AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS

BEST LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE 2009 - VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA

NUMBER 1 FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN 2008

Courier journalist Genevieve Cooper won the 2008 Excellence in Journalism award
for her coverage of the fraud perpetrated by Stirling accountant Allan McFarlane.
She is pictured with Country Press SA president Ben Taylor.

The Courier was named the best country newspaper for 2008 in SA at the Country Press Awards.

The paper was judged the best in the over 6000 circulation category and is the seventh time in the past 10 years it has been awarded the title of SA's leading non-metropolitan paper.

In a stellar night for The Courier, journalist Genevieve Cooper won the Excellence in Journalism award for her coverage of the fraud perpetrated by Stirling accountant Allan McFarlane, and Judy Norris won the Community Profile award for her story about Bridgewater man Dennis Noble.

The newspaper also placed second in the award for best advertising feature and third for the best front page and editorial writing.

Judge Graham Gorrel, the president of the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association, said The Courier had strong editorial values and a commitment to balanced, hard-hitting journalism.

"Its readers expect nothing less and they got it in spades through powerful front pages and early news reports and one of the best sports sections I have seen in regional newspapers," he said. "The advertising department was enhanced by well crafted and designed display advertisements."

Courier managing director Norman Marston said the newspaper continually strived for excellence and the best newspaper award was the result of hard work and commitment by all the staff.

"We have always worked to deliver the best product for our community," he said. "I'm particularly pleased to win two journalism awards ... that's the foundation of a great newspaper and on which everything else can be built."

PAST AWARDS

NATIONAL
Country Press Australia

Best Newspaper in Australia
1987, 1988, 2005

Highly commended (top 3)
1991, 1994, 1999

Shakespeare Award (editorial excellence)
1990, 1995, 2005 ... plus numerous commendations.

Coates Award (excellence in the use of color)
1995, 1999

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Country Press Association of SA

Best Newspaper
1963, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Best advertisment
1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003

Best advertising feature
1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999

Photography (News)
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2009 ... plus many commendations

Photography (Sport)
1982 1985 1986 1991 1994 ... plus many commendations

Effective Journalism
1984, 1994, 2008 plus numerous high commendations

Best Typography (competition ended 1990)
1986, 1988

Best Editorial Writing
2003

LANDCARE
SA Winner (media)
1993 (national finalist)