Local publisher launches new title to fill hole left by ACM closure

May 26, 2020 3:44

Wimmera Mallee News has announced the launch of the Horsham Times, adding to its other western Victorian titles including the Warracknabeal Herald and Dimboola Banner, from the end of May.

The opening looks to fill a hole left by the ‘pauses’ Australian Community Media (ACM) rolled out across its network last month, with the Wimmera Mail-Times one of the impacted titles. It isn’t yet known when, or if, those titles will return.

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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Josephine Allison 27 May 20

Good to see enterprising people stepping up with new regional newspapers. More than ever we need regional news to keep everybody from local government and various bodies accountable. The loss of regional news coverage in Australia is a big loss to journalism.

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