GROW YOUR BUSINESS

We’re proud Lake Mac locals.
Our job? To help local businesses thrive by driving genuine enquiries from families in our community.

GROW YOUR BUSINESS

Gain more leads, build your customer base, establish your position locally, and connect with locals who want to support local businesses.

About

Gain more leads, build your customer base, establish your position locally, and advertise your business where locals search.

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Who we work with

From small work-from-home businesses, private schools, classes & activities, health practitioners, retail shops, restaurants, and trades & services, to Dullboys, Harvey Norman, ATUNE, and Belmont 16s Sailing Club.

How we help

We help new businesses get off the ground, medium businesses that want to grow, and large business owners looking to maintain their local position. 

Our success story

After 5 years, Lake Mac Family Life has a huge social following, and our Google search position is a big reason why our website attracts up to 500,000 clicks each year.

Why we do it

Our focus has always been on providing a place to connect the community we love. We are passionate about supporting local and staying local.

Got a question? Let's chat.

Sonia’s used to real life happening in the background — the beautiful chaos of business and family life.

She’ll explain how it works, answer everything clearly, and support you if you decide to join.

No obligation. Just honest advice from a local who gets it.

Schedule a call with Sonia

Reviews

The enquiries we receive are genuine, and people reach out because they can see we’re a transparent business and a trusted Lake Macquarie builder. A recent enquiry through the directory has now progressed to start works shortly for a family on the east side of the lake. It’s a second storey extension with extra bedrooms, a new bathroom, living area opening to an entertaining deck, and updated laundry. It’s a great example of how the directory connects us with locals who are ready to move ahead. We’re now in our second year of advertising, and as a local family who has followed Lake Mac Family Life for years, it felt natural to support a platform we already use and trust. The community is active and supportive, and the way businesses are presented aligns well with how we work at Nexus Built.
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"Lake Mac Family Life has been a fantastic platform, both as a local resource and as an advertising partner for our business. They have a genuine passion for supporting our community and it really shows in the way they connect people and businesses across Lake Macquarie. I’ve been impressed by their dedication to helping local businesses grow and thrive. Highly recommend!"
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Nick Shanley
Shanley Financial Planning
"A brilliant one-stop shop for all things Lake Macquarie! Whether you are a business wanting to advertise to your local community or someone who lives in or are looking to live in the area you really need to be a part of this engaging and supportive community! I recommend the page to people looking to move to the area all the time. I knew it was going to be a success when I was first approached to advertise and it has exceeded expectations. The team behind the scenes are so supportive to our business and have really provided a place where we can directly access our local community and our community can find and support us!" ​
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LJ Hooker, Warners Bay
"Lake Mac Family Life offers fantastic, well priced opportunities to advertise directly to local families. With the added bonus of business hour on their Lake Mac Parents page, I have seen more interest and growth in my business in 1 month then through any other advertising platform I have used. I highly recommend advertising through Lake Mac Family Life- a local business to support local business!"
Laura Collison
Well Education
“This magazine is amazing. You have done an awesome job collating all the best of our area and letting our community know about it. I am sending it out to our school community right now. I hope our families take advantage of the wonderful experiences on offer to enhance our young people's lives. Wonderful mag, I am very very impressed.”
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Argenton Public School
"Lake Mac Family Life have been a God send for my business and has opened up so many opportunities for us! Both Sonia and Rebecca are dedicated to providing a quality service and have always been so friendly and professional in all my dealings with them. I recommend Lake Mac Family Life to anyone who has their business in Lake Mac and wants to put their name out there!"
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Janina Hamilton
Flying Colours Education
"In all seriousness though, thanks to you and your team, we really did well over the past 2 months due in large part to your support, and it came at a time when we needed a bit of help"
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Derek Cagney
Cagney Tennis Academy
"Lake Mac Family life directory is a great way to find and support local businesses. I am listed with them for my own small business and they are my first port of call if I am looking for any kind of service from health to trades at home. Mostly recently we found a great local small business to renovate our bathrooms - it always gives me some added peace of mind to engage with businesses on the directory as I know that Sonia and Bec take care with who is listed on the directory"
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Cathy Abel
New Beginnings Naturopathy
“At last, a local guide that is specific to our Lake Macquarie Families! As a Lake Mac mum, its great to see at a glance, the Things to Do in the Weekend Guide as well as specific reviews and articles that are relevant to my family. As a Lake Macquarie business owner, I am loving the opportunity to connect and interact with local families on a more personal level. It’s a refreshing change from the usual faceless advertising methods. I can really talk with potential customers during the monthly Business Hour on the Facebook Parents Group, and the Business Directory is a cost effective way to network. I have already had a great response, and have noticed a jump in my website traffic since I listed. Great job Ladies, and well done on creating THE best online destination for the Families of Lake Macquarie.” ​
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Susan
Prime Health Podiatry
"Lake Mac Family Life is a unique social platform and website that expertly combines social community groups with excellent, relevant content alongside local business needs for authentic promotion that reaches the right audience. As a small business owner, it has been an absolute pleasure partnering with this company who genuinely listen and create excellent opportunities for our community families and businesses."
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Vanessa Lynch
Hive Kids - Charlestown
“Lake Mac Family Life has been such a valuable source of reaching the public for our sports club. We have made many great new connections with local business and gained new members through our connection to Lake Mac Family Life and everyone who is a sports club administrator knows how important it is to develop great local ties!!! Highly recommend the team at Lake Mac Family Life to any sporting club wishing to enhance their social media profile and develop new local relationships.”
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Lis - Secretary
Southern Beaches Junior Rugby Club
"Lake Mac Family Life is an amazing tool that i use all the time the girls who run the page are amazing and always happy to help both clients and local businesses their help and support is invaluable"
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Allison Manser
Lake Macquarie Floors
"Hi Rebecca, I just wanted to tell you how glad I am that I chose to advertise with Lake Mac Family Life! First of all the decision held me accountable to being more intentional about growth/marketing (accountability is always a good thing when you’re self-employed! ), plus I woke up this morning to a number of new enquiries in my Messenger, prompted by last night’s Business Hour! Talk about an immediate return on investment!! So, thank you for the platform you’re building - I am excited to watch all of our businesses grow!!"
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Karen Boyer
On Track Speech Therapy
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Facebook Business Page 28000
Facebook Group 240725
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Join now

For a limited time, take a Featured Listing and receive 2 months extra for FREE.

14 MONTHS FOR THE PRICE OF 12!

(LESS THAN $6.50 A WEEK)

We’ll add this to your listing once approved.

Featured Listing

+ 2 MONTHS FREE
$ 329 PER YEAR (+GST)
  • Pinned listing (won’t move)
  • Featured on all categories page
  • FREE Event Listings
  • FREE Job Listings
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  • FREE Feature in relevant guides
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  • Participate in Business Hour (monthly)
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