''East Torrens Messenger'' is a weekly suburban newspaper in
Adelaide
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, part of the
Messenger Newspapers
Messenger Newspapers is the publisher of 9 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, ''Messenger'' has since acquired other independent suburban titles ...
group. The ''East Torrens area is bounded by Hackney Road to the west, the River Torrens Valley to the north, Magill Road to the south and the Athelstone foothills in the east.
The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of
Payneham,
Magill,
Athelstone
Athelstone is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia, City of Campbelltown. It was established in the 19th century but only became part of suburban Adelaide in the second half of the 20th century.
It is approximatel ...
and
Paradise
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. It also covers the
City of Campbelltown and
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan local government area of South Australia. It covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is divided into five wards: Torrens, Payneham, West Norwood/Kent Town, Kensington (each ele ...
.
It has a circulation of 33,123 and a readership of 44,000.
History
The ''Payneham Messenger'' was established in 1984. In 2000, the paper was renamed the ''East Torrens Messenger''.
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References
External links
Messenger Newspapers
East Torrens Messenger
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Newspapers published in Adelaide
Weekly newspapers published in Australia