grants Administrator, ph. (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] Transmission Operational Subsidies 2011/12 Grantee Amount 1ART Artsound Inc. $15,575 1CMS Canberra Multicultural Service Community $18,031 1RPH RPH Canberra $6,688 1WAY 1WAY FM $4,471 2AIR Coffs Coast Community Radio Inc. $1,483 2ARM Armidale Community Radio Inc. $1,699 2BAB Bay & Basin FM $1,492 2BAR Edge FM Community Radio $1,404 2BBB Bellinger Community Communications Co-op. Ltd. $831 2BCB LIFE FM $3,380 2BOB 2BOB Radio $3,010 2CBA Hope FM 103.2 $30,000 2CCB Rhema FM Orange $3,640 2CHY CHY FM 1041 $1,749 2COW Casino’s Own Wireless Assoc. Inc. $3,585 2CUZ Muda Aboriginal Corp. $11,979 Transmission Operational Subsidies 2011/12 cont. Grantee Amount 2CVC Life FM 103.1 $2,395 2FBI Free Broadcast Inc. $41,699 2GCB Rhema FM Central Coast $3,348 2GLA Great Lakes Area FM Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $2,269 2GLF Liverpool Fairfield Community Radio Co-op. $612 2LRR Opal FM 89.7 $1,230 2LVR Lachlan Valley Community Radio Inc. $1,507 2MBS Fine Music 102.5 $30,000 2MCE 2MCE FM $4,013 2MFM Muslim Community Radio $9,728 2MNO Monaro Community Radio Inc. $3,008 2MWM Radio Northern Beaches $1,100 2NBC South & Inner West Stereo FM 90.1 $1,531 2NCR Radio 2NCR $1,436 2NIM Nimbin Independent Media Inc. $1,910 2NUR University of Newcastle (2NURFM) $11,382 2OCB Orange Community Broadcasters $5,164 2OOO Multicultural Community Radio Assoc. $28,793 2PAR Paradise FM Community Radio Inc. $2,023 2PMQ Rhema FM Mid North Coast $2,214 2QBN Queanbeyan Community Radio Inc. $1,198 2RBR Richmond Valley Radio $2,510 2REM Community Radio Albury-Wodonga Co-op. Soc. Ltd. $1,924 2RES Eastside Radio FM 89.7 $6,602 2RPH RPH Sydney $40,648 2RRR 2RRR FM 88.5 $2,652 2RSR Radio Skid Row $2,463 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $19,277 2UUU Shoalhaven Community Radio Inc. $7,004 2VOX VOX FM Illawarra Community FM Broadcasters Ltd. $12,605 2VTR Hawkesbury Radio Communications Co-op. Soc. Ltd. $4,846 2WAR WAR FM $772 2WEB Outback Radio $17,814 2WKT Highland FM $1,218 2WLF Wagga's Life FM $1,548 2XX Community Radio 2XX Inc. $19,750 2YAS Yass FM 100.3 $415 3BBB Voice FM 99.9 $1,142 3BBR West Gippsland Community Radio Inc. $1,496 3CH Highlands FM 100.7 $2,961 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. $5,280 3EON Radio KLFM $121 3GCB Life FM Gippsland $19,883 3GCR Gippsland Community Radio Soc. Co-op. $2,492 3GGR 96three FM $14,232 3GRR Radio EM FM $2,067 3HOT Sunraysia Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $767 3JOY Joy FM $8,090 25 26 Transmission Operational Subsidies 2011/12 cont. Grantee Amount 3KND Kool 'N' Deadly $30,000 3MBR Radio 3MBR FM $2,362 3MBS Music Broadcasting Soc. of Victoria $35,607 3MDR Mountain District Radio Inc. $982 3MFM South Gippsland Radio 3MFM Inc. $1,578 3MGB Mallacoota/Genoa Broadcasting Assoc. $823 3OCR OCR FM $2,108 3ONE Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. $1,589 3PBS Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-op. $33,263 3PVR Plenty Valley Community Radio Inc. $1,083 3RIM 979fm $2,678 3RPC 3RPC FM 99.3 Community Radio $4,160 3RPP Radio 3RPP $1,205 3RUM Radio Upper Murray $121 3SCB Southern FM 88.3 $889 3SYN SYN Media $30,000 3TSC Light FM 89.9 $30,000 3VKV Alpine Radio FM 96.5 $841 3WAY Community Radio Endeavour Warrnambool $1,107 3WPR Oak FM 101.3 $466 3WYN WYN FM Community Radio (Inc.) $1,974 3ZZZ Ethnic Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Victoria $33,263 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $6,698 4BI Switch AM 1197 $955 4CAB Juice1073 $17,133 4CCR Cairns FM 89.1 $4,770 4CIM Bumma Bippera Media ATSI Corp. $4,848 4CLG Five Rhema FM 106 $3,059 4CRB FM 89.3 $19,480 4CSB CROW FM $7,591 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland $6,426 4FCR Fraser Coast FM 107.5 $619 4FRB 96five $718 4GCR Cooloola Christian Radio Assoc. Inc. $2,199 4GOD The Light FM 92.9 $1,013 4JAZ Jazz Radio Ltd. $23,264 4K1G TAMIA $7,440 4MBS Classic FM 103.7 $6,109 4MET Radio Metro 105.7 $18,536 4MIG Rhema FM Mount Isa $1,622 4NSA Noosa District Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $2,536 4RCR Tableland Christian Radio Assoc. Inc. $1,755 4RGL Rhema FM 91.9 $989 4RPH RPH Brisbane $9,143 4TTT Townsville Community Broadcasting Co. Ltd. $6,746 4WBR Rhema FM Wide Bay $3,686 4YOU Capricorn Community Radio 4YOU Inc. $1,054 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. $8,542 Transmission Operational Subsidies 2011/12 cont. Grantee Amount 5BBB Triple B FM 89.1 $1,430 5DDD Three D Radio $10,095 5EBI Ethnic Broadcasters Inc. $29,704 5FBI Fresh Broadcasters $6,550 5GFM Peninsula Community Broadcasters Inc. $1,670 5GTR South East Community Access Radio Inc. $2,110 5MBS FM 99.9 Fine Tuning Adelaide $2,747 5RAM Life FM $29,004 5RCB Rhema FM Mount Gambier (Lime FM) $17,221 5RPH RPH Adelaide $4,598 5TCB Tatiara Community fM Broadcasters $2,566 5THE Millcar Inc. $2,717 5TRX Trax FM $1,588 6CCR Radio Fremantle $3,998 6CRA Albany Community Radio $5,377 6EBA Multicultural Radio & TV Assoc. WA Inc. $15,193 6HRV Harvey Community Radio FM 96.5 $368 6MKA Meeka FM Community Radio Station Inc. $630 6NME FM 100.9 Noongar Radio $22,378 6NR Curtin University of Technology $11,425 6RPH Information Radio $3,364 6RTR RTR FM 92.1 Arts Radio Broadcasters $22,577 6SON Sonshine FM $16,941 6TCR Twin Cities FM $5,695 7BOD Break 'O' Day FM $1,668 7HFC Hope Foundation Communicators Inc. $19,779 7HRT Heart FM $121 7LTN City Park Radio $3,752 7RGY Huon FM $2,034 7RPH RPH Hobart $7,305 7THE Hobart FM Inc. $4,407 8CCC Community Radio Inc. $4,686 8CCC Community Radio Inc. $1,918 Radio Adelaide $10,260 RCR Riverland Life FM $12,739 Vision Australia Ltd. (Albury) $6,938 Vision Australia Ltd. (Bendigo) $13,461 Vision Australia Ltd. (Geelong) $6,048 Vision Australia Ltd. (Melbourne) $13,266 Vision Australia Ltd. (Mildura) $4,619 Vision Australia Ltd. (Shepparton) $7,909 Vision Australia Ltd. (Warragul) $5,382 Vision Australia Ltd. (Warrnambool) $9,145 Total $1,204,569 27 Transmission Equipment Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1ART Artsound Inc. $8,214 Equipment for linking 2BACR Bankstown Auburn Community Radio Inc. $7,878 500W transmitter and processor 2BAR Edge FM Community Radio $6,290 Exciter and STL 2BCB Life FM $18,103 4kW transmitter 2CCR Alive FM 90.5 $5,800 300W exciter 2CHR Central Hunter Community Broadcasters Inc. $12,474 2x 1kW transmitters 2CUZ Muda Aboriginal Co-op. $10,000 Antenna 2GHR 2 G.H.R. Inc. $3,880 250W transmitter and encoder 2GLF Liverpool Fairfield Community Radio Co-op. $3,370 Relocation STL link 2HHH 2HHH FM Ltd. $4,766 300W transmitter & stereo coder 2OLD Radio YesterYear Inc. $6,767 Link transmitter and link antenna 2RES Eastside Radio FM 89.7 $7,871 300W transmitter, rack and antenna 2RSR Radio Skid Row $4,045 IP linking codec 2WAR WAR FM $5,142 500W transmitter 2XX Community Radio 2XX Inc. $3,330 IP linking 3BBR West Gippsland Community Radio Inc. $3,550 500W amplifier 3NRG 3NRG Inc. $6,270 500W amp and exciter 3OCR OCR FM $9,398 Exciter, STL and divider 3CH Highlands FM 100.7 $8,293 1.3kW transmitter 3UGE Radio Murrindindi UGFM $6,110 Transmitter and antenna 3VKV Alpine Radio FM 96.5 $4,363 Replacement STL 4CAB Juice 1073 $24,095 4kW transmitter 4OUR Caboolture Community FM Radio Assoc. $8,030 STL antenna 4TCR Toowoomba Christian Broadcasters Assoc. Inc. $13,660 Antenna 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. $2,325 Transmitter rack 7HRT Heart FM $3,837 2x IP codecs & bridge link 7LTN City Park Radio $9,915 1kW transmitter Castlemaine District Radio Inc. $15,000 2kW transmitter and antenna Gosford/Wyong Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $25,873 Antenna, combiner and connectors Lord Howe Island Radio Station Association Inc. $3,191 500W transmitter & antenna Total $251,840 2CHR (Central Hunter Radio) 2CHR (Central Hunter Radio) is a community radio station based in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The station serves as voice media for the community of the Central Hunter area. It is operated completely by volunteers from the non-profit organisation. In 2011/12 the station received a Transmission Equipment grant to purchase two new technology 1 kilowatt transmitters to replace old 500 watt amplifiers. Following this upgrade, the station went on to introduce auto control with GSM telemetry and acquire a rack at the transmitter site. Says station technical coordinator John Nicol, “The installation is able to automatically switch from one transmit chain to the other as well as report system 28 conditions and failure mode to the station control room. This makes it a much more reliable system .” Pictured: 2CHR technicians responsible for broadcast equipment (from the left ) Mr. Len Daley and Mr. John Nicol Gosford/Wyong Community Radio Association Inc. Gosford/Wyong Community Radio Association Inc (consisting of Coast FM963, todayscountry94one and Radio Five-O-Plus) received a grant in 2011/12 to assist in the relocation of Radio Five-O-Plus from the 2GO tower to the nearby SEA FM tower, and join Coast FM963 and todayscountry94one in an antenna-sharing arrangement. stations happy with the overall results. The member stations of Gosford/Wyong Community Radio Association Inc. will continue to work together to manage and maintain their shared equipment for the ongoing benefit of the Central Coast radio audience. Peter Little of Coast FM963 said “This project has brought all three stations together in more ways than one. Representatives of each station sit around the table and discuss issues that affect the community radio sector as a whole”, he says “from the outset we worked as a team, no hidden agendas or grandstanding, it’s been brilliant.” Pictured: Left to right: Peter Little, Station Manager of Coast FM963; Carmel Pickup, Station Manager of todayscountry94one and Wayne Flett, President of Radio FiveO-Plus). The relocation project, which cost just over $45,000, has now been successfully completed with all Transmission Special Project 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1ART Artsound Inc. $45,000 Upgrade transmit site facilities CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia $69,500 Satellite platform head end upgrade Total $114,500 ArtSound FM In an historic project for community radio, a new community transmission site for Canberra has been established by Transmission Sites Australia (TSA) at Poppet Hill, to be shared by up to four community broadcasters. Financial prudence and efforts to improve technical quality and reliability have necessitated the decision of several licensees to vacate Black Mountain after ten years’ operations. The move to the new ACMA-approved site was prompted by ongoing degradation of the ageing antenna system at Black Mountain. The Poppet Hill Community Broadcasting Consortium has been