Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Website advertising

The Courier website receives thousands of visitors a month who view the site on any device – from desktops and tablets to mobile phones.

Put your business in front of all of our on-line readers with an online ad linked to your business website.

The Courier website has a variety of ad spaces throughout the site with campaign run times and dates fully configurable.

Receive a report of all traffic and click-throughs for your online ad campaign.

Standard banners are 728 pixels wide x 90 pixels high. This format appears on desktop and tablet devices. Larger banner slots are available.

Vertical banner ads - half page

The 300×600 px banner ad is one of the most popular and effective display online advertising formats.

Known as the “Half Page” ad unit, this tall rectangular format offers advertisers significant space to showcase their message while maintaining excellent visibility on both desktop and mobile devices.

Industry data consistently shows that 300×600 banner ads achieve higher Click-through Rates (CTR)s compared to smaller banner formats, often outperforming standard rectangle ads by 20-40%.

Rectangular (Mrec) ads

Mrecs are small display ads 300 pixels wide x 250 pixels high.

Advertising options

Homepage ad zones

There are a number of zones on the Homepage available for advertisements.
Many of the zones have similar positions within the site, for example on Topic pages and Story pages.

Sitewide banners

Banner ads can be scheduled to appear on every page across the site, visible on all devices and platforms.

Section banners

Appear at the top of your nominated section (Council, Police, Community, Events, etc.)

Article ads

Mrecs or Halfpage ads appear with every article on the site.

There are many other options and sizes available. Contact us to find out more.

For pricing, phone our advertising ad reps on 8391 1388 or use our contact form.