The newspaper hoped to, 'develop community spirit by bringing news and information about what was happening in Maningrida and the new rural settlements' and to look beyond to see Maningrida's place in the development of Arnhem Land generally.
Other local newspapers followed the publication of the Maningrida Mirage - the Gabalgu Jurra, Manayingkarirra Djurrung and Manayingkarirra Djurran Janguny.
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