In the early 1980s, I was Regional Manager of Leader Associated Newspapers Pty Ltd.

The Registered Office of Leader was 160 Whitehorse Rd, Blackburn.
The Northern Group – comprising eight newspapers – was based at 543-545 High St, Northcote.

The Advertising Staff Contacts list from the time was:

Regional Manager
Ash Long

Area Manager – Diamond Valley, Whittlesea, Preston
Eric Gordon

Advertising Consultants
Preston Post-Times: Nina Foti, Basil Haslam, Glenda Short
Diamond Valley News: Patrick Conlan, Max Thomson
Whittlesea Post: Arthur Preusker

Area Manager – Coburg, Brunswick, Northcote
Ian Musgrove

Advertising Consultants
Coburg Courier: Anne Cooksey
Brunswick Sentinel: Tonina Guerra
Northcote Leader: Albert Gordon

Area Manager – Doncaster-Templestowe, Heidelberg
Leo Hart

Advertising Consultants
Doncaster & Templestowe News: Lorraine Dunlop
The Heidelberger: John Jacobs

Advertising Features Co-Ordinator
Heather Garth

Motoring
John Gray

Advertising Services Manager
Keith Peplar

Advertising Production/Layout Artists
Jim Christidis, Janene Clarke, Michele Norman, Rosanna Morales (part-time)

Northcote Office
Pauline Holberry

Doncaster Office
Kaylene Bowen

Pictured: Pauline Holbery, Personal Assistant, and Ash Long, Regional Manager, Leader Newspapers, Northcote. Circa October 1982.