Local Media Pty Ltd. The Local Paper/Melbourne Observer/Melbourne Press Network. Media Kit. Jan 2025

Melbourne

Press Network

Melbourne

Observer

Media Kit

January 2025

Paperboy selling the ‘Herald’ outside Flinders Street Station.

Circa: 1961-69.

Photographer: Maggie Diaz

Melbourne Press Network About Us

Eastern Suburbs Edition • Boroondara (north) • Knox-Sherbooke • Manningham • Maroondah • Monash • Whitehorse

Welcome to the Melbourne Press Network. We are a group of community newspapers across all of Melbourne and beyond. Our newspapers are published in print and online.

Lilydale & Yarra Valley Express Edition • Lilydale • Healesville-Yarra Glen • Warburton Hwy

Engaged Readership

Melbourne Press Network’s newspapers - each under the banner of The Local Paper have localised editions, with engaging local news coverage, with local names and faces. Our newspapers are about delivering the maximum possible audience for advertisers.

Wide Distribution

Melbourne Press Network has a carefully managed and wide distribution system with hundreds of outlets across Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and beyond. Our newspapers are not letterboxed, hometo-home. Readers pick-up their free copy at newsagents, convenience stores, petrol stations and milk bars. Exact replicas of print editions are online.

Bonus Melbourne Observer Section

Our Melbourne Press Network free distribution system can be accessed with one order to one central booking hub. The Melbourne Observer section (established 1969) appears in all Local Paper editions.

Economical Solutions

Each localised edition offers economical solutions for advertisers wishing to engage with local communities.

Mitchell Shire Edition • Broadford • Kilmore • Seymour-Puckapunyal • Wallan • Strathbogie Shire (part)

● Ash Long, Chairman, Melbourne Press Network.

Personal Mobile: 0450 399 932 editor@LocalPaper.com.au

Contact Us

Melbourne Press Network (part of Local Media Pty Ltd. ABN 67 096 680 063).

Office: 30 Glen Gully Rd, Eltham, Vic 3095 (same address for the past 31 years) Phone: 1800 231 311 Classifieds: 9489 2222 Web: www.LocalPaper.com.au Email: editor@LocalPaper. com.au All ads are pre-paid at time of booking. Rates include GST. Rates are commissionable.

Bank: Local Media Pty Ltd Westpac Bank, Eltham.

BSB: 033091.

Account Number: 260131.

Cards: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express without surcharges.

• All advertising is accepted subject to our published Terms and Conditions, available at www.LocalPaper.com.au

North-West Edition • Brimbank • Hobsons Bay • Hume • Maribyrnong • Melton • Merri-bek • Moonee Valley • Moorabool, • Wyndham Northern Suburbs Edition • Banyule • Darebin • Nillumbik (urban) • Whittlesea (urban) Peninsula-Greater Dandenong-FrankstonCasey-Cardinia Edition • Cardinia • Casey • Frankston • Greater Dandenong • Mornington Peninsula Regional Edition • Mansfield • Murrindindi • Nillumbik (rural) • Whittlesea Southern Cross Weekly Edition • Bayside • Boroondara (south) • Glen Eira • Kingston • Melbourne • Port Phillip • Stonnington • Yarra

Melbourne Press Network NORTHERN EDITION Local and Independent. Not associated with any other publication in this area.

Phone: 1800 231 311.

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■ There have been 207 Coronavirus cases within the Yarra Ranges Shire, with 136 cases active as at Monday (Aug. 10), according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The number of cases at the Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth has blown out to 125.

A staff member at Estia Aged Care at Yarra Junction has tested positive to COVID-19.

Figures of cumulative and active cases in nearby municipalities have been released: ■ Casey, 647, 354 ■ Greater Dandenong, 304, 196 ■ Yarra Ranges, 207, 136, ■ Boroondara, 206, 65, ■ Monash, 205, 91, ■ Whitehorse, 157, 72, ■ Manningham, 148, 70, ■ Cardinia, 127, 77, ■ Knox, 119, 64, ■ Nillumbik, 114, 65, ■ Maroondah, 84, 40, ■ Mitchell, 65, 34, ■ Baw Baw, 12, 5, ■ Murrindindi, 3, 0 Monday was Victoria’s dedadliest day with 19 fatalities. The toll stood at 228.

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Surrounding local government areas are not faring well: ■ Hume, 810, 381, ■ Moonee Valley, 497, 219, ■ Whittlesea, 486, 327, ■ Moreland, 483, 265, ■ Melton, 375, 230, ■ Maribyrnong, 234, 131, ■ Darebin, 215, 100.

■ Hobsons Bay, 140, 72.

Health officials said on Monday that 77 people have died from Coronavirus.

816 confirmed cases in local area

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There are single Cumulative cases cases in staff members at St Andrews include: ■ 84 at St Bail’s Aged Care, Sunshine; Home for the Aged at Mercy Place Wyndham Aged Care, Fawkner, ■ 82 at Estia Aged Werribee; Cumber-

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● Most weddings have been banned under the State Government restrictions introduced because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Kinglake couple Rebecca Gallo and Ryan Hurst received a special exemption for their wedding last Friday.

Rebecca, 26, is fighting cancer. Ryan’s father, Jeff, petitioned the State Government, and the wedding took place on the couple’s Kinglake property.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020

■ VICTORIA is in a ‘State of Disaster’ with the Coronavirus death toll standing at 136, as at Monday.

Stage 4 restrictions have come into effect across Melbourne this week, with an 8pm-5am curfew, and people ordered to stay at home.

From 11.59pm tonight (Wed.), nonessential businesses will be closed for at least six weeks.

