Best in House Production of a Sponsorship Announcement

88.9 FM – Higgins sons

Best in House Production of a Sweeper or Station ID

STEREO 974 – Promo

Best in House Production of a CSA

STEREO 974 – CSA

Best in House Production of a Show Promotion

Bippera Media – Dial a Hit

Best Sports Program

Southern FM – 2011 Grand Final

Best Outside Broadcast

Great lakes FM – Zucchini Drop

Best Interview

5 TCB – Vanessa Interview

Best locally produced Program (Music)

5 TCB – Melomania

Best locally produced Program (Non Music)

My 105 FM – A Country Yarn

Best Locally produced News

Great Lakes FM

One of the highlights of the Annual Conference is the presentation of the prestigious X Awards as part of the conference dinner. This year will be no different with the X Awards being a feature of the conference. The awards are growing in Stature every year as more and more stations enter the awards as they chase that elusive prize that recognises stations for excellence in community broadcasting and production.

We have seen some remarkable winners over the years the X Awards have been running and station win that didn’t think they were in the running I hope this year continues the tradition and that the delegates recognise the significant achievements these stations have made in just reaching the finals of these prestigious Awards.

The Finalists in the 2012 X Awards recognising excellence in community broadcasting are listed below.
The Board of Management take this opportunity to congratulate you all and to wish you the very best of luck for the awards presentations at the conference dinner.

Remember it’s not to late to register for the conference, all you need do is go to the SCMA website and follow the links through conference to register now and you could be in attendance when the 2012 X Awards are presented to the Winner at the conference dinner

The Finalists are as follows:

Best in House Production of a Sponsorship Announcement

3 MFM – Gippy Gourmet
88.9 FM – Higgins sons
Great lakes FM – Kev and Bev

Best in House Production of a Sweeper or Station ID

STEREO 974 – Promo
3 OKR – We’re different
STEREO 974 – Station Sweeper

Best in House Production of a CSA

3 MFM – Volunteer CSA
STEREO 974 – CSA
3 MFM – Croquet

Best in House Production of a Show Promotion

Bippera Media – Mini Me Brecky
3 OKR – Monday Afternoon
Bippera Media – Dial a Hit

Best Sports Program

Southern FM – 2011 Grand Final Great Lakes FM – Sports Segment

Best Outside Broadcast

Great Lakes FM – Up Close Castration
Southern FM – Australia Day Swim OB
Great lakes FM – Zucchini Drop

Best Interview

88.9 FM – Kevin Rudd
5 TCB – Vanessa Interview
Stereo 974 – Andrew Gaze

Best locally produced Program (Music)

5 TCB – Melomania
MY 105 FM – Rewind
Great lakes FM – Urban Action

Best locally produced Program (Non Music)

Great lakes FM – Pet Talk
My 105 FM – A Country Yarn
5 TCB – Looking Back

Best Locally produced News

2 WEB
Voice FM
Great Lakes FM

Are you ready to enter the X Awards?

Have you sorted out your entries and made a plan of the pieces you intend to enter into the prestigious 2012 X Awards. You have …great because the X Awards Entries are open now and your station can enter for free provided that you are a financial member of the SCMA or you will be attending the 2012 National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference.

That’s right if you want to enter the 2012 X Awards for excellence in Community Broadcasting then entries are open right now. Just go to www.scma.org.au and click on the X Awards entry tab and you can enter. All the rules and conditions of entry are available right there on the website.

The most important thing to remember is you Must be a financial member of the SCMA at the time of judging the awards or if you are not a member of the SCMA then you must have a delegate attending the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference and they must be registered as a delegate before the judging of the X Awards.

Entry into the X Awards is free of charge regardless of if you are or are not a member of the SCMA and all are welcome to enter the awards or become members of the SCMA or Both if they wish.

Conference registrations are now open for the 2012 National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference

You can register for the conference via the SCMA website www.scma.org.au. You will notice that conference registration costs have not changed since last year and that is part of the SCMA’s commitment to its member stations and keeping the conference as affordable as possible to all within the sector.

Accommodation cannot be booked through the SCMA for this year’s conference but there is information on accommodation bookings elsewhere on the website.

There have been some challenges in the last few months and that is why there has been a delay in getting the X award entries and the on line registrations open but they have largely been solved at this point in time. If you have any problems registering for the conference or entering the X Awards please don’t hesitate to contact Ray and he will sort it out for you as quickly as possible.

This year all entries to the X Awards and all registrations to the conference will be via the SCMA website www.scma.org.au

We look forward to your entries and registrations and just to ensure that all is running smoothly you registrations and entries will be confirmed via email this will mean that you can rest assured that they have been received and are being processed as quickly as possible.

Ballarat is the place to be from Friday March 2nd to Sunday March 4th 2012

See You in Ballarat for the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference 2012

MEDIA RELEASE
5th November, 2011

Community Radio stations are to be challenged to a special problem-solving session during the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference to be held at Ballarat in March.

The SCMA who organises the conference predicts the session will challenge stations attending to nominate issues that they face and then together with the rest of the conference work to solve them.

The President of the SCMA Helen Bath said the session will be just one of the many features of the 2012 Conference. It will be a great opportunity for stations to share their knowledge and assist each other to develop or to overcome some of the challenges that face us all.

Delegates will be asked to nominate the Big Issues they want to discuss during the first plenary session and they will be discussed in detail towards the end of the conference.

