Dec '11 Jan '12 Blackwood News out now!

download the colour version Vol 4:Issue 4/6: Dec '11 Jan '12 (5.5mb .pdf)

& THE JUDGES SAID... COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA AWARDS 2011:
BEST COMMUNITY CONTENT (out of 33 ENTRIES) WINNER: BLACKWOOD NEWS
“All entries were impressive, with such a lot of dedication & community involvement
evident. Congratulations to all entrants for the quality of their publications. Many communities
have overcome great adversity, particularly after devastating events of nature. A great kindred
spirit marked all the publications.
Although the Blackwood News is a black & white publication, there is still plenty of ‘colour’
in its pages. The local community is brought to life with an inviting, clever mix of news
events, human interest & reader involvement. Readers are given a bird’s eye view of the local
community - & what a great place it seems too - through the pages of the Blackwood News,
which canvasses everything from editor Jinny Coyle’s thoughts to what’s on at venues around
town, new born youngsters & glamorous ‘olders’, even a happy bunch of fiddlers. The win
“Mr Wabbit’ competition, where kids- but probably lots of grown ups too – are challenged
to count the number of bunnies in one issue, is a great idea. In addition, the history & travel
tales are wonderful. So too, the refl ective pieces from locals about their life experiences.
With everything from lost & found to football tips, CFA updates & church rescue missions,
the Blackwood News is a great read & a great insight into the local community. & was this
deliberate? Almost everyone in the myriad of photographs seems to be smiling.”

As another year is about to pass, our trusty regular contributors have more great articles for your enjoyment. Genevieve Messanger is back with more Tree Challenges p3 & thanks Bev Cooper (from Tasmania for your new feature for kids p16. The gig guide is on p7 but also remember to get baking trays ready for the Big Blackwood Christmas Bake-off on December 17!

Of interest to anyone considering advertising in Blackwood News are the October November issues downloads almost reached just over 10,000 copies (p22) that's 10,000 sets of eyes seeing your ad!

Within minutes of delivering the hard copies around Blackwood, I had many complaints that I had pulled to calendar! I took this decision because it is too difficult to maintain the dates accurately but if you would like to see it back again & would like to volunteer to keep a diary of Blackwood birthdays please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Remember, this is your community news so if you have an article, feature, story, photo or comment you would like to see in the February March '12 issue, please mark deadline dates in your diary (p2), put a reminder a week earlier & This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it your bits & bobs or drop them in the drop box outside the Blackwood Merchant.

As always your donations are always welcome to ensure the continuation of our community news.

You can pick-up the hardcopy issue from your usual pick-up points

Blackwood Merchant
Blackwood Hotel & Post Office
Garden of St Erth

or if you're not in Blackwood you can pick up a copy at (I will deliver these early in December)
Greendale Hotel
Trentham Newsagency
Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville

- download the colour version Vol 4:Issue 4/6: Dec '11 Jan '12 (5.5mb .pdf)