Naracoorte – Centre of the Limestone Coast region in South East, South Australia.
Population 6650
Largely rural secondary industries - cattle, sheep, fat lambs, vineyards and small seeds
Large beef killing works with export license and large bed quilting business also exporting
Climate – Cs Mediterranean with 25inch (750mm)
Vegetation – Grey sandy loams terrarossa soils over limestone supporting large eucalyptus
Must see – Naracoorte World Heritage Caves, important for fossils
The Naracoorte Herald was first published in 1875 and has been a bi-weekly or a weekly. In 1958 Harry and Margaret Peake bought the paper from three partners. Their son Richard Peake and his wife Judith Barton have owned the Herald since 1979. The Herald office is at 93 Smith Street, Naracoorte, in the heart of the main street. There’s also a printing business, PaperWorks, under the same roof. Sue Waite is the manager of the Herald and Richard Peake is the managing director and editor. A team of journalists are responsible for gathering news, human interest and sports stories and pictures throughout the circulation area which includes Naracoorte, Lucindale, Padthaway, Penola, Coonawarra and the Victorian border districts. Editing and pre-press production of the newspaper are done in Naracoorte; and the Herald is printed in Mount Gambier and dispatched to resellers throughout the region. You can buy the Herald at newsagents and resellers in Naracoorte, Lucindale, Frances, Penola, Coonawarra, Kingston, Robe, Padthaway, Bordertown and Mount Gambier. Annual subscriptions are available by arranging at the office. Adelaide readers can buy the Herald every Thursday morning at the Rundle Mall Plaza Newsagency, Shop G11, 50-60 Rundle Mall.
Naracoorte Hearld on sale Thursday's morning $1.50
Advertising – refer to advertising tab
Editorial – editor@naracoorteherald.com.au
Staff
Richard Peake Editor/Managing Director editor@naracoorteherald.com.au
Sue Waite Manager/Advertising Consultant manager@naracoorteherald.com.au
Janette Jarred Administration Assistant accounts@naracoorteherald.com.au
Jennie Young Customer Serviece reception@naracoorteherald.com.au
Deb McCarthy Accounts Payable payables1@naracoorteherald.com.au
Sammie Naylor Customer Service frontdesk@naracoorteherald.com.au
Sam Barnett Production production@naracoorteherald.com.au
Ebony Sanford Production coastal.leader@naracoorteherald.com.au
Sophie Ford Production prepress@naracoorteherald.com.au
Lee Curnow Journalist journo1@naracoorteherald.com.au
Brett Barfoot Journalist journo4@naracoorteherald.com.au
Reymer Martin Journalist journo3@naracoorteherald.com.au
Lisa Caon Advertising Consultant adsales@naracoorteherald.com.au
Darren Rahley Advertising Consultant sales@naracoorteherald.com.au
Naracoorte Herald
Phone (08) 8762 2555
Fax (08) 8762 2935
93 Smith Street, Naracoorte, South Australia 5271
