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PakMag - Why Advertise In PakMag

"PakMag is on paper, in homes, online and in the community"

PakMag - Parents And Kids Magazine is North Queensland’s highest circulating free family magazine. With two separate printed editions in Cairns and Townsville, PakMag is a full colour, A4 print publication covering parenting information, plus local events and activities. Its content and style is both informative and positive.  

Our readers:

Are predominantly women aged 25 - 45 years who are parents of children aged 0 - 14 years. Our readership base also includes fathers, grandparents, school and childcare teachers and healthcare professionals. If you want to connect with this niche market, PakMag will take you there.

Our Distribution:

PakMag is hastily collected at the beginning of each month by our loyal readers. We have zero wastage, and because our readers actively collect the magazine, we know it is something they value and want to read. Most of our editions are scooped up within 14 days of the magazine hitting the streets. 
Available exclusively through McDonalds restaurants, Calanna Pharmacies and Coles supermarkets (Townsville), as well as distributed through Mobil service stations, childcare centres, libraries, PCYCs and host of other family orientated businesses from Cooktown to Cardwell (Cairns publication) and Ingham to Ayr (Townsville publication).

Circulation:

With a monthly circulation of 20,000 and estimated monthly readership of at least 48,000*, PAKMAG is the foremost free magazine for North Queensland families. It is also North Queensland's only locally owned magazine that has been independently audited by the Circulations Audit Bureau.

Frequency:

PakMag is a monthly magazine, offering businesses the flexibility to keep their advertising message fresh and relevant. This also applies to the complete package - monthly publication allows PakMag's team of professionals to consistently deliver a magazine full of "here and now" information - another reason our readers eagerly await its arrival on the 1st day of every month.

Other Opportunities:

PakMag is more than just placing an advertisement, we openly invite discussion and input regarding:

  • Editorial submissions - our magazine is renowned for its quality editorial pieces - an area we extend to our advertisers when the opportunity presents, either through offering free editorial, including your business in special interest articles, or the chance for you to submit editorial pieces†.
  • Product Reviews - A great way for PakMag readers to experience your products or services whether it be holidays, baby products, something for mum, something for the family or anything else that families would love to win! If you would like to have your product reviewed for free, click here to get more information.
  • Events - We are proud of our community focus and connect personally with our readers every month. These events are a perfect opportunity for you to meet face to face with your target demographic and we don’t charge you a cent to participate. 
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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Advertise With PakMag?

  • CAB audited for circulation guarantee. 
  • Proven popular product with FNQ parents. 
  • PakMag is the only entertainment focused magazine for families, our "What's On" guide gives our readers a reason to collect us at the start of the month, every month. 
  • We have a successful media partnership with Southern Cross Media. 
  • We distribute exclusively through McDonald's, Coles*,Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinemas plus hundreds of other family hot spots like Mobil service stations, childcare centres, doctors surgeries, all major shopping centres and a host of other family orientated businesses. *Coles in Townsville.
*Based on the industry standard assumption of 2.4 readers per copy
†All editorial must meet the requirements of PAKMAG's Editor and is included at the Editor's discretion

This Months Editors Picks

Taming the Dragon

TAMING THE DRAGON By Jutta Dempsey Children often feel confused, anxious, hurt, disappointed, frustrated and angry in their efforts to deal with the world around them. Their age, temperament and emotional maturity will largely dictate how they handle these intense emotions but other influences include how anger has been role modelled in the home. Children’s anger becomes..

Playing Music: Benefits to Kids

Learning how to play a musical instrument has many benefits for children, but when is the best time to start? By Nicole Tobin-Donnelly Most parents would like their child to learn a musical instrument at some stage. There are no hard and fast rules for choosing an instrument although I firmly believe children should not be permitted to hop from one to another. You need at least a year on an..

Total Optical: Total Vision

There’s more to vision than 20/20, writes Jane Chin. It often comes as a surprise to parents to discover that although their child has 20/20 vision they are having problems at school due to their visual skills but there’s a lot more to the process of vision than how well you can see. Good vision allows us to plan how we physically interact with our environment and it’..