The Wollongong Advertiser is a free newspaper for the residents of Wollongong and the Illawarra

Illawarra

Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...

 region, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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It has a circulation of 100,000, ranging from Helensburgh to Gerringong. The newspaper is published in three editions: Wollongong Advertiser, Shellharbour Advertiser and Kiama Advertiser.

The newspaper focuses on local and regional news, contains a television guide, classifieds and a sports section as well as band gig listings and special focus sections.

Its editor is Lorraine Bennett. Its reporters are Nathan Simpson, for the southern suburbs, Agron Latifi for the northern suburbs and Alex Arnold for Kiama, as well as sub editing.

The Advertiser is the leading regional community newspaper, operating in conjunction with the Illawarra Mercury. Both are Fairfax publications.