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Brand Overview
Published every Wednesday, The Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Star is the region's leading FREE newspaper distributed weekly to over 114,872 homes. It has been providing the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region with community news for 30 years. As a proud arm of the region’s flagship daily The Newcastle Herald, The Star maintains its community feel with the added benefit of being part of an iconic local brand.

The city of Newcastle has a population of 141,752 and the adjoining city of Lake Macquarie has 183,139 residents. Lake Macquarie is the most populated local government area in the Hunter Valley yet there is only one newspaper that successfully reaches the most readers in the region – The Star. The benefits the Star as a FREE community newspaper servicing the region include the ability to provide local news content and advertising to take advantage of the most effective advertising reach.

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The Star, published every Wednesday and with a total average nett distribution of 114,872 is a FREE community weekly newspaper offering a unique opportunity to target specific local areas

Readership

147,000

Source:Roy Morgan Research, September 2009

Circulation

Distribution

114,872

Source: CAB Audit Board figures for period ending September 2009

Suburbs: Newcastle, Charestown, Kotara, Warners Bay, Belmont, Cardiff, Glendale, Wallsend, Shortland, Coal Point...
Audience
The Star, published every Wednesday and with a total average nett distribution of 114,872 is a FREE community weekly newspaper offering a unique opportunity to target specific local areas
Overview
The city of Newcastle has a population of 141,752 and the adjoining city of Lake Macquarie has 183,139 residents. Lake Macquarie is the most populated local government area in the Hunter Valley.
Readership

147,000

Source:Roy Morgan Research, September 2009
Other Information
The Star Media Guide
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Rates
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Rates effective 1 July 2009. For more details, the rate cards for advertising in The Star are available on PDF (portable document format) files, which can be downloaded to your computer, viewed with Acrobat Reader*, and printed as necessary. Please click on the links at the bottom of this page.
Display Rates

CodeModular NameSize (D x W)Rate ex GSTRate inc GST
Rate per single module $ 156.47 $ 172.12
T88Double Page Spread374 x 549 mm $ 10,013.76 $ 11,015.14
T84Tabloid Full page374 x 259.6mm $ 5,006.88 $ 5,507.57
T44Tabloid 1/2 Horizontal186 x 259.6mm $ 2,503.44 $ 2,753.78
T24Tabloid 1/4 horizongtal92 x 259.6mm $ 1,251.72 $ 1,376.89
T22Tabloid 1/8 page92 x 128.8mm $ 625.86 $ 688.45
T12Tabloid 1/2 Strip45 x 128.8mm $ 312.93 $ 344.22
T11Tabloid 1/32 Page45 x 63.4mm $ 156.47 $ 172.12
T14Tabloid 1/8 Strip45 x 259.6mm $ 625.86 $ 688.45
T82Tabloid 1/2 Vertical374 x 128.8mm $ 2,503.44 $ 2,753.78
T81Tabloid 1/4 Vertical374 x 63.4mm $ 1,251.72 $ 1,376.89
T42Tabloid 1/4 Page186 x 128.8mm $ 1,251.72 $ 1,376.89
T41Tabloid 1/2 Tower186 x 63.4mm $ 625.86 $ 688.45
T21Tabloid 1/16 page92 x 63.4mm $ 312.93 $ 344.22
T34Tabloid 35% Strip139 x 259.6mm $ 1,877.58 $ 2,065.34
T1H4Tabloid 18% Strip70 x 259.6mm $ 938.79 $ 1,032.67
T31Tabloid 3/8 Tower139 x 63.4mm $ 469.40 $ 516.34
T51Tabloid 5/8 Tower233 x 63.4 mm $ 782.33 $ 860.56
T63Tabloid Junior Tabloid280 x 194.2mm $ 2,816.37 $ 3,098.01
T62Tabloid Double Tower280 x 128.8mm $ 1,877.58 $ 2,065.34
T61Tabloid 3/4 Tower280 x 63.4mm $ 938.79 $ 1,032.67
T83Tabloid 3/4Vertical374 x 194.2mm $ 3,755.16 $ 1,032.67
T43Tabloid Block186 x 194.2mm $ 1,877.58 $ 4,130.68
T23Tabloid 1/2 Block92 x 194.2mm $ 938.79 $ 2,065.34
T32Tabloid 3/8 Double Tower139 x 128.8mm $ 938.79 $ 1,032.67
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Sections
The Star has many popular sections that appeal to a broad cross-section of readers. This gives advertisers the choice of speaking to a general audience or targeting their message to specific readership areas.
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Categories
The Star covers a broad range of categories within its pages daily. From leading local news and comprehensive national and international news, Sport and Business to the informative with employment and education.

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Features & Reports
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The Star publishes a number of special publications and features throughout the year on many topics including Education, Travel, Entertainment, Home & Living, Careers, Sports and Retail.


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Research
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The city of Newcastle and the adjoining city of Lake Macquarie are characterised by natural attractions such as numerous ocean beaches and mountain forests. The attractive physical rapidly growing population has provided many opportunities for investors and business operators. However, the building, construction, property and business services industries are also significant growth areas in the local economy. environment of the area and close proximity to the city of Sydney has allowed Newcastle and Lake Macquarie to become an important residential, business and tourist hub.

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Contacts
For more information on The Star, please contact your sales representative, on 4979 5000.

Address

28-30 Bolton Street NSW 2300
Phone: 02 4979 5000

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Sydney

Ad Sales Connect
Suite 4, 47A Penrose Street NSW 2066
Phone: (02) 9420 1777
Fax: (02) 9420 1788
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Brisbane

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Phone: (07) 3391 6633
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Melbourne

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