YourTimes underscores a commitment by the independent, private publisher to champion the public’s right to high quality information, analysis and debate.

Established in September 2006, YourTimes has built a reputation for integrity, investigation and analysis in its news and news features. Well-respected experts provide regular lifestyle features covering home living, finance, sport, education, food and wine, motoring, gardening, and health… There is something of interest for everyone.

Published on the first Wednesday of each month, 15,000 copies of YourTimes are distributed. It is available in:

• All newsagents, selected retail stores, advertiser outlets, cafes, hotels and resorts of the Southern Highlands;
• Home delivery to 12,000 letterboxes in towns and villages from Bargo in the north, to Bundanoon in the south.

YourTimes is also available from:

• selected newsagents in Canberra and the ACT;
• newsagents along the NSW South Coast from Wollongong to Bateman’s Bay.

“It is exciting to see the magazine continue to develop”, says the magazine’s editor Deb Richards. From a start-up just a few years ago, Yourtimes has become a respected and confident publication.

In 1999 Richards was co- winner of the Gold Walkley, Australia's most  prestigious journalist prize. She spent 20 years at the ABC, having served as a producer, reporter and Associate Producer of Four Corners, and Canberra-based National Affairs correspondent for Lateline, later becoming its Executive Producer. She was also Executive Producer of Media Watch, and was selected as one of the world's top female journalists in 2000, by the US-based International Women's Media Foundation. She moved to the Southern Highlands in 2003, for family reasons, and won the inaugural Health Journalist of the Year award, presented by the National Press Club. Her appointment as editor of YourTimes underscores a commitment by the local  independent publisher to champion the public’s right to high quality information, analysis and debate.

“We see it as a privilege to turn our skills to the grass roots community issues and development issues. The Highlands is a complex region, with strong development pressures, infrastructure problems and employment issues,” Ms Richards said. “YourTimes is an important part of helping the community to be informed and able to debate and shape its future.”

Gail Heathwood and Kirsty McIvor provide editorial support and are all senior experienced journalists, living locally. They are committetd to quality and telling the stories that are important for people in the Southern Highlands. News feature writers including Lucy Palmer, Jennie Fea, Yvette Rippon and a host more keep readers in touch with issues and events. Our regular expert contributors – offer thoughtful and informative features – from Jan Berry with food and home decorating to Nick Rheinberger’s views on the ‘human comedy’ of life and everything in between from health, rural issues, finance, books and education… you will find it in YourTimes.

YourTimes is an important part of a complex region with development and growth pressures, infrastructure problems and employment issues, it plays a crucial role in helping the community be informed and able to debate and shape its future.