It is also large enough to have its own town council, a newspaper ("The Gazette") and at least eleven pubs, including "The Imperial", which serves as both the "copper's pub" and home to several of the officers, new to town with nowhere else to live but one of Chris Riley's rooms. Significant action takes place here throughout the series given its importance to the "Heelers" and Chris' involvement in the community. Other pubs in Mount Thomas (regularly mentioned but rarely featured) are "The Commercial" (The Imperial's main rival), "The Railway", "The Federal", "The Steam Packet" (frequently described as being the worst), "Customs House", "The Cumberland", "The Mainland", and three unnamed near the court house, Coles, and the football oval. There is also at least one motel, a motor inn and a caravan park. A local country radio station, 4TM, is mentioned in episode 4, but soon after the only reference is to 3SD, which is the station in near-by St Davids.