Sponsors & Partners

The conference is hosted by the School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney, in association with the Centre for Cultural Research at UWS, and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney

The University of Western Sydney is member of AUCEA, an alliance of Australian universities committed to supporting university-community engagement to promote the social, environmental and economic and cultural development of communities. A central aim of the University of Western Sydney (UWS) is to link arms with community, public services, industry and business across Greater Western Sydney to exchange knowledge, harness community expertise, and contribute to the region’s development, prosperity and social capital. UWS also houses the studios of Channel 31 Television Sydney (TVS), a free-to-air community TV station.

The Our Media VI International Conference is supported by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO through the International Relations Grants Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Other Australian universities and organisations providing support are:

  • ICE - Information and Cultural Exchange
  • Centre for Cultural Research, UWS
  • Community Arts NSW Links
  • Community Broadcasting Foundation (Australia)
  • Newtown Precinct
  • Community Cultural Development in Australia
  • Grassroots Networking Foundation
  • Engage Media
  • Cinewest, Community Multimedia
  • Open Channel, Melbourne
  • Slice TV, Sydney
  • Gadigal information Services
  • APC Australia