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BEST REGIONAL RELIGIOUS PUBLICATION
IN AUSTRALIA AND NZ - 2007
The multi-award winning Catholic Life is the official newspaper of the Diocese of Sale.
It has again proved to be a leader in its field by being judged the best regional religious publication in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Religious Press Association. The award was presented at the annual conference at Auckland on September 22, 2007. It is the second time that Catholic Life has won this award
It began as a free tabloid publication in November 1997 as a replacement for a low circulation paid publication, of the same name, which ceased some 12 months earlier.
The name Catholic Life was adopted because is summed up what the newspaper would be about - the life of Catholic parishes and people and those associated with our extensive Catholic school system.
Catholic Life is produced by Colin Coomber of Catholic Media Gippsland. He is the sole employee, who writes the stories, takes photos, sells and makes up the advertisements, does all editing and produces camera-ready pages for the printer.
DISTRIBUTION
Catholic Life currently distributes around 15,800 copies every month within Sale Diocese with a free copy going to every family with a child at a Catholic primary school or secondary college. Other copies are available free to be picked up at Masses by those who do not have children within the school system.
The primary distribution area stretches from Phillip Island and the rapidly growing outer Melbourne suburbs of Narre Warren, Hallam and Cranbourne in the west, to the NSW border in the east.
PUBLICATION DATES
Catholic Life is published 11 times a year, generally in the first week of each month, except January. To confirm deadlines please contact the editor.
ADVERTISING
Our advertising rates are highly competitive and offer great value for money with an estimated 45,000 readers every issue.
- Display advertisements
Casual - $7.98 per column centimetre
($7.15 for advertisers who are part of the ATO GST-exempt Catholic network)
Four colour and spot colour also available.
Further discounts are available for regular advertisers, charities and religious orders.
- Classified advertisements
Run-on classifieds for $10minimum for up to 24 words, then $1.10 for every additional six words of part thereof. Display classifieds are $8.80 per column centimetre. All classifieds must be paid for before publication.
- Inserts
Inserts can be placed in Catholic Life for 9.9 cents a copy which at current circulation is around $1565 for a full run. Generous discounts are available to organisations, which place more than one insert in the calendar year.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Catholic Life is a five column tabloid newspaper with each page being 38cm deep and 26.1cm (62 ems) wide. Each column is 49mm wide and has a 4mm gutter between columns.
AWARD WINNING
As well as the 2007 award for being best regional publication, Catholic Life previously won the Australasian Religious Press Association best regional publication award in 2004.
It has also enjoyed success in the annual Australasian Catholic Press Association awards where it has been judged best regional publication in 2006, 2004, 1998 and 1997. It was highly commended in 2002.
In August 2004 Catholic Life achieved the rare, possibly unique, distrinction of being judged to be the best regional publication in Australia and New Zealand by both the Australasian Religious Press Association and Australasian Catholic Press Association. It is believed to be the first time that a single publication has won both prestigious regional awards in the one year.
It has also received several high commendations in other categories at both the ARPA and ACPA awards.
SUBSCRIPTIONS (posted monthly)
Australia $25, Pacific/South East Asia $35, Rest of World $45
Subscription period July-June. Please contact for pro-rata rate.
NEED TO KNOW MORE?
For further information on submitting articles, advertising or quotes please contact the editor at catholiclife@sale.catholic.org.au, phone (03) 5144 6132 or fax (03) 5144 3855.
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Victoria, Australia
