Reely? Enough newsprint to go from Wee Waa to Narrabri?

If ever the need arose to lay out a true paper trail from Wee Waa to Narrabri, the opportunity to do so is at The Courier.

“We have surplus reels of newsprint which an organisation or individual may be interested in having,” explained The Courier managing director Wanda Dunnet.

“The newsprint reels will unwind to reach for many kilometres.”

The newsprint is no longer required because the reels are the wrong size for the site where The Courier is printed.

“The heavier grade 850mm paper is wider than needed and the 405mm half reel is American tabloid size – too narrow.

“The reels are some 11,000 metres long and so tightly wound they can virtually be drilled like wood. The bigger reel weighs 523 kg and the smaller reels weighs 230kg.”

There are some other half-used reels which also became surplus to requirements.

So what to do with the unwanted reels?

Apart from the paper path to Wee Waa, the newsprint offers other possible applications.

The paper will provide many years of tablecloths for groups which host functions using long tables, there are opportunities for schools or artists to use the paper for painting for the next decade, it can be used for removalists’ packing, or mulch for gardeners or temporary promotional banners.

The newsprint reels are sitting in the former Courier printery awaiting a new owner to take them away – soon, hopefully, first come first served.

The reels can be fairly simply rolled to the edge of the loading dock onto a ute or low loader in the laneway and taken to their new home.