formed to manage and operate the new site which will be restricted to non-commercial users. ArtSound FM ArtSound FM managed the $45,000 CBF Transmission Special Project grant to support the Consortium members’ move. border posed a number of challenges including provision of electricity supply and telephone lines over several kilometres. A new multi-hop 5GHz STL network had to be established which makes use of Black Mountain as a relay point for two radio stations. At the time of this report, works at the new site were almost complete and commencement of services by at least ArtSound FM, 1CMS and 1WAY was slated for later in 2012. Despite its comparable elevation to the existing site, the new, more remote location on the ACT/NSW 29 INDIGENOUS GRANTS Indigenous grants are provided to assist with the maintenance and development of Indigenous community radio broadcasting across Australia. Program $366,400 32% Equipment $304,564 27% In 2011/12 the CBF received a total of $1,160,096 to support Indigenous community broadcasting. With reallocated funds from previous years, and following the deduction of $14,475 for grants advisory committee expenses, $1,134,098 was allocated in grants to support community broadcasting for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This was a substantial increase on prior year levels due to an additional $400,000 in special content funding arrising from the 2011/12 Federal Budget. In 2011/12 CBF Indigenous grants assisted 15 Indigenous community radio stations, 25 Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) radio stations, 23 Indigenous community radio program groups, the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS), the Indigenous Remote Communications Association (IRCA) and the Australian Indigenous Communications Association (AICA). Grants were offered under four categories: Program grants - for weekly radio programs based on a set rate per hour produced and presented by Indigenous broadcasters on non-Indigenous community radio stations. In 2011/12 a total of $366,400 was allocated to support 3,062 hours of programming on 20 nonIndigenous community radio stations. Compared to 2010/11 support via Indigenous Program grants increased by 42%. Remote Program grants - for weekly radio programs based on a set rate per hour produced and broadcast on a Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service (RIBS) via a Remote Indigenous Media Organisation (RIMO) satellite network. In 2011/12 a total of $237,744 was allocated to support 1,976 hours of Indigenous programming on 25 RIBS stations. Compared to 2010/11 support via Remote Indigenous Program grants increased by 52%. Pictured: Karina Lester in the studio presenting Nganampa Wangka on Radio Adelaide, a program that receives funding via CBF Indigenous Program grants and which celebrates South Australian Aboriginal languages. 30 Remote Program $237,744 21% Special Project $225,390 20% Total $1,134,098 Special Projects grants - for the production of discrete rather than continuing Indigenous radio programs, or radio resource projects for regional or national use. During 2011/12 $225,390 was allocated to 2 Indigenous media organisations, 4 Indigenous community radio stations, 2 Remote Indigenous Media Organisations (RIMOs) and 3 non-Indigenous radio stations for a diverse range of projects, including $8,000 towards 4AAA’s 40th Anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy program and $25,000 towards PY Media’s Warburton Mission Radio Documentary series. Compared to 2010/11 support via Special Projects grants increased by 55%. Equipment grants - to establish initial radio production and broadcasting facilities. In 2011/12 $304,564 was allocated principally for studio and outside broadcasting equipment to 2 Indigenous community radio stations broadcasting under a temporary community broadcast licence, 12 Indigenous community radio stations broadcasting under a long-term community broadcast licence, 5 Indigenous media organisations and 1 Indigenous community radio group. Compared to 2010/11 support via Indigenous Equipment grants increased by 103%. In 2011/12, the remaining three Remote Indigenous Broadcast Services (RIBS) equipment upgrades funded under Phase Two of the Indigenous Remote Radio Replacement Project were completed. This brought the IRRR Project to a close, with the replacement of obsolete equipment at a total of 94 RIBS across Australia. Consideration of Indigenous grants is the responsibility of the Indigenous Grants Advisory Committee (IGAC). For further information contact Georgie Boucher, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] Indigenous Program Grants 2011/12 Grantee Broadcast Round 1 on Hours Amount Hours Amount 2BAY BAY FM 99.9 2BAY 18 $2,160 52 $6,240 2NCR Radio 2NCR 2NCR 104 $12,480 104 $12,480 2NIM Nimbin Independent Media Inc. 2NIM 260 $31,200 260 $31,200 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. 2SER 13 $1,560 13 $1,560 2XX Community Radio Inc. 2XX 130 $15,600 130 $15,600 2WKT 2WKT 26 $3120 2WYR MVH FM Inc. 2WKT 26 $3,120 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. 3CR 220 $26,400 208 $24,960 3PFM Phoenix FM 3PFM 52 $6,240 52 $6,240 4CCR Cairns FM 89.1 4CCR 104 $12,480 104 $12,480 4MIG Rhema Mt Isa 4MIG 26 $3,120 26 $3,120 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. 4ZZZ 78 $9,360 78 $9,360 5GTR South East Community Access Radio Inc. 5GTR 78 $9,360 78 $9,360 Deadlee Maardars Assoc. 4RED 52 $6,240 52 $6,240 Echuca Indigenous Media 3GRR 42 $5,040 52 $6,240 Hastings Local Media Aboriginal Corp. 2WAY 78 $9,360 Illawarra Aboriginal Corp. 2VOX 104 $11,440 Nunga Wangga Aboriginal Media Corp. 5UV 104 $12,480 104 $12,480 Radio Adelaide 5UV 26 $3,120 26 $3,120 Western Regional Media 3RIM 52 $6,240 52 $6,240 Wiri Miya Aboriginal Corporation 5PBA 26 $3,120 $187,000 1,495 $179,400 Total 1,567 Round 2 52 $6,240 Remote Indigenous Program Grants 2011/12 Grantee No. of Round 1 Round 2 RIBS Supported Hours Amount Hours Amount 8KIN Central Aust. Aboriginal Media Assoc. 7 260 $31,200 260 $31,200 PAW Media Assoc. Inc. 1 52 $6,240 52 $6,240 Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. 8 416 $50,544 390 $46,800 Ngaanyatjarra Media 9 208 $24,960 338 $40,560 Total 25 936 $112,944 1,040 $124,800 Wilcannia Two Rivers FM Wilcannia Two Rivers FM in remote NSW is the holder of a Temporary Community Broadcasting License and received a 2011/12 Indigenous Equipment grant. The grant was used to purchase various essential studio items. Murdi Paaki CEO, Janelle Whitehead, commented, “The critical funding resource provided through the CBF has been the main contributing factor to a successful community radio station at Wilcannia, has delivered social and cultural benefits to the community, and has directly contributed to employment opportunities.” Pictured: Karlene Kerwin – (‘DJK’ to her listeners) on air at Wilcannia Two Rivers utilising some of the new equipment. 31 Indigenous Special Project Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 2MVH MVH-FM Inc. Rd1 $6,600 ‘Naragaying Birad’ program 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. Rd1 $25,000 Indigenous Internship 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. Rd 1 $25,000 'Beyond the Bars 2012' 4AAA Brisbane Indigenous Media Assoc. Rd 1 $8,000 40th Anniversary Aboriginal Tent Embassy program 4AAA Brisbane Indigenous Media Assoc. Rd 2 $8,000 Gympie Music Muster OB 4CIM Bumma Bippera Media ATSI Corp. Rd 2 $9,800 NAIDOC programming 6GME Broome Aboriginal Media Assoc. Rd 2 $8,000 'Yawuru Language classes' 6WR Kununurra-Waringarri Aboriginal Corp. Rd 2 $15,000 'History of Waringarri' Radio program AICA Australian Indigenous Communications Assoc. Rd 2 $49,990 2012 AICA Conference/AGM IRCA Indigenous Remote Communications Assoc. Rd 2 $35,000 National Remote Indigenous Media Festival 2012 Ngaanyatjarra Media Rd 2 $25,000 'Warburton Mission' Radio Documentary Pitjantjatjara Yankunyatjatara Media Inc. Rd 1 $10,000 'Anangu News' programs Total Indigenous Equipment Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 2LND Koori Radio Rd 1 $25,000 Broadcast equipment 2TLP Ngarralinyi 2TLP Rd 1 $1,414 Studio equipment 2TLP Ngarralinyi 2TLP Rd 2 $4,657 OB equipment 3CR Community Radio Federation Ltd. (for Indigenous broadcasters) Rd 2 $1,810 Portable recorders 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country Rd 1 $25,000 OB equipment 4CIM Bumma Bippera Media Rd 2 $16,095 Studio upgrade 4K1G TAIMA Rd 1 $3,290 Broadcast equipment 4MUR Mackay & District Aboriginal & Islander Media Rd 1 $8,240 OB equipment 4US Central Qld Aboriginal Co-op. for Media Rd 2 $13,776 OB equipment, computer 6DBY Derby Media Aboriginal Corp Rd 2 $9,845 Equipment - various 6FX Wangki Yupurnanupurru Radio Station Rd 2 $25,000 Equipment - various 6GME Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty.Ltd. Rd 2 $14,920 Digital console, computers, software 6WR Waringarri Aboriginal Corp. Rd 1 $9,619 Broadcast equipment 8DMR Yolngu Radio Rd 2 $10,000 Computers, sound cards Echuca Indigenous Media Assoc. Rd 2 $6,360 OB equipment, Automation software Murdi Paaki Regional Enterprise Corp. Ltd. (for Wilcannia Radio) Rd 2 $795 Portable recorders Ngaanyatjarra Media Rd 2 $25,000 Equipment - various National Indigenous Radio Service Ltd. Rd 1 $50,000 Software, servers upgrade Noongar Radio FM 100.9 Rd 2 $25,000 OB equipment PY Media Rd 1 $23,501 Broadcast equipment Wiri Miya Aboriginal Corp. Rd 2 $5,242 Equipment - various Total 32 $225,390 $304,564 RPH GRANTS Radio for the Print Handicapped (RPH) grant funding is available for programs, projects and activities which support and enhance the provision of RPH services. RPH services offer ‘alternate format’ (spoken word) access to a wide range of print media for the 3.8 million people or 18.4% of Australians who have some form of print disability. In 2011/12 the CBF received $757,541 to support RPH community broadcasting. This was a substantial increase on the prior year funding level due to an additional $400,00 funding allocation for content development arrising from the 2011/12 Federal Budget With reallocated funds from previous years and returned grants, and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses, a total of $720,485 in grants was allocated to support community broadcasting for the benefit of people with a print disability. Content Development $376,000 52% Sector Coordination $98,700 13% Service Support $245,785 35% Total $720,485 Grants were offered under three categories: Service Support grants - to support dedicated RPH stations, sector projects and national coordination. In 2011/12, $245,785 was allocated to 7 metropolitan RPH stations and 5 regional Victorian RPH stations. RPH Australia received $98,700 for sector coordination. Content grants - to support the production of new RPH content. In 2011/12, $265,600 