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Australian Community Media

December 12, 2023

Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald, The Examiner, The Border Mail, The Courier and the Illawarra Mercury along with more than one hundred community-based websites across Australia and numerous agricultural publications including The Land and Queensland Country Life.

Australian Community Media
FormerlyRural Press
IndustryMedia
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Regional Australia
ProductsRegional newspapers
Websites
Owner

The entity was formerly owned by Fairfax Media prior to its merger with Nine Entertainment in 2018. In April 2019, Nine sold the business to former chief executive of real estate platform Domain Antony Catalano and billionaire Alex Waislitz.

History edit

ACM's origins can be traced back to The Land, founded in Sydney in 1911. In subsequent decades, The Land acquired various other community newspapers. In September 1970, John Fairfax acquired a 25% shareholding.[1] In 1981, the company was renamed Rural Press.[citation needed] In 1985, John Fairfax increased its shareholding from 25% to 45%.[2] In March 1989, Rural Press was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with Fairfax Holdings having a 51% shareholding.[3]

By the mid-2000s, Rural Press owned approximately 170 newspaper and magazine titles, the Canberra Times being the most prominent. These were predominantly in rural Australia, though it also owned a number of agricultural publications in the United States and New Zealand. It also owned radio stations in regional Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, a range of Australian classified advertising websites, and Australian commercial printing plants.[4][5]

On 6 December 2006, it was announced that Rural Press and John Fairfax would merge to form a new company estimated in value at $12 billion.[6][failed verification] Under the deal, the family company of Rural Press chairman John B. Fairfax (who did not have an interest in the company bearing his family's name) took a 13.5 per cent stake in the merged entity. This was just short of a controlling interest, but gave Fairfax a potential blocking stake if Publishing & Broadcasting Limited, News Corporation, the Seven Network or a private equity raider embarked on a hostile takeover, as had been widely anticipated following the Federal Parliament's passage of new media laws on October 18, 2006.[7]

The merger with Fairfax was completed on 8 May 2007.[8] Papers from Rural Press were published under the Fairfax Regional Media brand, which later became Australian Community Media. Fairfax Media merged with Nine Entertainment in December 2018 and Nine sold ACM to Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz in April 2019.[9][10][11]

Newspapers edit

Regional Daily edit

New South Wales edit

Other

Non-daily

New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

ACT and Southern Inland NSW
Illawarra and South East NSW
New England
Newcastle and Hunter region
Central Coast NSW
  • Central Coast Community News (Gosford)
North Coast NSW
South West NSW
Sydney Suburban
Western NSW

Queensland and Northern Territory

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

ACM is represented in Victoria by "The Mighty V" and the Victorian Country Press Association (VCPA)

Western Australia

Agricultural

Rural Weeklies

Specialty Publications

  • Alfa Lotfeeding
  • Australian Cotton & Grains Outlook
  • Good Fruit & Vegetables
  • Horse Deals
  • The Australian Dairy Farmer

Specialty brands

Targeted brands

  • The Senior
  • Focus
  • Rural Bookshop
  • The Content Studio
  • Chi Squared Research

Rural newspaper inserted publications

  • Country Leader
  • Hunter Valley and North Coast Town & Country
  • North West Magazine
  • The Rural
  • The Border News
  • Town and Country Magazine
  • Western Magazine

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fairfax takes up new issue". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1970. p. 34.
  2. ^ "Fairfax lifting stake in Rural Press". The Canberra Times. 23 May 1985. p. 27.
  3. ^ "Rural Press Ltd on stock exchange". Nota. 1 April 1989. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Rural Press stable extended". The Canberra Times. 7 September 1993. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Radio growth for Rural Press". The Canberra Times. 12 July 1994. p. 17.
  6. ^ Knight, Elizabeth (7 December 2006). "Stakes raised in media's cold war". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ Long, Stephen (6 December 2006). "Fairfax, Rural press announce plan for merger". PM. Radio National. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Rural Press, Fairfax officially merged". The Age. 9 May 2007.
  9. ^ "Nine sells Fairfax community newspapers to Antony Catalano". ABC News (Australia). 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (30 April 2019). "Antony Catalano buys Nine's regional newspapers". Mumbrella.
  11. ^ Simmons, David (9 July 2019). "Thorney takes a slice of Catalano's Australian Community Media". Business News Australia.[permanent dead link]

