News
3 June, 2025
Sentinel has the write stuff
From the Editor SPARE me this editorial to reflect on the superb recognition our team behind The Sentinel and Glasshouse Country & Maleny News received at last week’s Queensland Country Press Association Awards.
Our humble but determined team was honoured in 11 of the 18 possible categories, including every advertising award barring one placement.
It’s a result that speaks volumes about the breadth of talent across our newsroom.
A special congratulations to our sports reporter Kirra Livingstone, who won both Best Young Journalist and Best News Photograph for her image of young cancer survivor Kayden Farrar in GCMNews.
Kirra’s work exemplifies the dedication and skill that drive our journalism.
The Sentinel’s news journalist, Marina Gomide, was also recognised for her photography, storytelling and propelling our online digital growth.
In particular, the judges regularly praised our newsroom’s commitment to invest in journalists who serve our community.
Regarding Marina’s investigation into the loss of a key community Meals on Wheels service, they wrote: “It’s not easy to find the resources for investigative reporting in regional areas; this exclusive scoop asks important questions.”
That kind of feedback underlines our ongoing efforts to maintain high standards in regional journalism and community reporting.
Similarly, our advertising team received outstanding comments for their Women in Business commercial feature.
The judges observed: “A beautifully designed feature which looked fabulous in published form.”
“This could be easily used as a template idea for other local marketing group profiles and by other publications as well.
It just looks so good.
A winner on all fronts.”
Their praise affirms the creativity and quality of our sales and design staff.
While many of you interact with our ‘frontline’ team — Lewis, Tina and Carol in sales or Sonia, Marina and Kirra in editorial — it takes a special group of people behind the scenes to keep operations running smoothly.
From building advertisements and designing pages to delivering papers, answering phones, updating websites and handling administration, every role is vital to our success.
A heartfelt thank you goes to Shaz, Ange, Katie, Noelene, Nina, Stan and Brax for their tireless contributions.
It is a team effort to produce and deliver 20,000 newspapers across Somerset, Moreton Bay and Sunny Coast Hinterland.
We also tip our hats to our advertisers who help employ all these stars and our readers who make our paper a genuine community affair.
The Sentinel celebrated its first birthday under new ownership recently and we look forward to many more years of bringing you the news that matters to our valued readers.
