It was the breaking news many readers in streets, shops and newsagencies across regional Australia today did not want delivered — the loss of the print versions of their favourite local newspapers.
Classic Dimensions owner Robyn Fraser has been advertising in the print version of the paper News since she opened her women's fashion store in the main street 35 years ago."The paper's been thrown out on our kerb every morning at five o'clock and it's the first thing I do every day, read the local paper."It probably sounds like little town talk but you might run into someone and say 'so and so's dad passed away'.
Titles impacted include the state's oldest paper, The Queensland Times, which started in Ipswich in 1859, as well as the Sunshine Coast Daily, Daily Mercury in Mackay, Morning Bulletin in Rockhampton and Bundaberg News Mail.Major mastheads including the Hobart Mercury, NT News, Cairns Post, Townsville Bulletin, Gold Coast Bulletin, Toowoomba Chronicle and Geelong Advertiser will continue to publish both in print and digitally.
She said she doubted the decision would prompt independent publishers to step in and provide local news services.
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