Some 139 cases have been linked to St Basil’s Home for the Aged, Fawkner. Other outbreaks include Epping Gardens Aged Care (130 caes), Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg (88), and Aurrum Aged Care Facility in Plenty (61).

The number of cases at Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown now totals 148.

The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating cases at the Northern Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

Local government cases (cumulative and active) as at Monday were: Hume (1035, 488), Whittlesea (697, 452), Banyule (357, 136), Darebin (314, 165), Nillumbik (97, 60) and Mitchell (54, 26). ● Special Report on Page 4

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Key outbreaks are: ■ 56 cases at Somerville Retail Services at Tottenham, ■ 71 cases at JBS in Brooklyn, ■ 13 cases at Linfox Warehouse in Truganina, ■ 8 cases at Diamond Valley Pork at Laverton North, ■ 26 cases at La Manna Supermarket, Essendon Fields; ■ 6 cases at Parkville Youth Justice; and ■ 12 cases at Respite Services Australia at Moonee Ponds.

Four cases have been linked to the NICU at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Six deaths were announced on Monday.

Some 1308 cases may indicate community transmission.

Some 245 Coronavirus case patients were in hospital.

Western suburbs trio fined for late-night drive ■ Police say a 26-year-old Deer Park man blew .136 after he and two companions were intercepted at 1.15am Monday.

The red Holden Astra was intercepted after Police spotted three people aboard.

The man refused to provide identification to Police, and he was subsequently arrested and taken to a Police Station where his identity could be confirmed.

The unlicensed driver returned a positive evidentiary breath test. He is expected to be charged on summons with drink driving, unlicensed driving and provide false details.

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● Localised editions of The Local Paper are published each week across 40 local government areas.

Local Editions

Each localised edition of The Local Paper is a quality production. All advertisements are published in full-colour, printed web-offset. Each edition is scheduled to be online weekly, in print fortnightly, first thing on Wednesday mornings.

Page Specifications

Our tabloid pages measure 37cm height by 26cm width (8 columns) Column widths 1 col. – 29mm 2 col. – 62mm 3 col. – 94mm 4 col. – 128mm 5 col. – 161mm 6 col. – 194mm 7 col. – 227mm 8 col. – 260mm

Creative Material

We accept artwork material by direct email by 4pm Friday to editor@LocalPaper.com.au We prefer PDF material, in CMYK format, with no bleed.

We prefer 300 dpi.

Documents • We accept supplied artwork for PC. • Material should be sent as Distilled PDF, direct, to editor@LocalPaper.com.au • CD-ROM, DVD, 3.5-inch Floppy Disks are no longer accepted.

• We prefer not to use ‘Dropbox’ or similar platforms.

• No compressed graphics will be accepted (ZIP or Stuff-It files will not be accepted) • No Freehand documents will be accepted • No Corel Draw documents will be accepted • No 'Microsoft Powerpoint' documents will be accepted • No 'Microsoft Word' documents will be accepted • No 'Microsoft Publisher' documents will be accepted • No film or bromide will be accepted • No Quark documents will be accepted • We cannot use artwork from a fax

Preferences

• We prefer Acrobat Distiller PDFs. Use only the PDF Distiller settings provided. Use only Acrobat Distiller to create PDFs. • Do not use the PDF Writer. Do not use PDF filter within the application, for example, Indesign.

• Send PDF as an attachment.

Clearly indicate the date the ad is to appear, size and publication in which it will be appearing.

• The image area of the PDF must be the exact size of the ad to appear. Do not provide bleed or crop marks.

Dot Gain

• 30% dot gain. Maximum Ink Saturation 230% • Ensure RGB to CMYK colour setting in Photoshop is SWOP Newspaper Alternate e-mail addresses are: • editor@localmedia.com.au • ash@long.com.au • localmedia@live.com.au Please phone if you have used an alternate email address

Melbourne Press Network localised editions for 40 different local government areas. The editorial forumula is ‘local names and faces’ with hyperlocal coverage of news and sport.

When Leader Newspapers closed the last of print operations in April 2020, The Local Paper network expanded across all of Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, and peri-urban areas.

56-Year Tradition

The Melbourne Press Network story began on September 14, 1969, when Gordon Barton published the first edition of the Observer newspaper.

Over the ensuing half-century, with several interruptions, there have been four publishers: Gordon Barton, Maxwell Newton, Peter Isaacson and Ash Long. Long has published the Melbourne Observer for the past 23 years, since 2002. He is the longest-serving Publisher of the popular Victorian masthead.

(Long, aged 12, was an Observer newsboy for Barton back in September 1969.)

Value for advertisers

● The first edition of the Observer, published on September 14, 1969.

tant with Text Media (as Publisher of The Canberra Weekly), Newspapers Evolve and as a Proprietor of his own The Observer newspaper was publishing companies. published on Sundays for 20 As a journalist, Long was years. Since 2002, it has been a named Victorian Best Local midweek publication.

Reporter (Country Press AssociaThe Observer is now a free tion). He was a member of the insert in all editions of The National Promotions Committee Local Paper. It features a range of the Australian Suburban of favourite columnists covering Newspapers’ Association, later a lifestyle,showbiz and sport.

National Awards Judge. He was Since 2002, the Melbourne a Director of the industry body, Observer has also been availAllied Suburban Newspapers. able online, with Digital Editions appearing free.

