Editor's Note

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday, I received an anonymous text message.

It said: “I would like to thank you for keeping us all updated on local news and events and for adding the extra puzzle page!”

At the time, I was standing in the middle of our office in Cannonvale, navigating a particularly tough set of deadlines. The whole team was under a lot of pressure, and we were all doing our best to get the papers to print on time.

Receiving a message like this, at that exact moment, was an absolute tonic.

It reminded me that all the long hours and stressful moments are worthwhile because they’re truly appreciated by at least one person in the community—and hopefully many more! But it was this one voice I heard, and it meant so much to us all at that time.

Eager to share the delightful message, I read it out loud to the office, and everyone loved it. We especially enjoyed the “extra puzzle page” reference and had a little laugh about how popular it always is.

In fact, I’m told there’s a group of pensioners in a Mackay nursing home, and up to 10 of them gather each week to complete the puzzles together. I love that our paper brings people together.

This week, I also saw our newspaper featured in a Facebook post by Member for Whitsunday Amanda Camm. She attended the Proserpine Meals on Wheels and discovered that our papers are sent out for free to all recipients each week.

This is just one of many local groups we serve. In fact, we’ve been committed to delivering the paper for free to such places since the paper started almost five years ago. For many, it’s the main way they connect with their community.

A big thank you to all our local advertisers for supporting the paper and ensuring this important local service is available.

Rach

"Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud; every storm runs out of rain."
—Maya Angelou

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