• Rates & specifications

    Advertising with the Bulletin is simple and efficient – you can arrange all your advertising needs by phone or email without leaving your premises. We can arrange our rep to come to you if you prefer.

    Our services include writing your copy and designing a professional advertisement at no extra cost. Proofs are provided so that you can fine-tune your ad to your full satisfaction.

    Our classifieds also include all the latest Shire notices, situations vacant, garage sales, for sales and public notices. Lodgement of your advertisements can be made by phone or email up till noon on the Tuesday before publication – see the publication schedule.

    A guide to our pricing is listed below or you can download our rates & specifications document.

    • Display

      Casual:………$7.20 col/cm
      Full page:……$650
      Half page:……$480
      Quarter page:…$350

      Loading nominated pages:
      Page 1……100%
      Page 3……30%
      All other pages 15% (subject to availability)

    • Popular sizes

      Single column
      3×1………$21.60 (30mmx34mm)
      4×1………$28.80
      5×1………$36.00
      Double column
      3×2………$43.20 (30mmx72mm)
      4×2………$57.60
      5×2………$72.00 (business card size)
      6×2………$86.40
      7×2………$100.80
      8×2………$115.20
      9×2………$129.60
      10×2………$144.00
      11×2………$158.40
      12×2………$172.80
      13×2………$187.20
      14×2………$201.60

    • Classifieds, trades & services

      Lineage advertisement:
      Minimum charge $12.00 (10 words), then $2.00 for every extra 5 words.
      Display classifieds: $7.20 col/cm

    • Inserts

      Distribution: $350
      Based on single A4 sheets, 2700 supplied

    • Specifications

      • Dimensions: Full page 263 x 400mm; Half page 129 x 400mm (vertical); 263 x 200mm (landscape); 186 x 280mm (portrait); Quarter Page: 110 x 230mm; 129 x 200mm; 148 x 175mm; 186 x 140mm.
      • Column widths: 1col 34mm; 2col 72mm; 3col 110mm; 4col 148mm; 5col 186mm; 6col 224mm; 7col 263mm
      • Emailed copy – Please send all files separately: text as Word document or plain text; logos and pictures as high resolution JPGs; ready-made ads as high resolution PDFs – CMYK with embedded fonts.
      • Publisher files are not accepted

    • Deadlines

      • Display and display classifieds: Deadline for bookings and copy, 4pm Friday before publication. Complete artwork noon, Monday
      • Classified deadline: Noon Tuesday before publication.
      • Publication schedule here.

    • Subscriptions

      $90 pa within Australia.
      Overseas subscriptions POA
      Special rates for shire residents