Getting in touch with Laneway Notes

Laneway Notes is a small, independent journal, and most of what ends up on these pages starts with a message from a reader. If you have spotted a new mural going up off Hosier Lane, heard about a gallery opening in Collingwood or Fitzroy, or found a quiet arcade café worth a detour, we would genuinely like to hear about it. Tips from people who walk the city every day are often the best leads we get.

What to send

  • Event tips: exhibitions, artist talks, open studios, small gigs and laneway markets. Include the venue, the suburb and a link to the organiser's own page so details can be checked.
  • Corrections: venues close, laneways get repainted and opening hours change. If something we have written is out of date, tell us and we will update it.
  • Story ideas: walking routes, local histories, or a precinct you think deserves more attention.

A few things to know

We are not a venue, a ticket seller or an official tourism body, so we cannot book tables, hold tickets or answer questions on behalf of galleries or event organisers. For dates, prices and access information, the venue's own website is always the most reliable source. We also cannot promise to publish every suggestion, though every message is read.

Artists and small organisations are welcome to tell us about their work. Short, clear messages with a few key facts are easiest to follow up, and good photographs you are happy for us to describe help us decide whether a piece fits the journal.

Before writing, you might find what you are looking for already covered in our laneways guide or in the archive, which collects older walks, openings and features from around the inner city. And if you simply want to say you enjoyed a route or a review, that is welcome too.