was allocated to 7 metropolitan RPH stations and 7 regional Victorian RPH stations. RPH Australia received $110,400 for content coordination. Program grants - to support daily or weekly RPH radio programs on non-RPH stations. There were no grants allocated in this category in 2011/12. Consideration of RPH grants is the responsibility of the RPH Grants Advisory Committee (RPHGAC). For further information contact Georgie Boucher, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] Vision Australia Radio In 2011/12 Vision Australia Radio received RPH Service Support and Content grants from the CBF to aid the operation and programming development of their Melbourne-based station as well as regional RPH services in Geelong, Shepparton, Bendigo, Warragul, Warrnambool, Mildura and Albury. The network, which includes a digital service named IRIS, offers a range of programs of relevance to Australia’s print handicapped listeners in the form of ‘alternate format’ news, lifestyle and recreational reading, as well as specialist programming on new technology, gardening, finance, travel, wine and food, and the arts. The network is indebted to the 800 plus volunteers who devote their time as presenters, readers, technical operators, researchers, roster secretaries and administrative support at all stations across Victoria and NSW. Pictured: (from left) Vision Australia volunteers, Melissa Dixon and Mark Genery prepare for their newspaper reading program on air. 33 RPH Service Support Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1RPH RPH Canberra $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Station Manager 2RPH RPH Sydney $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Asst. Manager 3RPH RPH Albury/Wodonga $6,065 Salary Subsidy - Station Co-ordination 3RPH 3BPH RPH Bendigo $6,065 Salary Subsidy - Station Co-ordination 3RPH 3GPH RPH Geelong $6,065 Salary Subsidy - Station Co-ordination 3RPH 3MPH RPH Mildura $6,065 Salary Subsidy - Station Co-ordination 3RPH 3RPH Melbourne $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Technical Co-ordination 3RPH 3SPH RPH Shepparton $6,065 Salary Subsidy - Station Co-ordination 4RPH RPH Brisbane $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Office Manager, Asstant,Technician 5RPH RPH Adelaide $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Program Manager, Volunteer Co-ord. 6RPH Information Radio $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Volunteer/Program Manager 7RPH RPH Hobart $30,780 Salary Subsidy - Station Manager, Asst. Manager Total $245,785 Grantee Amount Purpose RPH Australia Co-op. Ltd. $98,700 Sector Co-ordination in 2011/12 34 RPH Sector Coordination Grants 2011/12 RPH Content Development Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1RPH RPH Canberra $22,202 Program production/resources, studio upgrade, studio expenses 2RPH RPH Sydney $35,817 Studio operation, dubbing facility, software/hardware, content development 3RPH 2APH RPH Albury $7,850 Extend range of specialist programs for 3RPH and digital service 3RPH 3BPH RPH Bendigo $7,850 Provide local RPH content 3RPH 3GPH RPH Geelong $9,322 Provide local RPH content 3RPH 3MPH RPH Mildura $7,728 Provide local RPH content, increase presenter participation 3RPH 3RPH Melbourne $44,689 Provide local RPH content 3RPH 3RPX RPH Warragul $4,416 Provide local RPH content 3RPH 3RPY RPH Warrnambool $3,434 Provide local RPH content 3RPH 3SPH RPH Shepparton $4,906 Production facilities, technical operators, equipment, publications purchase 4RPH RPH Brisbane $23,101 Production facilities, technical operators, equipment, publications purchase 5RPH RPH Adelaide $27,803 Production facilities, technical operators, equipment, publications purchase 6RPH Information Radio $38,515 Studio operations, digital recording systems 7RPH RPH Hobart $27,967 Studio operations, digital recording systems RPH Australia Co-op. Ltd. $110,400 Content Co-ordination Total $376,000 AMRAP GRANTS The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) is an initiative aimed at promoting contemporary Australian music. The project works with musicians and community broadcasters to create increased radio airplay opportunities and promotion for contemporary Australian music on community radio stations. In 2011/12 the Australian Government continued its commitment to provide $600,000 in funding annually for Amrap. With reallocated funds from previous years and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and the CBF administrative levy a total of $609,553 in grants was allocated. An additional $13,000 was committed from the CBF reserves towards Amrap operations in 2012/13. A total of $486,505 was provided to the CBAA to manage Amrap in 2011/12. Key services and activities undertaken included: • an online music ordering and distribution service - AirIt; • a targeted CD mail-out distribution service; • Amrap Pages, an online station airplay reporting and multimedia content aggregation tool; • developing websites for the promotion of contemporary Australian music to the general public through the community broadcasting sector; • marketing services to the music industry tailored to individual needs and interests; • communication with stakeholders through online processes; • broadcasting Amrap content on the Community Radio Network (CRN) and National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) satellite services; and • scoping future development of digital resources to expand and enhance Amrap services. In 2011/12 Amrap distributed 58,460 individual music tracks and 20,253 CDs to 1,577 broadcasters at 252 Special Project Station grants $123,048 20% Project Management & Operations $486,505 80% Total $609,553 community radio stations. Over 2,500 contemporary Australian artists’ music was made freely available to community radio broadcasters. Amrap grants - support stations in promoting contemporary Australian music content across the country. Two rounds of grants were offered in 2011/12 with a total of $123,048 allocated to support 15 stations to assist broadcasters and local artists register with Amrap services, record, broadcast and share live music recordings through AirIt, and build station capacity to continue live music recordings and broadcasts into the future. Consideration of Amrap grants is the responsibility of the Australian Music Grants Advisory Committee (AMGAC). Further information on Amrap services can be found at www.amrap.org.au or contact Jon King, Grant Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected]. Pictured: Tom Busby (far left) and Jeremy Marou (far right) of Busby Marou with 4BSR volunteers Ben Lang, Matt Dever and Zac Jarrett recording live performances at BigSound 2012. Photo taken by John Robinson. 35 Special Project Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 1ART Artsound Inc. $9,000 'Recorded in Canberra 2012-13' 2BAY BAY FM 99.9 $5,905 Live to air broadcast and recording 2CBA Hope 103.2 $7,500 2CBA Recording Studio 2MWM Radio Northern Beaches $1,141 RNBLive recording interface 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $7,579 On the Corner Wangaratta Recordings 2SER Sydney Educational Broadcasting Ltd. $7,000 'Live at the Loft' (and other places) 3MBS Music Broadcasting Soc. of Victoria $8,223 'Snapshots' 3MBS Music Broadcasting Soc. of Victoria $6,132 'Sketching Impressions' 3NOW North West Community Radio Assoc. Inc. $1,082 North West FM AirIt and Amrap Pages Project 3PBS Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-op. $6,495 'The Debutantes' 3RPP Radio 3RPP $8,735 3RPP Performance Studio 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters $6,950 'Winter Warmers/Spring' Loaded 2012 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters $10,000 'Summer Heat/Autumn Almanac' 3SCB Southern FM 88.3 $3,278 Promote Local Contemporary Music 4BSR BEAU FM $8,256 'Big Sound Live and Live @ The Train Station 2012' 4EB Ethnic Broadcasting Assoc. of Queensland $6,312 'Strength to Strength' 6GME Goolarri Media Enterprises Pty. Ltd. $9,460 Live Recording and Broadcast of 'Nurlu Presents'… Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $10,000 PAKAM Music Recording project Total $123,048 Amrap Project Management 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia $486,505 Amrap 2011/12 Hope Media Hope Media in Sydney received a CBF Amrap grant to build a music recording studio at the station capable of hosting and producing quality recordings which would be broadcast from the station and distributed for rebroadcast at other like-minded stations. distribution platform available at airit.org.au. For more information on Hope Media radio and music initiatives go to hopemedia.com.au. Hope Media’s New Media Manager Andrew Morris says “The CBF Amrap grant has enabled Hope 103.2 to purchase the necessary audio equipment to professionally and efficiently record Australian musicians on a regular basis. We’ve seen a significant increase in the quality of our audio recordings.” To date the station has hosted live recordings and broadcasts by over 10 artists including Brittany Cairns, Justine Martin, Luke Robinson, Matt Doeland, Chrissie Pearce, Charmaine and Amy Rose. Recordings are distributed through Amrap’s AirIt, the community broadcasting sectors own online 36 Pictured: (middle) musician Brittany Cairns who competed in the hugely popular TV Music show, The Voice 2012. Brittany visited the studios of Hope 103.2 in September and recorded 2 songs for Amrap distribution. Also pictured Hope 103.2 announcer Laura Bennett and Nathan Cairns. CBONLINE GRANTS The umbrella term, CBOnline, refers to several related information and communications technology-based infrastructure projects including: the CBOnline sector project, Digital Delivery Network (DDN) Coordination, Community Radio National Listener Survey, Community Broadcasting Station Census, Online Development grants; Website Development grants, DDN Equipment grants, and Satellite Equipment grants. CBOnline supports the maintenance and development of these projects and associated content. In 2011/12 the Australian Government provided $591,012 in funding support for CBOnline. With reallocated funds from previous years and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and the CBF administrative levy a total of $610,685 in grants was allocated. In 2011/12 the CBAA was paid a total of $480,000 to manage the CBOnline Sector Project, including DDN Project Coordination, Community Radio National Listener Survey, and Community Broadcasting Station Census. Activities undertaken included: • redevelopment of the CBOnline website at www.cbonline.org.au; • review of methods to conduct the sector’s fifth Community Radio National Listener Survey; • coordination, publication and promotion of the sixth Community Broadcasting Census results and associated resources, available at