The Melbourne Anglican Closed: The Changing Face of Anglican Media

Digital Transition Update

An Era Ends for Melbourne, But the Good News Continues

The Closure of TMA

After decades as a premier voice in religious journalism, The Melbourne Anglican (TMA) has ceased operations which earned the Gutenberg Award four times between 1994 and 2015. Financial pressures finalized the decision in early 2025. While the website remains an archive, the newsletters have ended.

We honor the legacy of writers like Dr. Lesa Scholl and the final TMA team for their vital insights.

Recognizing Roland Ashby, Mark Brolly, Elspeth Kernebone, Jenan Taylor, and the final TMA team.

As institutional channels move toward social media advertising, thegoodnewsblog.org is stepping into the gap. We are reconfiguring our technical feeds to aggregate Melbourne’s diocesan updates directly, ensuring that "Melbourne views" aren't lost to the void.

Melbourne Anglican: Live Social Aggregator

Our new integrated feed aggregating Melbourne's social media and diocesan pages in real-time.

thegoodnewsblog.org Traction

1M Total Views

200K Monthly Traffic

5X Vs Diocese of Sydney

Building a new home for the Australian Anglican community.