The Geelong Independent is a local free weekly newspaper delivered to houses in the Geelong region in Victoria.
The newspaper was first published on 31 October 1986 and was started by a group of local businessmen - mostly real estate agents and car yard salesmen - unhappy with the cost of advertising in existing local publications.
They sold their share to the Star News Group managed by fourth generation owner, Paul Thomas, in the mid-2000s with a gradual takeover by the family owned newspaper company.
He formerly worked on the Wimmera Mail Times.
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