About Us

A brief history

Local News Publications began seventeen years ago, with the inception of The Lake News. Started in Forest Lake by Chris and Betty Wren in response to a need in the community for a ‘newsletter’, The Lake News has gone from strength to strength and is now very much ‘owned’ by the Forest Lake community as a whole.

The Centenary News, The Local News and The Greater Springfield Times, subsequently emerged and are all similarly embraced by their respective areas, ensuring a large readership and usage in their communities.

With all publications filling a niche in their areas for community groups and clubs to promote themselves free of charge and for local businesses to target new and existing customers, Local News Publications enjoys, not only assisting the community on all levels, but being an integral part of each community it serves.

Owners, Graham and Susannah Friis (daughter of Chris and Betty Wren), having been employed by Local News Publications from the beginning, bought the business in July 2006 and are determined to take Local News Publications well into the future, using the firm foundation of the past as a springboard.