NewsAngle celebrates 150th edition

THE Anglesea Community House’s (ACH) four decades of publishing has been marked by the printing of its 150th issue of NewsAngle.

Starting life as an A5 16-page black and white publication in August, 1989 – produced on a typewriter – the local news source has developed into a quarterly colour magazine of 40-pages that can also be read online.

“It started as a way to share news on a small scale with the local community, as a place where we like to publish stories about people we know… people they know, but maybe not that well,” ACH coordinator Marcelle Renkin said.

While the format may have evolved, the publication’s contents and purpose remain much as the same as 33 years ago.

“It’s a great way to find out about local business…shoutout to community groups, keep people updated about the bowls club, Lions, how they can get involved,” Ms Renkin said.

“Part of it is to connect people…people read things and then see them down in the street and say, oh I read about you.

“We always get a thrill when we get a bit of positive feedback, how it’s managed to evolve over time to meet the needs of the community and managed to keep it as a physical publication.”

“Then a lot of the stuff is people who contribute on a regular basis, community groups etc… advertisers help out a lot,” Ms Renkin said.

“We’re proud that it’s managed to last this long.”

NewsAnglea is produced by a group of ten writers who are all unpaid.