Award results list 2025
Best feature story
Finalists
Tallangatta Herald
Warrandyte Diary
Ferntree Gully News
Winner
Gisborne Gazette
Best editorial comment
Finalists
Ferntree Gully News
Ballarat East Community Newsletter
Manningham and Nillumbik Bulletin
The Wombat Post
Chewton Chat
Winners
North and West Melbourne News
Tallangatta Herald
Best history story
Finalists
HillsNews
Warrandyte Diary
Winner
Village Bell
Best photograph
Finalists
Warrandyte Diary
Tallangatta Herald
Winner
Lorne Independent
Best sports reporting
Finalists
Warrandyte Diary
Manningham & Nillumbik Bulletin
Winner
Connecting Sebastopol Community News
Best writing by a person 18 years or younger
Finalists
Prom Coast News
Churchill & District News
Winner
Boronia & The Basin Community News
Best community content
Finalists
Gisborne Gazette
Ferntree Gully News
Winner
Village Bell
Best design & layout
Finalists
Warrandyte Diary
North & West Melbourne News
Winner
The Westsider
Best newspaper
Winner
Gisborne Gazette
North and West Melbourne News
SpringDale Messenger
Waranga News
Yackity Yak
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