Class sets of Newspapers

Half Price copies of the Mercury for your classroom or school library are available throughout the school year.

This could be either:

• Daily newspaper, delivered on any, or all days of the week, or collected from a nominated newsagent. School holiday copies are normally automatically excluded, unless advised otherwise.
• Daily Class Sets of the newspaper for a specific study period or program. These are usually in sets of 10, 15 or 30, are charged at half the retail price and can be made available on a nominated day or days.
  

To order your copies click here to download a PDF copy of the school subscription order form, or contact us with your request.

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Loop

Mercury NIE facilitates the publication of Loop, a monthly youth supplement in New Norfolk's weekly newspaper, The Gazette. The Loop Reference Manual provides useful information for members of the Loop team and can be downloaded here. Loop is an initiative of Lead On Australi, supported by the Derwent Valley Council and Davies Brothers Pty Ltd (publisher of the Mercury and The Gazette).

 

 

 

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How the School Page program works

Discussing the content of the page

Selling the advertising space

Our unique School Page concept involves students producing their own page in a weekday issue of the Mercury. This includes writing the news stories, taking the photographs, doing some of the art work, selling the advertising space and generally marketing the project in their local community. The Mercury's education services section coordinates a program of classroom workshops from early in first term with the pages progressively produced and published throughout the year.

Journalist and NIE coordinator Damian Bester is a big fan of the School Page program as it served as his introduction to the world of newspapers. "As a student at Elizabeth College I participated in an earlier version of the School Page program and two years later I was a Cadet Journalist at the Mercury," Damian said. "It was, and is, a realistic introduction to the business of newspapers. It is a real student enterprise with tangible results for all to see."

Advertising facilitator for the program, Peter Carey, said the exercise represented a valuable experience for students. This included gaining insight into the print media, developing skills in ownership and teamwork, "and at all times being motivated by the personal satisfaction of publishing their work in a daily metropolitan newspaper with a readership in excess of 100,000."

The Mercury Newspapers in Education section promotes the professional development potential of the program and would like to hear from teachers interested in developing a school page with their classes. A booklet with details on how to get involved in a School Page project is available on request from the Newspapers in Education office. To inquire about the program, simply send us an email.

2011 PAGES Cosgrove High - May 31, 2011 St Mary's College - July 5, 2011 Elizabeth College - July 12, 2011 Hilliard Christian School - July 26, 2011 Emmanuel Christian School - August 23, 2011 Fahan School - August 30, 2011 Triabunna District - November 8, 2011 Princes Street - November 15, 2011 New Town High - November 29, 2011

School Page Awards

Archived versions of earlier school pages:
Please click on the school name to download the page as a PDF file.