www.cbonline.org.au/census/; • development and testing of a sector communications hub and database; • production of a series of website development and social media resources for community broadcasters; • continued development of the PULSE Program Information Server to include on-air program grid formatting and information and radio on demand services; • development and launch of DIAL, the sector’s own mobile device app providing roving web streaming and access to station social media tools; • coordination of the 3CMedia project; and • development and maintenance of the DDN programming distribution system and associated station equipment. Online Development grants - assist the development of innovative online technologies for the community CBOnline Project Grants 2011/12 Online Website Development Development $20,000 Satelite 101,985 3.3% Equipment 16.3% Value of $1,200 DDN 0.2% Equipment $7,500 1.2% Project Management & Operations $480,000 79% Total $610,685 broadcasting sector. A total of $20,000 was allocated to support one station and one sector representative organisation to develop their online membership portals. Website Development grants - assist the development of websites for Australian community broadcasting stations and sector organisations in line with best practice in website development and social media engagement. A total of $101,985 was allocated to support 22 stations and two sector representative organisations. Satellite Equipment grants - enable community radio stations to obtain satellite equipment to rebroadcast programming provided by the community broadcasting satellite channels: the Community Radio Network (CRN), National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) and the RPH Australia satellite service. One grant of $1,200 was allocated to support one station. DDN Equipment grants - enables community radio stations with satellite equipment to record and rebroadcast CRN programs at times more convenient to them. Grants of DDN equipment valued at $2,500 each were allocated to 3 stations in 2011/12. Consideration of CBOnline grants is the responsibility of the Online Grants Advisory Committee (OGAC). For further information contact Jon King, Grant Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected]. Grantee Amount CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia $480,000 37 Website Development Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 2CBA Hope FM 103.2 $2,320 Inspire Digital Web Site 2GCB Rhema FM Central Coast $4,984 Rhema Central Coast Website 2LIV Living Sound Broadcasters Ltd. $5,000 Pulse 94.1 Radio for Life 2NSB Northside Broadcasting Co-op. Ltd. $5,000 FM 99.3 Website 2RPH RPH Sydney $5,000 www.2rph.org.au 2VOX VOX FM Illawarra Community FM Broadcasters Ltd. $5,000 VOX FM website 2WKT Highland FM $3,750 Highlands FM website 2XX Community Radio 2XX Inc. $4,110 New Drupal Website 3BGR Good News Radio $3,860 Good News Radio 93.9 FM 3GRR Echuca Moama Broadcast Service Inc. $4,671 www.radioemfm.org.au 3MFM South Gippsland Radio 3MFM Inc. $2,905 3MFM Radio website 3RPP Radio 3RPP $5,000 RPP FM website 4NAG Radio NAG $5,000 Radio NAG website 5RPH RPH Adelaide $5,000 VAR - Adelaide Pages website 5TCB Tatiara Community FM Broadcasters $745 5TCB FM website 5THE Millicar Inc. $5,000 Community Link website 6RPH Information Radio $5,000 inforadio.com.au 6SON Sonshine FM $2,400 Community Connect website Australian Indigenous Communications Assoc. $5,000 First Australians Media website Albury Wodonga Christian Broadcasters $4,600 www.the light.org.au Christian Media Australia $5,000 New CMA Website Radio Adelaide $5,000 Radio Adelaide website Radio Metro 105.7 $3,890 Radio Metro website Tjuma Pulka Indigenous Community Radio FM 96.3 $3,750 Tjuma Pulka Website Total $101,985 AICA received a Website Development grant in 2011/12 for their new website www.firstaustraliansmedia.org.au 38 Satellite Equipment Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amopunt Purpose Gin Gin Community Broadcasters Inc $1,200 Satellite equipment and installation CBOnline - Website and Social Media Resources Managed by the CBAA, the CBOnline project collects information on the activities of the diverse and dynamic nature of community broadcasting stations, helping inform the public about the valuable role they play in our communities, and encouraging the exchange of information within the sector itself. In 2011/12 CBOnline was funded to create a series of online resources to assist stations to develop or redevelop their online presence. The resource covers Website Development and Social Media processes in an attempt to allow stations to engage and communicate with their current listening communities and extend into new communities. As well as providing a step-by-step guide to creating a website using templates, the resource explains the use of common Social Media platforms and strategies for engagement suitable to the range of stations within the sector. The resources were designed to complement the CBF’s new Website Development grant opportunity offering funds to stations to develop or redevelop their website or take their first steps into Social Media spaces. Online Development Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose Indigenous Remote Communications Association $10,000 IRCA website rebuild for cloud computing 3SYN SYN Media $10,000 Community Radio Volunteer Portal Total $20,000 DDN Equipment Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 2GBA Bucketts Radio $2,500 DDN Player Computer 2WET Tank Radio FM 103.1 $2,500 DDN Player Computer 3MCR Radio Mansfield FM 99.7 $2,500 DDN Player Computer Total $7,500 39 SATELLITE SERVICES Satellite services perform a number of valuable functions within community broadcasting. They facilitate program exchange between stations - supporting an expansion of content choices for local audiences. Stations can supplement and complement locally produced programs by selecting content to add variety and diversity to their schedules. Where the production costs of particular content is high stations can specialise and exchange programs. Satellite services also provide a sustaining service allowing stations to maintain continuity of service when local broadcasters are unavailable. They allow national distribution of special live events such as sport and festival broadcasts. At present, satellite services facilitate national broadcast-quality program distribution and exchange. Beyond the Community Radio Network (CRN) subscription fee, almost all such programming is provided free of charge by the program producers. There are four audio channels carried on the Optus C1 satellite including the three national community radio satellite channels: the CRN; the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) and the RPH Australia satellite service; and a fourth - the BBC World Service. Collectively the three national community radio satellite channels contribute around 11% of community radio program content. In 2011/12 the CBF received $65,235 to assist the community radio satellite network. For the same period, CBF support for sector satellite services amounted to $189,254 including: • $68,054 for net satellite service uplink costs; • $10,000 for the data uplink for the DDN funded through CBOnline; • $110,000 for support of the CRN service funded through the General - Sector Coordination grant to the CBAA; and • $1,200 for station satellite reception equipment grants funded through CBOnline. 40 In addition to supporting network operating costs, the CBF also contributed to the production costs of a range of nationally distributed programs assisted through Content Development, Ethnic, Indigenous and Amrap grants. For example: • News and current affairs programs including 3JOY’s Q-mmunity Network News and 2MCE’s Never Talk Politics; • Specialist programs including 2FBi’s All the Best, 4ZZZ’s The Book Club and 2BAY’s The Bohemian Beat; • Ethnic programs including 3CR’s Accent of Women; • Outside broadcasts and recordings including 3PBS’s Father’s Day at Port Phillip Prison, 4AAA’s Gympie Music Muster, 4BSR’s live Australian music recording series and 3RRR’s The Architects at the Venice Architecture Biennale; and • Amrap and 5GTR’s AirIt Music Charts show and fillin music by Amrap artists on CRN. More information on CRN is available at www.cbaa.org.au/crn, NIRS at www.nirs.org.au and RPH Australia at www.rph.org.au. Digital Delivery Network (DDN) The DDN uses a low-speed data stream linked to the CRN satellite channel to deliver data directly to station-based computer equipment via the station’s satellite receiver. The DDN enables: online upload and ordering of programs; automated recording and storage of CRN programs for later replay; and distribution of audio, image and text files via data-casting. A further advantage of the DDN is that it provides easier access to, and exchange of, small audio items such as serials and community service announcements. In 2011/12, the CBAA received $98,000 from CBOnline grants for DDN Project Coordination including software development, implementation, operations and support. An additional allocation of $7,500 was made to support three stations to receive new and replacement DDN equipment to access the service. TRAINING GRANTS Training grants are provided to assist with the delivery of training in broadcast and media skills, management and leadership skills, technician and trainer training, the delivery of special training projects and the development of training resources. CBF Training grants complement the National Training Project (NTP) which supports the delivery of training and the development of training resources for community radio and television. In 2011/12 the CBF received $628,000 from the DBCDE to support community broadcasting training. With funds carried forward from previous years and grants returned, and following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses and the CBF administrative levy, a total of $718,262 was allocated to support training delivery to the community radio sector in this financial year. The NTP was managed by the Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO). Activities supported at the CMTO included the maintenance of a Secretariat that oversaw the coordination of the NTP, development of training resources and the delivery of training. In 2011/12, training grants directly assisted 17 community radio stations and 5 sector organisations. A further 56 stations and a number of RIBS were supported through training grants to the CMTO and other sector-based Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). Two sector-based RTOs were also supported with Infrastructure Support grants. In addition to funding the National Training Project grants were offered under the following categories: Training Delivery grants - for the delivery