Welcome to the CHITCHAT Newspaper.

The FREE local community paper servicing Childers, Woodgate, Bundaberg, Burnett, Howard, Burrum, Biggenden, Gin Gin, Hervey Bay, Torbanlea, and surrounds.

A quarter of a century, and still going strong. The CHITCHAT Newspaper supports the Wide Bay - Burnett region by providing a wealth of fun and informative news via our print and digital media presence.

The CHITCHAT Newspaper has grown from humble beginnings. Creator Debbie Williamson-Gleich started the ‘Childers CHITCHAT’ in the late 90’s as a way to keep the local communities of Childers and Woodgate connected.

The newspaper once started out as an A4 booklet, now a mighty A3 tabloid, it remains today offering community news and events from around the Wide Bay - Burnett region.

The backbone of the Chitchat has been the faithful local businesses who place their advertisements in the paper. Some of our local businesses have supported the paper from the beginning; First National Real Estate Childers has been with the CHITCHAT since the very first issue.

Where can you pick up a FREE paper copy of the Chit Chat Newspaper?

We do our best to make it as easy as possible to grab a physical paper copy of the chitchat newspaper each and every month.

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We have over 100 pickup locations scattered throughout the Wide Bay - Burnett region.

Grab a copy from one of our friendly stockists:

Apple Tree Creek

• Ampol Foodary Apple Tree Creek

• Apple Tree Creek Pub

• Mollydookers

Bargara

• Bargara Beach Hotel

• Bargara Golf Club

• Beach Treats Bargara

• Cafe on Bauer

• Kacy’s Bargara Beach Motel

• Seashells Coffee Bar

• The Beach Mill

• The Windmill Bargara

• Ricks at Bargara

Biggenden

• Biggenden BP

• Biggenden Hardware & Rural

• Biggenden Library

• Biggenden Foodworks

Bundaberg

• Alowishus Bundaberg

• Acai Kingz Bundaberg

• Hinkler Coles Bundaberg

• Bundaberg Library

• Cornetts IGA North Bundaberg

• Gloria Jean's Coffees Bundaberg Central

• Muffin Break Hinkler

• Reading Cinemas Bundaberg

• The Pocket Storehouse Bundaberg

• Hinkler Woolworths Bundaberg

Burnett Heads

• Kellys (By the Sea)

• River Culture Seafood and Grill

• The Lighthouse Hotel

• IGA Local Grocer

• Baltimore

• Willows at Burnett

Burrum Heads

• FoodWorks Burrum Heads

• Astron Burrum Heads (petrol station)

• Burrum Heads Bakery Cafe

• Burrum Heads Butchery

• Burrum Heads Library

• Burrum Bait & Tackle

• A Taste Of Burrum

Buxton

• Foodworks Buxton

Childers

• Ampol Childers Roadhouse

• Childers Bakery Salad and Sandwich Bar

• Childers Bakery Salad and Sandwich Bar (Duplicate)

• Barnyard Stockfeed

• Childers Butchery

• The Federal Hotel

• Bottlemart Express - Federal Hotel

• First National Real Estate Childers

• Integrated Disability Support Services Childers

• Childers IGA

• Childers Library

• Childers Neighbourhood Centre

• Childers Oasis Motel

• Childers Physio & Allied Health

• The Peanut Van

• Childers Pharmaceutical Museum

• RSL Isis Sub Branch Incorporated

• Sugarbush Cafe

• Sutton Nationwide Realty - Childers

• Childers Heritage Gift Shop

• Kape Centro

• Dimmeys Childers

• Childers Mitre 10

• Isis Club Inc.

• Dollars and Sense Childers

• McDonald's Childers

• Woolworths Childers

• Missing Sock Laundromat

• Home Timber and Hardware

• Childers Hardware

• Childers Batteries

• Subway Childers

• The Grand Hotel

• Paragon Theatre & Espresso Bar

• Buckes Butcher Shoppe

• Isis War Memorial Pool

• Isis Golf Club

• The Farm Shed Fruit Stall Childers

Dallarnil

• Dallarnil General Store

Gayndah

• Cornetts IGA Gayndah

• Westside Takeaway & Convenience Store

Gin Gin

• Gin Gin Highway Hotel

• Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre/ Library

• Hot Bread Fred Gin Gin

• Kuskey Country Meats

• ACE Hardware

• Mack & Lulu Specialty Coffee House

• Cornetts IGA Gin Gin

• Mystery Craters

Hervey Bay

• Hervey Bay Coffee

• Hervey Bay Stockland Shopping Centre - Customer Care Desk

Howard

• VanCootens Grocery

• IGA Howard & Newsagency

• Howard Country Style Milk Bar

• Howard Butchery

• Howard Hotbread Bakery

• Howard Library

• Howard Landscape and Produce Supplies

Torbanlea

• Bamboo Land Nursery & Parklands

Woodgate

• NRMA Woodgate Beach Holiday Park

• Woodgate Beach Club

• Woodgate Beach Friendly Grocer

• Woodgate Beach General Store

• Woodgate Beach Home Hardware

• Woodgate Beach Hotel

• Woodgate Childers Bakery and Sandwich Bar

Contact Us Today

Phone: 0494 142 507

Email: chitchatnewspaper@outlook.com

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