2010 Elizabeth Campus - July 6, 2010 Fahan School - August 3, 2010 Corpus Christi - August 17, 2010 Emmanuel - August 24, 2010 Big Picture School - August 24, 2010 Cottage School - September 28, 2010 Distance Education - October 5, 2010 Claremont College - October 12, 2010 Howrah Primary - October 12, 2010 Dominic College - November 22, 2010 Cosgrove High - November 23, 2010 Clarence High - November 30, 2010 Cosgrove High - December 7, 2010 St Cuthbert's - December 14, 2010
2009 Rosetta High - May 22, 2009 Elizabeth College - May 29, 2009 Guilford Young - June 19, 2009 Huonville High - July 10, 2009 Taroona High - August 21, 2009 Emmanuel Christian - August 28, 2009 Claremont College - September 4, 2009 Clarence High - September 25, 2009 Brent St Primary - October 2, 2009 Eastside Lutheran - October 9, 2009 Snug Primary - October 13, 2009 Eastside Lutheran - October 16, 2009 Howrah Primary - October 30, 2009 Goodwood Primary - November 3, 2009	Best Primary School Page 2009	Best High School Page 2009	Best College 2009
Lindisfarne Primary - November 10, 2009 St James Catholic - November 16, 2009 Margate Primary - November 17, 2009 Cosgrove High - November 23, 2009 Goulburn St Primary - November 24, 2009 Huonville Primary - November 30, 2009 Levendale Primary - December 1, 2009
2008 Rose Bay High - May 16, 2008 Elizabeth College - May 30, 2008 Clarence High - August 8, 2008 South Hobart Primary - August 15, 2008 Ogilvie High - August 22, 2008 Claremont College - August 29, 2008 Brent Street Primary - September 5, 2008 Emmanuel Christian - September 26, 2008 Rosetta High - October 3, 2008 Margate Primary - October 17, 2008 Howrah Primary - October 31, 2008 Rokeby High - November 7, 2008 Eastside Lutheran College - November 21, 2008 Bruny Island District- November 28, 2008 Woodbridge- December 5, 2008	Best Primary School Page 2008	Best High School Page 2008	Best College Page 2008
2007 Record year! St Mary's College - May 25, 2007 Elizabeth College - June 1, 2007 Dunalley School - July 6, 2007 Fahan School - August 24, 2007 St Michael's Collegiate - August 31, 2007 MacKillop College - September 7, 2007 South Arm Primary - September 28, 2007 Claremont College - October 5, 2007 Clarence High - October 8, 2007 Tasman District - October 12, 2007 St Michael's Collegiate - October 15, 2007 Bellerive Primary - October 19, 2007 Margate Primary - October 22, 2007 Ogilvie High - October 26, 2007 Rose Bay High - November 2, 2007 Bruny Island District - November 9, 2007 New Norfolk High - November 12, 2007 Emmanuel Christian - November 16, 2007 Eastside Lutheran - November 19, 2007 Bowen Road Primary - November 23, 2007 Waimea Heights - November 26, 2007 Howrah Primary - November 30, 2007 Rokeby High - December 3, 2007 Woodbridge - December 7, 2007	Best Primary School Page 2007	Best High School Page 2007	Best College Page 2007
2006 Fahan School - May 5, 2006 Clarence High - May 26, 2006 Elizabeth College - June 2, 2006 Kingston High - August 25, 2006 Rose Bay High - September 8, 2006 Cambridge Primary - September 29, 2006 St Michael's Collegiate - October 20, 2006 Emmanuel Christian - November 3, 2006 Levendale Primary - November 10, 2006 Hobart College - November 24, 2006 Corpus Christi - November 28, 2006 Glenorchy Primary - December 1, 2006 Northern Suburbs Christian - December 5, 2006 Woodbridge - December 8, 2006 Ogilvie High - December 15, 2006	Best Primary School Page 2006	Best High School Page 2006	Best College Page 2006
2005 Fahan - May 6, 2005 Kingston Christian - May 20, 2005 Elizabeth College - May 27, 2005 Calvin Senior Campus - July 1, 2005 Emmanuel Christian - August 5, 2005 Claremont High - August 12, 2005 Campbell St Primary - October 7, 2005 Woodbridge - November 11, 2005 Mt Nelson Primary - November 18, 2005 Rose Bay High - November 18, 2005 Tarremah Steiner - November 25, 2005	Best Primary School Page 2005	Best High School Page 2005	Best College Page 2005
2004 New Norfolk High - May 28, 2004 Hobart College - July 2, 2004 St John's, Richmond - July 9, 2004 Kingston Christian - July 16, 2004 Mount Carmel - July 23, 2004 Claremont High - July 30, 2004 Clarence High - August 13, 2004 Campania District - August 27, 2004 Elizabeth College - September 3, 2004 Geilston Bay High - September 10, 2004 Eastside Christian - September 17, 2004 Corpus Christi - September 24, 2004 Kingston High - November 5, 2004 Ogilvie High - November 12, 2004 Kingston Christian - November 12, 2004 Rose Bay High - November 19, 2004 Woodbridge - November 26, 2004	Kingston Christian Community School Best Primary School Page 2004	Ogilvie High School Best High School Page 2004	Hobart College   Best College Page 2004
2003 Margate Primary - May 23, 2003 Molesworth Primary - July 18, 2003 Mount Carmel - July 25, 2003 Kingston Christian - August 8, 2003 Howrah Primary - August 15, 2003 Sacred Heart - August 22, 2003 Collinsvale Primary - August 29, 2003 Elizabeth College - September 5, 2003 Waimea Heights Primary - October 3, 2003 Rosetta High - October 10, 2003 John Paul II - October 17, 2003 Campbell Street Primary - October 24, 2003 Fahan School - October 31, 2003 Rose Bay High - November 7, 2003 Montagu Bay Primary - November 14, 2003 Fairview Primary - November 21, 2003 Rosetta High - November 28, 2003 Lauderdale Primary - December 5th, 2003 Eastside Christian - December 8th, 2003	Collinsvale Primary School Best Primary School Page 2003	Rosetta High School Best High School Page 2003	Elizabeth College   Best College Page 2003
2002 Mount Carmel - July 12, 2002. Richmond Primary - August 30, 2002. Rose Bay High - September 6, 2002. Dodges Ferry Primary - October 11, 2002. Cambridge Primary - October 25, 2002 Elizabeth College - November 8, 2002 Rokeby High - November 15, 2002	Richmond Primary School Best Primary School Page 2002	Rose Bay High School Best High School Page 2002	Elizabeth College   Best College Page 2002
2001 Mount Carmel - August 3, 2001 Hilliard Christian - September 7, 2001 Dominic College - November 9, 2001 New Town High - November 16, 2001 South Hobart Primary - November 23, 2001	South Hobart Primary School Best Primary School Page 2001	Hilliard Christian School Best Secondary School Page 2001
2000 Best Primary School Page: Blackmans Bay Primary School Best Secondary School Page: Rose Bay High School
1999 Best Primary School Page: Howrah Primary School Best Secondary School Page: New Town High School
1998 Best Primary School Page: John Paul II School Best Secondary School Page: Claremont High School
1997 Best Primary School Page: Lenah Valley Primary School Best Secondary School Page: Sorell School

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The Mercury Print Museum

Tasmania's printing heritage is the focus of the special museum developed in Hobart’s historic Ingle Hall. The museum was developed by the Mercury in its 1814 Georgian building, which adjoins the company's main office. The building is regarded as one of Australia's finest examples of Georgian architecture from the 19th century to have survived almost intact.

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery assisted the newspaper in creating the specialised museum, highlighted by a series of interpretive displays and exhibits. These cover the history of early printing in Tasmania, the development of the Mercury from 1854 to today, and the evolution of 19th and 20th century printing.

Displays range from a collection of early printing memorabilia covering the development of "hot metal" type through to today's computer-based typesetting techniques. There is a strong educational focus as the museum traces the development of printing through actual historical objects and images, as well as visual and oral presentations.

Special school tours can be arranged daily. Click here for details on how to make a booking for your school.