Privacy policy
Last updated 3 October 2026
This policy covers locally.news and every council edition on its subdomains, such as northsydney.locally.news.
What we collect
You do not need an account to read Local Record. We do not ask for your name or email address to read a story.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages people read. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects data such as your browser, device, approximate location and the pages you visit. Read how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Advertising
We show ads from Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's advertising cookies let Google and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.
Your choices
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site still works without them.
Changes
If we change this policy, we update the date at the top of this page.