Friday, May 8, 2015
The Indigenous Remote Communications Association (IRCA) and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network(link is external) (ACCAN) hosted the Indigenous Focus Day on Tuesday 14th July in Darwin, at the Charles Darwin University Casuarina campus’ stunning ACIKE Building. The event took place alongside the Broadband for the Bush Forum IV. It attracted 75 participants and focused on identifying the obstacles to digital inclusion...
Friday, April 24, 2015
IRCA is proud to announce the following results of the Remote Media Awards for 2014: Winner of the Preston Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement: Henry Augustine of Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM) Henry has been a dedicated remote media worker for 17 years, starting with Goolarri Media in 1997, training and working as a sound recordist, TV presenter and radio broadcaster. He successfully completed Cert II in BRACS...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Site Visit! IRCA and PAW Media reps met with Lajamanu community leaders and elders and local agencies today. The elders group gave approval for the 17th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival to go ahead in Lajamanu this year. Thanks to everyone we met with for all the interest and support for the Festival. Thanks also to Lajamanu RIBS operator Maxwell Tasman for organising the meeting and spreading the word. We look forward to working with...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
One of the forefathers of Indigenous radio broadcasting and the remote Indigenous media industry, William Thaiday, passed away recently in Rockhampton Hospital. Uncle Bill, as he was known to us all with respect and affection, was a pioneer in the establishment of Indigenous radio broadcast services right across the country. Following a visit to CAAMA Radio in Alice Springs in 1981, Bill and his younger brother Mick were ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The 16th Festival held at the exotic tip of Cape York Peninsula in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA), concluded with a magical grand finale on Friday night 26th September. The 2014 Festival was coordinated by IRCA in partnership with Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media (QRAM), the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC), Indigenous Community Television (ICTV), and the Torres Strait Islanders Media Association (TSIMA). 150 remote...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A few months ago we added Music to the IndigiTUBE platform to promote the work of remote Indigenous musicians. You can now listen to over 200 songs contributed by NG Media, PAKAM, PAW Media, PY Media, Incite Arts, WYDAC and Nganampa Health. You can also download some of these songs. If you are an Indigenous musician living in a remote area and want to share your music with others please consider signing up as a contributor to Indigitube. Our...