The Queanbeyan Age is a weekly newspaper based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. First published on the 15th September, 1860 by John Gale and his brother, Peter Francis Gale, The Golden Age, as it was known at the time, was the first newspaper of the small township on the banks of the Queanbeyan River. It was named due to the shortlived Kiandra goldrush, which generated large amounts of gold-based traffic through the region.
The Age publishes on Fridays. The newspaper previously published twice a week, and prior to that it was published three times a week. The paper currently publishes in 32 to 48 page editions.
It has two full time journalists, one part time journalist and an editor off site. Its weekly coverage includes politics, the courts, council, sport, community, health, environment, police and the emergency services.
The editor as of May 2011 is Andrew Benson.
The Age is part of the Federal Press Group with The Canberra Times and The Canberra Chronicle
The Age has a website with interactive timelines, videos, audio slideshows, photo galleries and interactive map features. It can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.
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