It’s with a little sadness that we must inform you that the Advertiser from this week will now be a fortnightly print publication – our next publication will come out on July 20. This is primarily due to the increased cost of producing the paper, most notably the print bill. Sadly, the Advertiser is not the only print publication across the country to be hit by these costs. Thankfully our industry body the Queensland Country Press and its national counterpart the Australian Country Press has stepped in and lobbied the Federal Government for help, and we are hoping to see some of these increased costs absorbed by the government as it is imperative that free and independent media is allowed to prosper, especially in these uncertain times of misinformation.
For our publication to remain viable, moving to a fortnightly product was the most fitting way to ensure the longevity of the paper. We moved to a fortnightly publication during COVID and the very fact that we are still in the community being published is testament to how much the community does love their local and independent newspaper.
We are aiming to be double the size by the end of August, so that will mean that you will have more to read in our paper every two weeks. Many other local community newspapers are printed on either a fortnightly or monthly basis and whilst it was not an easy decision for the Publisher Michelle Box to come to, continuing as a weekly print publication was not cost-effective.
With the mention of costs, we want to thank each and every one of you who support the Advertiser either by advertising, reading or commenting on our stories online etc.- our paper would not have survived for more than 30 years without you, the community. We want to continue for another 30 years and more and cannot do so without your support. Even though we might now be coming out in print fortnightly, you can keep up to date with news via our website and FaceBook page. We will continue to be your independent objective voice representing the people and community from Bli Bli and up to Peregian Beach.