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Australia Represented as IARU Region 3 Sets Priorities for Amateur Radio
08/
09/
2026
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 Executive Committee has concluded its 2026 annual meeting in Tokyo, setting priorities for amateur radio across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Tune In Tonight: RAOTC September Bulletin and AGM Coming Up
07/
09/
2026
The Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club of Australia, RAOTC, September bulletin goes to air tonight, Monday 7 September, with RAOTC members and non-members alike invited to tune in and join the callbacks afterwards.
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Foundation Licence Manual 5th Edition Now Available
07/
09/
2026
The Wireless Institute of Australia is pleased to announce the release of the 5th Edition of the Foundation Licence Manual, continuing the WIA's commitment to providing high-quality education and training resources for people entering amateur radio.
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New Governance Training Initiative for WIA Affiliated Clubs
06/
09/
2026
The Wireless Institute of Australia is launching another new initiative to support its Affiliated Clubs, with professional training and guidance in club governance to be provided at no cost to participating clubs. The initiative was announced this week in a letter from WIA President Scott Williams VK3KJ to Affiliated Club Presidents and Secretaries and will also feature in this Sunday’s WIA National News Broadcast.
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VK9WX Active Again from Remote Willis Island
05/
09/
2026
DXers have another rare Australian entity to watch for, with Sands VK4WXW back on Willis Island and operating as VK9WX. Willis Island, IOTA OC-007, sits in the Coral Sea roughly 450 kilometres east of Cairns and is home to an Australian Bureau of Meteorology monitoring station.
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WICEN in Action: Local Capability and International Cooperation
04/
09/
2026
A recent WIA National News report from Richard Murnane VK2SKY highlighted two very different examples of how amateur radio emergency communications organisations contribute beyond simply providing radios.
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JOTA-JOTI 2026: Get Your Club Involved and Put Amateur Radio in Young Hands
03/
09/
2026
One of amateur radio’s biggest opportunities to introduce young people to radio returns from 16 to 18 October 2026, when Scouts and Guides around the world take part in Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet, JOTA-JOTI. World Scouting describes JOTA-JOTI as the world’s largest digital and radio Scout event, bringing together more than two million young people from over 170 countries each year.
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Successful Rockingham Scout Group ARISS Contact
02/
09/
2026
On Saturday the 29th of August, Scouts from Rockingham Scout Group, Western Australia successfully spoke live with NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV, aboard the International Space Station during an ARISS school contact.
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WIA Meets Communications Minister and discusses Amateur Radio Representation and International Engagement
01/
09/
2026
Wireless Institute of Australia Vice-President Peter Schrader VK4EA has met with the Minister for Communications and Minister for Sport, the Hon Anika Wells MP, for a discussion about the WIA, its role representing Australian radio amateurs and the importance of maintaining strong relationships with government, regulators and international amateur radio organisations.
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