Getting in touch about Melbourne's laneways and arts

Laneway Notes is an independent journal, so the most useful messages are the ones that help us write better, more accurate pieces about the city. If you have walked a laneway recently and noticed that a mural has been painted over, a small bar has closed or a gallery has moved premises, we would like to hear about it. Melbourne's inner-city streets change quickly, and readers on the ground are often the first to spot what is new.

What to write to us about

  • Corrections and updates: street art on walls such as Hosier Lane is regularly repainted, so older descriptions can date fast. Let us know the lane and roughly what you saw.
  • Exhibition and event tips: openings in Collingwood, Fitzroy and the CBD, artist-run spaces, small festivals and live music nights. Including a link to the organiser's own page helps us check the details.
  • Ideas for walks and days out: favourite routes, quieter arcades, or ways to combine galleries with a café stop.
  • Artists and makers: if you are showing work in the city, tell us about it. Coverage is editorial and never paid.

Before you send

We are not a venue, ticket seller or official tourism body, so we cannot book tables, sell tickets or confirm opening hours. For those questions, the venue or event organiser is always the best source. For practical planning, our Laneways Guide covers how to explore the central lanes on foot, and the Places section gathers the spaces we have written about.

Older posts remain available in the archive; if something there is out of date, a short note pointing to the piece is enough for us to review it. We read every message, though replies can take a little time as the journal is run independently.