Mercury subscription deal: $5 a month for the first 3 months

If local news matters to you, there’s no better time to sign up to a Mercury subscription, with our best deal ever for $5 a month*.

This offer has now expired. Check out the latest deal here

IN times of crisis and emergency, the importance of keeping our community fully informed is paramount.

Our local journalists work long hours to cover the stories that really matter, even over the summer holiday period when many others are taking a break.

When there are major disasters, like fires and floods, the information that news websites convey can literally save lives. Stories providing critical safety information on our websites remain free.

But the stories behind the stories — the real human insights — are for our subscribers only. Local subscribers help fund the vital work that we do.

And to that end, we’re offering a great deal to ensure we can continue to employ the biggest news teams in our regions to cover stories that matter to you.

For just $5 a month for the first three months, we are encouraging those who haven’t already become a digital subscriber to give us a go — even just to see what you are missing out on.

Across our national websites, more than 500,000 have already become subscribers to what is Australia’s best value news subscription deal.

We bring the stories that matter to Tasmanians including those behind the emergencies like fire fighters Andrew Melton brigade chief of Upper Huon Fire Brigade, Amelia Franklin 2nd officer of Geeveston Fire Brigade, Natasha Joyce firefighter of Dover Fire Brigade, David Cameron Group Officer of Esperance and of Southport Fire Brigade. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES

Not only does your subscription give you full access to your local website, but also News Corp major metropolitan and regional titles, including Melbourne’s Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail, The Daily Telegraph, NT News, the Gold Coast Bulletin, Cairns Post, Townsville Bulletin and Geelong Advertiser to name a few.

That give you access also to News’ hugely popular SuperCoach competition via your state website, as well subscriber rewards worth hundreds of dollars each year.

WHAT YOU GET

■ Full unrestricted digital access to this website on all your devices

■ Exclusive offers, tickets, ebooks and unique experiences with our subscriber-only +Rewards program worth hundreds of dollars a year (as long as you stay subscribed)

DIGITAL PRINT EDITION

Enjoy reading the daily paper? With a subscription you can access Mercury and Sunday Tasmanian digital print editions on your computer, tablet or phone — the newspaper exactly as it’s printed but available on digital devices and featuring additional accessibility options making it even easier to read.

Get your news as it happens with the latest Mercury digital subscription offer.

A bushfire at Tods Corner in the Central Highlands, near Miena, late last month. Picture: KAROLIN MACGREGOR

OUR APP FEATURES

■ You can also use the Mercury’s app (available for both iOS and Android) to access everything themercury.com.au has to offer.

■ Your subscription will deliver full access to our premium app experience for your local newspaper together with News’ top metropolitan and regional mastheads

■ Ability to set news alerts and notifications making sure you get the news when you want it most

As a subscriber, you’ll see fewer intrusive ads on our site — we’ve rolled out even more improvements for subscribers that will make our site cleaner, easier to read and faster to load.

Check out the latest deals on offer here or phone our subscriptions team on 1300 361 604 Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm (AEST)

Thank you for supporting local journalism that matters. Remember, we’re for you.