Advertising revenue from The Kuranda Paper enables the KMA to provide this community resource, which supports local community groups and projects. The first Kuranda Paper (Kuranda Community News) was produced in July 1991, as an 8-page B&W tabloid. The Kuranda Media Association founding committee was: Joan Dods (President), Jean Anderson (Vice President), Krishna Buhler (Secretary), John Woodbridge (Treasurer) and Lydia Graham (Committee). The Production Team was listed (in addition to the committee) as Shep Humson, Steve Dimitriou, Allison Buckley, Sammy Humston. By issue #6, the name had changed to "The Kuranda Paper", pages had grown to 12 tabloid, print run was 1300, and the Production Team now included Gayle Hannah and Susie Serleto. The December 2011 edition saw colour for the first time, on 4 pages, with a distribution of 2400. A 40 page edition was produced in December 2012. The Kuranda Paper is now regularly 32-36 pages and has a print run ( post COVID-19) of 4500 and growing again, and is delivered by Australia Post to approximately 2300 Post Office Boxes and home letterboxes in the Kuranda, Speewah, Koah and Myola areas. In addition, bundles of the paper are delivered to multiple distribution points around Kuranda, including around the village and Speewah, Koah and Oak Forest, Then outlets in Mareeba, Tolga, Atherton and Smithfield. A full list of stockists appears on Page 2 of every edition. The present KMA Committee consists of Kerstin Brown (Vice President), Gayle Hannah (Treasurer/ Production), Anna Raye (Secretary) . The KMA organisation is volunteer run and the Committee and Production team is supported by a team of proof readers and our heroic paper folders, who no matter the weather, assemble at dawn once a month to lovingly quarter fold 2900 copies of 4500 copies, so they fit snuggly into every post office or mail box in the Kuranda district. The Kuranda Paper is funded entirely by advertising, and profits after production costs support local community groups and projects. The Kuranda Paper is also available to read online at www.kurandapaper.com. All past editions have been loaded onto the website, providing a unique record of local history stretching back over 35 years.
