The finalists for the 2025 Community Broadcasting Awards have been announced! This year’s entries were as exciting as ever, with over 260 spanning more than 20 categories.
We’d like to thank everyone who entered, whether or not they’re a finalist, as well as our dedicated team of judges from around the sector who put their time and energy into helping to celebrate the hard work of stations, staff and volunteers countrywide. We’d also like to thank our sponsors who help to support the awards and shine a spotlight on the best of Australian community broadcasters.,
The winners will be announced at the 2025 CBAA Conference awards gala in Hobart on Saturday 25 October. Be sure to register for both the conference and the gala at the CBAA conference website.
Note – the following three awards are announced on the night:
- Community Broadcasting Honour Roll
- Tony Staley Award
- Michael Law Award
| Category | Entry | Station Name | Sponsored by |
| Best Program Music | Fresh Off The Block | Fresh 92.7 | APRA AMCOS |
| OFF the LABEL | PBA-FM | ||
| Middle of Nowhere | RTR | ||
| Music of Our Time | 4MBS | ||
| Best Program New | Big Bi+ Questions | Joy Media | AFTRS |
| Breaking The Silence | Noongar Radio | ||
| OFF the LABEL | PBA-FM | ||
| In Plain Sight | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| WOW: Wise Older Women | BAYFM 99.9 | ||
| Best Program News & Current Affairs | Inside Voice | Vision Australia Radio | AVC |
| 90.1 HAPPY FM – ‘Surviving Cyclone Tracy’ – Steve Adams | 90.1 HAPPY FM | ||
| Blackchat | Koori Radio | ||
| Blaksiders | 2SER | ||
| 3CR Breakfast | 3CR | ||
| National Radio News: Australia’s Creative Landscapes | 2MCE | ||
| Best Program Talks | Pulse of Palestine | Koori Radio | |
| Talk On Your Fork | SYN Media | ||
| That’s What I Call Science | Edge Radio | ||
| Mindful Minutes | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| Excellence in Australian Music | RTR2 | RTR | APRA AMCOS |
| Phoenix FM | Phoenix FM | ||
| BayFM 99.9 | BAYFM 99.9 | ||
| In The Scene on 107.3 HFM | Heritage FM | ||
| The Aussie Hour With Jace | Switch Brisbane | ||
| Excellence in Community Engagement | RTRFM’s Reconciliation Action Plan | RTR | CTV |
| 2MFM – Muslim Community Radio | Muslim Community Radio | ||
| Noosa FM 101.3 | Noosa FM 101.3 | ||
| Northern Voices | PBA-FM | ||
| 2NURFM | 2NURFM 103.7 | ||
| Bendigo Pride Festival 2025 | Joy Media | ||
| 89.9 TheLight – Community Transformation | 89.9 TheLight | ||
| Excellence in Disability Content & Engagement | Radio Skid Row, Anything Goes Show, Where Am I? Podcast | Radio Skid Row | |
| Literacy Legends Podcast by Print Radio Tasmania | Print Radio Tasmania | ||
| Phoenix FM | Phoenix FM | ||
| Vision Australia Radio | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| Excellence in Fundraising & Sponsorship | Fresh 92.7 Sales Team | Fresh 92.7 | |
| Three D Radio | Three D Radio | ||
| HFM Radiothon (WA Day Long Weekend) | Heritage FM | ||
| Excellence in Indigenous Content & Engagement | TEABBA | TEABBA | |
| Feel Good Nunga Radio | Feel Good Nunga | ||
| 2NURFM 103.7 | 2NURFM 103.7 | ||
| Missing Men in the Pilbara and Kimberley | Ngaarda Media | ||
| Excellence in Multicultural Content & Engagement | Siempre Lunes | PBA-FM | |
| City Park Radio Multicultural Unit Team | City Park Radio | ||
| Byron BayFM 99.9 Multicultural Group | BAYFM 99.9 | ||
| Joyce Yang | CMS Radio FM 91.1 | ||
| Excellence in Production | RTRFM’s Loveline | RTR | |
| Cameron Horn | Coast FM 96.3 | ||
| JOY Media | JOY Media | ||
| Matiah Haros | Fresh 92.7 | ||
| Excellence in Special Events & Outside Broadcasting | Fierce Female Forces | JOY Media | PPCA |
| Koori Radio 93.7fm Live From Garma 2024 | Koori Radio | ||
| Vision Australia Radio’s 2025 Midsumma Carnival Day Broadcast | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| Tamworth Country Music Festival 2025 | today’scountry94one | ||
| Excellence in Station Resilience & Development | JOY Media | JOY Media | CMTO |
| Branching out to print media | Collie Community Radio | ||
| 8KIN FM CAAMA Radio | CAAMA Radio CENTRAL ZONE | ||
| Outstanding Fundraising & Sponsorship Contribution | Jack Lane Outstanding Fundraising | 5THE FM | |
| Jason Gipps | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| Fresh 92.7 Sales Team | Fresh 92.7 | ||
| Sue McLennan | MAINfm | ||
| Outstanding Presenter | Pam Boland | RTR | Amazon Alexa |
| Henry Sachwald | 3MBS | ||
| Nasser Mashni | 3CR | ||
| That’s What I Call Science | Edge Radio | ||
| Craig Brown | JOY Media | ||
| Outstanding Presenter News & Current Affairs | Muswellbrook Fights For Earthquake Disaster Relief | 2NURFM 103.7 | Deutsche Welle |
| Mia Armitage | BAYFM 99.9 | ||
| Sam Colley – Talking Vision | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| Vivien Langford – The Climate Action Show | 3CR | ||
| Outstanding Production Contribution | The Rise & Fall of Easterfest | 96five Family Radio | |
| The Chill, Rght Across The Nation | Highland FM 107.1 | ||
| Peter Thomas | Golden Days Radio | ||
| Matiah Haros | Fresh 92.7 | ||
| Water Watch – Megan Williams | 2DRY FM | ||
| Outstanding Station Leadership | Sibylle Reisch – President Noosa FM 101.3 | Noosa FM 101.3 | |
| Ange Kent | BAYFM 99.9 | ||
| Rachel Kirby | 3CR | ||
| Shane Peak | 2NURFM 103.7 | ||
| Outstanding Technical Contribution | Kyle Doevendans (TEABBA) | TEABBA | Broadcast Components |
| Peter Gibson | 3MBS Melbourne | ||
| Phoenix FM – Peter Williams | Phoenix FM | ||
| Nick La Rosa | 89.7 Eastside Radio | ||
| Outstanding Youth Contribution | Shakeel Sahib | Muslim Community Radio | Centre for Volunteering |
| Cassandra Johns – A Fresh Legacy | Fresh 92.7 | ||
| Mietta Hyland-Johns | JOY Media | ||
| Kalan ‘Kal’ Krzyzanowski | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| The Jane Brownrigg Award – Outstanding Volunteer Contribution | Gisa and Henry Weatherill | Noosa FM 101.3 | Centre for Volunteering |
| 3CR Outstanding Volunteer – Tilde Joy | 3CR | ||
| Tina Nabb aka the Volun-Tina | 3MDR | ||
| Jaque Trundle | today’scountry94one | ||
| Troy Garner Award – Best Program Sports | Phoenix FM – SportsVox | Phoenix FM | |
| Game On | JOY Media | ||
| Reading the Play – All Things Footy | Vision Australia Radio | ||
| The Sporting Record | 3CR |