Star News Group
Star News Group is an Australian media company with its head office based in Pakenham, Victoria, in Australia.
Star News Group was founded by Albert Edward Thomas in 1909 as the Berwick Shire News and Pakenham and Cranbourne Gazette. Star News is still owned by the Thomas family and the company is managed by Paul Thomas, a fourth-generation family member. The company changed its name to Star News Group Pty Ltd, from South East Newspapers Pty Ltd, in August 2005 to reflect the growth of the company and the diversity of regions that the company covers.
Star News Group's community newspapers have a combined circulation of more than 500,000 copies per week. In addition, Star produces a number of niche education, wedding, tourism, real estate, kids, seniors and lifestyle magazines titles. In Melbourne's South East the company produce the following newspaper titles; Pakenham Gazette, Berwick Gazette, Pakenham Officer Star News, Berwick Star News, Cranbourne Star News, Dandenong Star Journal, Endeavour Hills Hallam Doveton Star Journal and online provide Star Community. In Healesville, in the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria, Star publishes the Ferntree Gully Belgrave Star Mail, Mount Evelyn Star Mail, Mountain Views Star Mail, Ranges Trader Star Mail, Upper Yarra Star Mail as well as the region's web site Mail Community.
Star has encouraged a strong social media following of its many publications and engages with audiences on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Kids Today magazines include; Bayside Glen Eira Kids Today, Casey Cardinia Kids Today, Stonnington Boroondara Kids Today, Geelong Coast Kids Today, Sunshine Coast Kids Today, Knox Monash Kids Today, and Yarra Ranges Kids Today-
Education titles include Victoria School Guides.
Star also owns and operates Star Weekly titles in Melbourne's West as MMP Star Pty Ltd and they include; Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly, Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly, Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly, Northern Star Weekly, Sunbury & Macedon, Ranges Star Weekly, and Wyndham Star Weekly.
In the Greater Geelong region, Star produces newspapers the Geelong Independent and Ocean Grove Voice as well as Geelong Coast Magazine.
In Queensland, Star publishes the Southern Free Times, and in Noosa the digital publication Noosa Today.
The company also operates Network Classifieds Pty Ltd, a contact centre based in Pakenham that provides classified advertising and display advertising services for print and online.