TR25Road – Perth Highlights

TR25Road – Perth

Where did all our attendees travelled from to get to the Perth roadshow?

Pre-Day Tour

We started with the Pre-Day Tour on Friday

As part of our TR25 Road Show, the Technorama team had the privilege of visiting Tieline HQ in Western Australia!

The Core-Day

Sessions

Analog vs Digital

Ben Menaglio and John Maizels kicked things off with a deep dive into Analog vs Digital — exploring where traditional meets modern in community broadcasting.

CBF 

CBF’s Dean covered all things funding — what’s available, how to apply, and top tips for writing strong grant submissions.
Also explained how to get involved as a CBF grant assessor and support the future of community media funding.
Explore more at cbf.org.au

CMTO

Mikaela from CMTO showcased what’s on offer — from Outside Broadcast Training to Tech for the Non-Technical, and a whole range of hands-on courses designed to build confidence and skills in community media.
Want to upskill or empower your team? Check out cmto.org.au for everything on offer.

Outside Broadcasting 

Ben Menaglio shared the magic of Outside Broadcasts.
From gear setups to going live in the wild, breaking down the essentials of taking your station beyond the studio. Real-world tips, practical workflows, and the confidence to hit the road with your sound.
Contact the CMTO to run an OB training session at your station

Acoustics

John touched on Accoustics following up from the tour  in Bendigo.

CBAA

Andrew from CBAA  gave the lowdown on what’s ahead for community broadcasting.
Covered key topics like Codes of Practice, Prominence, DAB+, Federal Election coverage, and the WA Tech Hub, plus where streaming, websites, and podcasting fit in the evolving media mix.

A solid update on what’s happening nationally and how stations can stay ahead. For more information, including the new Codes of Practice coming into effect on the 1st July 2025, visit cbaa.org.au

DocBlitz

John described Docoblitz and explained how the program will roll out.
It’s not just policies and procedures — Docoblitz helps stations take stock of their tech infrastructure, too. From asset registers to figuring out “where’s the transmitter?”, it’s all about identifying what you have, what’s documented, and what still needs work.
A practical, no-stress way to get your station’s admin and tech records under control.

Networking

 Josh covered the “Not that kind of networking” session

The Post-Day

Station Crawl

Thank you to all the stations that invited us to take a peek at your facilities. It was amazing and wonderful to see how you function.

RTRFM

RTRFM was the first stop in our Post-Day Station Crawl. Thanks Simon for opening the doors and guiding us through the station studios and history.

The digital desks are very impressive.

KCR FM

Trip up Gooseberry Hill was well worth it.  Lindsay and Harry gave us a detailed description and view of the amazing Solar system; and tour of the studios. Such neat cable management, we can only aspire to seeing at our studios.

Sonshine FM

After a brief stop for lunch, our next bus stop was at Sonshine FM. Michael and Dan showed us around the studios and MCR; and explained a bit about Axia.

Capital Community Radio

Our last stop was appropriately on Wireless Hill,  at the studios of Capital Community Radio where Greg and Trevor explained the decision to go back to analog desk having tried digital

Summary

The three days of activities were enlightening, informative and lots of opportunies for great netwrking with fellow volunteers.

The Tour at Tieline was very impressive. Thanks Charlie for the fantastic tour.

Thank you to all the stations that invited us to take a peek at your facilities. It was amazing and wonderful to see how you function.

Thank you Perth… we are off to QLD next. See you there August 8-10