of accredited or non-accredited Pathways training in broadcast & media skills, management & leadership skills or technician and trainer training. A total of $367,162 was allocated. Project Management $250,000 34% Special Project $81,100 11% Total $718,262 RTO Infrastructure $20,000 3% Training Delivery $367,162 51% 1,413 training places were supported, with 9,451 hours of accredited training, and 122 days of Pathways workshops. Training Special Projects grants - support the rollout of the NTP through assistance for special projects. Four organisations were supported with grants totaling $81,100. RTO Infrastructure Support grants - offered to sector-based RTOs to help them meet the challenges of delivering training to the sector. In 2011/12 two grants totaling $20,000 were allocated. Consideration of training grants is the responsibility of the Training Grants Advisory Committee (TGAC). For further information contact Jo Curtin, Senior Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] Pictured: from left - Dave Metherell and Geoff Peckitt at 4NSA. 41 42 Training Delivery Grants 2011/12 Grantee Round Amount Purpose 2NBC South & Inner West Stereo FM 90.1 Rd 1 $1,500 Technician Training subsidy 2RES Eastside Radio 89.7 Rd 1 $1,400 Trainer Training subsidy 3RRR Triple R Broadcasters Rd 1 $1,500 Trainer Training subsidy 3SYN SYN Media Rd 1 $3,000 Pathways training (TV Intro sessions) 3YYR The Pulse FM 94.7 Rd 1 $7,150 Certificate III in Media training course 4BSR BEAU FM Rd 1 $7,633 Certificate III in Media 4ZZZ Creative Broadcasters Ltd. Rd 1 $1,500 Trainer Training subsidy 5ROX ROX FM Rd 1 $2,600 Accredited short course training 5ROX ROX FM Rd 1 $3,400 Accredited short course training 7EDG Edge Radio Rd1 $863 Trainer Training subsidy CBAA Community Broadcasting Assoc. of Australia Rd 1 $5,000 Travel for Cbloggers CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $2,600 3RPH Accredited short course CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $9,320 2WYR Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 2OOO Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 4NSA Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 2RSR Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 4ZZZ Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $5,200 7EDG Certificate II CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 6NME Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $3,000 Pathways workshops - masterclasses CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $3,780 2MTM Pathways training CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $40,000 Pathways workshops - national CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 2NIM Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 2RSR Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 4ZZZ Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 1 $7,150 1WAY Certificate III Dusty Radio Rd 1 $3,270 Accredited short course training National Ethnic & Multicultural Broad. Council Rd 1 $22,200 MMM Regional Champions Project Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $2,700 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $3,200 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $3,200 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $1,950 CAAMA 8CCC Pathways workshops Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $2,700 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 1 $1,000 Pathways training 2BAY Bay FM 99.9 Rd 2 $1,500 Trainer Training subsidy 2OOO Multicultural Community Radio Assoc. Rd 2 $5,000 Certificate II in Creative Industries 3RPH Vision Australia Ltd. Rd 2 $12,400 Pathways training - regional skills 4BSR BEAU FM Rd 2 $7,150 Certificate III in Media 5ROX ROX FM Rd 2 $3,400 Accredited short couse training 5ROX ROX FM Rd 2 $2,600 Accredited short couse training Radio Adelaide Rd 2 $2,700 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 2 $2,700 Accredited short couse training Radio Adelaide Rd 2 $3,400 Accredited short couse training Radio Adelaide Rd 2 $2,700 Accredited short course training Radio Adelaide Rd 2 $3,200 Accredited short course training 8CCC Community Radio Inc. Rd 2 $2,600 Accredited short couse training Central Aust Aboriginal Media Assoc. Rd 2 $9,370 RIBS Broadcast Pathways training Training Delivery Grants 2011/12 cont. Grantee Round Amount Purpose CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $5,200 Coast FM Cert II CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $9,985 6HVCR Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $5,200 7EDG Certificate II CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $7,150 2LND Alive, Koori FM, 94ONE Certificate III CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $25,868 34 Pathways workshops at 11 stations CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $1,838 4ZZZ Accredited short course training CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Rd 2 $5,200 3NOW Certificate II Hedland Community Radio Rd 2 $7,150 Certificate III in Media Indigenous Remote Communications Assoc. Rd 2 $16,760 Pathways training at remote media festival National Ethnic & Multicultural Broad. Council Rd 2 $5,650 Accredited training: Next Gen Media National Ethnic & Multicultural Broad. Council Rd 2 $11,125 Accredited training: Tongan multimedia Pirie Community Radio Broadcasters Rd 2 $3,300 Accredited short course training Total $367,162 CMTO & Nambucca Valley Radio – 2NVR In 2011/12, the CMTO received two grants to deliver 90 pathways workshops to community radio stations across the nation. The courses covered a range of topics including media law & OHS, interviewing skills and governance. In July over twenty students attended CMTO editing, podcasting and presentation pathways training at 2NVR and from all reports the two days of training were as much about building teams as they were about learning. “At CMTO workshops, we are often told that the experience of working and learning with others from the station is the best part of the course!” CMTO CEO Nicola Joseph said. At Nambucca Valley Radio everyone helped one another with their presentation skills, giving feedback and making the process a lot of fun. “Many stations which have started with CMTO Pathways courses find out that people at their station want to move on to do a full certificate course.” Pictured: 2NVR (Nambucca Valley Radio) CMTO training graduates. Training Project Management and Operations Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Ltd. $125,000 Management of the NTP Jul - Dec 2012 CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Ltd. $125,000 Management of the NTP Jan - Jun 2012 Total $250,000 43 Training Special Project Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $13,500 Broadcast Technology (Sydney) 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $13,500 Broadcast Technology and TAA (Cape York/Cairns) CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Ltd. $10,000 Video Resource Development CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Ltd. $13,500 E-learning assessment project CMTO Community Media Training Organisation Ltd. $13,500 Trainers Professional Development Radio Adelaide $3,600 Resource Development RPH Australia Co-op. Ltd. $13,500 RPH Training Forum Total $81,100 Training RTO Infrastructure Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $10,000 Administration and staffing support Radio Adelaide $10,000 Administration and staffing support Total $20,000 Radio Adelaide, CAAMA & 8CCC In 2011/12, Radio Adelaide received a Training Delivery grant from the CBF to deliver Pathways vocal skills training to presenters at CAAMA Radio and 8CCC in Alice Springs. The collaborative training project gave eighteen trainees the opportunity to learn breathing and vocal exercises and techniques to improve their broadcasts and provided professional development to local trainers. Training Manager Nicky Page says, “Radio Adelaide will explore opportunities for further collaborative training programs with 8CCC and CAAMA - working together means good value training considering the regional/remote location.” The participants were very positive about the experience, one trainee noting “I loved the exercises we did and ... seeing the effects of the different techniques. I was surprised how much of a difference it made in my voice, trying to read something before and after the exercises.” Pictured trainees at CAAMA: left to right - Elijah Barbor, Robyn Toi, Mikaela Simpson and Pam Reilly. 44 COMMUNITY TELEVISION GRANTS (CTV) In 2011/12 the CBF established a new fund to support the production of content for community television broadcasters. The inaugural TV Content Production grants aimed to increase participation in Australian community television broadcasting through grants to support the production of television content for and by local communities. The fund prioritised new productions from new and emerging communities and producers, and cost-effective productions demonstrating high degrees of creativity and innovation. Following the deduction of grants advisory committee expenses, $296,000 was allocated to support 33 projects at 12 community television stations, Remote Indigenous Media Organisations and other non-profit organisations. Consideration of CTV grants is the responsibility of the TV Grants Advisory Committee. For further information contact Jon King, Grants Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected] C31 Melbourne and Geelong - Ecotopia for change and development within our community. Taking an in-depth look at environmental issues facing modern society, Ecotopia has featured topics as deverse as DIY chook pens and carbon footprints, to life on board the Sea Shepherd. The program received a CBF TV Content Production grant in 2011/12 supporting equipment hire, travel, music, animation and production costs. Ecotopia is a 7 part environmental affairs/lifestyle program which investigates issues, ideas and inventions which have the power to shape the future. The program aims to encourage and inspire people of all backgrounds, and tell the stories of those already making a strong and consistent push Launching on host station C31 Melbourne and Geelong in July 2012 followed closely by broadcast on Perth’s WTV in August and TVS Sydney in October, fellow community television broadcasters 44 Adelaide, and 31 Digital South East Queensland are in the shows sights next. For more information on Ecotopia and to watch episode clips online go to ecotopiatv.com. Pictured: Ecotopia host Yasmin Bushby 45 CTV Content Production Grants 2011/12 Grantee Amount Purpose 3SYN SYN Media $11,400 '1700' 4AAA 4 Triple A FM 98.9 Murri Country $10,750 'Stylin’ Up Documentary' CTVMEL Channel 31 $10,050 'Guitar Gods and Masterpieces' CTVMEL Channel 31 $10,000 'Leongatha' CTVMEL Channel 31 $19,050 'Move It Or Lose