To Whom It May Concern,

I was on a trip back home to Taree when I came across the Manning Community Newspaper on the bench in the arrivals lounge at the Taree airport. The first thing that struck me was the simple black and white appearance of the paper and the traditional font of the heading ‘The Manning Community News’. Nothing flash or pretentious like the busy city I just came from. Already I felt at home.  Whilst waiting in the lounge I enjoyed all the content (Jan 2016)-I really felt I was back in a rural environment after a busy couple of days in Sydney. Thank you! Well done to publishers and all involved in producing a very fine and traditional local newspaper.

Kind Regards,

James Parkinson
Taree