The Narrabri Courier, the Gunnedah Times and the Wee Waa News in north-west NSW will return June 11 under new ownership, a month after publishing final editions.
Independent regional newspaper company the Times News Group has acquired the mastheads.
Commercial terms were not revealed.
The Narrabri Courier, published for more than 100 years by the Dunnet family, changed hands in 2024.
The acquisition adds to Times News Group's NSW network, which includes the Byron Coast Times, Ballina Times, Tweed Coast Times and Lismore Times.
Warick Brown, managing director of Times News Group, said the company had previously saved the McIvor Times in Heathcote and the Moorabool News, both of which had faced closure.
"When a local newspaper closes, communities lose far more than a publication,” he said.
"They lose a watchdog, a storyteller, a historical record and one of the few institutions dedicated entirely to covering local issues.
"We believed these newspapers were too important to lose.”
Brown said maintaining the local identity of each masthead would be central to their future.
"Our role is not to change what makes them special. Our role is to ensure they have a future,” he said.
"People want to read about their towns, their farms, their businesses, their sporting clubs and the issues affecting their communities.
"That's what local newspapers do best.”
The newspapers will continue publishing under their existing masthead names.
Brown said existing advertising rates would be honoured and encouraged readers to support the papers through purchasing and digital subscriptions.
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