Click here to see this terrific story by the ABC, from their Landline TV program. It’s a new newspaper for Naracoorte in South Australia – launched as a result of the closure of the local paper by a much bigger publisher.
I urge everyone here to watch this story.
Today reading your comments then watching the Landline story inspired this message from myself to landline and I repeat it hear as you post inspired it
“Naracoorte has a New Newspaper and so does Cootamundra. The Cootamundra Times. On the 14/4 Scotty handed the Media $90,00,000 to help ride out the Corona Virus. On the 15/4 Tony Catalano closed 161 Newspapers across Australia including the Cootamundra Herald, closed and surrendered the lease on 30 Town Offices and closed or leased 4 Print Plants.
This $90,000,000 had $50,00.000 directed to Broadcast and 40,000,000 to Print Media. It was shared by:-
1. Rupert Murdoch closed 60 Country and Community Titles.
2. Chanel 9 SMH and Age closed 10 ten titles mainly Newspaper support Magazines.
3. 15/4 ACM as stated earlier and also closing the Cootamundra Herald.
Do a Goggle “Closure of Australian Newspapers”. To find the Cootamundra Times, contact the Twin Town Times at Harden which was a new newspaper several Years earlier in response in those days to cuts from Rural Press/ Fairfax.”
thank you
Peter, Mark,
Great story love it. Used to live at Coota and Tumut Group 9 Maher Cup -those were the days- includes Harden-Murrumburra twin Towns is worth mentioning Harden has converted their newsagency into a modern…say no more look it up – website – Great idea and going well. ACM also closed The Tribune -Yass
and I believe it has been restarted by locals. Looking forward to seeing first copy new owners – all local news.