Bowen Independent

The Bowen Independent also publishes a weekend counterpart called the Weekend Independent.

[1] The paper was bought by News Ltd via North Queensland Newspaper Co. in 1986.

[2] The Bowen Independent is still running today and serves the residents of Bowen shire, the Whitsundays and the Burdekin district.

[3] Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.

[4] The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.