NSCnews Online September, 2016 | Page 2

W ELCOME to the first edition of NSCnews Online. It’s a new concept - different to anything you’ve read before, anything you’ve experienced before... and we hope you like it. We also hope you tell us what you like, and, of course, what you don’t. This edition is the first step, we have lots of plans for innovative features including some new competitions that are still being developed. By the time you read this, our apps for iPad, iPhone and Android devices should have been launched, meaning you can read the magazine anywhere, anytime. NSCnews Online is FREE, please pass it onto friends and family and throughout your own network. For those who want to get a bit more involved, there is an opportunity to become a Member. Membership costs just $2 per issue and opens the door to special privileges, including entry into regular Members’ draws (the first one, drawn before Christmas, will be for a 64GB Apple iPad Air 2 with WiFi). Visit the website - nscnews.com.au to join. The magazine will be published on the first Thursday of each month, except January, and Members will receive an early, private link to the magazine at least two days before publication day. Members will, therefore, have a twoday headstart in the competitions (beginning, modestly this month with only the crossword) and since the earliest entries will have best chance of winning, it could be the deciding factor. We plan to expand the competitions section of the magazine to hopefully include an online ONLINE NSCnews 2 | SEPTEMBER 2016 jigsaw competition, and a never-before-seen puzzle with a cash prize that will increase as entries are submitted. Members will get five free entries each month to that competition (non-members will pay 50c for each entry). We welcome feedback on each and every item in the magazine and on the magazine itself. Use the form on this page to send us your thoughts and suggestions. Look for the hotspot at the end of each story - it will provide a quick link back to this form so you can quickly send us feedback while it’s on your mind. Look for the hotspots throughout the magazine to unlock all the features of each story, each advertisement. We’re still exploring all the exciting features of this format, so we see this as a young, inquisitive child in the world of online publishing. Hopefully, with your help and support, we can grow it to maturity to become an entertaining, informative and supportive part of the Defence community in Townsville and North Queensland. In a couple of weeks, a sister publication called TAKE LEAVE – A Holiday Guide for Defence, will also land in your inbox. It’s exactly as the name suggests. Please use it to plan your holiday, and, when you do book a holiday, make sure you tell ’em where you got the inspiration. Please enjoy the exploration of this new format in both magazines with us. – Ted and Georgina Bragg ph: 0438 119 254 e: [email protected] TAKE LEAVE A Holiday Guide for Defence