December 12, 2023
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Australian Community Media ACM is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications Its mastheads include the Canberra Times Newcastle Herald The Examiner The Border Mail The Courier and the Illawarra Mercury along with more than one hundred community based websites across Australia and numerous agricultural publications including The Land and Queensland Country Life Australian Community MediaFormerlyRural PressIndustryMediaHeadquartersSydney AustraliaArea servedRegional AustraliaProductsRegional newspapersWebsitesOwnerAntony Catalano 50 Alex Waislitz 50 The entity was formerly owned by Fairfax Media prior to its merger with Nine Entertainment in 2018 In April 2019 Nine sold the business to former chief executive of real estate platform Domain Antony Catalano and billionaire Alex Waislitz Contents 1 History 2 Newspapers 2 1 Regional Daily 2 1 1 New South Wales 2 1 2 Other 2 2 Non daily 2 2 1 New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory 2 2 1 1 ACT and Southern Inland NSW 2 2 1 2 Illawarra and South East NSW 2 2 1 3 New England 2 2 1 4 Newcastle and Hunter region 2 2 1 5 Central Coast NSW 2 2 1 6 North Coast NSW 2 2 1 7 South West NSW 2 2 1 8 Sydney Suburban 2 2 1 9 Western NSW 2 2 2 Queensland and Northern Territory 2 2 3 South Australia 2 2 4 Tasmania 2 2 5 Victoria 2 2 6 Western Australia 2 3 Agricultural 2 3 1 Rural Weeklies 2 3 2 Specialty Publications 2 4 Specialty brands 2 4 1 Targeted brands 2 4 2 Rural newspaper inserted publications 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory editACM s origins can be traced back to The Land founded in Sydney in 1911 In subsequent decades The Land acquired various other community newspapers In September 1970 John Fairfax acquired a 25 shareholding 1 In 1981 the company was renamed Rural Press citation needed In 1985 John Fairfax increased its shareholding from 25 to 45 2 In March 1989 Rural Press was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with Fairfax Holdings having a 51 shareholding 3 By the mid 2000s Rural Press owned approximately 170 newspaper and magazine titles the Canberra Times being the most prominent These were predominantly in rural Australia though it also owned a number of agricultural publications in the United States and New Zealand It also owned radio stations in regional Queensland South Australia and Western Australia a range of Australian classified advertising websites and Australian commercial printing plants 4 5 On 6 December 2006 it was announced that Rural Press and John Fairfax would merge to form a new company estimated in value at 12 billion 6 failed verification Under the deal the family company of Rural Press chairman John B Fairfax who did not have an interest in the company bearing his family s name took a 13 5 per cent stake in the merged entity This was just short of a controlling interest but gave Fairfax a potential blocking stake if Publishing amp Broadcasting Limited News Corporation the Seven Network or a private equity raider embarked on a hostile takeover as had been widely anticipated following the Federal Parliament s passage of new media laws on October 18 2006 7 The merger with Fairfax was completed on 8 May 2007 8 Papers from Rural Press were published under the Fairfax Regional Media brand which later became Australian Community Media Fairfax Media merged with Nine Entertainment in December 2018 and Nine sold ACM to Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz in April 2019 9 10 11 Newspapers editRegional Daily edit New South Wales edit Central Western Daily Orange Daily Liberal Dubbo Illawarra Mercury Wollongong The Newcastle Herald Newcastle The Daily Advertiser Wagga Wagga The Northern Daily Leader Tamworth Western Advocate Bathurst Other The Advocate Burnie Devonport Bendigo Advertiser Bendigo The Border Mail Albury Wodonga The Canberra Times Canberra The Courier Ballarat The Examiner Launceston The Standard Warrnambool Non daily New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory ACT and Southern Inland NSW Braidwood Times Crookwell Gazette Goulburn Post Highlands Post Bowral Southern Highland News Bowral The Chronicle Canberra The Post Weekly Goulburn The Queanbeyan Age Yass TribuneIllawarra and South East NSW Bay Post Batemans Bay and Moruya Examiner Bega District News Bombala Times Eurobodalla Shire Independent Kiama Independent Magnet Eden Merimbula News Weekly Milton Ulladulla Times Narooma News Shoalhaven amp Nowra News South Coast Register Nowra The Advertiser incorporating Lake Times New England Glen Innes Examiner Moree Champion Namoi Valley Independent Gunnedah Tenterfield Star The Armidale Express Armidale Express Extra The Guyra Argus The Inverell Times The Tamworth Times including The Tamworth