Central Western Daily

{{Short description|Australian regional newspaper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Central Western Daily

| logo = Cwdaily.png

| type = Weekly newspaper

| format = Tabloid

| foundation = 1945

| owners = Australian Community Media

| headquarters = Kite Street, Orange

| editor =

| website = {{URL|centralwesterndaily.com.au}}}}

The Central Western Daily newspaper (also known as the Western Daily)Not to be confused with the railway service of the same name – {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220807137 |title=CENTRAL WESTERN AS DAILY SERVICE |newspaper=Lithgow Mercury |location=New South Wales|date=1 June 1944 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=3|edition=TOWN |via=National Library of Australia}} was founded in 1945 in Orange in the Central West region of New South Wales, its first edition being published on 3 October 1945.

It followed a range of earlier publications from Orange, including The AdvocateAlso known as the Western Daily Advocate {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64449797 |title=ORANGE. |newspaper=Bathurst Free Press & Mining Journal |location=New South Wales|date=4 September 1901 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{Citation | title=The Orange advocate | publication-date=1874 | publisher=James H. Bowers and George Thompson | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10206330 | accessdate=16 November 2016 }} and The Leader (also known as the Orange Leader).{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168392137 |title="Central Western Daily" |newspaper=The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer |location=New South Wales|date=5 October 1945 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141594977 |title=THE ORANGE "LEADER." |newspaper=Wellington Times |issue=1853 |location=New South Wales|date=18 February 1907 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} The range of newspapers published in Orange were celebrated in 1961, with a centenary edition, which acknowledged the original newspaper: Western Examiner and Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, and Lachlan Advertiser originally published on 7 December 1861.{{Citation | title=Orange newspaper centenary supplement | publication-date=1961 | work=Central Western Daily | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38859025 | accessdate=16 November 2016 }}

In the early 1950s it was complemented for its welcoming attitude to New Australians{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226194692 |title=Voorbeeld van "Central Western Daily" |newspaper=Dutch Australian Weekly |volume=1 |issue=47 |location=New South Wales|date=29 August 1952 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} and quoted for its contributions.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104018937 |title=The "Central Western Daily" is responsible for this one |newspaper=Western Herald |location=New South Wales|date=2 August 1957 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}

It was also regularly quoted by other New South Wales regional newspapers for stories and humorous items.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104012394 |title=Bourke Intermediate High School |newspaper=Western Herald |location=New South Wales|date=9 March 1956 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214412680 |title=About People |newspaper=Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder |location=New South Wales|date=6 March 1947 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}

It was also target in the correspondence columns of regional rivals within New South Wales, either by location or newspaper.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161524762 |title=CORRESPONDENCE |newspaper=The National Advocate |location=New South Wales|date=3 July 1952 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article161386831 |title=A PROTEST FROM NASHDALE |newspaper=The National Advocate |location=New South Wales|date=8 December 1951 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

It has also been known as the "Western News" in terms of the region it is in New South Wales.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107058387 |title=Western News. board against increase |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=42 |issue=12,031 |date=19 June 1968 |accessdate=15 November 2016 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Until February 2025, it was sold six mornings per week, from Monday to Saturday. The focus of the Central Western Daily is community news and issues and stories about local people; however, it also contains regional, national and world news.

Mostly the newspaper ranges from a minimum of 28 pages up to 68 pages on a Saturday. The average daily circulation is approximately 6,000 units.

Earlier runs of the publication are available online and microfilm.{{Citation | title=Central Western Daily | publication-date=1900 | publisher=Orange | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/164325307 | accessdate=15 November 2016 }}{{Citation | title=Central western daily | publication-date=1945 | publisher=W. & F. Pascoe | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17110276 | accessdate=15 November 2016 }}{{Citation | author1=Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC | title=Central western daily : (Orange, Australia) | publication-date=1900 | publisher=Fairfax Media Publications | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/192344549 | accessdate=15 November 2016 }}

In February 2025, Australian Community Media reduced the printed edition to weekly.[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/acm-newspapers-print-editions-saturdays/104908300 Australian Community Media flags future further reduction in print editions] ABC News 7 February 2025