Targeted media The print editions appeal to As well as the Melbourne the older demographic, 39-andObserver, the local newspapers over, with a particular skew have been consolidated under towards 55-and-over. It has had The Local Paper banner. a 72 per cent female readerAfter the 2009 Black Saturship. day fires, a special purpose newspaper called The Phoenix Closest to the people was produced, which gave away Since 1978, Ash Long’s com$1.3 million of free advertising panies have also been involved to small businesses in the with local newspapers. bushfire recovery area.

Long was an executive with Since 2016, Local Paper titles Leader Newspapers, a consulthave grown across Victoria, with

This Media Kit provides information for each of the localised editions.

The Editions of the newspapers are organised as: ■ Eastern Suburbs: Boroondara (north), KnoxSherbrooke, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash and Whitehorse.

■ Peninsula-Greater Dandenong-Frankston-CaseyCardinia including Southern Peninsula and Western Port.

■ Northern: Banyule, Darebin, Nillumbik urban (Diamond Valley) and Whittlesea urban ■ North-West: Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Mariyrnong, Melton, Merri-bek, Moonee Valley, Moorabool and Wyndham.

■ Southern Cross Weekly/ Inner Melbourne: Bayside, Boroondara (south), Glen Eira, Kingston, Melbourne, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Yarra.

■ Regional Edition: Mansfield, Murrindindi, Nillumbik (urban) and Whittlesea (urban). Other editions for Mitchell and Yarra Ranges.

The Melbourne Observer is available inside all copies of The Local Paper. Also online, free.

Local and Independent. Not associated with any other publication in this area.

Phone: 1800 231 311.

www.LocalPaper.com.au

‘The Local Paper’ is published

by Local Media Pty Ltd

EVERY WEDNESDAY

EASTERN SUBURBS EDITION BOROONDARA (NORTH). KNOX-SHERBROOKE. MANNINGHAM. MAROONDAH. MONASH. WHITEHORSE.

LILYDALE & YARRA VALLEY EXPRESS EDITION YARRA RANGES SHIRE INCLUDING HEALESVILLE, LILYDALE, MT EVELYN, NORTH CROYDON, WARBURTON, WOORI YALLOCK, YARRA GLEN, YARRA JUNCTION

MITCHELL SHIRE EDITION MITCHELL SHIRE INCLUDING BEVERIDGE, BROADFORD, CLOVERTON, KALKALLO, KILMORE, PUCKAPUNYAL, SEYMOUR, TRAWOOL, WALLAN, WANDONG JUNCTION

NORTH-WEST EDITION BRIMBANK, HOBSONS BAY, HUME, MARIBYRNONG, MELTON, MERRI-BEK, MOONEE VALLEY, MOORABOOL, WYNDHAM

NORTHERN SUBURBS EDITION BANYULE, DAREBIN, NILLUMBIK (URBAN), WHITTLESEA (URBAN)

GREATER DANDENONG-FRANKSTON-PENINSULA CASEY-CARDINIA EDITION REGIONAL EDITION MANSFIELD, MURRINDINDI, NILLUMBIK (RURAL), STRATHBOGIE, WHITTLESEA (RURAL)

SOUTHERN CROSS WEEKLY EDITION BAYSIDE, BOROONDARA (SOUTH), GLEN EIRA, KINGSTON, MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP, STONNINGTON, YARRA

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EASTERN SUBURBS EDITION BOROONDARA (NORTH). KNOX-SHERBROOKE. MANNINGHAM. MAROONDAH. MONASH. WHITEHORSE.

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Contact Us

Phone: 1800 231 311 Email: editor@LocalPaper.com.au

Published

Every Wednesday, February-Christmas.

44 weekly issues online, 23 fortnightly print issues, excluding January and Easter Wednesday.

Deadlines

Bookings (all ads are pre-paid): 4pm Friday Material: 4pm Friday

Advertising Rates

Boroondara (North) comprises Ashburton, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Burwood, Canterbury, Deepdene, Greythorn, Kew, Kew East, Mont Albert and Surrey Hills. Boroondara is home to more than 167,231 people, living in approximately 69,420 homes.

Knox-Sherbooke

All ads are pre-paid at time of booking.

Casual (Base) Rate – $20.00 per single column centimetre 250cm – $16.00 per single column centimetre (20 per cent discount) 500cm – $15.00 per single column centimetre (25 per cent discount) 1000cm – $14.00 per single column centimetre (30 per cent discount) 2500cm – $13.00 per single column centimetre (35 per cent discount) 5000cm – $12.00 per single column centimetre (40 per cent discount) 10,000cm – $10.00 per single column centimetre (50 per cent discount) Base Rate Full-Page (37cm x 8cols) – $5920.00 Half-Page (18cm x 8cols) – $2880.00 Quarter-Page (18cm x 4 cols) – $1440.00 Eighth-Page (18cm x 2 cols) - $720.00 Preferred Positions Front-Page Positions: 5m x 2col. (Full-Colour): $200.00 Back-Page (Minimum Full Page) – 100% Loading Page 3 - 100% Loading Early Right-Hand Pages (Pages 5, 7, 9) – 50% Loading Classified Advertising Line Ads: $20 for first 20 words, $1 per word

Knox comprises Bayswater, Boronia, Ferntree Gully, Lysterfield, Knoxfield, Rowville, Scoresby, The Basin, Upper Ferntree Gully, Wantirna, and Wantirna South. Knox is home to more than 154,110 people, living in approximately 59,086 homes.

Manningham

Monash

Manningham comprises Bulleen, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Donvale, Nunawading (part), Park Orchards (part), Ringwood North (part), Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Warrandyte, Warrandyte South and Wonga Park (part).

Manningham is home to more than 122,900 people, living in approximately 45,500 homes.

