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
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