For new Bunyip editor Grady Hudd, devising new ways to use online mediums to complement their quality print product, The Bunyip, will be one off the biggest challenges he will face in his new role.

Grady said his aim is to maximise The Bunyip experience for our readers, and continue expanding the readership. He points to the success of the revamped website and Facebook page that now boasts over 11,000 likes. For the Bordertown born and bred boy, he first became interested in journalism during his year 12 English studies. He credits his wonderful English teacher, Mrs Tina Cozens, who made the subject very enjoyable and spiked is interest in journalism. “The decision to study journalism came about because I wanted to pursue a career that involved writing, but also getting out and meeting new people each week, so journalism seemed the perfect fit,” Grady said. Grady filled in as a journalist at the local paper in Bordertown, The Border Chronicle, while he was still at university, but his first employment in the journalism field was at the Kaniva Times newspaper in Kaniva, Victoria, which is about a 30-minute trip across the border from Bordertown. He joined The Bunyip in early 2014 where he started out covering the Playford Council, and then stepped into the sports journalist role some eight weeks later, which the self-confessed cricket tragic, said suited him just nicely! He worked as The Bunyip's sports writer for around 18 months, after which he moved into a senior journalist position at the beginning of 2016. In late August, Grady, 25, received his biggest break, when he was appointed as the new editor of The Bunyip. Grady said his parents have always been very, very supportive and were over the moon when I gained employment at The Bunyip. Asked about how he has adjusted to living to Gawler, a peri urban town, when he previously spent his whole life in regional South Australia, Grady said the thing he loved most about Gawler is the blend of country and city. “While Gawler is far bigger than Bordertown, it still has a real country feel about it, which is great for someone who has grown up in the country.” Grady added. “It has great local sport, great local pubs, great racing tracks, and, really, everything you need.” “On the flip side, it's only an hour train ride to the city, meaning it's really convenient to head in to watch the cricket and footy at Adelaide Oval, or spend a night out in town.” “It really is the best of both worlds.”