It' CTVMEL Channel 31 $9,550 'Love Knows No Bounds' CTVMEL Channel 31 $11,095 'Ecotopia' CTVMEL Channel 31 $4,345 'Untitled Soup du Jour' Productions Project CTVMEL Channel 31 $5,000 'Slapdash' CTVMEL Channel 31 $2,500 'Law Legends Lately (LLL)' CTVMEL Channel 31 $10,808 'Dutch TV' CTVBRI 31 Digital $11,107 'Frequency' CTVSYD TVS $15,171 'Free Advice' CTVSYD TVS $5,000 'Special Selection by Joy' CTVSYD TVS $11,400 'Russian News Time' CTVSYD TVS $9,000 'Beedesh Bangla' CTVSYD TVS $10,000 'Nadiya’s Challenge' CTVSYD TVS $11,000 'My Thoughts Exactly' CTVSYD TVS $5,000 'River Tribes' CTVSYD TVS $11,980 'Foundis' Disability Media $7,500 'No Limits' PAW Media & Communications $11,000 'Desert Yarns' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $8,440 'Bardi Jawi Ngankarr Series' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $2,450 'The First School at Middle Beach' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $2,560 'Keeping the Language' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $4,300 'Christ the King' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $4,400 'Five Tribes' Pilbara & Kimberley Media Assoc. $2,000 'Looma Community' SCTV Student Community Television Inc. $5,000 'Fergus in Hell' Voices Arts Networking Group Inc. $19,350 'So You Think You Can Drive?' West Television Ltd. $11,945 'Student Shorts' West Television Ltd. $19,960 'Plight of the Pelicans' Yarra Access Inner-City Television Inc. $2,460 'C31 KO Boxing Show' Total $295,571 Pictured: PAKAM’s David Banjo preparing a film shot. 46 DIGITAL RADIO The Digital Radio Project (DRP) is the culmination of many years of planning by the community broadcasting sector for the introduction of digital community radio services. The DRP aims to establish and operate digital radio transmission and content delivery infrastructure for Digital Community Radio Broadcasting licensees. The DRP has established and operates services and infrastructure to enable 37 licensed metropolitan-wide community broadcasting stations to provide digital radio services across five capital cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Australian Government Funding The Federal Budget committed $3.103m. in funding for digital radio community broadcasting in 2011/12. An independent internal review of the DRP was conducted by the DBCDE in late 2011 providing future funding recommendations to the Australian Government. Digital Radio Project (DRP) The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) continues to coordinate community broadcasting sector planning for digital radio receiving funding totaling $3.9m. to manage the DRP in 2011/12. In 2011/12 new digital radio services began to emerge replacing analogue simulcast services with new programs and music services, rebroadcast content, time-shifted programs, and the gradual establishment of data services including scrolling text and station/program images. Activities undertaken over the period included: • consultation with community radio stations, including regular meetings of a Digital Radio Consultative Committee with representation from each capital city-based digital; community radio representative company; • developing the Radius website at • • • • • • • • www.radius.org.au to facilitate communication between participating stations and DRP staff, and promote community radio digital services to the general public; coordination of a series of digital radio forums with groups of stations with similar interests to discuss the development and evolution of digital radio services; research into the modification of transmission parameters in order to accommodate the entitled services within the limited capacity available; developing training resources to support station staff and broadcasters to manage their own data (text and image) services; infrastructure purchase, assembly, installation and maintenance; oversight of agency and service agreements with community radio stations; oversight of Joint Venture Companies (JVC) shareholding arrangements between community radio stations and JVCs; oversight of access arrangements between community radio stations with JVCs; and negotiation and oversight of connectivity infrastructure installation with Telstra. Station Equipment Grants 4RPH was provided with station-end equipment costing $23,450 and a cash component to the grant of $2,000 for installation costs becoming the 37th and final community digital radio licensee to establish its new service. Consideration of Digital Radio grants is the responsibility of the Digital Radio Grants Advisory Committee (DRGAC). For further information contact Jon King, Grant Administrator, ph: (03) 9419 8055 or email: [email protected]. 4EB Brisbane - Global Digital Global is a digital radio channel which broadcasts an eclectic mix of music from around the world. The channel focuses on world and traditional music sung in a variety of languages as well as new releases from all around the world. Pictured: Samia Mazhar Pakistani Broadcaster at 4EB For several communities within Brisbane this is an opportunity to hear more local programmes produced in people’s first language providing more up to date information on a more regular basis. For more information on 4EB and Global Digital go to 4eb.org.au. 47 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS for the year ended 30 June 2012 48 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 DIRECTORS' REPORT Your Directors present their report on the company for the financial year ended June 30 2012. DIRECTORS The names of each person who has been a Director during the year and to the date of this report are: Mr Peter Batchelor Retired State Minister and Victorian MP, Melbourne. President appointed 17/02/12 Mr David Melzer General Manager, Music Outback Foundation, Melbourne. Vice President appointed 27/03/12 Ms Catherine Haridy Artist Manager, Melbourne appointed 28/09/11 Ms Rachel Maher International media development, Melbourne appointed 01/01/12 Deputy Director, Swinburne Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne Ms Elinor Rennie appointed 14/09/11 Mr Dean Hodgson Aboriginal Health Service worker and broadcaster, Adelaide appointed 20/1/11 Mr Terrence Mather OAM State Coordinator, ABC Giving Tree Charity and broadcaster, Hobart appointed 20/1/11 Mr Geoffrey Payne Associate University Librarian, Infrastructure Services, La Trobe University, Treasurer Melbourne appointed 16/2/07 Dr Heinrich Stefanik OAM Consultant, Canberra appointed 26/4/07 Ms Ruth Ashe Consultant, Canberra retired 31/12/11 Ms Anna Burns Music Industry Executive, Sydney retired 12/08/11 Mr John Martin General Manager, Television Oceania, Sydney. retired 17/02/12 Mr Alexander Marinos OAM Actor and broadcaster, Sydney. retired 02/03/12 Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The principal activity of the company during the year was to support the maintenance and development of community broadcasting in Australia. 49 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 DIRECTORS’ REPORT SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES The company’s short-term objectives are to: - Maintain fair and equitable grant disbursement programs and to work closely with community broadcasting sector representative organisations to maintain, increase, and diversify community broadcasting sector funding. The company’s long-term objectives are to: - Assist the community broadcasting sector to reach its full potential as a well-resourced, independent, diverse and accessible Australian media sector. STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES To achieve its stated objectives, the company has adopted the following strategies: - Review CBF grant processes against best practice on a regular basis. - Resource a working group for developing and implementing strategies on funding issues. - Monitor and commission relevant research and encourage independent analysis of sector development needs. - Assist community broadcasting sector representative organisations and stations to raise the public profile of the sector and improve key funding decision-makers’ awareness and appreciation of community broadcasting. KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES The company measures its own performance through monitoring progress against its Strategic Plan on a quarterly basis and reviewing that plan annually. MEETING OF DIRECTORS During the financial year seven meetings of Directors were held. Attendance was Eligible meetings Number Attended Ms Ruth Ashe 4 4 Ms Anna Burns 1 1 Mr Peter Batchelor 2 2 Mr Dean Hodgson 7 6 Mr Alexander Marinos OAM 5 5 Mr John Martin 5 5 Mr Terrence Mather OAM 7 7 Mr Geoffrey Payne 7 6 Ms Rachel Maher 3 3 Dr Heinrich Stefanik OAM 7 7 Ms Catherine Haridy 4 2 Mr David Melzer 1 1 Ms Elinor Rennie 5 5 The company is incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 and is a company limited by guarantee. If the company is wound up, the constitution states that each member is required to contribute a maximum of $10 each towards meeting any outstanding obligations of the entity. CONTRIBUTIONS ON WINDING UP At 30 June 2012, the total amount that members of the company are liable to contribute if the company is wound up is $90 (2011: $80). 50 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 DIRECTORS’ REPORT AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION A copy of the Auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act is set out on page 51. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. Dated: 27 September 2012 at Melbourne David Melzer Geoffrey Payne Director Director AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 To: The Directors of Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd. I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,during the financial year ended 30th June 2012 there have been: a) no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit, and b) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. T J Ryan & Co T J Ryan Chartered Accountants Principal Dated: 27 September 2012 at Melbourne 51 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 $ $ NOTES 20122011 Revenue 2 17,227,519 14,407,067 17,227,519 14,407,067 Gross Profit 16,243,388 12,677,345 Grants and projects paid and committed 42,332 - Grant and project committee expenses 7,513 5,323 Depreciation 779,872 703,837 Secretariat operating costs 154,414 1,020,563 Operating surplus before income tax - Income Tax Expense Net Surplus After Tax 154,414 1,020,563 Other Comprehensive Income: Net fair value loss on impairment of non-current assets - 910,808 Other Comprehensive Income for the year - 910,808 Total Comprehensive Income for year 154,414 109,755 Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity 154,414 109,755 The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements. 