Off to Europe!

As of August 2, my partner and I will be backpacking across Europe until Christmas, hopefully gaining insight into something larger than our own backyard.

After that, who knows where!

Previous Peninsula News employees have ended up working as far afield as the Financial Times in London and as close to home as the Express Advocate.

I have learnt a great deal working here, and I have met some interesting and varying personalities through this position.

I have learnt that the Peninsula certainly has its own identify, separate from the rest of the Central Coast, and that identity needs to be supported and nurtured.

I hope you, the public, have learnt a great deal too, through reading what we print.

Though working as a journalist for Peninsula News was a tough position, it was also rewarding.

From July 14, my position at Peninsula News will be taken by Clare Graham, a communications graduate from Newcastle University who has shown herself in the last year to be extremely competent and up to the task.

I will remain here on "light duties" until August 2, helping to complete a smooth transition.

Before I go, I would make one last request: Support Peninsula News!

I am not necessarily talking about advertising, more just taking a part: Submit an article once in a while, suggest a news item, pull us up if we make a mistake and help us be as accurate and comprehensive as possible.

If you don't read Peninsula News much anymore, tell us why and suggest how we can improve.

You are our readers, and at the end of the day, only you know best what you want to read.

The Peninsula News first opened its doors to support the community in March 1999, at a time when the community told us that they didn't feel the area was being done justice.

With the help of the community, we have provided that support for the last nine years, and with continued support we hope to provide it for many years to come.

Lyle Stone Peninsula News