Monash comprises Ashwood, Clayton, Glen Waverley, Hughesdale, Huntingdale, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Notting Hill, Oakleigh, Oakleigh East, and Wheelers Hill. Parts of Chadstone, Burwood and Oakleigh South are also included in Monash. Monash is home to more than 202,847 people, living in approximately 70,600 homes.

Maroondah

Maroondah comprises Bayswater North, Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Heathmont, Kilsyth (part), Kilsyth South, Park Orchards (part), Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North (part), Vermont (part), Warranwood and Wonga Park (part). Maroondah is home to more than 117,498 people, living in approximately 54,921 homes.

Whitehorse

Whitehorse comprises Balwyn North (part), Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Box Hill South, Burwood (part), Burwood East, Forest Hill, Mitcham, Mont Albert (part), Mont Albert North, Nunawading (part), Surrey Hills (part), Vermont (part) and Vermont South. Whitehorse is home to more than 176,196 people, living in approximately 65,881 homes.

LILYDALE & YARRA VALLEY EXPRESS EDITION YARRA RANGES SHIRE INCLUDING HEALESVILLE, LILYDALE, MT EVELYN, NORTH CROYDON, WARBURTON, WOORI YALLOCK, YARRA GLEN, YARRA JUNCTION

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Contact Us

Phone: 1800 231 311 Email: editor@LocalPaper.com.au

Published

Every Wednesday, February-Christmas.

44 weekly issues online, 23 fortnightly print issues, excluding January and Easter Wednesday.

Deadlines

Bookings (all ads are pre-paid): 4pm Friday Material: 4pm Friday

Advertising Rates

All ads are pre-paid at time of booking.

Casual (Base) Rate – $20.00 per single column centimetre 250cm – $16.00 per single column centimetre (20 per cent discount) 500cm – $15.00 per single column centimetre (25 per cent discount) 1000cm – $14.00 per single column centimetre (30 per cent discount) 2500cm – $13.00 per single column centimetre (35 per cent discount) 5000cm – $12.00 per single column centimetre (40 per cent discount) 10,000cm – $10.00 per single column centimetre (50 per cent discount) Base Rate Full-Page (37cm x 8cols) – $5920.00 Half-Page (18cm x 8cols) – $2880.00 Quarter-Page (18cm x 4 cols) – $1440.00 Eighth-Page (18cm x 2 cols) - $720.00 Preferred Positions Front-Page Positions: 5m x 2col. (Full-Colour): $200.00 Back-Page (Minimum Full Page) – 100% Loading Page 3 - 100% Loading Early Right-Hand Pages (Pages 5, 7, 9) – 50% Loading Classified Advertising Line Ads: $20 for first 20 words, $1 per word

Yarra Ranges readership area comprises Badger Creek, Chirnside Park, Chum Creek, Coldstream, Dixons Creek, Don Valley, East Warburton, Fernshaw, Gilderoy, Gladysdale, Gruyere, Healesville, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, Lilydale, Millgrove, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn, Powelltown, Seville, Seville East, Steels Creek, Wandin East, Wandin North, Warburton, Wesburn, Wonga Park (part), Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Junction, Yellingbo and Yering. Yarra Ranges Shire is home to more than 158,831 people, living in approximately 58,509 homes.

MITCHELL SHIRE EDITION MITCHELL SHIRE INCLUDING BEVERIDGE, BROADFORD, CLOVERTON, KALKALLO, KILMORE, PUCKAPUNYAL, SEYMOUR, TRAWOOL, WALLAN, WANDONG JUNCTION

Proud Local Heritage

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Contact Us

Phone: 1800 231 311 Email: editor@LocalPaper.com.au

Published

Every Wednesday, February-Christmas.

44 weekly issues online, 23 fortnightly print issues, excluding January and Easter Wednesday.

Deadlines

Bookings (all ads are pre-paid): 4pm Friday Material: 4pm Friday

Advertising Rates

All ads are pre-paid at time of booking.

Casual (Base) Rate – $20.00 per single column centimetre 250cm – $16.00 per single column centimetre (20 per cent discount) 500cm – $15.00 per single column centimetre (25 per cent discount) 1000cm – $14.00 per single column centimetre (30 per cent discount) 2500cm – $13.00 per single column centimetre (35 per cent discount) 5000cm – $12.00 per single column centimetre (40 per cent discount) 10,000cm – $10.00 per single column centimetre (50 per cent discount) Base Rate Full-Page (37cm x 8cols) – $5920.00 Half-Page (18cm x 8cols) – $2880.00 Quarter-Page (18cm x 4 cols) – $1440.00 Eighth-Page (18cm x 2 cols) - $720.00 Preferred Positions Front-Page Positions: 5m x 2col. (Full-Colour): $200.00 Back-Page (Minimum Full Page) – 100% Loading Page 3 - 100% Loading Early Right-Hand Pages (Pages 5, 7, 9) – 50% Loading Classified Advertising Line Ads: $20 for first 20 words, $1 per word

Mitchell Shire comprises Beveridge, Broadford, Kilmore, Puckapunyal, Seymour, Tallarook, Tooborac, Trawool, Wallan, Wandong and Heathcote Junction. Mitrchell Shire is home to more than 49,216 people, living in approximately 16,321 homes.

NORTH-WEST EDITION BRIMBANK, HOBSONS BAY, HUME, MARIBYRNONG, MELTON, MERRI-BEK, MOONEE VALLEY, MOORABOOL, WYNDHAM

Proud Local Heritage

Brimbank

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Contact Us

Phone: 1800 231 311 Email: editor@LocalPaper.com.au

Published

Every Wednesday, February-Christmas.

