Hills & Valley Messenger
This distribution area has two halves and histories. Flagstaff Hill and Aberfoyle Park, in the southern half, were urbanised in the seventies and eighties.
Blackwood and Belair, in the northern half, were settled about a hundred years prior. Huge gum trees, sweeping views, native fauna and the open spaces of Belair National Park create a parochialism that insulates locals against the freezing cold winters. The region is elevated above the Adelaide plains’ noise, but despite the countrified atmosphere, the older region is deceptively close to town.
The Hills & Valley has more readers with a household income above $100,000 than any other weekly Messenger publication. (Morgan Single Source Australia Readership Survey: April 2008 – March 2010)
Natural Boundaries: Happy Valley Reservoir, Main South Road, metropolitan eastern fringe, Belair National Park, hills face
Main Shopping Areas: Aberfoyle Hub, Blackwood Main Road, Happy Valley and Flagstaff Hill Shopping Centres
Councils: City Of Mitcham, City Of Onkaparinga
Local Business Awards Region: Southern
Adjoining Publications: Guardian, Southern Times, Eastern Courier
Contact: Southern Office,
17-19 Stanley Street,
Morphett Vale, SA 5162,
Telephone 8384 4755
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