July 26, 2021 NEW LIFT OUT TO CONNECT THE CASSOWARY COAST COMMUNITY
Cassowary Coast Regional Council has recently invited requests for tender for a community lift out which will reimagine a new communications channel between the activities of the Council and Cassowary Coast residents.
Cassowary Coast Regional Mayor Mark Nolan acknowledged that with the closure of the Innisfail Advocate, feedback had been received about a loss of connect between Council and community.
“Council is excited to provide new points of communication in multiple forms such as print, radio and social media to reach all readership needs and are free forms for the community to access.
“In line with Council’s commitment to strengthen the connection between our diverse communities and wider region, a new segment on Radio 4KZ will kick off in August, broadcasting one on one interviews with each of the Councillors. Each monthly slot will allow a different Councillor to discuss the issues and projects relevant to their individual portfolio or division.
“The concept for the Community Connect will be a four page, lift out to be available in Cairns Local News on a fortnightly basis to keep residents connected with the diverse array of upcoming events, projects, stories and issues across the Cassowary Coast region.
“In June, Council called for submissions which was responded to by 10 submissions from Far North, state and interstate media publications, with Cairns Post and Cairns Local news submitting from Far North Queensland. Each publication’s relevant experience, appreciation of task, management, technical skills and methodology were taken into consideration when evaluating each quote.
“The submission from Cairns Local News scored best overall when evaluating. This decision was supported by their willingness to expand their distribution channels to reach additional areas in the region while also reaching a new readership to encourage them to visit our region and invest some time in visiting our towns and events.
“Our goal is to create a more connected, involved and informed community and we hope these new channels engage both readers and listeners to celebrate the Cassowary Coast and its unique stories,” said Councillor Mark Nolan.
The first edition of the community lift out will be available on Friday 30 July 2021, in Cairns Local News and readers can easily access the lift out by picking up a copy of the free Cairns Local News paper. This can also be accessed in an online, flick through PDF format available on the Cairns Local News website.
Cairns Local News can be found in the Cassowary Coast by visiting www.cairnslocalnews.com.au, and all stories in the published version can be found on Cairns local News’ website under the tab ‘Cassowary Coast’.
Locations where you can pick up your physical copy across the Cassowary Coast can be found by visiting www.cairnslocalnews.com.au/distribution.