44 weekly issues online, 23 fortnightly print issues, excluding January and Easter Wednesday.

Deadlines

Bookings (all ads are pre-paid): 4pm Friday Material: 4pm Friday

Advertising Rates

All ads are pre-paid at time of booking.

Casual (Base) Rate – $20.00 per single column centimetre 250cm – $16.00 per single column centimetre (20 per cent discount) 500cm – $15.00 per single column centimetre (25 per cent discount) 1000cm – $14.00 per single column centimetre (30 per cent discount) 2500cm – $13.00 per single column centimetre (35 per cent discount) 5000cm – $12.00 per single column centimetre (40 per cent discount) 10,000cm – $10.00 per single column centimetre (50 per cent discount)

Brimbank comprises Albanvale, Albion, Ardeer, Brooklyn (part), Cairnlea, Calder Park, Deer Park, Delahey, Derrimut, Hillside (part), Kealba, Keilor (part), Keilor Downs, Keilor East (part), Keilor Lodge, Keilor North, Keilor Park, Kings Park, St Albans, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West, Sydenham, Taylors Lakes and Tullamarine (part). Brimbank is home to more than 194,319 people, living in approximately 69,275 homes.

Hobsons Bay

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Hobsons Bay comprises Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Brooklyn, Laverton, Newport, Seabrook, Seaholme, South Kingsville, Spotswood, Williamstown and Williamstown North.

Hobsons Bay is home to more than 88,788 people, living in approximately 37,183 homes.

Hume

Melton

Hume comprises Attwood, Broadmeadows, Bulla, Campbellfield, Clarkefield (part), Coolaroo, Craigieburn, Dallas, Diggers Rest (part), Fawkner (part), Gladstone Park, Greenvale, Jacana, Kalkallo, Keilor (part), Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Mickleham, Oaklands Junction, Roxburgh Park, Somerton, Sunbury, Tullamarine (part), Westmeadows, Wildwood and Yuroke.

Hume is home to more than 197,376 people, Melton comprises Aintree, Bonnie Brook, living in approximately 67,399 homes.

Brookfield, Burnside, Burnside Heights, Caroline Springs, Cobblebank, Deanside, Diggers Rest, Maribyrnong Exford, Eynesbury, Fieldstone, Fraser Rise, Grangefields, Harkness, Hillside, Kurunjang, Melton, Melton South, Melton West, Mount Cottrell, Parwan, Plumpton, Ravenhall, Rockbank, Strathtulloh, Taylors Hill, Thornhill Park, Toolern Vale, Truganina, Weir Views. Melton is home to more than 193,1557 people, living in approximately 60,363 homes.

Maribyrnong comprises Braybrook, Footscray, Kingsville, Maidstone, Maribyrnong, Seddon, Tottenham, West Footscray and Yarraville.

Maribyrnong is home to more than 82,288 people, living in approximately 35,757 homes.

Merri-bek

Merri-bek comprises Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Coburg, Coburg North, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale, and Pascoe Vale South. Merri-bek is home to more than 184,707 people, living in approximately 70,709 homes.

Moorabool

Moorabool comprises Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Balliang, Balliang East, Barkstead, Blackwood, Bungaree, Clarendon, Dales Creek, Dunnstown, Elaine, Gordon, Greendale, Korweinguboora, Lal Lal, Mount Egerton, Myrniong, Wallace and Yendon.. Moorabool is home to more than 38,506 people, living in approximately 15,469 homes.

Wyndham

Moonee Valley

Moonee Valley comprises Aberfeldie, Airport West, Avondale Heights, Ascot Vale, Essendon, Essendon Fields, Essendon North, Essendon West, Flemington, Keilor East, Moonee Ponds, Niddrie, Strathmore, Strathmore Heights and Travancore.

Moonee Valley is home to more than 129,739 people, living in approximately 48,000 homes.

Wyndham comprises Cocoroc, Eynesbury (part), Hoppers Crossing, Laverton (part), Laverton North, Little River (part), Mambourin, Mount Cottrell (part), Point Cook, Quandong, Tarneit, Truganina (part), Werribee, Werribee South, Williams Landing and Wyndham Vale. Wyndham is home to more than 309,125 people, living in approximately 100,366 homes.

NORTHERN SUBURBS EDITION BANYULE, DAREBIN, NILLUMBIK (URBAN), WHITTLESEA (URBAN)

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Banyule comprises Bellfield, Darebin, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg West, Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East, Macleod, Rosanna, Watsonia, Viewbank and Yallambie. Banyule is home to more than 121,865 people, living in approximately 50,223 homes.

Darebin

Preston Post-Reservoir Times area comprises Whittlesea (Urban) Keon Park, Kingsbury, Northland, Preston, Preston East, Preston West, Regent, Reservoir, Reservoir East, Reservoir West. Northcote Budget area comprises Alphington, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Croxton, Dennis, Fairfield, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Merri, Northcote, Thornbury and Westgarth. The City of Darebin is home to more than 146,719 people, living in approximately 63,562 homes.

Nillumbik (Urban) ‘Diamond Valley’

Whittlesea Post area comprises Bundoora, Epping, Epping North, Lalor, Mill Park, Thomastown, South Morang, Wollert. The City of Whittlesea is home to more than 197,491 people, living in approximately 71,014 homes.

Diamond Valley comprises Briar Hill, Eltham, Greensborough, Lower Plenty, Montmorency and St Helena. Nillumbik Shire is home to more than 64,659 people, living in approximately 21,753 homes.