52 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30TH JUNE 2012 $ $ NOTES 2012 2011 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 3 2,839,999 2,703,838 Trade and Other Receivables 4 286,695 274,653 Other 5 5,285 2,325 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 3,131,979 2,980,818 NON CURRENT ASSETS Property, Plant & Equipment 6 25,961 33,473 25,961 33,473 TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS 3,157,940 3,014,291 LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade & Other Payables 7 2,544,528 2,566,935 Employee Benefits 8 107,860 96,217 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,652,388 2,663,150 TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,652,388 2,663,150 NET ASSETS 505,552 351,141 EQUITY Retained Surplus 505,552 351,141 505,552 351,141 TOTAL EQUITY COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENT LIABILITIES Nil Nil The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements. 53 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 $ $ 20122011 Cash Flows from Operating Activities Grant receipts in the course of operations (ex GST) 16,853,217 14,480,709 Cash payments in the course of operations (ex GST) (17,106,748) (15,097,575) Receipts from Interest Received 389,693 282,044 13(a) 136,161 (334,822) Net cash provided by operating activities Cash Flows from Investing Activities Fixed asset purchases - 853 - 853 Net cash provided by investing activities 136,161 (335,675) Net Increase/(Decrease) in cash held 2,703,838 3,039,512 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 July 2011 Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2012 13(b) 2,839,999 2,703,838 The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements. COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 $ $ NOTES 2012 2011 351,141 241,385 Balance Retained Surplus at 1 July 2011 Surplus for the year attributed to members of the entity 154,414 109,755 505,552 351,141 Balance Retained Surplus at 30 June 2012 The accompanying Notes form part of these financial statements. 54 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements cover Community Broadcasting Foundation Limited as an individual entity, incorporated and domiciled in Australia and is a company limited by guarantee. The significant policies which have been adapted in the preparation of the financial report are: Basis of Preparation The financial statements are general purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (“AASBs”), (including Australian Interpretations) and the Corporations Act 2001. The company is a not-for-profit entity for financial reporting purposes under Australian Accounting Standards. Australian Accounting Standards set out the accounting policies that the AASB has concluded would result in financial statements containing relevant and reliable information about transactions, events and conditions. Material accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are presented below and have been consistently applied unless otherwise stated. The financial statements, except for the cash flow information, have been prepared on an accrual basis and are based on historical costs, modified, where applicable, by the measure at fair value of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities. The financial statements were authorised for issue on 27 September 2012 by the Directors of the company. Accounting Policies Revenue Grant revenue is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income when the entity obtains control of the grant and it is probable that that the economic benefits gained from the grant will flow to the company and the amount of the grant can be measured reliably. If conditions are attached to the grant which must be satisfied before it is eligible to receive the contribution, the recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied. Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest rate method, which for floating rate financial is the rate inherent in the interest. Dividend revenue is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established. All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). Income Tax No provision for income tax has been raised as the company is exempt from income tax under Div. 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Employee Benefits Provision is made for the company’s liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to the end of the reporting period. Employee benefits that are expected to be settled within one year have been measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled. Employee benefits payable later than one year have been measured at present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits. In determining the liability, consideration is given to employee wage increases and the probability that the employee may not satisfy vesting requirements. Those cash flows are discounted using market yields on national government bonds with terms to maturity that match the expected timing of the cash flows attributable to employee benefits. Contributions are made by the entity to an employee superannuation fund and are charged as expenses when incurred. 55 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 56 NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.) Property, Plant & Equipment Property, plant & equipment are included at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. In the event the carrying amount of the plant and equipment is greater than the estimated recoverable amount, the carrying amount is written down immediately to the estimated recoverable amount. A formal assessment of recoverable amount is made when impairment indicators are present (refer to Note 1 for details of impairment). Depreciation The depreciable amount of all fixed assets, excluding freehold land and buildings, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s useful life to the entity commencing from the time the asset is available for use. The depreciation rates used for plant and equipment range from 10% to 50%. The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These gains or losses are included in the statement of comprehensive income. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short term highly liquid investments with other original maturities of six months or less. Financial Instruments Initial recognition and measurement Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions to the instrument. For financial assets, this is equivalent to the date that the company commits itself to either purchase or sell the asset. Financial instruments are initially measured at fair value plus transaction costs. Classification and subsequent measurement Financial instruments are subsequently measured at fair value, amortised cost using effective interest rate method, or cost. Amortised cost is calculated as the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition less principal repayments and any reduction for impairment, and adjusted for any cumulative amortisation of the difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount calculated using the effective interest method. The effective interest method is used to allocate interest income or interest expense over the relevant period and is equivalent to the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts (or when this cannot be reliably predicted, the contractual term) of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or liability. Revisions to expected future cash flows will necessitate an adjustment to the carrying value with a consequential recognition of an income or expense item in profit or loss. Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market and are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Gains and losses are recognised in profit or loss through the amortisation process and when the financial asset is derecognised. For financial assets carried at amortised cost (including loans and receivables), a separate allowance account is used to reduce the carrying amount of financial assets impaired by credit losses. COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.) Impairment At the end of each reporting period, the entity reviews the carrying values of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use, is compared to the asset’s carrying value. Any excess of the asset’s carrying value over its recoverable amount is recognised to profit or loss. Goods & Services Tax Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST). Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST receivable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as a receivable or payable in the statement of financial position. Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities, which are recoverable from, or payable to the ATO, are presented as operating cash flows included in receipts from customers or payments to suppliers. Trade and Other Payables When grants are received, an undertaking is signed by the company ensuring that funds will be disbursed only to approved applicants and any excess funds will be refunded to the grantor. Accordingly, due to the undertaking being a legal document, enforceable at law, a liability arises as the funds are either owed to approved applicants or the grantor. This liability is categorised as a grant committed and included in Payables. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgments, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other various factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting judgments and estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The Grants and projects committed liability requires some form of judgment, estimation and assumption due to the requirements of grants recipients and projects to meet certain criteria to be eligible to receive payment. New Accounting Standards for Application in Future Periods The AASB has issued a number of new and amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have mandatory application dates for future reporting periods, some of which are relevant to the company. The company has decided not to early adopt any of the new and amended pronouncements. The company’s assessment of the new and amended pronouncements that are relevant to the company but applicable in future reporting periods is set out below: - AASB 9: Financial Instruments (December 2010) and AASB 2010-7: Amendments to Australian B529 Accounting Standards arising from AASB 9 (December 2010) (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2013). These Standards are applicable retrospectively and include revised requirements for classification and measurement of financial instruments, as well as recognition and derecognition requirements for financial instruments. The key changes made to accounting requirements include: - Simplifying the classifications of financial assets into those carried at amortised cost and those carried at fair value; and - Allowing an irrevocable election on initial recognition to present gains and losses on investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading in other comprehensive income. Dividends in respect of these 57 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 NOTE 1 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.) investments that are a return on investment can be recognised in profit or loss and there is no impairment or recycling on disposal of the instrument. The company has not yet been able to reasonably estimate the impact of these pronouncements on its financial statements. 