Helen Bath went on to say that these sessions will give members a great opportunity to ensure the topics and issues that most effect their stations will be discussed in a real down to earth problem solving session that will give all stations a chance to be part of providing each other with the assistance and support that the SCMA is well known for throughout its membership.

Planning for the 2012 conference is well underway and there is little doubt that the 2012 National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference an outstanding event with a focus on problem solving, support and growing the outstanding network that the SCMA is so well known for within community broadcasting. The SCMA is proud of the conferences ability to provide ample opportunity for community radio station members to be involved in understanding and discussing the issues confronting community radio.

The Conference will feature a wide range of information from organisations such as the ACMA and the CBF as well as individual presenters who are well known for their knowledge and expertise in many fields relevant to community broadcasting.

The National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference is just one of the highlights of the year planned for the SCMA.

The SCMA continue to meet their commitment to the entrants of the 2010 National Award for Excellence in Community Broadcasting “The X Awards”

The X Awards have been an integral part of the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference for years. As part of the SCMA’s commitment to the entrants and attendees of the 2010 Conference the SCMA has released the winning audio grabs for the X Awards.

Take some time to have a listen to the winning entries of the 2010 X Awards. Visit the SCMA’s website www.scma.org.au or go directly to the awards audio by following this link http://www.scma.org.au/scma-annual-conference/2010-conference

The X Awards are National awards recognising excellence in community broadcasting. The awards are presented every year at the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference annual dinner on the Saturday night of the conference. The X Awards are open to any members of the SCMA and any non member station who attends the conference. Full details of the awards including categories can be found on the SCMA’s website www.scma.org.au of by following this link directly to X Award information http://www.scma.org.au/scma-annual-conference/x-awards

Entries to the 2011 X Awards will open as of the 1^st of July 2010 and as part of the SCMA’s commitment to its members will now be done online through mySCMA. In the first instance only member stations will be able to enter the X Awards on line with the non member portal opening for entries subject to conditions on November 1^st 2010.

If your station wants to be involved in the 2011 National X Awards consider becoming a member of the SCMA http://www.scma.org.au/join-scma/ or make sure your station attends the 2011 National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference in Wagga Wagga.

It’s now a published view, the famous X Awards have been reffered to as ‘The Logies Of Community Radio’
It’s great to see Great Lakes FM extending their achievements to the Community they serve.

It’s great to see the X Awards getting attention outside the Community Radio sector!

Here’s a copy of the article published in the Great Lakes Advocate on 31st March 2010.

Wangaratta is just 3 days away

Here is the latest news for the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference

1/ The welcome BBQ is the first event for the weekend make sure you are at the studio’s of OAK FM to enjoy the hospitality of the host station and the great food and drink that will be available not to mention a great chance to meet the majority of the delegates in a fun relaxed social atmosphere. All the information you need including a map to the Venues is on the website www.scma1.com

2/ Don’t forget the collateral table at the conference for a great opportunity to promote your station your cause and your ideas for promoting community radio. Bring your stations stickers, note pads, pens fridge magnets and whatever else and put it on the collateral table for all to see, sample and enjoy.

3/ Just relised that this is the conference you need to be at ……great contact the conference convener via conference[at]scma1.com and fiend out how to register and attend the conference even at this late time.

4/ Cant make it to the conference but want to send something to promote your business or special cause contact us via conference[at]scma1.com

5/ Cant make the conference but would like to attend the X Awards and conference dinner $60-00 will get you in just contact conference[at]scma1.com to arrange your place and enjoy the friendly fun atmosphere of the friendly conference and the X Awards

6/ Want any information on the conference including the latest conference program and schedule, directions and much more visit www.scma1.com and follow the links to the conference information pages

7/ See you in Wangaratta march 12th to 14th 2010

Greetings One and All,

As some of you have rightly pointed out to me the 31^st of January is a Sunday and have requested that entries now close on 1/02/10. As a result of your constant requests it has been decided to extend the closing date for the X Awards to 1/02/10.

There will be no further extensions for the award deadline

So please make sure you have submitted your entries by the 1/02/10 entries received after that date will not be entered into the awards.

Best Wishes to all those stations that have already entered the X awards.

Remember if you are not in it you cannot win it.

Gotta get an X award………………….more information and entry forms available at here [Follow Link To 'X' Awards...]

Plenty of rooms Available for the National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference

There have been rumors circulating that there are no accommodation available at the 2010 conference venue or within the township of Wangaratta. Having just been in touch with the conference venue and tourism Wangaratta I can assure you that the rumor is far from the truth.

When booking at the conference Venue “The Wangaratta Gateway” please ensure that you tell them that you are booking in for the conference. The Gateway has rooms put aside for conference delegates and there are still more than 20 rooms available for both Friday March 12^th and Saturday March 13^th. We recommend that if you wish to stay at the conference venue you book in as soon as possible.

There is also a wealth of alternative accommodation available close to the conference venue. If you visit the associations website here there are links to both the Gateway and Tourism Wangaratta to see what accommodation is available.

The 6^th National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference is shaping up to be the best yet with members and non members alike registering for this years conference.

It’s not too late to grab an early bird special or a member’s special. For more information on these go to the website and check out the conference page. Entries are also still open for the prestigious X Awards

The 2010 National Regional Rural and Sub Metro Broadcasters Conference is a great opportunity for your station to learn, network and enjoy the social side of community broadcasting in an open and friendly atmosphere.

Take a few minutes to have a look at the conference schedule and information and then make your booking to be in Wangaratta Victoria on March 12^th to 14^th 2010.

We will make you welcome!

See you in Wangaratta