GREATER DANDENONG-FRANKSTON-PENINSULA CASEY-CARDINIA EDITION Proud Local Heritage

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The Casey-Cardinia Edition readership area comprises part of the City of Casey including Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Eumemmerring, Hallam, Hampton Park, Harkaway, Junction Village, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst (part), Pearcedale (part). The entire City of Casey is home to more than 340,419 people, living in approximately 102,790 homes.

The Shire of Cardinia readership area includes Cardinia Shire includes the suburbs and localities of Beaconsfield (part), Beaconsfield Upper, Officer, Officer South, Pakenham, Pakenham South and Pakenham Upper. The entire Shire of Casey is home to more than 118,675 people, living in approximately 35,098 homes.

Frankston

Frankston comprises Carrum Downs, Frankston, Frankston North, Frankston South, Langwarrin, Langwarrin South, Sandhurst, Seaford and Skye.

Frankston is home to more than 134,143 people, living in approximately 56,935 homes.

Greater Dandenong

Greater Dandenong comprises Bangholme, Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Keysborough, Noble Park, Noble Park North, Springvale and Springvale South plus parts of Lyndhurst. Greater Dandenong is home to more than 152,050 people, living in approximately 54,694 homes.

Mornington Peninsula

Western Port

Mornington Peninsula comprises Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza and Mount Martha.

Mornington Peninsula Shire is home to more than 154,999 people, living in approximately 89,155 homes.

Southern Peninsula

Southern Peninsula comprises Blairgowrie, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Capel Sound, Dromana, Fingal, McCrae, Portsea, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Sorrento, St Andrews Beach and Tootgarook. Mornington Peninsula Shire is home to more than 154,999 people, living in approximately 89,155 homes.

Western Port comprises Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Bittern, Crib Point, Dromana, Flinders, Hastings, HMAS Cerberus, Main Ridge, Merricks, Merricks Beach, Merricks North, Point Leo, Portsea, Red Hill, Red Hill South, Shoreham, Somers, Somerville and Tyabb. Mornington Peninsula Shire is home to more than 154,999 people, living in approximately 89,155 homes.

REGIONAL EDITION MANSFIELD, MURRINDINDI, NILLUMBIK (RURAL), STRATHBOGIE, WHITTLESEA (RURAL)

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Murrindindi comprises Acheron, Alexandra, Buxton, Cathkin, Castella, Caveat, Devils River, Dropmore, Eildon, Fawcett, Flowerdale, Ghin Ghin, Glenburn, Gobur, Granton, Highlands, Homewood, Kanumbra, Kerrisdale, Killingworth, Kinglake, Kinglake Central, Kinglake West, Koriella, Limestone, Maintongoon, Marysville, Molesworth, Murrindindi, Narbethong, Pheasant Creek, Rubicon, Strath Creek, Taggerty, Taylor Bay, Terip Terip, Thornton, Toolangi, Whanregarwen, Yarck, Yea. Also to Mansfield. Murrindindi Shire is home to more than 14,478 people, living in approximately 6293 homes.

SOUTHERN CROSS WEEKLY EDITION BAYSIDE, BOROONDARA (SOUTH), GLEN EIRA, KINGSTON, MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP, STONNINGTON, YARRA

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Bayside comprises Beaumaris, Black Rock, Brighton, Brighton East, Cheltenham (part), Hampton, Hampton East, Highett (part) and Sandringham. Bayside is home to more than 105,580 people, living in approximately 41,091 homes.

Boroondara (South)

Boroondara (south) area comprises the southern part of the municipality including Ashburton, Camberwell, Glen Iris (part), Hawthorn and Hawthorn East. Boroondara City is home to more than 176,632 people, living in approximately 69,419 homes.

Glen Eira

Glen Eira comprises Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Caulfield East, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena and Ormond, and parts of the suburbs of Brighton East and St Kilda East. Glen Eira is home to more than 155,123 people, living in approximately 59,815 homes.

Kingston

Kingston comprises Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Cheltenham, Clarinda, Clayton South, Dingley Village, Edithvale, Heatherton, Highett, Mentone, Moorabbin, Moorabbin Airport, Mordialloc, Oakleigh South, Parkdale, Patterson Lakes and Waterways. Kingston is home to more than 176,632 people, living in approximately 67,617 homes.

Melbourne

Melbourne comprises Carlton, Parkville, East Melbourne, West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Kensington Docklands, South Yarra, Southbank.

Melbourne is home to more than 149,615 people, living in approximately 103,363 homes.

Port Phillip

Port Phillip comprises Albert Park, Balaclava, Elwood, Melbourne (part), Middle Park, Port Melbourne (part), Ripponlea, South Melbourne, Southbank (part), St Kilda, St Kilda East (part), St Kilda West and Windsor (part). Port Phillip is home to more than 100,863 people, living in approximately 57,867 homes.

Stonnington

Stonnington comprises Armadale, Glen Iris, Kooyong, Malvern, Malvern East, Prahran, South Yarra, Toorak and Windsor. Stonnington is home to more than 114,340 people, living in approximately 54,181 homes.

Yarra

Yarra comprises Abbotsford, Burnley, Carlton North, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Cremorne, Fitzroy, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill, Richmond. Yarra is home to more than 99,622 people, living in approximately 44,033homes.

Melbourne

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Readership Areas By Postcodes Eastern Suburbs Edition

3101 Kew. 3102 Kew East.

3103 Balwyn. 3104 Balwyn North. 3105 Bulleen. 3106 Templestowe. 3107 Templestowe Lower. 3108 Doncaster. 3109 Doncaster East. 3111 Donvale. 3113 North Warrandyte, Warrandyte.

