The Courier :: Advertising Rates, Loading and Deadlines

Advertising copy may be phoned through on 8391 1388 or sent by fax on 8391 2312 or preferably emailed to

The Courier pages are 41cm high and 26.2cm wide (7 columns)
Each column is about 3.5cm wide
All prices include GST.
These rates effective from 1st July 2010 - 30th June 2011.

Casual/Classified Rate
$10.30 pcm (incl GST)

Contract Rates (inc. GST)
1000-2499cm ($9,000 a year) $9.00 pcm
2500-4999cm ($20,000 a year) $8.00 pcm
5000-7499cm ($36,000 a year) $7.35 pcm
7500 + cm ($52,000 a year) $7.00 pcm
Trades Directory (wide column) $20.60 pcm

Spot color
$253

Full color
$803

Inserts:
Price on application.

ADVERTISING CONDITIONS

To be added

SIZE AND COST EXAMPLES

	Full page (41 x 7) 41cm high x 26cm wide (7 columns)		Half page (20 x 7) 20cm high x 26cm wide (7 columns)
	20 x 4 Just over 1/4 page 20cm high x 14.8cm wide (4 columns)		20 x 3 Just under 1/4 page 41cm high x 10.8cm wide (3 columns)
	10 x 7 1/4 page horizontal 10cm high x 26cm wide (7 columns)		15 x 2 15cm high x 7.3cm wide (2 columns)
	10 x 3 10cm high x 10.8cm wide (3 columns)		10 x 2 10cm high x 7.3cm wide (2 columns)

Advertisement base rate = Height (in cm) X Width (in columns) X 9.9.

Size	Mono	Spot color	Full color
41x7 Full page	$2956.10	$3243.10	$3759.70
20x7 Half page	$1442.00	$1582.00	$1834.00
20x4 Just over 1/4 page	$824.00	$904.00	$1084.00
20x3 Just under 1/4 page	$618.00	$678.00	$786.00
10x7 1/4 page landscape	$721.00	$791.00	$917.00
15x2	$309.00	$339.00	$393.00
10x3	$309.00	$339.00	$393.00
10x2	$206.00	$226.00	$262.00

LOADINGS

Page 2
30%

Page 3
50%

Pages 4 and 5
25%

Pages 6 and 7
20%

Pages 8 and 9
15%

Back Page
25%

Other
10%

DEADLINES

Cash column & classified
10.00am Tuesday

Display classified (proof required)
12 noon Monday

Display advertising (booking)
12 noon Friday

Feature advertising (booking)
5pm Thursday

Display & feature advertising (copy)
5pm Friday

Features bookings
5pm Thurday

News Copy
12 noon Tuesday

Sports copy
5pm Monday

Real estate
1pm Monday

Cancellations of general advertisements will only be accepted prior to booking deadlines. Cancellations made after these times will incur no less than 50% of the cost of the advertisement.