Historical information

Goongerah is a community on the Brodribb River, located in Gippsland, Australia, north of Orbost. The town's population is about sixty.
The first three issues were free and it was published monthly.

Significance

Local newspapers play a vital role in the communities they are based in. Community newspapers provide a forum for expression. They allow readers to make their voices heard, and they enable ordinary citizens to deliberate on the future of their community. They may also boost the local economy – both through advertising or news coverage.
It is likely that the people who produce these newspapers work and live in the communities they cover and understand the issues they write about.

Physical description

Sixty-four copies of a newsletter, titled The Local Rag,published at Goongerah, about 70km north of Orbost. It is a local newsletter containing articles, photographs, advertisements and information. It was printed monthly from 1979 - 1985. The newsletter is all black/white with some hand -written/drawn and some typed.