Macs Publishing Information

Macs Publishing was established in 1985 producing Brochures & Magazines for the Retail Sector. One of the first Publications released was a magazine called "The Relocatable & Mobile Homes For Sale" which was distributed and sold through Newsagents on the East Coast of Australia. In the late 80's we identified the need for a property publication in and around Brisbane and in June of 89' we had published the very first "Brisbane & Regional Property Guide" with advertisers from Beenleigh in the South of Brisbane to Kingaroy and Bundaberg in the north of South East Queensland. The publication was the only Real Estate Publication that was Industry related that covered such as a vast area. As the regions of South East Queensland grew so did the magazine. Eg Sunshine Coast Region, Gold Coast Region, Ipswich and all the surrounding Valleys, including the Brisbane's Suburbs North, South, East and West. We were experiencing a mini boom. The demand for South East Queensland properties was exceptionally strong in the early 90's, not only from Locals, but from people from all over Australia wanting Queensland's relaxed lifestyle. Home Buyers and Investors were selecting particular areas of South East Queensland be it North of Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast or South to the Gold Coast or even West to Ipswich and the Valley's and of course the Picturesque Moreton Bay Region. With the demand now focusing on particular locations, a decision was made to produce Local Identity Property Magazines for each of the regions. In 1991 we published the first Local Publication, Ipswich & Valleys Property Guide, followed by the Sunshine Coast Property Guide and then the Gold Coast Property Guide. As the Magazines grew in Advertising, so did the Consumer demand for magazines. Through the mid 1990's other Regions were identified as strong growth areas, we produced property magazines for these other areas of Brisbane, the Bayside Property Guide, the Western Suburbs Property Guide and the Southern Suburbs Property Guide. The publications were ...