Independent Walcha NewsNewcastle and Hunter region Dungog Chronicle Hunter Valley News Lakes Mail Maitland amp Lower Hunter Star Muswellbrook Chronicle Newcastle amp Lake Macquarie Star Port Stephens Examiner The Advertiser Cessnock Maitland Mercury The Scone Advocate The Singleton ArgusCentral Coast NSW Central Coast Community News Gosford North Coast NSW Camden Haven Courier Express Port Macquarie Gloucester Advocate Great Lakes Advocate Guardian News Nambucca Habiscus Happynings Macleay Valley Happynings Manning Great Lakes Extra Manning River Times Mid Coast Observer Macksville Port Macquarie News The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun The Macleay Argus Wauchope Gazette The Byron Shire Echo Wingham ChronicleSouth West NSW Cootamundra Herald Eastern Riverina Chronicle Harden Murrumburrah Express Southern Cross Junee The Area News Griffith The Irrigator Leeton The Leader Wagga Wagga Southern Riverina News Finley The Corowa Free Press Deniliquin Pastoral Times The Observer Darlington Point Coleambally Sydney Suburban Blue Mountains Gazette Fairfield City Champion Hawkesbury Courier Hawkesbury Gazette Liverpool City Champion St George amp Sutherland Shire Leader The Advertiser Campbelltown Camden Narellan Wollondilly Inner West Times Auburn Review The Bankstown Canterbury TorchWestern NSW Blayney Chronicle Boorowa News Canowindra News Cowra Guardian Dubbo Mailbox Shopper Forbes Advocate Lithgow Mercury Midstate Observer Orange Mudgee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser Narromine News and Trangie Advocate Nyngan Observer Oberon Review Parkes Champion Post The Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser The Young Witness Wellington Times Western Times Bathurst ACM Rural EventsQueensland and Northern Territory Beaudesert Times Goondiwindi Argus Jimboomba Times Redland City Bulletin The North West Star Mount Isa The Longreach Leader The Katherine TimesSouth Australia Barossa amp Light Herald The Border Chronicle Coastal Leader Eyre Peninsula Tribune The Northern Argus Victor Harbor Times On the Coast Port Lincoln Times The Flinders News The Islander The Murray Valley Standard The Naracoorte Herald The Recorder The Transcontinental West Coast Sentinel The Whyalla NewsTasmania The Sunday Examiner Launceston Victoria ACM is represented in Victoria by The Mighty V and the Victorian Country Press Association VCPA Latrobe Valley Express The Advocate Daylesford The Ararat Advertiser The Moyne Gazette The Stawell Times News The Wimmera Mail Times Western Port News Southern Peninsula News Mornington News Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News Frankston TimesWestern Australia Augusta Margaret River Mail Bunbury Mail Wikidata Busselton Dunsborough Mail Collie Mail Donnybrook Bridgetown Manjimup Mail Mandurah Mail The Avon Valley and Wheatbelt Advocate The Esperance ExpressAgricultural Rural Weeklies The Land Queensland Country Life Farm Weekly Stock amp Land Stock Journal North Queensland Register AgTraderSpecialty Publications Alfa Lotfeeding Australian Cotton amp Grains Outlook Good Fruit amp Vegetables Horse Deals The Australian Dairy FarmerSpecialty brands Targeted brands The Senior Focus Rural Bookshop The Content Studio Chi Squared ResearchRural newspaper inserted publications Country Leader Hunter Valley and North Coast Town amp Country North West Magazine The Rural The Border News Town and Country Magazine Western MagazineExternal links editACM Ad Centre Fairfax Media Portfolio at the Australian Web Archive archived 11 March 2015 Australian Community Media amp Printing Nine Entertainment at the Australian Web Archive archived 5 March 2019 References edit Fairfax takes up new issue The Canberra Times 17 September 1970 p 34 Fairfax lifting stake in Rural Press The Canberra Times 23 May 1985 p 27 Rural Press Ltd on stock exchange Nota 1 April 1989 p 17 Rural Press stable extended The Canberra Times 7 September 1993 p 11 Radio growth for Rural Press The Canberra Times 12 July 1994 p 17 Knight Elizabeth 7 December 2006 Stakes raised in media s cold war The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 27 November 2021 Long Stephen 6 December 2006 Fairfax Rural press announce plan for merger PM Radio National Retrieved 27 November 2021 Rural Press Fairfax officially merged The Age 9 May 2007 Nine sells Fairfax community newspapers to Antony Catalano ABC News Australia 30 April 2019 Kelly Vivienne 30 April 2019 Antony Catalano buys Nine s regional newspapers Mumbrella Simmons David 9 July 2019 Thorney takes a slice of Catalano s Australian Community Media Business News Australia permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Australian Community Media amp oldid 1184453018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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