3114 Park Orchards. 3125 Burwood. 3126 Canterbury.

3127 Mont Albert, Surrey Hills.

3128 Box Hill, Box Hill Central, Box Hill South. 3129 Box Hill North, Mont Albert North. 3130 Blackburn, Blackburn North, Blackburn South. 3131 Forest Hill, Nunawading. 3132 Mitcham. 3133 Vermont, Vermont South. 3134 Ringwood, Ringwood North, Warrandyte South, Warranwood. 3135 Heathmont, Ringwood East.

3136 Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South.

3137 Kilsyth, Kilsyth South.

3147 Ashburton, Ashwood.

3149 Mount Waverley. 3150 Glen Waverley, Wheelers Hill.

3151 Burwood East. 3152 Knox City Centre, Wantirna, Wantirna South. 3153 Bayswater, Bayswater North. 3154 The Basin. 3155 Boronia. 3156 Ferntree Gully, Lysterfield, Lysterfield South, Upper Ferntree Gully. 3158 Upwey. 3160

Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Belgrave South, Tecoma. 3166 Hughesdale, Huntingdale, Oakleigh, Oakleigh East. 3167 Oakleigh South. 3168 Clayton, Notting Hill. 3169 Clarinda, Clayton South. 3170 Mulgrave.

3178 Rowville. 3179 Scoresby.

3180 Knoxfield. 3800 Monash University.

Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition

3116 Chirnside Park. 3136 North Croydon. 3138 Mooroolbark. 3139 Beenak, Don Valley, Hoddles Creek, Launching Place, Seville, Seville East, Wandin East, Wandin North, Woori Yallock, Yellingbo.

3140 Lilydale. 3770 Coldstream, Gruyere, Yering.

3775 Tarrawarra, Yarra Glen.

3777 Badger Creek, Castella, Chum Creek, Healesville, Mount Toolebewong, Toolangi. 3796 Mount Evelyn. 3797 Gilderoy, Gladysdale, Powelltown, Three Bridges, Yarra Junction. 3799 Big Pats Creek, East Warburton, McMahons Creek, Millgrove, Reefton, Warburton, Wesburn.

Mitchell Shire Edition

3064 Donnybrook, Kalkallo.

3608 Nagambie. 3660, 3661

Dysart, Northwood, Seymour, Seymour South, Whiteheads Creek. 3662 Puckapunyal, Milpo. 3663 Mangalore. 3664 Avenel. 3753 Beveridge. 3756 Darraweit Guim, Hidden Valley, Upper Plenty, Wallan, Wallan East. 3758 Heathcote Junction, Wandong. 3762 Bylands. 3764 Forbes, Glenaroua, High Camp, Kilmore, Kilmore East, Moranding, Willowmavin.

North-West Edition

3003 West Melbourne. 3010 University of Melbourne. 3011 Footscray, Seddon. 3012 Brooklyn, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footsray. 3013 Yarraville.

3015 Newport, South Kingsville, Spotswood. 3016 Williamstown, Williamstown North. 3018 Altona, Seaholme. 3019 Brabrook. 3020 Albion, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West. 3021 Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans. 3022 Ardeer. 3032 Burnside, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Ravenhall.

3024 Mambourin, Mount Cottrell, Wyndham Vale. 3025 Altona North. 3026 Laverton North. 3027 Laverton RAAF, Williams RAAF. 3028 Altona Meadows, Laverton, Seabrook.

3029 Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit, Truganina. 3030 Chartwell,

Cocoroc, Derrimut, Point Cook, Quandong, Werribee, Werribee South. 3031 Flemington, Kensingron. 3032 Ascot Vale, Highpoint City, Marubyrnong, Travancore. 3033 Keilor East.

3034 Avondale Heights. 3036 Keilor, Keilor North. 3037 Calder Park, Delahey, Hillside, Plumpton, Sydenham, Taylors Hill. 3038 Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Taylors Lakes. 3039 Moonee Ponds. 3040.

Aberfeldie, Essendon, Essendon West. 3041 Essendon North, Strathmore, Strathmore Heights.

3042 Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie. 3043 Gladstone Park, Gowanbrae, Tullamarine. 3044 Pascoe Vale, Pascoe Vale South.

3045 Melbourne Airport. 3046 Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park.

3047 Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana. 3048 Coolaroo, Meadow Heights. 3049 Attwood, Westmeadows. 3050 Royal Melbourne Hospital.

3051 North Melbourne. 3052 Parkville. 3053 Carlton. 3054 Carlton North, Princes Hill.

3055 Brunswick West. 3056 Brunswick. 3057 Brunswick East. 3058 Coburg, Coburg North, Moreland. 3059 Greenvale. 3060 Fawkner. 3061 Campbellfield. 3062 Somerton.

3063 Oaklands Junction. 3064 Craigieburn, Mickleham, Roxburgh Park. 3335 Plumpton, Rockbank. 3337 Kurunjang, Melton, Melton West, Toolern Vale. 3338 Brookfield, Exford, Eynesbury, Mleton South. 3340 Bacchus Marsh, Balliang, Balliang East, Coimadai, Darley, Glenmore, Hopetoun Park, Long Forest, Maddingley, Merrimu, Parwan, Rowsley. 3428 Bulla.

3429 Sunbury. 3430 Clarkefield.

Northern Suburbs Edition

3065 Fitzroy. 3066 Collingwood.

3068 Clifton Hill, Fitzroy North.

3070 Northcote. 3071 Thornbury. 3072 Preston. 3073 Reservoir. 3074 Thomastown.

3075 Lalor. 3076 Epping. 3078 Alphington, Fairfield. 3079 Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe East. 3081 Bellfield, Heidelberg Heights, Heidelberg RGH, Heidelberg West. 3082 Mill Park. 3083 Bundoora, Kingsbury, La Trobe University. 3084 Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Viewbank.

