The Digital Resources & Project Coordinator reports directly to the Station Manager and is responsible for maintaining and developing ICTV resources (including ICTV Play) and implementing projects. This role works across departments providing ‘digital’ specific support for ICTV, including for ICTV resources.

For 2024-25 and 2025-26 the priority will be delivering the Audience Survey, the public launch of the ICTV Play app and ongoing development and improvements to ICTV’s digital resources.

Internal Award Level 3 Band A FTE $80,613 – $92,595 per annum, plus superannuation. Part-time (.6), Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Salary will be pro-rated accordingly to 60%.

See the Position Description for more information about the role and how to apply. 

In 2024, 2MBS Fine Music Sydney celebrated 50 years as one of Australia’s earliest FM broadcasters. Established in 1974, 2MBS was the first station in the country to offer stereo FM transmission, and today it continues to offer classical, jazz and specialist music programming. Operated primarily by volunteers and supported by listeners, it remains an important example of the community broadcasting model in action.

Among those who have shaped 2MBS over the years is long-time volunteer and presenter Owen Fisher. A subscriber and contributor for around 50 years, Owen has presented more than 1,000 episodes over nearly five decades, including his well-known series Music That’s Band.

Owen’s connection to radio began in the 1960s when he purchased a portable Sony radio equipped with an FM band, long before FM broadcasting had launched. When news broke that Sydney’s first FM station was seeking volunteers, Owen responded immediately.

“Within a day I was up there and became a subscriber from day one,” he recalls.

In the early years, Owen supported the station through manual work – installing blinds, painting studios and delivering program guides across more than 25 postcode areas. His first broadcast aired in 1977, a tribute to the pianist Gerald Moore. That began a string of themed programs such as Handel With Care, Anyone for Tenors?, and Bach to Front, which paired authentic works by Bach with modern transcriptions.

In 1980, Owen launched a brass band music series originally titled Banned Music for the Censors. It was renamed Music That’s Band in 1982 and continues to air today. Drawing from his personal collection of vinyl records and CDs, Owen curates each episode with attention to variety and historical context.

Balancing volunteer work with professional life – as a hardware store owner and later a handyman – was made possible by flexible scheduling and a commitment to programming from home.

“It is very time consuming, but a busy person can usually squeeze in extra labour,” he says.

What has kept him involved all these years?

“2MBS is unique in Sydney radio—minimal advertising and the ability to play long works without interruption. The volunteer presenters bring knowledgeable introductions and a strong respect for the music.”

Owen also sees community broadcasting more broadly as offering distinct value.

“The specialty of 2MBS is likewise describing community radio in general.”

Looking ahead, he remains confident in the station’s direction.

“Judging by the quality of presenters and the constant introduction of new blood, I can foresee a long future—with, I hope, no ending.”

From his program delivery runs in Strathfield to the personalised number plate MBS-102 he has carried across six vehicles, Owen Fisher’s long-standing commitment to 2MBS reflects the dedication that supports community broadcasting across Australia.

Starting today, 4BC Drive host and former Federal Minister, Gary Hardgrave, will return to the campaign trail, broadcasting live from five key South-East Queensland battleground electorates to highlight the issues that matter to locals in the upcoming election.

Beginning this afternoon in Caboolture, his aim is to talk to as many constituents and candidates as possible this week, to see what voters and politicians are thinking in the battleground seats, hear what’s working for them, and find out what needs immediate change before election day, May 3.

Hardgrave said: “Elections are about real people and real issues. That’s why we are taking our roadshow to the far corners of South-East Queensland.

“I want to hear the unique concerns of people in the outer metropolitan areas. They are the ones carrying the burdens of cost of living increases, poor planning and poor infrastructure, and it’s important that they have their views not only heard but acted on.”

From 3.00pm to 6.00pm AEST every day this week, Gary Hardgrave and the 4BC Drive team will broadcast their election roadshow live from these locations:

• Monday, April 7: Caboolture Square Shopping Centre (Longman)
• Tuesday, April 8: Meadowbrook Shopping Centre (Forde)
• Wednesday, April 9: Booval Fair (Blair)
• Thursday, April 10: Albany Creek Village (Dickson)
• Friday, April 11: Wynnum Plaza (Bonner)

Listeners are welcome to come on down, say hello, and get involved.

