Geelong Independent

The Geelong Independent is a local free weekly newspaper delivered to houses in the Geelong region in Victoria.

The newspaper was founded in 1986,[1] and was started by a group of local businessmen - mostly real estate agents and car yard salesmen - unhappy with the cost of advertising in existing local publications. They sold their share to the Star News Group managed by fourth generation owner, Paul Thomas, in the mid-2000s with a gradual takeover by the family owned newspaper company.

The managing editor is Tony Galpin, a former senior journalist at the Independent before taking over as editor. He formerly worked on the Wimmera Mail Times.

References

  1. ↑ "Geelong Independent Pty Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 24 March 2026.

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