What's New October 27, 2025

Tassie radio legend honoured at CBAA Awards as Hobart conference wraps up

Sarah Patterson

Reporter

Tasmania’s community broadcasting community is celebrating one of its own, after the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s (CBAA) Conference officially wrapped up in Hobart with the presentation of the 2025 CBAA Awards.

Jim Parish OAM has honoured with the Michael Law Award, which recognises an individual who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to community broadcasting.

The highest individual honour of its kind, the award represents Jim’s decades of devotion to community radio.

From building and maintaining transmitters to training new volunteers, Jim – who started his radio journey at the ABC in Hobart – has played a vital role in keeping local stations on air.

For the past decade, Jim has also served as Treasurer and committee member for Technorama, the national organisation that supports technical excellence and professional development in community broadcasting. Fellow Technorama committee member and past president John Maizels received the Michael Law Award in 2018. Read ore about Jim’s career here.

Elsewhere, Vision Australia Radio’s In Plain Sight won the award for Best New Program, Fresh 92.7’s Fresh Off The Block took out the top award for Best Music Program, whilst Heritage FM was recognised for Excellence in Australian Music.

2025 Winners:

Category	Station Name	Entry	Sponsor
Best Program Music	Fresh 92.7	Fresh Off The Block	APRA AMCOS
Best Program New	Vision Australia Radio	In Plain Sight	AFTRS
Best Program News & Current Affairs	3CR	3CR Breakfast	AVC
Best Program Talks	Koori Radio	Pulse of Palestine
Excellence in Special Events & Outside Broadcasting	Vision Australia Radio	Vision Australia Radio’s 2025 Midsumma Carnival Day Broadcast	PPCA
Outstanding Fundraising & Sponsorship Contribution	Vision Australia Radio	Jason Gipps
Excellence in Station Resilience & Development	JOY Media	JOY Media	CMTO
Excellence in Production	RTRFM	RTRFM’s Loveline
Excellence in Australian Music	Heritage FM	In The Scene on 107.3 HFM	APRA AMCOS
Excellence in Community Engagement	Muslim Community Radio	2MFM – Muslim Community Radio	CTV
Excellence in Disability Content & Engagement	Radio Skid Row	Radio Skid Row, Anything Goes Show, Where Am I? Podcast	scope
Excellence in Fundraising & Sponsorship	Fresh 92.7	Fresh 92.7 Sales Team
Excellence in Indigenous Content & Engagement	TEABBA	TEABBA
Excellence in Multicultural Content & Engagement	City Park Radio	City Park Radio Multicultural Unit Team
Outstanding Presenter	RTRFM	Pam Boland	Alexa
Outstanding Presenter News & Current Affairs	2NURFM 103.7	Muswellbrook Fights For Earthquake Disaster Relief	Deutsche Welle
Troy Garner Award – Best Program Sports	JOY Media	Game On
Outstanding Production Contribution	2DRY FM	Water Watch – Megan Williams and Dan Schulz
Outstanding Technical Contribution	TEABBA	Kyle Doevendans (TEABBA)	Broadcast Components
Outstanding Youth Contribution	Muslim Community Radio	Shakeel Sahib	Centre for Volunteering
Outstanding Station Leadership	3CR	Rachel Kirby
The Jane Brownrigg Award – Outstanding Volunteer Contribution	3CR	Tilde Joy	Centre for Volunteering
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	TEABBA	Don Baylis
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	Radio Mansfield 99.7FM	Keith Rogers
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	Vision Australia Radio	Peter Greco
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	2MFM	Ahmad El-Mazloum
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	Collie Community Radio	Nola Green
Community Broadcasting Honour Roll	3MBS	John Worcester
Tony Staley Award	RTR	RTR	Community Broadcasting Foundation
Michael Law Award	Jim Parish, Tasmanian Community Stations	James Parish OAM	Tasmania Community Stations