Jean Whitla said the publication, which Wodonga Council has axed effective immediately, had lost its way in recent years.

"What CityLife missed was the basics of all information, when, where, why, how and who," she said.

"It's not supposed to be a showpiece. It's meant to be an information sheet.

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"Instead we had big photos and no names underneath to identify them.

"It needed somebody with a news competency to put it together.

"It is not a criticism of the person whose job it was to produce CityLife because it is up to the council to inform its people.

"There is 22 per cent of us out there who still don't have computers."

Ms Whitla confirmed she didn't own a laptop, tablet or mobile phone and still relied on printed products including The Border Mail as a source of news.

Last year council made the decision to print the newspaper quarterly rather than monthly at a saving of more than $50,000.

The staff recommendation was to publish for another 12 months on a quarterly basis, but phase it out by July next year.

An amount of $10,000 of the $40,000 to saved from axing the publication immediately will be used to bolster online platform coverage of council activities.

Mayor Anna Speedie used her casting vote to bring down the curtain on CityLife.

Cr Speedie had previously spoken in favour of retaining the printed copy.

CityLife was introduced in 2008 with more than 20,000 copies printed.

In the 2018 community satisfaction survey results, residents indicated newsletters, sent via mail (35 per cent) or email (26 per cent), were the preferred way for council to inform residents about news, information and upcoming events.

In the report to council last month it was highlighted consideration should be given to people who don't have internet access, don't like online offerings or face accessibility issues and rely on the printed product.

The council had budgeted $20,000 for printing and another $20,000 for distribution of CityLife.