The ''Hills Valley Weekly'' (formerly the ''Hills & Valley Messenger'') is a weekly suburban
newspaper
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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 ''Hills & Valley's'' area is bounded by the
Belair National Park in the north-east, and the suburbs of
Darlington to the west and
Happy Valley to the south. Its western border roughly divides the foothills from the Adelaide plains.
The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of
Belair,
Blackwood,
Flagstaff Hill and
Aberfoyle Park. It also covers the
City of Mitcham and
City of Onkaparinga
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councils.
It has a circulation of 19,253 and a readership of 35,000.
The office for the ''Hills & Valley Messenger'' has moved in recent times from the ''Southern Times'' Office in Morphett Vale to the ''Guardian'' Office in Morphettville.
History
The ''Hills Gazette'' was established in 1973 and was renamed the ''Hills Messenger'' in 1984. In 1990, the paper was merged with the ''Belair/Blackwood Messenger'' and renamed ''Hills & Valley Messenger''.
References
External links
Messenger Newspapers''Hills Valley Weekly''
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Newspapers published in Adelaide
Weekly newspapers published in Australia