South Australia is a big state. All 984,377 square kilometres of it. Just over 1.5 million people live in South Australia, with about 400,000 - nearly 30 percent - of those based in rural and regional areas.

This is SA’s economic “powerhouse”, with the total value of agricultural production soaring above $3 billion. That’s big money in anyone’s language. If you want to communicate with the very people who are helping to create those billions, then you need country newspapers. We know the people of country SA. They are our friends and our readers.

There are 30 newspapers, stretching from Mount Gambier in the South to Ceduna in the West - reaching 77 percent of the rural and regional population.
Member newspapers also are based in Broken Hill, NSW and Katherine, NT. That’s about 400,000 readers from a combined weekly circulation of more than 170,000, every week! More than 170,000 copies - just about everyone! Of these, an incredible 94 percent read their newspapers for local news and advertisements.

The Roy Morgan Audience Measurement survey: IMPACT 36 revealed that regional newspapers make an impact on 7.3 million Australians - that’s a number that just cannot be ignored. The survey revealed the strength of Regional Newspapers was a reading and advertising environment created by the strong link between the newspaper and its community. That’s why is makes sense to communicate through SA Country Newspapers.

Contacts
For advice on any county newspaper, contact the Country Press Association of SA Inc. All newspapers are members of the Country Press Association, now in its 93rd year of trusted representation. The association is linked to the national body, Country Press Australia, with more than 400 member newspapers spread across Australia.

Administration Officer:
Marilyn McAuliffe
198 Greenhill Road
Eastwood, SA 5063
Phone: (08) 8373 6533
Fax: (08) 8373 6544
Email: countrypsa@bigpond.com