Golf fans across Australia won’t miss a swing as Nine’s radio network brings The Masters live to listeners via dedicated pop-up streaming channels on the 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR apps.

Beginning this afternoon in Caboolture, his aim is to talk to as many constituents and candidates as possible this week, to see what voters and Nine Radio is offering comprehensive live audio coverage of one of golf’s most iconic tournaments, broadcasting directly from Augusta National. The exclusive Masters Radio stream will capture every drive, putt, and leaderboard twist, delivering the full atmosphere and drama of the tournament straight to mobile phones across the country.

Available through dedicated pop-up channels on each app, this special broadcast combines expert commentary, real-time insights, and the unmistakable sound of The Masters. Whether you’re at home, commuting, or winding down for the night, golf fans can stay connected to every moment of the four-day tournament. Drift off to the sound of late-night action, then pick up right where you left off on your morning drive, as the leaders make their way up the 18th.

Leading the coverage is acclaimed broadcaster Mike Tirico, returning as lead play-by-play voice across all four rounds. He’ll be joined by lead analyst Steve Melnyk, the 1971 Masters low amateur and five-time Masters competitor.

On-course commentary will be delivered by:

• John Maginnes – Hole 2 and Amen Corner (11, 12, 13)
• Brian Katrek – Holes 5, 15, and 16
• Maureen Madill – Holes 8 and 17
• Johnson Wagner – Holes 4, 13, and 14

To tune in, download the 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, or 6PR app and stream the dedicated Masters Radio channel.

Election 2025: Policy recommendations for community broadcasting 

Community broadcasters have issued the following policy blueprint for all political parties and candidates contesting the 2025 Federal Election.

Australia’s media landscape is becoming more influenced by global, online and unregulated forms of media content. Australian media ownership is becoming more concentrated and centralised, with most outlets headquartered and staffed in Australia’s east coast capital cities. In this context, Australian Government support is vital to strengthen over 500 independent, locally-embedded, democratic, community-controlled radio and television services across Australia.

For Australia’s remote and regional areas, and communities that speak languages other than English, having locally-produced news, information and entertainment that brings together local communities is especially important. Australian communities value their community radio and television broadcasting services. Over 18,000 Australians volunteer for community stations, over 5 million Australians tune in each week and over 2/3 of station income is raised through community sources: in 2023, community broadcasters raised $84.7m from community sources including listener fundraising, memberships and subscriptions, donations and grants from community groups and local business and other sponsors.

Australia has a proud, bi-partisan history of providing Government support for community broadcasting activities. These services provide for community voice in the media and give all Australians choice about the media they listen to beyond the ABC, SBS and commercial services. Government funding for community broadcasting contributes 7% of revenue for community broadcasters.

2025 Election priorities for community broadcasting are as follows: 

1. Secure and reliable funding 

All Federal Government programs of support for community broadcasting are secured with ongoing and indexed funding that provides security and certainty for all community broadcasting organisations.

1. Investing in our Independence 

All Federal Government funding for community broadcasting is delivered through independent, sector-governed and transparent grant allocation processes managed at arms-length from Government.

1. New support to tackle misinformation, emergencies and support Australian music 

New, additional funding is considered to enable community broadcasters to play a bigger role addressing key areas of concern for communities including: 

• playing an enhanced role in providing hyperlocal emergency broadcasting services by developing sector capability, technology and facilities;
• addressing misinformation and disinformation by assisting community broadcasters to diversify their services to be available online, on-demand and through social media platforms; and
• supporting diverse local Australian music and arts industry development through project funding for stations that are integral to the success of their local arts scene. 

