About Us: "Newspapers were established in Sydney well before Melbourne and Geelong were even colonized.
John Pascoe Fawkner, the founder of the Geelong Advertiser, also holds the distinction of establishing the first newspaper in what would become Victoria. The Melbourne Advertiser, launched on January 1, 1838, made history as the colony's first newspaper. Remarkably, the initial nine editions were entirely handwritten, as printing presses and type were not yet available.
Following a brief suspension due to the lack of a necessary license, the newspaper re-emerged in February 1839 as The Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser.
Competition soon arose, with The Port Phillip Herald (later The Melbourne Morning Herald, and today known as The Herald) making its debut on January 3, 1840.
Fawkner acquired a new press for the Patriot and entrusted his original press to James Harrison. Commissioned by Fawkner, Harrison used this press to establish a newspaper in Geelong – the Geelong Advertiser. While Harrison became the paper's proprietor, he is perhaps best remembered for a different invention: the first mechanical ice-making process.
The initial editions of the Advertiser, comprising four pages, were printed weekly from a modest four-room house on Malop Street. Within a decade, the growing newspaper transitioned to daily publication, necessitating two office relocations. In 1841, the Advertiser moved to Yarra Street, and in 1849, it relocated to another address on Malop Street.
While the Advertiser continued as a morning newspaper, The Melbourne Morning Herald shifted to evening publication in 1869, solidifying the Geelong Advertiser's position as Victoria's oldest morning newspaper.
The original Fawkner press, offered for auction in 1850, found no buyers. It was subsequently donated to the Museum of Victoria, where it remains a significant artifact of early Australian journalism."**
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Monday to Saturday
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Newspaper Name : Geelong Indy
About Us: That's a great start! Here's a slightly refined version of the sentence:
"Geelong offers an enviable lifestyle, perfectly positioned between Melbourne and the breathtaking Great Ocean Road, with easy access to some of Victoria's finest beaches and world-class golf courses."
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Friday
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Newspaper Name : Geelong Times
About Us: The Geelong News is a free weekly paper delivered to houses in the Geelong region in Victoria, Australia. It is published on Wednesdays with a circulation of over 70,000 copies. The focus of most stories are local community issues and sport. Recently the newspaper started producing different content for different parts of Geelong
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Friday
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Newspaper Name : Herald Sun
About Us: The Herald Sun is Victoria’s home for breaking news, footy and hard-hitting opinion and holds the title of Australia’s most-read newspaper.
Melbourne’s biggest selling newspaper has a proud history of leading the agenda and advocating for Victorians. As a leading partner with the Good Friday Appeal, we believe strongly in our community.
As the home of Australia’s No.1 fantasy footy game SuperCoach and the best AFL writers in the business, we share a deep passion for footy.
The Herald Sun publishes seven days a week, with a bumper Sunday Herald Sun edition on Sundays, and breaks stories 24/7 across its digital channels – from mobile to tablet, desktop to social media.
We reach 4.348m people in print and digital every month* with an additional audience across social media of more than 1.2 million.
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Monday to Saturday
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Newspaper Name : Surf Coast Echo
About Us: The Surf Coast Times provides local news and property for the Surf Coast community.
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Wednesday
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Newspaper Name : The Age
About Us: The Age is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales.
Readership Total 5.321 million, Digital 4.849 million, Print 1.198 million (EMMA, March 2020)
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Monday to Saturday
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Newspaper Name : The Australian Financial Review
About Us: For more than 65 years The Australian Financial Review has been the authority on business, finance and investment news in Australia. It has a reputation for independent, award-winning journalism and is essential reading for Australia's business and investor community.
The Financial Review daily paper covers all things business and markets, as well as national and world news. It also includes our popular columns Street Talk, Chanticleer and Rear Window. Readers can enjoy our magazine lift-outs with the Friday paper.
Suburb: Hamlyn Heights
Publication Day: Monday to Saturday
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Newspaper Name : The Weekly Times VIC
About Us: The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd is the publisher of three market-leading publications - the Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Weekly Times.
The HWT newspapers dominate their market and, in terms of circulation and market penetration, are among the most successful in the world.
These days, with the advent of a range of new platforms on which to deliver news, readership of HWT publications is soaring.
The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd (HWT) is a newspaper publishing company based in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned and operated by News Pty Ltd, which as News Ltd, purchased the HWT in 1987.