Article Submissions
Who Is A Guide to Cardinia Shire?
A Guide to Cardinia Shire aims to bring the most up to date information about the Shire of Cardinia, events, businesses, community and sport, to residents of the Shire, surrounding areas, visitors and those considering moving to the Shire. We believe Cardinia Shire is a wonderful place to live, and deserves to be described and managed in an appropirate manner.
Who can write for us?
Pretty much anyone! However, we prefer articles that are either authored by residents, or people who are experts in the topic of their article, particularly as it relates to the Shire of Cardinia. There are some guidelines to follow, as well (see below), and administration reserves the right to refuse to publish without notice or cause.
Types of articles accepted.
- Opinion pieces
- Tourism pieces
- Local business profiles*
- Fundraising campaign pieces
- Community calls-to-action
- Factual updates
- Current Affairs issues
- Try us. If what you’ve written is appropriate to the site and the shire, we’ll likely publish it.
Article Guidelines
- Articles should be at least 300 words and no more than 1500 (but that upper limit is optional)
- At least one image should be included with the article. (but we can always use images from your social media, if you prefer)
- Sources should be cited within the article (citations do not count toward the article length limits)
Accepted formats
Not really fussed. Send it as an email or a message through Facebook, if you like. Just be aware, the more editing/formatting I need to do on it, the longer it may take to get it posted.
Byline information
The article will be credited to you. Feel free to include a link with it, if you wish
Copyright and ownership
In many cases, once an article is submitted, it becomes the property of the publisher. Not so with A Guide to Cardinia Shire – we make no claim to first (or any number) publishing rights. They’re all yours. However, we do reserve the right to republish any articles submitted and accepted, at another time or times of our choosing. (We will try to let you know, but make no promises.)
Other bits n pieces.
If we accept your article, we’ll try to let you know as soon as possible. It could take up to a week for review, but is usually sooner.
We accept no responsibility nor liability for the content of your article, or any ensuing action(s)