There are 2 listing options for business.

1. Featured Listing $329/yr (+GST)
2. Standard Listing $299/yr (+GST)

Both listing options have the same inclusions on your listing page, however the featured list sits above the standard list in each category. So this means if you take a featured listing, your position will be secured for as long as you list with us. A standard listing will move down as new featured listings join our directory.

All our business listings go in date order, so the sooner you list your business the better position you’ll have. 

Additionally, the Featured Listing has bonus inclusions in the package, these include:

• FREE Event Directory Listings
• FREE Job Directory Listings
• FREE inclusion in our quarterly magazine School Holiday Programs (where applicable).

You can list events with us for FREE if you choose a Featured Listing in our Business Directory, or you can choose a Featured Event for $100 if you don’t have a business listed. 

Listing a job on Lake Mac Family Life is FREE if you have a Featured Directory listing.

Yes. You can create an event without a business listing, however, if you have a business listing it can be linked to your business, and the job or event will also appear as a link from your business page. 

Linking an event to your business means visitors can easily find it. This link is selected during the event listing process and will appear in your Listing Dashboard.

Job listings are exclusively for our Featured Directory listings.

Here’s all the business categories on our website so you know exactly what you’re looking for during the listing process.

To make your listing look amazing you need to resize your images before you add them, or we will do this for you during the approval process.

Business Listing 

1 x Main image – 1800×1200 jpg

6 x Gallery images – 640×427 jpg

1 x Icon image (logo) – 200×200 jpg

Event Listing

1 x Main image – 1800×1200 jpg

Job Listing

1 x logo – 200×200 jpg

If you have multiple locations around Lake Macquarie and one single business name, we suggest putting ‘Lake Macquarie’ as your suburb. In the description field, you can add the locations with addresses, phone numbers, and hours of operation for each location.

Absolutely! You don’t need to have any other presence online. You’ll need 1 x main image and 1 x icon/logo for your listing to be accepted. See the Q&A question above on ‘What image sizes do I need for a listing?”

We have lots of ways you can connect with our Lake Mac families.

You can book a call with Sonia and she can chat with you about your options, and answer any questions.

Book a phone call with Sonia

If you would like to book one of our advertising spaces, we’ll provide you with the ad sizes but it’s up to you to organise the creative.

You can DIY it by using an awesome tool called Canva. It’s a free program and they have lots of set templates you can use and tutorials to learn from. Please note, it does need to look professional, so we highly recommend showing it to some friends or Sonia can also review it for you.

Another option is to outsource it. 

Easy peasy! You have full access to your user account through your Listing Dashboard. Your Listing Dashboard can be accessed through the blue button at the bottom of any page on our website. It’s labelled “Listing Dashboard”.

In the dashboard, you’ll see all the activity in your account.

• How many people have viewed each listing
• Types of devices used by the viewer
• Where the visitor has come from on the website (referrer)
• Platform used by the viewer
• Types of browsers used by the viewer

and all your account details, listings, and various information you can use to make the most of your listing.