Garry Bailey steps down from Mercury

Tim Burrowes

December 22, 2011 4:46

Veteran Mercury editor Garry Bailey is to depart after ten years leading the Tasmanian newspaper and 42 years as a journalist, News Limited has announced.

He will be replaced by Andrew Holman, currently editor of The Cairns Post. Holman will also be in charge of the Sunday Tasmanian.

In turn, Neil Melloy, editor-in-chief at Quest Newspapers, will take the helm of The Cairns Post.

News Limited’s group editorial director Campbell Reid said: “During Garry’s decade as editor, The Mercury has been a rigorous, campaigning newspaper which has strengthened its stature as the voice of Tasmania.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.