Australian Community Media (ACM) is continuing to expand its portfolio with the launch of a print and digital publication in northern NSW.
The Northern Rivers Review will cover areas including Lismore, Ballina, Richmond River and Byron Bay. The paper will feature local news and lifestyle content.
It will roll out weekly from October 29 with a cover price of $2 in print and a $2 weekly digital subscription. Sophie Moeller, who has previously worked at The Australian and The Times in London, joins the new publication as editor.
“Being a local business owner and having spent many years coming to the Byron area, I couldn't be happier to be launching a new publication in the area I care so much about,” says ACM executive chairman Antony Catalano.
“Our focus has been to listen to the people and build a local team, which will focus on local stories, issues and the region's best real estate. We’ve been lucky enough to secure experienced journalist, editor and columnist Sophie Moeller to lead the editorial team. I would personally like to welcome Sophie to the team.”
The Northern Rivers Review will tap into ACM’s 170 titles across the country and will have access to its sales team and team of more than 600 journalists across the nation.
"I am so excited to get this lifestyle magazine off the ground to tell the stories that make The Northern Rivers the place where everyone wants to be and live,” Moeller says.
“There’s no coincidence our airport is one of the busiest in the country right now. People come to the far north corner of NSW because they want to experience a way of life that is ‘real’. The Northern Rivers Review will be as unique as its environment. It will not only help local journalism but celebrate its people, rural produce, industries, arts and events, tourism, not to mention its beautiful rolling blue and green real estate.”
ACM commercial director in the Northern rivers says it’s the “right time” to launch into the Northern NSW market.
“The market is proving resilient in so many ways during this period, and the outlook for population growth and economic certainty makes the Northern Rivers Review a credible environment for local and national advertisers to share their messages,” Harris says.
“Our bundled real estate offer through realestateview.com.au is like no other in the Northern Rivers, and presents the opportunity for vendors to connect with buyers at different stages of the property journey.”
Earlier this month, ACM announced the launch of another publication, The Northern Beaches Review, a glossy magazine covering news and lifestyle continent in the Sydney Northern Beaches region.
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