1050 & 1052 and Interpretations 2, 4, 5, 15, 17, 127, 129 & 1052] (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 July 2013). AASB 1053 establishes a revised differential financial reporting framework consisting of two tiers of financial reporting requirements for those entities preparing general purpose financial statements. - Tier 1: Australian Accounting Standards; and - Tier 2: Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements Tier 2 of the framework comprises the recognition, measurement and presentation requirements of Tier 1, but contains significantly fewer disclosure requirements. Since the company is a not-for-profit private sector entity, it qualifies for the reduced disclosure requirements for Tier 2 entities. It is anticipated that the Company will take advantage of Tier 2 reporting at a later date. - AASB 2011-9 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2012). The main change arising from this Standard is the requirement for entities to group items presented in other comprehensive income (OCI) on the basis of whether they are potentially reclassifiable to profit or loss subsequently. This Standard affects presentation only and is therefore not expected to significantly impact the company. - AASB 119: Employee Benefits [September 2011] and AASB 2011-10: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards arising from AASB 119 (applicable for annual reporting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2013). AASB 119 [September 2011] includes changes to: (a) require only those benefits that are expected to be settled wholly before 12 months after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employee render the related service to be classified as short-term employee benefits. All other employee benefits are to be classified as either other long-term employee benefits, post-employment benefits or termination benefits, as appropriate; and (b) the accounting for termination benefits that require an entity to recognise an obligation for such benefits. The company has not yet been able to reasonably estimate the impact of these changes to AASB 119. 58 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 $ $ 20122011 NOTE 2 REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME Revenue Grants Received from Federal Government Grants - DBCDE 15,320,933 12,091,000 Interest Received 389,693 282,044 Other Revenue 1,516,893 2,034,023 17,227,519 14,407,067 Charging as expense: Auditor Remuneration Audit services 7,250 7,250 Other Services - NOTE 3 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash at bank and on hand 58,112 125,750 Bank short term assets 2,781,887 2,578,088 2,839,999 2,703,838 NOTE 4 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES 29,641 39,574 Trade Receivables Accrued Interest 19,028 24,486 Other Receivables 238,026 210,593 286,695 274,653 NOTE 5 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Pre-payments 5,285 2,325 5,285 2,325 NOTE 6 PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT Leasehold Improvements 28,058 28,058 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (27,011) (26,751) 1,047 1,307 Office Equipment 80,220 80,220 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (71,306) (68,054) 8,914 12,166 DRP Equipment 930,808 930,808 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (914,808) (910,808) 16,000 20,000 25,961 33,473 59 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 LEASEHOLD OFFICE DRP IMPROVEMENTS EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT TOTAL COST Balance at 1 July 2011 28,058 80,220 930,808 1,039,086 Acquisitions - - - Disposals - - - Balance at 30 June 2012 28,058 80,220 930,808 1,039,086 DEPRECIATION & IMPAIRMENT LOSSES Balance at 1 July 2011 26,751 68,054 910,808 1,005,613 Depreciation charge for year 261 3,252 4,000 7,513 Disposals - - - Rounding (1) - - (1) Balance at 30 June 2012 27,011 71,306 914,808 1,013,125 Net Book Value at 1 July 2011 1,307 12,166 20,000 33,473 Net Book value at 30 June 2012 1,047 8,914 16,000 25,961 $ $ 2012 2011 NOTE 7 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES Trade payables 1,335 12,174 Other current payables 9,656 140 Grants and Projects Committed 2,533,537 2,554,621 2,544,528 2,566,935 NOTE 8 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Current Long Service Leave Entitlements 50,727 40,506 Employee Entitlements 57,133 55,711 107,860 96,217 60 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 NOTE 9 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT The company’s financial instruments consist mainly of cash held, deposits with banks, long term investment, receivables and payables. (a) Interest rate risk exposure The company’s exposure to interest rate risk is presently limited to its cash and cash equivalent assets whereby a future change in interest rates will affect future cash flows. Cash and cash equivalent assets represent funds held in cheque and business management accounts during the period and these funds earned interest at rates ranging between 0% and 6.25% depending on account balances. (b) Credit risk exposure Credit risk represents the loss that would be recognised if counter-parties fail to perform as contracted. The company does not have any material credit risk exposures as its majority of revenue is the receipt of government grants. The credit risk on financial assets of the company which have been recognised on the Balance Sheet is generally the carrying amount, net of any provisions for doubful debts. (c) Liquidity risk exposure Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the company to maintain sufficient liquid assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) to be able to pay debts as and when they become due and payable. The company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves, by continuously monitoring actual and forecast cash flows, and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities. NOTE 10 MEMBERS’ GUARANTEE The company does not have a share capital, as it is a company limited by guarantee. In accordance with Clause 3B of the Company’s constitution, every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company on winding up to the extent of $10 each. At 30 June 2012, the number of members was 9 (2011: 8). NOTE 11 ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY A significant portion of the company’s income is derived from grants made by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. NOTE 12 SUPERANNUATION COMMITMENTS The economic entity contributes to an award superannuation fund to provide benefits to employees on retirement, death, or disability. Benefits provided under the plan are based on contributions, currently at 15.4% (2011 : 15.4%) for each employee. 61 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 $ $ 2012 2011 NOTE 13 CASH FLOW INFORMATION Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations with Operating Surplus Operating Surplus (deficit) 154,414 109,755 Non-cash Flows in Operating Statement: Depreciation and impairment 7,513 916,131 Grants returned DRP (930,808) Changes in Assets & Liabilities: Decrease/(Increase) in receivables 15,391 47,578 Decrease/(Increase) in prepayments (2,960) 3,814 Increase (Decrease) in creditors (22,407) (347,044) Increase/(Decrease) in provisions 11,643 (8,338) Increase/(Decrease) in tax payable (27,433) (125,909) Net Cash Flow used in Operating Activities 136,161 (334,822) NOTE 14 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES The company had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2011. NOTE 15 EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD No matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2012 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the company’s operations, the results of those operations, or the company’s state of affairs in future financial years. 62 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED ABN 48 008 590 403 STATEMENT BY DIRECTORS In accordance with a resolution of the Directors of Community Broadcasting Foundation Limited, the Directors declare that: The financial statements and notes, as set out in pages 52 to 62, are in accordance with the 1. Corporations Act 2001: a. comply with Australian Accounting Standards; and b. give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30th June 2012 and of the performance for the year ended on that date of the company. In the Director’s opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its 2. debts as and when they become due and payable. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. Dated: 27 September 2012 at Melbourne David Melzer Geoffrey Payne Director Director 63 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTING FOUNDATION LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 Report on the Financial Report We have audited the accompanying financial report of Community Broadcasting Fondation Limited, which comprises the statement of financial position at 30 June 2012, and the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended on that date, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies, other explanatory information, and the Directors’ declaration. Directors Responsibility for the Financial Report The Directors of the company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report so that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Directors, as well as the overall presentation of the financial report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the Directors of Community Broadcasting Foundation Limited on 27 September 2012, would be in the same terms if provided to the Directors as at the date of the auditors report. Opinion In our opinion: (a) The financial report of Community Broadcasting Foundation Limited is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) giving a true and fair view of the company’s financial position as at 30 June 2012 and of its performance for the year ended on that date and; (ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. Signed on 27 September 2012 at Melbourne T J Ryan & Co Chartered Accountants T J Ryan Principal 64 www.cbf.com.au