diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6af3873..94d1e19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
 # Changelog for "event-publisher-portal"
 
+## [v1.1.0-SNAPSHOT]
+Added new event publisher for new created `Role`s having "`site`" type (#20896)
+
 ## [v1.0.0]
 - First release (#19461)
-
-
-This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c753de4..f451435 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
 	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
 		<version>1.1.0</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
+
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 	<artifactId>event-publisher-hook</artifactId>
+	<version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.0</version>
+
 	<properties>
 		<liferay.version>6.2.5</liferay.version>
 		<liferay.maven.plugin.version>6.2.10.12</liferay.maven.plugin.version>
@@ -20,11 +24,13 @@
 		<liferay.app.server.lib.global.dir>/Users/themaxx/Development/Server/liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga6/tomcat-7.0.62/lib/ext</liferay.app.server.lib.global.dir>
 		<liferay.app.server.portal.dir>/Users/themaxx/Development/Server/liferay-portal-6.2-ce-ga6/tomcat-7.0.62/webapps/ROOT</liferay.app.server.portal.dir>
 	</properties>
-    <scm>
-        <connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}.git</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}.git</developerConnection>
-        <url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}</url>
-    </scm>
+
+	<scm>
+		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}.git</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}.git</developerConnection>
+		<url>https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/${project.artifactId}</url>
+	</scm>
+
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8aeb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model;
+
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.PortalException;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
+import com.liferay.portal.model.Role;
+
+public class RoleEvent extends PortalModelListenerEvent<Role> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3939268094440017646L;
+
+    public static final String CREATED_NAME = "role_created";
+//    public static final String DELETED_NAME = "role_deleted";
+
+    private RoleEvent(String name, Role role) throws PortalException, SystemException {
+        super(name, role);
+        setRole(role);
+    }
+
+    public static RoleEvent newCreatedEvent(Role role) {
+        try {
+            return new RoleEvent(CREATED_NAME, role);
+        } catch (PortalException | SystemException e) {
+            log.error("Cannot create event from Role model object", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+//    public static RoleEvent newDeletedEvent(Role role) {
+//        try {
+//            return new RoleEvent(DELETED_NAME, role);
+//        } catch (PortalException | SystemException e) {
+//            log.error("Cannot create event from Role model object", e);
+//            return null;
+//        }
+//    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEventPublisher.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEventPublisher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1d3e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/event/publisher/lr62/model/RoleEventPublisher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model;
+
+import com.liferay.portal.ModelListenerException;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
+import com.liferay.portal.model.Role;
+import com.liferay.portal.model.RoleConstants;
+
+public class RoleEventPublisher extends AbstractEventPublisherBaseModelListener<Role> {
+
+    protected static final Log log = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(RoleEventPublisher.class);
+
+    public RoleEventPublisher() {
+        super();
+        log.info("New RoleEventPublisher instance created");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAfterCreate(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+        if (role.getType() == RoleConstants.TYPE_SITE) {
+            log.info("Created a new role having site type");
+            RoleEvent event = RoleEvent.newCreatedEvent(role);
+
+            if (log.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                log.trace("Event is: " + event);
+            }
+            publish(event);
+        } else if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("Created a non-site type role: " + role.getName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Uninteresting model events */
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBeforeRemove(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAfterAddAssociation(Object classPK, String associationClassName, Object associationClassPK)
+            throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAfterRemove(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAfterRemoveAssociation(Object classPK, String associationClassName, Object associationClassPK)
+            throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAfterUpdate(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBeforeAddAssociation(Object classPK, String associationClassName, Object associationClassPK)
+            throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBeforeCreate(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBeforeRemoveAssociation(Object classPK, String associationClassName, Object associationClassPK)
+            throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBeforeUpdate(Role role) throws ModelListenerException {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/portal.properties b/src/main/resources/portal.properties
index 6e2d3d6..a20b0a0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/portal.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/portal.properties
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.User=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.UserEventPublisher
 value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.Group=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.GroupEventPublisher
-#value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.UserGroup=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.UserGroupEventPublisher
-#value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.UserGroupGroupRole=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.UserGroupGroupRoleEventPublisher
+value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.Role=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.RoleEventPublisher
+value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.User=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.UserEventPublisher
 value.object.listener.com.liferay.portal.model.UserGroupRole=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.model.UserGroupRoleEventPublisher
 login.events.post=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.action.PostLoginAction
 logout.events.pre=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.action.PreLogoutAction
 #servlet.session.destroy.events=
-#global.startup.events is not hook-able but they should be configured in main portal*.properties
-#global.shutdown.events is not hook-able but they should be configured in main portal*.properties
+#global.startup.events are not hook-able but they should be configured in main portal*.properties
+#global.shutdown.events are not hook-able but they should be configured in main portal*.properties
 application.startup.events=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.action.StartupAction
 application.shutdown.events=org.gcube.portal.event.publisher.lr62.action.ShutdownAction
 # shutdown event is never called. See issue at https://issues.liferay.com/browse/LPS-11613 
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