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Apply for Transom's Adelaide Workshop
Apr 17, 2019
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Transom Adelaide: August 25th – August 31st, 2019 We're so excited that the CMTO will be hosting…
Why you should apply for the NFDS
Mar 28, 2019
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An annual showcase of work by new and emerging Australian community radio producers. Applications…
Project Management on Technorama Tuesdays
Mar 20, 2019
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Lining up your ducks: Project management for beginners with Julie SpencerTuesday, March 26, 2019,…
Apply for a Tech Blitz at your station
Mar 15, 2019
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Earlier this year, the CMTO and Technorama collaborated on the first Station Tech Blitz at 2RRR…
Automation Station Pt II on Technorama Tuesdays
Feb 20, 2019
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Technorama Tuesdays: Automation Station Pt II (Advanced) with Peter GillTuesday, February 26, 2019,…
Start the Year Safely with Technorama
Jan 23, 2019
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Technorama Tuesdays: Start the Year Safelywith Josh PearsonTuesday, January 29, 2019, 6:30 pm Two…
We're hiring a Project Manager
Dec 14, 2018
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The CMTO are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our team in Sydney. The ideal…
How to deliver award winning training
Dec 12, 2018
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At this year's CBAA Awards, Plenty Valley FM took home the Excellence in Training award,…
Get a media qualification in Sydney this summer!
Nov 15, 2018
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Are you in Sydney? Would you like to present your own radio show or create your own podcast? Get…
CMTO awarded training funds for business skills
Sep 28, 2018
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We've been awarded funding for more training by the CBF! Over the next four years, the CMTO will be…
Learn new skills at the CBAA/CMTO Media Lab
Aug 21, 2018
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The Media Lab is the hands-on space at the CBAA Conference, where you can pick up new skills or…
HOW TO: Audiograms
May 11, 2018
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In 2017, CMTO, in collaboration with the CBAA created a bunch of videos of the audio for the 2017…
'Can I legally play this out to air?' and other questions you should be asking
Apr 26, 2018
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Recently The BBC published 16'000 free audio samples, letting you 'Explore a weird and wonderful…
CMTO Live: Technorama's John Maizels talking Technology
Mar 28, 2018
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Watch John's Facebook Live or download the slides from his presentation. Join Technorama's John…
What Happened at CONVERGE Conference 2018?
Mar 26, 2018
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Over 100 First Nations Media representatives got together from all over Australia for CONVERGE…
You Answered, We Listened! Results from the 2017/2018 Training Needs Survey
Mar 21, 2018
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Every year The CMTO invites all involved in community broadcasting to fill out a survey which…
Audiocraft Lineup Announcement: CMTO CEO Will be Presenting with Hindenburg
Mar 01, 2018
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The CMTO will be presenting a workshop at Audiocraft Podcast Festival in June in collaboration with…
CMTO Live: CBAA's Holly Friedlander-Liddicoat talking Social Media
Feb 15, 2018
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Join CBAA's Holly Friedlander Liddicoat LIVE on our Facebook page on Wednesday the 28th of Feb, 1pm…
Have your say in the future of education and training in Australia
Feb 08, 2018
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has created a survey aimed at industry and VET representatives in the…
NFDS Participant Coel Healy (RTRFM Perth) wins Wheeler Centre So You Think You Can Pod Competition
Jan 29, 2018
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2016 NFDS participant Coel Healy wins the Wheeler Centre's second annual So You Think You Can Pod…
A Huge Success: Brisbane Women's Community Radio Training Project
Jan 23, 2018
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Late last year about 16 women attended The Brisbane Women's Community Radio Training Project,…
Bad news for publications: Facebook will be pushing news items further down the timeline
Jan 22, 2018
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Mark Zuckerberg released a statement saying that news will appear further down in the Facebook…
Facebook Live Presenter Call-Out
Jan 18, 2018
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If you are one of those awesome people that completed our Training Needs Survey 2018 (if you…
What's coming up at the CMTO in 2018
Jan 04, 2018
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Happy New Year from the CMTO! We've got a bunch of exciting events coming up in the next couple of…
Webinars announced with CBF!
Dec 15, 2017
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Over the start of next year, CMTO will be teaming up with The Community Broadcasting Foundation to…
CBAA and CMTO launch Health Check
Nov 24, 2017
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The Community Radio Station Health Check launched by The Community Broadcasting Association of…
National Features and Documentary Series Winner Announced
Nov 17, 2017
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The CMTO would like to give a big congratulations to Kaarina Lindell of Triple R Melbourne, who…
Beating the Algorithm: Facebook News Feeds
Nov 10, 2017
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Did you know that your Facebook feed is tailored for you? Sound a little like Black Mirror? Yeah.…
4ZZZ present Workshop on Engaging People With a Disability in Community Radio at the 2017 CBAA Conference
Nov 10, 2017
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Kim Stewart has been facilitating radio groups with people with a disability (PWD), in conjunction…
Happy World Teachers' Day!