 

1. More efficient regulation  

Legislative and regulatory reforms to enhance community broadcasting sustainability should be delivered in the first year of a new parliament, responding to the Department’s 2025 Community Broadcasting Sustainability Review. Proposed reforms should: 

• increase flexibility for community broadcasting income development and maintain community broadcasters’ independence and focus on serving the community; 
• expand diverse community broadcasting services for contemporary Australian communities;
• cut red tape and reduce the regulatory burden for community broadcasters related to both licencing processes and broadcasting operations;
• deliver a legislated radio prominence framework that ensures Australian licenced radio broadcasting services remain freely and easily accessible for all Australians on modern audio devices, including internet-connected vehicles and smart speakers; and
• ensure the future of community television by bringing its broadcast video on demand service within the legislated television prominence framework through Ministerial determination. 

 

Community broadcasting funding  

In the current term, the Government has taken significant steps to secure funding for community broadcasting: 

1. Funding programs have been reviewed and options tabled to increase the sector’s impact. 

1. The base funding amount for the Community Broadcasting Program (CBP) has been: 
   1. indexed to keep up with costs moving forward.
   2. base funding amounts are confirmed as ongoing. 

1. Top-up funding of $5 million per year for three years (FY26-FY28) has been provided for the CBP (this funding is not indexed and not committed as ongoing funding). 

1. Top up funding of $4 million per year for three years (FY26-FY28) has been provided for the Indigenous Broadcasting and Media Program (IBMP). 

 

The Australian public would significantly benefit from the following additional support for community broadcasting: 

1.  $116.7 million over four years to support and build the sustainability and capacity of news organisations to deliver public interest journalism and local news under the News Media Assistance Program (NewsMAP); and 

1. A new competitive grant program of up to $10 million for eligible multicultural media organisations. (Subject to program guidelines). 

 

The CBAA looks forward to continuing to work productively with the Government in the coming term to ensure that the sector’s future is secured and community broadcasters can continue to deliver significant benefits to Australia in line with and Roadmap 2033. 

Questions 

For more information about community broadcasting and our future see below or contact CBAA Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset at jon.bisset@cbaa.org.au or (02) 9310 2999.  

 

About Community Broadcasting  

Community broadcasters deliver over 500 AM/FM/DAB+ services and two dedicated TV services that reach over 5.19 million people across Australia each week – almost one-quarter (24.8%) of Australians. Driven by over 18,000 volunteers and almost 1,000 employees working for the wellbeing of their communities, community broadcasting plays an increasingly important role in connecting Australian communities that are underserved by media, enriches and strengthens Australia’s social and cultural fabric and amplifies the voices of Australian communities. 

Regional and remote Australia	Over 70% of licensees are based in regional and remote areas.   62% of regional listeners say their main reason to tune in is for local information and news.
First Nations Australians	34 organisations provide 143 services, the great majority in regional and remote areas.  Over one third (35%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listen to community radio during a typical week.  Australians from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background are 44% more likely than the general population to listen to community radio.
Multicultural Australia	1.50 million Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people listen to community radio.  Over one quarter of people (29%) who regularly speak a language other than English in their household listen to community radio each week.  Community radio broadcasts in-language to over 110 different languages.
Australian Music	On average, community radio stations broadcast 38% Australian music each week.  31% of our listeners say hearing Australian music is the main reason they tune in.
Disaster Resilience and Crises	When power, internet and mobile reception go down, community radio stations play a critical role to distribute emergency response information especially in regional and remote communities.   Before, during and after emergencies, local staff and volunteers work tirelessly to support and connect communities.   Hyper-local networks and knowledge make community broadcasting stations essential in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters.  Community broadcasting services reach culturally and linguistically diverse communities and people with a print disability with critical information in times of crises.
People with disability	The Radio Reading Network provides 19 AM/FM radio services nationally with 668,000 listeners each month.  We are now working to increase representation of disability in media, improve how disability is portrayed and improve community attitudes towards people with disability in line with Australia’s Disability Strategy.
Faith-based communities	Including 36 Christian radio stations and 1 Muslim station. 95% of listeners to Christian community radio say their station has a positive impact in their lives and helps them grow spiritually (88%) and relationally (74%).

About the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) 

Founded in 1974, the CBAA is the national peak body for community broadcasting licensees. As a cultural organisation established for the promotion of community broadcasting, both radio and television, we are proud to have over 90 % of all community radio and television licensees as members. 

