CMTO

Tomorrow night ⭐

Strong communication can transform the way your station leads, collaborates, and grows!

Join Debbie McKenzie for Workshop Wednesday: Leading Communication and gain practical leadership tools to strengthen your team and lead with confidence.

Register here: https://cmto.org.au/latest/workshop-wednesdays-leading-communication/

Stump The Chumps is back!

One of our most popular Technorama Tuesday sessions returns on Tuesday 19 May and anything could happen.

Bring your burning tech, broadcast or station questions and put our expert panel to the test in this live, unscripted Q&A.

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM AEST

Think you can stump the chumps?
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Leading a community station comes with unique challenges but great communication can make all the difference ⭐

Join Debbie McKenzie for our next Workshop Wednesday and gain practical leadership tools to strengthen your team, improve communication, and lead with confidence.

27th May 2026
6pm–8pm AEST

Open to Station Managers, Board Members, coordinators & station leaders across the sector!

For more info and to register, head here: https://cmto.org.au/latest/workshop-wednesdays-leading-communication/

Got 4 minutes? ⏱️

We’re planning the next round of workshops and want to hear from you. What do you want to learn?

From scriptwriting to AI audio tools, we’ve loved bringing practical, interactive sessions to community stations but now it’s your turn to shape what’s next.

Survey closes 19th May, complete here: https://tinyurl.com/mrwsjakz

We’re growing our team! ✨

CMTO is on the lookout for a Digital Course Development Lead to help shape and deliver engaging online training for community broadcasters across Australia.

If you love building high-quality, accessible courses and want to do work with real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Join a friendly, values-driven team and help bring learning to life for diverse communities nationwide.

🔗 Apply now https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/cmto/digital-course-development-lead?keywords=Community%20Media%20Training%20Organisation

Check out our latest Workshop Wednesday: Event Management 101 📣

Events are a powerful way to bring your community together, whether it’s a social gathering, fundraiser or outside broadcast. Learn how to plan and deliver successful events without the stress in this practical, interactive session.

Led by senior media professional Claire Murphy with 25+ years of experience delivering major events, partnerships and campaigns across Australia, the UK and New Zealand.

Due to the nature of this workshop spaces will be limited, register now to avoid disappointment: https://cmto.org.au/latest/workshop-wednesdays-eventmanagement/

Document Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander histories in this two-day hands-on workshop with Dr Elaine Rabbitt.

Glenorchy Library, Hobart, 21–22 March 2026

To enrol contact: [email protected] 📩

Preserve stories, celebrate culture and share voices.

Picking your console is one of the biggest purchases your station will make, are you choosing wisely?

Join Technorama Australia & CMTO on the 17 March 2026 from 6:30–8:00 PM AEDT as we explore analog vs digital, total cost of ownership, training implications and how to avoid costly mistakes.

Ideal for station techs, managers, board members and volunteers.

Register now: https://cmto.org.au/latest/technorama-tuesdays-picking-your-console/

Last year, community media volunteers came, learned, and thrived! Learners gained hands-on skills in Script Writing, AI audio tools, and more- leaving Workshop Wednesdays confident, inspired, and ready to create.

Start 2026 on a high note with our next session:

Audacity Tips & Tricks
Wednesday 25 Feb 2026
6- 7:30pm AEDT | Online

Learn to edit, mix, and create polished audio and join a community of volunteers celebrating growth, learning, and creativity!

Check it out: https://cmto.org.au/latest/workshop-wednesdays-from-screen-to-skill/