Please note all finalists are listed in random order.

CATEGORY 1 - BEST ADVERTISEMENT

Sensational Spa Room - Bankstown Torch
Midway meat - The Weekly Times
Hair by Sia - Cooks River Valley Times
Michaels Coffee House - Canterbury Torch


CATEGORY 2 - Outstanding Design

Nine to Five Magazine – ‘The Essential Easting Drinking & Catering Guide’
Weekender – ‘Men’s Weekender’
Hornsby Advocate – ’90 Years in your Community’


CATEGORY 3 - BEST ADVERTISING FEATURE

Nine to Five Magazine – ‘’City Style’
Weekender – ‘Weekender Flair Magazine’
Parramatta Sun – ‘Christmas in Holroyd’
Wentworth Courier – ‘’Entertaining at Home’


CATEGORY 4 - BEST SPECIAL PUBLICATION

Northern District Times - Laid to Rest
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader - Cronulla Mag
9-to-5 - Movie issue
Macarthur Chronicle - 25 years of local news
Port Stephens Examiner - Small Business Awards


CATEGORY 5 - BEST FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH

"Scarf in touch" - Auburn Review
"Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" - The Liverpool Leader.  
"Itsy Bitsy Ballerina" - Mosman Daily
"Kylie" - Pine Rivers Press.


CATEGORY 6 - BEST SPORTS PHOTOGRAPH

Tweakers Ride Wave of Success - Central Coast Express Advocate
NRL camp - Canterbury Torch
Circus workouts - Auburn Review
Paralympic world record holder - Central Coast Express Advocate
Lap it up - Inner West Courier


CATEGORY 7 - BEST FEATURE STORY

Love still Burning - the Hills Shire Times
Young and the legless - the Manly Daily
Are you old Bondi or new Bondi - the Wentworth Courier
The winner is Liverpool - the Liverpool City Champion


CATEGORY 8 - BEST SPORTS STORY

Weekly Times
Wentworth Courier
Central Coast Express Advocate
St George and Sutherland Shire Leader


CATEGORY 9 - COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Food bank Queensland - Quest Community Newspapers
The Relay for Life - Torch Publishing Group
Inspire campaign - Macarthur Chronicle
Keep the countdown - Northern District Times


CATEGORY 10 - BEST NEWS STORY

Fairfield Advance - Time to Go, Ngo
Mosman Daily - The Chapel without a Crucifix
Campbeltown Macarthur Advertiser - Prisoner of War


CATEGORY 11 - BEST NEWS PHOTOGRAPH

Laid to rest - Nothern District Times
Joy - Southern Star
Flew away - Parramatta Advertiser
Rescuer Richard Glover - Penrith Press
Prisoner of War - Macarthur Advertiser


CATEGORY 12 - BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER MORE THAN 40,000 CIRCULATION

Liverpool Leader
Northern District Times
Parramatta Advertiser
Cambelltown Macarthur Advertiser
Hornsby Advocate


CATEGORY 13 - BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER LESS THAN 40,000 CIRCULATION

Pine Rivers Press
Camden Advertiser
The Noosa Journal
City North News



CATEGORY 14 - BEST WEB SITE

Torch Publishing –
www.torchpublishing.com.au
St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader –
www.theleader.com.au
The Mosman Daily –
www.mosman-daily.whereilive.com.au
Weekly Times Online - www.weeklytimes.com.au


CATEGORY 15 - BEST EDITORIAL

Hornsby Advocate
Mosman Daily
Wentworth Courier
Macarthur Chronicle
Southern Courier