Welcome to NewsLocal

Turn locals into customers

NewsLocal is one of Australia’s largest community newspaper networks, comprising of 22 titles, covering Sydney and the Central Coast.

Over the last 12 months we engaged our readers and advertisers in one of the most extensive research projects ever undertaken by a community media group.

The insights provided have helped us deepen our relationships with readers, refresh our connection with the communities we cover and deliver greater value for your advertising investment.

We want to be even more local

That’s why we’ve changed our name from Cumberland Courier Newspapers to something truly local. Introducing our new company name:

Our famous mastheads are remaining, but local is now at the heart of how we gather news, write our stories and cover our communities.

We’ve also added an important symbol to our brand name, representing the local foot traffic that we drive into your business:

Our new look paper

General news

General news includes more interesting, relevant, positive and solutions-based editorial offering greater local connection. Stories are more balanced and feature interviews with members of the general public, and more stories about local heroes. Read more

General news

Street Watch

Street Watch focuses on safety and prevention advice, delivered by an independent authority. It also provides a round-up of the latest crime news with a map to locate where it occurred. Read more

Near you

Our new hyperlocal section includes stories on a variety of suburbs about real locals and their neighbourhoods. The articles are ‘bite size’ and rotate to ensure more suburbs from our coverage area are featured. Read more

Conversations

Conversations invites people from the community to contribute issues concerning them. The content will be drawn from letters, emails, facebook and vox pops on the street. Read more

What’s on

Our fantastic new weekly calendar is packed with local events and things to do. Events are sectioned by day of the week, and indicate which activities are perfect for families. Discount and exclusive offers will also be available. Read more

Taste

Our readers ranked food as one of their favourites in lifestyle content preference. Our vibrant new section is filled with easy recipes for any occasion. Recipes will also be published from Australia’s largest recipe website – taste.com.au. We interview local chefs and restaurateurs and ask them to share their favourite recipes and cooking tips. Read more

Health & fitness

Health & fitness provides real and practical health advice for women and men. Full of tips on eating, exercising and preventative advice, it’s the section to suit everyone’s health and fitness levels and needs. Read more

Smart shopper

Smart shopper is the only truly local shopping section for those actively seeking information on the best local products, services and businesses. Full of tips on eating, exercising and preventative advice, it’s the section to suit everyone’s health and fitness levels and needs. Read more

Home

Our new look Home section is dedicated to delivering our readers the latest products and services, decorating advice, trends and new designs. Useful fact and information panels, vibrant pictures and plenty of product shots grab readers’ attention and direct them to your advertising. Read more

Property

Our Property sections are filled with useful information for buyers and sellers, including statistics about the market from leading analytics provider RP Data, helping to identify market trends. Property provides expert advice on the types of properties popular with key demographics, offers buyer profiles in your area and how to attract them and helps define key selling points for local properties. Read more

Employment

Local employment news and information was a major readership driver. We are creating a classifieds reader destination by introducing customised editorial content in our popular CareerOne section. Read more