3085 Macleod, Yallambie. 3086 La Trobe University. 3087 Watsonia, Watsonia North. 3088 Briar Hill, Greensborough, St Helena. 3089 Diamond Creek.

3090 Plenty. 3091 Yarrambat.

3093 Lower Plenty. 3094 Montmorency. 3095 Eltham, Eltham North, Research. 3750 Wollert. 3752 South Morang.

Peninsula-FrankstonGreater DandenongCasey-Cardinia Edition

3164 Dandenong South. 3170 Mulgrave. 3171 Springvale.

3172 Dingley Village, Springvale South. 3173 Keysborough.

3174 Noble Park, Noble Park North. 3175 Bangholme, Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South. 3177 Doveton, Eumemmerring. 3194 Mentone, Moorabbin Airport.

3195 Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Braeside, Mordialloc, Parkdale Waterways. 3196 Bonbeach, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale. 3197 Carrum, Patterson Lakes. 3198 Seaford. 3199 Frankston, Frankston South. 3200 Frankston North. 3201 Carrum Downs. 3802 Endeavour Hills.

3803 Hallam. 3804 Narre

Warren East, Narre Warren North. 3805 Narre Warren, Narre Warren South. 3806 Berwick, Harkaway. 3807 Beaconsfield, Guys Hill. 3808 Beaconsfield Upper, Dewhurst.

3809 Officer, Officer South.

3810 Pakenham, Pakenham South, Pakenham Upper, Rythdale. 3910 Langwarrin.

3911 Baxter, Langwarrin South.

3912 Pearcedale, Somerville.

3913 Tyabb. 3915 Hastings, Tuerong. 3916 Merricks, Point Leo, Shoreham. 3918 Bittern.

3919 Crib Point. 3920 Flinders Naval Depot, HMAS Cerberus.

3928 Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Merricks Beach, Merricks North. 3927 Somers.

3928 Main Ridge. 3929 Flinders. 3930 Mount Eliza.

3931 Mornington. 3933 Moorooduc. 3934 Mount Martha. 3936 Arthurs Seat, Dromana, Safety Beach. 3937 Red Hill, Red Hill South. 3938 McCrae. 3939 Boneo, Cape Schanck, Fingal, Rosebud. 3940 Rosebud West. 3941 Rye, St Andrews Beach, Tootgarook.

3942 Blairgowrie. 3943 Sorrento. 3944 Portsea. 3975 Lynbrook, Lyndhuirst. 3976 Hampton Park. 3977 Cranbourne, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, Devon Meadows, Five Ways, Junction Village, Skye. 3978 Cardinia, Clyde, Clyde North.

Regional Edition

3089 Diamond Creek. 3091 Yarrambat. 3095 Eltham, Eltham North, Research. 3096 Wattle Glen. 3097 Bend of Islands, Kangaroo Ground, Watsons Creek. 3099 Arthurs Creek, Cottles Bridge, Hurstbridge, Nutfield,

Strathewen. 3115 Wonga Park.

3660 Caveat, Dropmore, Highlands, Kerrisdale, Kobyboyn, Trawoool. 3711 Buxton. 3712 Rubicon, Thornton. 3713 Eildon, Lake Eildon. 3714 Acheron, Alexandra, Cathkin, Crystal Creek, Fawcett, Koriella, Taggerty. 3715 Ancona, Merton, Woodfield. 3717 Flowerdale, Ghin Ghin, Glenburn, Homewood, Killingworth, Limestone, Murrindindi, Yea. 3718 Molesworth. 3719 Gobur, Kanumbra, Terip Terip, Yarck.

3722 Barwite, Mansfield, Mirimbah. 3724 Mansfield.

3750 Wollert. 3751 Woodstock.

3752 South Morang. 3754 Doreen, Mernda. 3755 Yan Yean. 3757 Bruces Creek, Eden Park, Humevale, Kinglake Central, Kinglake West, Pheasant Creek, Whittlesea. 3759 Panton Hill. 3760 Smiths Gully.

3761 St Andrews. 3763 Kinglake, Mount Slide. 3775 Christmas Hills, Dixons Creek, Steels Creek. 3778 Fernshaw, Marysville. 3779 Cambnraville, Marysville.

Southern Cross Weekly Edition

3000, 3001, 3004 Melbourne.

3002 East Melbourne. 305 World Trade Centre. 3006 Southbank. 3008 Docklands.

3067 Abbotsford. 3121 Burnley, Cremorne, Richmond. 3122 Hawthorn. 3123 Hawthorn East.

3124 Camberwell. 3125 Burwood. 3141 South Yarra.

3142 Toorak. 3143 Armadale.

3144 Kooyong, Malvern. 3145 Caulfield East, Malvern East.

3146 Glen Iris. 3147 Ashburton, Ashwood. 3148 Chadstone, Chadstone Centre.

3161 Caulfield North. 3162 Caulfield, Caulfield South. 3163 Carnegie, Glen Huntly, Murrumbeena. 3165 Bentleigh East. 3181 Prahran, Windsor.

3182 St Kilda, St Kilda West.

3183. Balaclava, St Kild East.

3184 Elwood. 3185 Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea. 3186 Brighton, Brighton North. 3187 Brighton East. 3188 Hampton, Hampton East. 3189 Moorabbin, Moorabbin East. 3190 Highett.

3191 Sandringham. 3192 Cheltenham, Southland Centre.

3193 Beaumaris, Black Rock.

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