Oct 26, 2017
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The CMTO team wishes to extend a very warm thanks to all trainers on World Teachers' Day 2017! The…
Media Lab at the 2017 CBAA Conference
Oct 13, 2017
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The CMTO will be presenting a series of workshops over two days at the CBAA Conference with guests…
A day in the life of our social media manager
Aug 04, 2017
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I'm The CMTO's social media monitor. If you've seen The CMTO's posts popping up on your Facebook…
Changes to Copyright set to hurt Australia's creatives
Jul 03, 2017
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Copyright can often be a confusing thing to wrap your head around, especially because it is always…
CMTO's New National Training Manager announced
Jun 30, 2017
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The CMTO is happy to welcome Emma Couch as our new National Training Manager! Ms Couch has come…
Making great features- Certificate IV in Screen and Media (2)
Jun 13, 2017
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As part of the CMTO's nationally accredited Certificate IV in Screen and Media (CUA41215) course,…
Federal Government to increase sector funding by $6.1m over two years
May 05, 2017
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In an interview on Melbourne community radio station 89.9 Light FM, Minister for Communications…
Register your interest in a Certificate III in Screen and Media
May 02, 2017
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Do you live in Sydney and want to get involved in community radio? The CMTO currently has some…
The CMTO has a new CEO!
Mar 13, 2017
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The CMTO is pleased to announce the appointment of Giordana Caputo as its new CEO. Giordana moves…
CMTO Launches New Website for Creative Audio!
Nov 18, 2016
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The CMTO has launched a new Creative Media Content website to help media producers put their…
Hindenburg and the CMTO join forces!
Jun 21, 2016
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The CMTO is proud to announce its partnership with Hindenburg Systems which produces editing…
Vale Tiga Bayles - former CMTO Chairperson
Apr 18, 2016
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The Community Media Training Organisation’s founding Chairperson and much-loved leader, Tiga…
Qualified Trainers Wanted: WA & QLD
Mar 28, 2016
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Qualified media trainers and assessors are needed to deliver a range of courses at community radio…
2016 Free Webinar Series
Feb 23, 2016
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The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, supported by the Community Media Training…
NFDS content now available for stations
Nov 23, 2015
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The winner of the CBAA Award for the National Documentary and Features Competition is... Sue Reece,…
Free Webinar: Mobile Journalism
Oct 02, 2015
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Mobile Journalism: it’s radical, it’s accessible and it can break stories locally, nationally and…
A fantastic and rewarding, food for thought weekend
Jun 25, 2015
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Radio storytelling champions from around Australia gathered in Sydney between 20-21 June, for a…
Radio makers from across Australia gather in Sydney for storytelling workshop.
Jun 17, 2015
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Radio makers gathering in Sydney: A series designed to produce new radio works for national airplay…
2015 CBAA-CMTO Webinars
Jan 30, 2015
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Free webinar series for 2015, register now. In 2015, the Community Media Training Organisation…
Training Funding Available NOW!
Jul 31, 2014
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Latest News: Training Funding Available NOW! The Community Broadcasting Foundation's Training…
Free Webinar: Women in Community Media
Jul 30, 2014
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Latest News: Women in Community Media What role does community media play in addressing the gender…
Free Webinar: Sponsorship regulation
Jul 22, 2014
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Latest News: Does a station have to be paid for an announcement for it to be considered advertising…
CMTO-CBAA Webinar Doing Great Music Interviews July 8th 6.30pm
Jul 04, 2014
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What is this webinar about? It's about how to avoid the interview from hell! If you need to check…
Free Webinar: Conflict Resolution
Jun 17, 2014
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Got issues at your station? Need some strategies to deal with conflict and disputes? Well register…
WHS for volunteers & stations
Jun 04, 2014
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The latest CMTO/CBAA Webinar delved into the world of Workplace Health and Safety with guest…
Free Webinar: Fundraising for Community Stations
May 20, 2014
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Community broadcasters rely on the financial support of their respective communities to remain…
Who makes the decisions in Community Broadcasting?
May 02, 2014
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While the community broadcasting sector prides itself on its diversity- just how diverse is the…
What Training Does Your Station Need?
Jan 30, 2014
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The Community Media Training Organisation is the community broadcasting sector's registered…
Radiothons for Smaller Stations
Sep 04, 2013
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The CMTO in conjunction with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia has launched a…
Sponsorship for Community Broadcasters
Sep 04, 2013
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The CMTO in conjunction with the CBAA has launched a series of free webinars for community…
How To Write Content Grants
Aug 02, 2013
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Have you applied for CBF Content Grants and been knocked back? The next round of CBF content grants…
Free Social Media Webinar
May 15, 2013
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Still cloudy about social media? The CMTO in conjunction with the Community Broadcasting…
Audio Competition
May 15, 2013
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Prizes of up to $4000 are up for grabs in the Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation…
Sri Lankan Training
May 15, 2013
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The CMTO's freely available Training Videos have been getting a run in Sri Lanka. Broadcaster…
Face Facts: Facebook for community radio
May 15, 2013
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Want to know what to do about station pages, program pages, presenter pages and how to consolidate…
TYGA Bloggers Let Loose!
