As of January 2024[update] is owned by Australian Community Media[1] and serves around 500,000 people and caters for the St George and Sutherland areas of southern Sydney.
It was formed as a merger of smaller local newspapers: The Times, The Express, The District and Shire News and The Kingsgrove Riverwood Courier.
[5] On 30 July 2020, state Member for Miranda Eleni Petinos moved a notice of motion in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly congratulating the publication "on a fantastic 60 years".
The names of the editorial team were mentioned: Craig Thomson, Murray Trembath, John Veage, Merryn Porter, and Chris Lane.
In April 2019, Nine sold the business to Australian Community Media, owned by Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz.