Midland Express
 The front page of Midland Express (31 March 2020), highlighting a report regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Elliott Midland Newspapers Pty Ltd |
| Editor | Angela Crawford |
| Founded | 30 October 1979 |
| Headquarters | 3 Market Street, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia |
| Circulation | 22,000 [1] |
| Website | www.midlandexpress.com.au |
The Midland Express is a free weekly newspaper circulating in the Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander regions of Victoria, Australia. The paper has a circulation of over 22,000 every week (out of a coverage population of 60,000).[2] The paper's office remains at its original location in the town of Kyneton, it is published weekly on a Tuesday and has been since its inception in 1979.
History
The paper was originally founded as the Guardian Express with the first issue published October 30, 1979.[3] It was later merged with the Castlemaine Mail in order to become the Midland Express on April 3, 1984.[4] Both papers continue to exist concurrently today, the Midland Express is a free paper substituted by advertisements for local businesses as well as local and state government ads which is delivered directly to letterboxes and available for pick-up at locations such as supermarkets, whilst the Castlemaine Mail remains a priced paper ($1.50) only available for purchase within the township and surroundings of Castlemaine.
The paper's roots can be traced back to the Kyneton Guardian, founded in 1856.[5]
Digitisation
Starting March 31, 2020, full issues of the Midland Express are available to read on their website as a response to potential delivery delays caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Delaney, Brigid (8 October 2018). "Reading the small print: rural papers defy the odds in a sea of job losses". The Guardian Australia. The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Midland Express". Macedon Ranges Shire Council. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Midland Express". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Midland Express". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Family tree for the "Kyneton guardian"". State Library of Victoria. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "We're here to help". Midland Express. 31 March 2020. p. 1.
From this week we will also be publishing a complete digital version of the Express online.