Whitsunday Times

The Whitsunday Times was a weekly newspaper covering the Whitsunday Shire in North Queensland, Australia. It continues on as digital-only masthead.

Its circulation area includes Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine, Bowen and surrounding suburbs and islands.

It was published every Thursday, and an average of 7,342 copies[1] were distributed, sold or home delivered across the region.

It was published by News Corp Australia. It was formerly printed by Mackay Printing and Publishing, part of APN News & Media.

History

It was founded in 1981 under the Airlie and Island News masthead.[2][3]

Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.[4]

References
  1. Circulation Audit Board, September 2006
  2. Airlie times & Island news, Queensland Parliamentary Library, 1983, retrieved 8 December 2014
  3. "Airlie times & Island news", The Times, 1983, retrieved 8 December 2014
  4. "Future is digital: News announces major changes". Gatton Star. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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