About us

 

Herald Sun / Sunday Herald Sun

The Herald Sun is Victoria's home for breaking news, footy and hard-hitting opinion.

Melbourne's biggest selling newspaper has a proud history of leading the agenda and advocating for Victorians.

As a leading partner with the Good Friday Appeal, we believe strongly in our community.

As the home of SuperCoach and the best AFL writers in the business, we share a deep passion for footy.

The Herald Sun publishes six days a week, plus the bumper Sunday Herald Sun on Sundays, and breaks stories 24/7 on a wide-range of digital channels - from mobile to tablet, desktop to social media.

We reach 3,048,000 people in print and digital every month* with a social media reach of more than 1 million.

The Herald Sun newspaper was established in 1990 with the merger of the afternoon daily, The Herald, and the morning daily, The Sun News-Pictorial.

It is Victoria’s paper of choice.

Our fast growing digital suite of products includes www.heraldsun.com.au, the Herald Sun live news app, the Herald Sun daily edition app, the Herald Sun daily tablet edition, SuperCoach, SuperFan plus daily newsletters.

 

The Weekly Times

The voice of the country since 1869, The Weekly Times is Australia's biggest, best and most comprehensive rural news service across print and online. It combines Australia's most influential and largest circulating rural newspaper with an energetic and dynamic website that sets the pace as the country's most visited newspaper-backed rural website.

 

The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd

The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd is the publisher of three market-leading publications – the Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Weekly Times.

The HWT newspapers dominate their market and, in terms of circulation and market penetration, are among the most successful in the world.

These days, with the advent of a range of new platforms on which to deliver news, readership of HWT publications is soaring.

 

History

HWT's newspaper interests date back to the launch in 1840 of The Port Philip Herald, and the company over time developed into Australia's largest media organisation, with broad investment in newspapers, television, radio and magazines.

Since 1987, HWT has been a division of News Limited, which in turn is part of The News Corporation Limited, whose chairman and CEO is Mr Rupert Murdoch.

With a $340 million print site at Port Melbourne and headquarters in Melbourne's Southgate precinct, the company has a huge stake in newspapers as a communications medium. 

 

Community

HWT plays an important role in the Victorian community as a sponsor or supporter of numerous events and causes. Since 1931 it has funded the annual Good Friday Appeal that has raised more than $226 million for the Royal Children's Hospital.

Since 2006, the Herald Sun has also conducted the iconic Herald Sun / CityLink run for the Kids, a fun run event which allows unprecedented access to Melbourne’s toll roads and which has so far raised more than $3.5 million for the Appeal.

Other signature Herald Sun events include the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, attracting top cyclists from around the world, and the Herald Sun Aria, which enjoys international recognition as a showcase for young operatic talent.

Many hundreds of other events and organisations benefit from the company's support, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and the Australian Open.

 

* Print: 2,579,000, Digital: 2,193,000 (source: emmaTM conducted by Ipsos mediaCT, 12 months ending Dec 2016 with Nielsen DRM Dec 2016)