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Advertise your business with 19News.au

Reach local Australian readers through targeted news, community updates, weather, traffic and local business coverage. 19News.au advertising is built for businesses that want visibility in a local context while keeping commercial messages clearly separated from editorial content.

The advertiser portal lets a business create a profile, choose a plan, submit reviewed banner ads, prepare city or category targeting and, where eligible, submit sponsored content. Public ads are labelled as Advertisement or Sponsored. Sponsored articles are labelled as Sponsored Content and reviewed before publication.

Advertising packages

Starter Local Ad — $49/month is designed for small local businesses starting with online visibility. It supports a business profile listing, one active banner advertisement, city-based targeting, relevant local news page placement and basic click and impression tracking.

Community Sponsor — $99/month is for businesses that want stronger reach in their local area. It includes everything in Starter, priority rotation, up to three active advertisements, category targeting, monthly performance reporting and a featured business profile.

Founding Sponsor — $149/month is an early supporter package with premium visibility and locked-in value. It adds premium placement priority, a featured sponsor badge, higher share of impressions, Advertise page visibility, priority support and a founding sponsor rate.

Sponsored Article — from $79 lets a business submit a dedicated sponsored article for review. It can include a business story, website link, image, source context and social sharing support, and it is clearly labelled as Sponsored Content when published.

Homepage Sponsor — $199/month provides maximum homepage visibility with premium banner placement, highest ad priority, featured sponsor badge, city and category targeting, monthly performance reporting, business directory visibility and limited availability.

City-based targeting

Local targeting helps businesses reach readers near the places they serve. Ad submissions can include city, state and category fields. The ad system can prioritise exact city plus category matches, city matches, state plus category matches, state matches and broader national placements when appropriate. This makes campaigns more useful for local readers and more efficient for businesses.

Why advertise with 19News?

19News.au focuses on local Australian information that people check when they want timely updates: breaking stories, weather, traffic, community reports, state pages, city pages and useful public interest coverage. Advertising beside that content can help a business introduce itself to readers who are already thinking locally. The platform also keeps a clear review process, payment enforcement and policy controls so ads are less likely to appear beside inappropriate or misleading material.

How to get started

Create a business profile first. Add your business name, contact details, category, city, state, description and logo. After admin approval, choose a Stripe plan and submit ads or sponsored content according to your entitlement. If you are unsure which package fits your business, read the advertiser guide or contact the team before purchasing.

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Advertising information

Advertising resources

These pages explain how advertising works on 19News.au, what businesses can buy, how sponsored content is reviewed, and which advertising claims or categories are not accepted. Paid placements are kept separate from editorial decision making and public placements are labelled so readers can recognise commercial material.

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