As we embark on a season filled with elections, school holidays, Anzac Day, and Mother’s Day, The Bugle is delighted to welcome a new addition to our editorial team: our new editor, Paul Suttor.

Paul brings a wealth of experience from a journalism career spanning nearly three decades across major publications, including The Illawarra Mercury, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun-Herald, and NRL.com, where he has worked as a reporter, sub-editor and editor.

His passion for sports runs deep - he has been a player for many years in the South Coast District Cricket Association and dedicates his time to coaching in the Football South Coast junior soccer competition. His expertise will further enrich our coverage of news, political, community and sporting life.

Amid these exciting changes, we’re also enhancing our digital presence. While our print edition remains a staple, we now offer a regular “print digital” edition every Saturday, bringing you more frequent updates on the stories that matter. Subscribe to receive it directly in your inbox or log on to our app for exclusive content.

As always, The Bugle thrives on community involvement. We encourage you to share your local news, sports stories, and achievements so we can continue celebrating our region. A huge thanks to our hardworking team - Lleyton, Lynne, Veronica, Brian, Steven and Shelby - who ensure the news reaches you weekly and with daily updates via our app. A special shout-out to our contributors also who share their expertise with our team and readers.  

If you have any news tips for us, send them to [email protected]

We’re also excited to introduce a new section where you can upload family notices for free. Whether it’s a milestone birthday, a wedding, an engagement, a birth, or a memorial, we invite you to share these moments with the community. Jump on the app to find it under the community label and list your details.  

The app gives so much more for the community to explore - with features on business, faces of the coast, local artists and so much more. There is even a puzzle section for those “waiting times” in life.  

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Stay connected, stay informed, and be part of The Bugle community.

Belle