Australian Community Media owners Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz have sold the former Launceston printing site of The Examiner and The Advocate daily newspapers to Austin Fagan, the owner of national electrical business Progress Switchboards, for $3.5 million.
The Catalano and Waislitz co-owned entity 20 Cashews disclosed the sale of the 231 George Town Road, Rocherlea, site and its expected settlement date of February 15, in filings showing the company posted a $2.5 million net loss last year.