Residents of over 14 years ago will recognize the resurrection of the Shark Bay Herald. The answer to the question of why is threefold and the reasons pretty much the same as the last time it was felt necessary to have an alternative voice to the Shires official  publication.
 
 What is perceived as an inaccurate reporting of facts by the Shire; and the need for the old fashioned, wholesome concept of an alternative view. Would-be readers and advertisers of this monthly newspaper may be interested to know the following.
 
  Although there will be some unavoidable flak aimed at the Council in the first couple of editions, which is hardly surprising after their betrayal of the Community over the Quays issue, it is not the intention of this paper to maintain an anti-Council tirade. Be it the intervention by the Minister for Local Government, the repercussions from our Member of Parliament going in to bat for us or the break-up of the Ward system and next two Local Government elections, the overwhelming vote of no confidence in our Council will work it course. This paper will exercise an editorial policy that will also be seen as a type of censorship in as much as there will be. (1) No crass, profane or mindless rubbish.(2.) No politically correct Government publications that cost the taxpayer a heap to print and do not get read much. (3.) A real attempt to maintain a high standard of responsible, indepth and mature journalism. With respect to this last point, it is hard to apply such standards to comments and letters to the editor without becoming overly censorious and we hereby state a disclaimer for the opinions and expressions expressed therein, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor.