Local Media Pty Ltd publishes the Casey-Cardinia edition of The Local Paper. It incorporates the traditions of the Cranbourne Sun and the Dandenong Advertiser.The Mornington County Herald was established on March 22, 1889. The Koo-Wee-Rup Sun and Cranbourne Sun commnced in 1893. The Lang Lang Guardian, from February 22, 1902, was owned variously by J.C. Ryan, H. Furze, T. Henderson, G.F. Hopkins, the last named setting up the Koo-Wee-Rup Sun, incorporating the previous titles. Later owners included A.ER. Millard, W.J. Bath, Bill Giles and Chris Fisher, who started the Cranbourne Sun, Hastings Sun and Phillip Island Sun.

The Dandenong Advertiser, Cranbourne, Berwick and Oakleigh Advocate was first published by the James Walter Swords in 1874, succeeded by his sons Henry Falkiner Swords and Frederick Walter Swords. Mr Swords came from England in 1840 under engagement to a Melbourne newspaper, and in 1842, with the late Mr Thomas Wilkinson, founded the Portland Guardian, which is believed to have been one of the first provincial newspapers published in Victoria. In 1848 Mr. Swords joined the staff of The Argus,  but left it to establish the Wahgunyah Watchman at Rutherglen. Later he founded the Bacchus Marsh Guardian at Ballan, and in January, 1874, the first issue of the Dandenong Advertiser appeared. The business passed into the hands of his sons, the late Messrs. H. F. and F. W.
Swords, and since their deaths, in 1923,  the paper was conducted by Mr James W. Swords, who is assisted by two brothers, Messrs. H. F. and R. R. Swords.

This first version of the Dandenong Advertiser was discontinued on February 15, 1959.

The Casey-Cardinia Edition of The Local Paper commenced on March 31, 2021.

Local Media Pty Ltd is not connected in any way with the Star News Group, publishers of newspapers including the Pakenham-Berwick Gazette, Berwick Star News, Cranbourne Star News and the Dandenong Star Journal (established 1865).

Albert Edward Thomas founded the Berwick Shire News and Pakenham and Cranbourne Gazette in September 1909. His son Herb Thomas took over in 1948, joined by his son Ian 1951, with grandson Paul commencing in 1992. The Star News Group has publishing interests in a number of Australian states.