Welcome to our 50th edition

March 2016 marks the first major milestone for Southbank Local News, in what is our 50th edition.

Having published our first edition back in October 2011, the newspaper is now more than four years old and continues to go from strength to strength.

While I’ve only held the role of editor since July 2014, I’m well aware of the hard yards my predecessor Sean Rogasch and publisher Shane Scanlan undertook to establish what is now a highly-appreciated community asset.

It is hard work that certainly paid off and I’d like to use this milestone as an opportunity to congratulate them both for their contribution in helping provide the growing Southbank community with its voice.

This milestone also provides me with another opportunity to thank everyone from our advertisers to our columnists for your support of the newspaper, for whom without, there would be no Southbank Local News.

To our readers – thank you for picking up a copy of the newspaper each month and for sharing your stories with us over the years. We look forward to many more!