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The result was keep. Withdrawn nomination with no delete !votes. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 08:03, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete, no sources to back up claims. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 03:05, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral: If there were sufficient sources to cover all the claims then it would be a keep. I am seeing some coverage but possibly not enough as it seems to relate to one reporter who won an award, rather than the publication as a whole: [1], [2]. --DanielRigal (talk) 03:12, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Quite a few reference sources have been included in the Bendigo Weekly article to prove that it does in fact exist as a newspaper, has won a range of awards, has run prominent and effective campaigns successfully fighting for critical infrastructure for the local population, and is a paper with a remarkably high readership in a competitive market.
The Bendigo Weekly is notable as a newspaper in several aspects.
Firstly, it is one of only two newspapers to cover this large area. It is notable in currently having an astounding 77% readership figure as indicated by the independent Roy Morgan Research organisation.
Since its inception the Bendigo Weekly is notable in the respect that it has had a large impact on the lives of the local population, being instrumental in forcing government to build a pipeline to supply water in a drought prone area. Bendigo Weekly has also been notable in its efforts to secure a public hospital. These claims can be verified by entries in the Parliamentary record "Hansard" where the Bendigo Weekly is named as a source of information. It is also notable in respect of the amount of awards this newspaper has won in a short period of time. From 2006 until 2009 the Bendigo Weekly got no less than 12 awards, remarkable for a country regional newspaper. No less remarkable were the "Walkley" awards won by the Weekly's editor - awards which generally go to city based newspapers. If any newspaper deserves an entry in Wikipedia it is the Bendigo Weekly.
STATE OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, PARLIAMENTARY HANSARD
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- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. -- Bduke (Discussion) 04:05, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't know where you found the sources as it was quite hard for myself however I congratulate your effort and withdraw my nom.Hell In A Bucket (talk) 21:29, 1 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget 22:27, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. I am not sure why this got relisted as Hell in a Bucket has withdrawn the nomination. Anyway, the new sources seem sufficient to me so I am changing to keep. --DanielRigal (talk) 22:38, 6 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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