Multiple team at Channel 9’s Darwin and Gold Coast bureaus have actually been axed – one entrusted to just a solitary press reporter and cameraman.
Eleven full time duties will certainly be affected by the choice– 8 of which will certainly be redeployed right into various other placements and the staying obtaining redundancies.
The Darwin publication will certainly currently be entrusted to just one press reporter and one video camera driver, while homeowners will certainly get the Queensland publication 7 days a week.
Previously, the Queensland publication just broadcast on the weekend breaks.
“Nine News remains the only free-to-air and bespoke news bulletin on the Gold Coast, while in Darwin we will retain a reporter and camera operator on the ground to tell the Territory’s stories to a national audience,” a Nine speaker stated.
There will certainly additionally be adjustments made to the Gold Coast newsroom, with the publication currently provided by a solitary newsreader.
Presenters Eva Milic and Paul Taylor will certainly divide their tasks as newsreaders throughout the week.
The Nine speaker stated the “difficult” adjustments were “necessary decisions (to) ensure Nine is able to withstand external challenges, while maintaining a commitment to both the Northern Territory and Gold Coast regions”.
“Nine News remains the only free-to-air and bespoke news bulletin on the Gold Coast, while in Darwin we will retain a reporter and camera operator on the ground to tell the Territory’s stories to a national audience,” they stated.
“Through redeployment opportunities and current vacancies, Nine has significantly reduced the number of people impacted by this decision and we are supporting those employees through this process.”
The Gold Coast Bulletin reports an elderly resource at the network stated team were taken by shock upon listening to the information.
“The management should hang their heads in shame,” they informed the electrical outlet.
“They are on hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and are getting rid of people that are paid a pittance.
“Only months ago, management emailed staff on the Gold Coast telling them their jobs were safe and they weren’t going anywhere.”
