The West Wyalong Advocate

[1] In more recent times, drought and economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the paper changing from bi-weekly to weekly production.

In a front page story The West Wyalong Advocate announced its final issue would be published on 23 December 2020 and the paper would close.

Evolution Mining, which has a gold operation at nearby Lake Cowal, consulted with owners, community stakeholders and Bland Shire Council to find a way to revive the paper while retaining its independence.

This resulted in the formation of the West Wyalong Advocate Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation with an independent board of directors and many of the original staff.

Editors of The West Wyalong Advocate have included Ron Cooper, Garry Shaw, Terence Cunningham and Heatherbelle Vearing.