LiSTNR podcast Crime Insiders welcomes Dr Liz Porter, an award-winning journalist and true crime author as host of Crime Insiders: Forensics. Dr Liz Porter brings decades of experience to Crime Insiders: Forensics, having authored three books on the subject and earning a PhD on the work of the Victoria Police forensic science lab.

Crime Insiders: Forensics will examine how forensic science is convicting the guilty and exonerating the innocent. Dr Porter’s vast experience brings the listener ‘the real CSI’, exploring true stories about the way real-life forensic scientists solve crimes and mysteries.

Also new in the Crime Insiders feed is Crime Insiders: Judgements, hosted by Executive Producer Dan Mullins, a deep dive on a particular case, framed by the court judgement. Crime Insiders: Judgements will take you inside the courtroom of high profile cases such as the Sydney CBD milk crate murderer, Brisbane’s vampire killers, the Crown v Alan Bond and Men at Work’s battle over the ownership of the song ‘Down Under’.

New host of Crime Insiders: Forensics, Dr Liz Porter said: “I’m really excited to join the Crime Insiders team, and I’m looking forward to sharing the insights I’ve gained throughout my career. The experts are the real stars of the show, and I can’t wait to share their stories of how they use their incredible skills to help solve some of Australia’s most complex cases.”

LiSTNR Head of Factual, Clair Weaver said: “We are thrilled to have someone of Liz’s calibre joining the LiSTNR team. Her insight into the real world of forensic science will deepen the stories Crime Insiders: Forensics can explore and provide content for the audience that can’t be found on any other podcast, making the Crime Insiders feed the home of true crime.”

Crime Insiders: Forensics and Crime Insiders: Judgements join the rich catalogue of Crime Insiders podcasts available on LiSTNR, sitting alongside Crime Insiders: Detective and Crime Insiders: Rewind.

New episodes of Crime Insiders: Forensics are published every second Monday. Listen for free on the LiSTNR app.

About LiSTNR:

LiSTNR is a curated and personalised, free app offering radio, podcasts, music, and news, creating a new audio destination for all Australians. Featuring a fun and intuitive onboarding process, LiSTNR delivers an audio destination that is built for individual listeners’ routines and preferences. Highly personalised, it provides listeners a new world of audio entertainment, with their own daily feed of audio and easy discovery of new content through curated recommendations. Available across a large array of devices including both iOS and Android, CarPlay and Android Auto, Google Assistant and Alexa and Android TV, LiSTNR enables a fantastic listening experience, anytime and anywhere. Open your ears to a new world of audio – download the free app today. LiSTNR.com

What’s each party promising this election? What’s the deal with the teals? How do you swat away misinformation (but keep the memes)? Which electorates matter?

With the 2025 Federal Election set for 3 May and the finish line in sight, there’s still plenty to unpack before young voters step into the polling booths—possibly for the first time.

Enter SBS News journalists Elfy Scott and Rania Yallop, hosts and guides to all things federal politics, explaining what to expect, what to look out for, and all the key issues shaping this election season in SBS’s new political podcast—Party Time.

This weekly 30-minute podcast gives a crash-course in politics parallel with real-time news so that young voters can make an informed decision come 3 May. Each week, Yallop and Scott will tackle one topic, breaking down the core policies and key debates in Australia. They will uncover the tactics you can expect from politicians, lobbyists and parties, contextualise the issues, and provide answers to questions like ‘[X politician] said this—what does it mean?’. The series will feature guest appearances from reporters at the heart of Australia’s political homeland, along with experts to explain all the details.

“It’s important that young voters have access to political content that’s made for them,” said Yallop.

“Our aim is to make those political debates a little less dry and more digestible for the average 18-3o year old who may be voting for the first time or have been a bit lost and disconnected with the news cycle.”

The six-part podcast series explores the fundamental questions leading up to the election, with the first episode launching on Friday 4 April explaining how this year’s campaigns are run. The series will also visit hot topics, including climate change and the cost of living, and identify the winners and losers in the party campaigns, highlighting the promises made and the ones that might have been overlooked.

As the 2025 Federal Election nears, the series will focus on the real-time debates as it covers critical ground in the leadup for voters headed to the polls.