How to Contact Geelong Independent or Advertise With the Site

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Geelong Independent (geelongindy.com.au) provides three distinct contact routes depending on what you need: a Contact Us page for general enquiries, Advertise and Classifieds pages for commercial placements, and an Editorial Complaints channel for formal complaints about published content. All three are listed in the site's main navigation, so you can reach them from any page without needing to search.

Which route to use

Your goal Where to go on the site
General question, feedback, or reaching the newsroom Contact Us
Buying ad space or a commercial partnership Advertise
Placing a classified listing Classifieds
Complaining about a published article or editorial decision Editorial Complaints
Understanding sponsored or affiliate material Partner Content / Recommended

Contacting the publication

The Contact Us link sits in the site's navigation menu alongside News, Sport, Travel, Entertainment, Competitions, and Digital Editions. Use it for general enquiries — story tips, corrections requests, or questions about the publication itself.

If you want news delivered rather than to send a message, the site offers a free email newsletter: the homepage prompts visitors to "Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!" via a REGISTER button. Note that registering for the newsletter and subscribing to the publication are separate actions — the site has a dedicated Subscribe page at geelongindy.com.au/subscribe/ for paid access, including Digital Editions.

Advertising and classifieds

Two separate commercial channels exist:

  • Advertise — for display advertising, sponsored placements, and commercial partnerships with the masthead.
  • Classifieds — for smaller listings, typically personal or trade notices.

Because these are separate pages, a business wanting a display campaign and a reader wanting to sell an item should start in different places. Neither page's specific rates, formats, or deadlines are visible in the site navigation, so you'll need to open the page itself or make contact through it to get those details.

Complaints and editorial standards

The Editorial Complaints link is the formal channel for concerns about published content — accuracy, fairness, or taste. This is distinct from Contact Us: general feedback goes to Contact Us, while a complaint about something the publication has printed should go through Editorial Complaints so it's handled under the outlet's editorial standards process.

The site also links a Privacy Statement, Privacy Policy, and Terms and Conditions in its footer, which set out how your information is handled if you register, subscribe, or submit a complaint.

Sponsored and partner material

Two labels flag content that isn't standard news:

  • Partner Content — material produced with or supplied by an external partner.
  • Recommended — items the site promotes, which may include affiliate or commercial arrangements.

If you're evaluating a story's independence, check whether it carries one of these labels before treating it as newsroom journalism.

Practical notes

  • The site is published by Star News Group, which appears in the site's own search and branding elements.
  • Navigation also includes Find My Newspaper, useful if you want the print edition rather than the website.
  • The homepage surfaces both a Digital Edition section and a Digital Editions navigation link, so subscribers can read a replica or digital version rather than only web articles.
  • The publication covers Greater Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, and the Surf Coast, so advertising or pitching outside that region is unlikely to fit its audience.

What isn't specified

The site navigation confirms these contact and advertising channels exist, but does not state response times, advertising rates, complaint resolution timeframes, or whether any of these forms require an account. Treat those as things to confirm directly through the relevant page rather than assuming.