May 15, 2013
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Media students at Tasmania's TYGA FM - located in the beautiful New Norfolk on the banks of the…
Coast FM High Achiever
Feb 07, 2013
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How's this for a good news story! Cairns Year 12 student Lauren Milan-Berlin was awarded Smithfield…
Latest Training Funding Announced
Jan 07, 2013
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The CBF recently announced the latest round of training grants. Accredited Training was prioritised…
Regional Trainers Needed!
Sep 03, 2012
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The CMTO is currently looking for expressions of interest from qualified broadcast trainers in the…
Going new places with audio?
Jul 25, 2012
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Have you created super openers/closers to your program? A great interview? Told an amazing story…
Pathways workshops at Highland FM
Jun 25, 2012
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Highland FM completed their Pathways workshop on Governance over the weekend, they got a lot out of…
CMTO Roundtable: Multiplatform Broadcasting
Mar 01, 2012
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The CMTO, with the help of Bryce Ives, put together a couple of quick roundtable discussions at…
Training at 1WAY Canberra
Feb 20, 2012
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Training in the Cert III in Media has begun at Canberra's 1WAY FM with Station Manager Colin…
Where accredited training can take you
Feb 14, 2012
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Did you know that completion of Cert II and Cert III courses can pave the way to tertiary…
Training at 2000FM
Feb 14, 2012
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CMTO Trainer Paul Thusi gets training underway with the Russian Language group at 2000FM in…
CMTO Roundtable: Multiplatform broadcasting and production.
Jan 30, 2012
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While most people were lounging on the beach over summer, the CMTO were hard at work organising…
CBAA 2011 Conference: It's a wrap
Nov 24, 2011
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CMTO youth training project ‘CBloggers’ conducted in partnership with the CBAA and supported by the…
CBloggers take flight
Nov 03, 2011
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The CMTO is gearing up for a fun-filled week on the Gold Coast as we gather 10 young broadcasters…
3WAY training by 2DBLJ
Oct 19, 2011
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Julie and Josine make a fantastic team as 2DBLJ and helped the trainees at 3WAY in Warnambool get…
Cert III Delivery Pilot- Podcasting
Oct 12, 2011
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Trainers Ande Foster and Joe Panetta developed and tested a pilot delivery style for the…
Feedback
Aug 12, 2011
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At the end of each CMTO run training course, host stations, participants and trainers are given…
Become a Radio Pro with FBi Radio!
Aug 12, 2011
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Applications have now closed! FBi Radio, in partnership with the Community Media Training…
Become a CBlogger
Aug 12, 2011
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Applications have now closed! Members of the CMTO team will be on the sunny Gold Coast in November…
Funding for Broadcast tech training!
Aug 08, 2011
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The Community Broadcasting Foundation is now taking funding applications from stations wanting to…
Southern Highlands Calling
Jul 29, 2011
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The Sydney CMTO trainers have been getting out and about, visiting two great stations in the New…
E-learning courses coming soon!
May 19, 2011
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E-learning is a growing industry and the CMTO is working hard to be at the forefront of course…
Changes to Training Grants
May 19, 2011
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The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) has announced changes to its annual funding grant…
New Short Courses
May 19, 2011
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At this time of the year, many stations are gearing up for their AGM and electing new board…
Top Shelf Trainers
May 19, 2011
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Recently joining the CMTO's growing team of sector-experienced, registered trainers are…
Outside Broadcasting
May 19, 2011
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Independent Brisbane Broadcaster 4ZZZFM spent the weekend in the station's grungy carpark learning…
Great new resources from SYN!
Apr 28, 2011
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The gang at SYN have been at it again, this time putting some great training resources together for…
This multimedia project is inspiring!
Apr 13, 2011
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Working in media, we all know that in order to move forward we have to move sideways...in other…
CMTO Trainers Assessors
Mar 21, 2011
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The CMTO is looking for qualified media trainers and assessors to deliver a range of courses at…
African Girls Media Workshop
Mar 04, 2011
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The CMTO in partnership with Radio Skid Row in Sydney is running a workshop for young African…
Community media in the digital age
Feb 25, 2011
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These days it's not unusual to see resumes where people present themselves as editors, multimedia…
Women in Community Media
Feb 25, 2011
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Women in Community Media is designed to increase the participation of younger women in the media…
Radio Technologist Training - Feasibility Study
Apr 07, 2010
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If you’re lucky, you have someone to look after the technical aspects of the day-to-day operations…