_-_Cover,_2012.jpg) The cover of The Border Watch (c. 2012) | |
| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | TBW Today Pty Ltd |
| Founder(s) | A F Laurie |
| News editor | Elisabeth Champion |
| Sports editor | Trevor Jackson |
| Founded | April 26, 1861[1] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Level 1, 1 Commercial Street East Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| City | Mount Gambier |
| Country | Australia |
| ISSN | 1329-5195 |
| Website | borderwatch |
The Border Watch is an Australian newspaper based in Mount Gambier, South Australia,[2] as of October 2020 owned by TBW Today Pty Ltd.[3] The paper services Mount Gambier, the South Australian Limestone Coast, and parts of Western Victoria. It is the oldest and largest regional newspaper in South Australia. After 159 years of publishing the newspaper (along with sister publications The Pennant and the South Eastern Times) was briefly discontinued on 21 August 2020.[4][5][6] However, The Border Watch resumed operation, under a consortium of new publishing owners, in an initial weekly format on 16 October 2020.[7]
- ^ "About Us". The Border Watch. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Fairfax Regional Media". ruralpresssales.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "About Us – TBW News Group". TBW News Group. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Paper closure a sad day: SA treasurer". The Transcontinental. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Another SA media blow as Adelaide Review shuts doors". InDaily. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Blackiston, Hannah (19 August 2020). "38 redundancies as Mount Gambier's local newspaper, The Border Watch, closes after 159 years". Mumbrella. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Ep 34 - Border Watch returns, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 September 2020, retrieved 28 September 2020