Nothing can beat waking up to paper

BRENDAN RADKE around me. I’d rather read the paper than do it on a computer.”

Forty-five years ago, news websites didn’t exist. Nobody owned a smartphone and television news was in its infancy.

Mrs Swaffer is not interested in any of these modern forms of news delivery, preferring to read the Cairns Post.

“I think I’ll continue to read the hard copy” she said. “I’m a proud Australian that lives in Cairns. I love the community and the area and I like to read what’s happening locally.”

MORNING RITUAL: Earlville retiree Heather Eric Swaffer has had the Cairns Post delivered to her home for the past 45 years and doesn’t start her day without reading it. Picture: BRENDAN RADKE