About us
Brunswick Voice (ABN 62629983597) is an independent news project founded in 2021 to publish high-quality, public-interest journalism about news, events and people in the suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg, part of the City of Merri-bek in the inner north of Melbourne, Victoria.
In addition to this website, we also publish a quarterly print newspaper that is available for no cover charge at multiple locations. Visit this page to find out more about our print edition.
Existing print media outlets have shut down and deserted Brunswick in recent years, leaving important issues unexplored, history unrecorded and powerful institutions able to avoid accountability. Paywalls have been erected, limiting online access to many stories to subscribers only.
Brunswick Voice is volunteer-run and aims to help fill that gap by focusing solely on happenings in Brunswick reported by and for local residents.
We aim for quality, not quantity. Instead of publishing a high volume of stories to a fixed deadline, we plan to produce quality news and analysis that is beyond the existing news cycle, about stories that are purely local.
As we believe free access to information is vital in a democracy, articles will not be behind a paywall. Nor will our website initially seek advertising. Our aim is to start small and build a scalable and sustainable independent journalism business.
We welcome any and all suggestions for stories. You can send news tips to editor@brunswickvoice.com.au. Writers are also welcome to contact us by email if you have something you would like to contribute to the publication.
We are also always looking for volunteers for a range of roles, including delivering newspapers. To express interest, fill out the form here.
Editorial standards
Brunswick Voice will at all times abide by the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance’s Journalist Code of Ethics and is a member of the Local & Independent News Association.
1. Independence: At all times, editorial content will not be influenced by any financial contributions or other considerations from outside entities.
Whenever advertising or other sponsored content is published, that content will be clearly identified to distinguish it from our own independent editorial content.
2. Accuracy: Brunswick Voice aims to ensure that all editorial content is accurate and is presented in context.
3. Fairness: Brunswick Voice is committed to the following hallmarks of fairness:
• Providing a reasonable opportunity to respond where allegations or criticisms are made.
• Attributing information to its source wherever possible.
• Not plagiarising or misrepresenting the work of others.
• Informing those we approach or contact that we are journalists.
4. Complaints and corrections: Brunswick Voice aims to address all concerns or complaints promptly and correct any errors or omissions, and where appropriate append a note at the foot of the article. To lodge a complaint, please visit this page.
5. Diversity: Brunswick Voice aims to be relevant to the community we serve, and to include an appropriately wide diversity of voices, views and issues.
6. Harm and offence: While some content may offend, disturb or annoy, Brunswick Voice aims to avoid unnecessary, excessive or gratuitous harm and offence to the extent compatible with our role as a source of public interest news.
7. Privacy: Brunswick Voice has a privacy policy relating to the protection and management of any personally identifiable information gathered and/or shared via their platforms. Read our privacy policy here. In addition, we are committed to ensuring that any content which intrudes into the private lives of individuals is appropriate and proportionate when balanced with the public interest in the disclosure of information and freedom of expression.
8. Moderation of comments: We encourage contributions and comments on stories on our social media platforms. However, those comments should contribute to a civil conversation and they should not be abusive, contain personal attacks, be inflammatory, racist or profane. Brunswick Voice reserves the right to make the decisions about which comments violate these ground rules and the broader editorial guidelines of the publication, and will moderate comments at its discretion.
9. Advertising: Brunswick Voice may accept advertising or sponsored content in a number of forms, including through paid business listings and display advertisements. Advertising is an important source of revenue for non-government media. Where such advertising is accepted, it will be clearly identified to distinguish it from editorial content.
10. Artificial Intelligence: We will not knowingly use Artificial Intelligence in the production of news or feature articles apart from workflow tools that can improve productivity, including but not limited to spelling and grammar checking, audio transcription, and photo enhancement. We will not use ChatGPT or similar tools to write articles or create graphic designs; if we do use AI, it will be fully disclosed. Read our full AI policy here.
As a member of LINA, Brunswick Voice is also bound by Standards of Practice of the Australian Press Council. If you believe the Standards may have been breached, you may approach Brunswick Voice or make a complaint to the Australian Press Council in writing. The APC may also be contacted at 1800 025 712.
Responsibility for all editorial comment is taken by Mark Phillips, Editor and Publisher, 1 Tripovich Street, Brunswick, VIC 3056, Australia.
Thank you to our supporters
Brunswick Voice would like to acknowledge the following generous donors whose financial contributions support our mission to keep local news alive.
Annual supporters
Frances Coffey, Vanessa Gavens, Elisabeth de Vries , Bronwyn Hunt, Nancy Atkin, Anthony McGirr, Kevin J Brophy, Alan Coates, Christina Ratcliffe, David Reeder , Brigid Magner, Bridget Ryan, Elle Marsh, Sophie Arnold, Donna Spencer, Jo Curtin, Carolyne Cohn, Helen Chapman, Myriam Robin, Anne Jungwirth, Angela Scaffidi, Irene Dyson, Bruce McGregor, Jill Sanguinetti, John Hughes, Mark Sanders, Sharon Rayner, Sharon Cookson, Howard Manley, Maryanne Doyle, Suzanne E Pinchen, Orlagh Feeney, Ashlynne McGhee, Zoe Roberts , Tim Rutherford, Claire Cassar , Dinusha Arachchige , Kai Brach
Monthly supporters
Conor Flanagan, Anna Sinn, Lindsey Thomson, Marie Fram, Dan Milne, Teresa Miller, Karen Berkman, Andre Hillas, Voula Allimonos, Bianca Hall, Lorri Hill, April Muirden, Leanne Tovo, Robyn Jackson, Klara Hansen, Jess Langley, Natasha Close, Sarah Brennan, Damion Brown, Lisa Clausen, Jocelyn Penington, Sami Bagdas, Hannah Lynn, Katherine Shorthouse, Alison Kane, Joe Hughes, Josephine Ryan, Mark Nelson, Bernadette Suter, Conor McCullough, Cade Amos, Keely Malady, Jean Evans, Laura Hughes, Jonathan Stakem, Claire Jenkins, Andrea Bunting, Tim Dutton, Ian Purdey, Jo Connellan, Arnab Saha, Ben Rodgers , Anthea Batsakis , Edwina Berry, David Loone, Jeremy Dore, Simon Pryor, Darren Spargo, John Vincent, Michael Petit, Mary Gurry, Melissa Yuan, Hannah Bryant, Jay Whelan, Andi Sebastian , Erica Wagner, Vicki Hambling, David Reynolds, Peter White, Peter Gledhill, Mick King, Jack Madin, Peter Hannaford, Michael Ryan, Cathy Taylor, Tempo Rubato, Brenda Appleton, Lorraine Butler, Elaine Brennan, Pamela Cooke, Owen Mehegan, Sally Mclennan, Ewen Cameron , Sally Jope, Frances Pollock, Matt Howley, Tom Abbott, Renza Scibilia, Samantha Bond, Nerida Jolley, Shane Maloney , Susan Cowan, Sandra Sondreal, Michael Templeton, Caz Garvey, Karen Percy, Carlo Carli, Tonié Field, Michael Santhanam-Martin, Valerie Sutherland, Lynne Oliver, Gerardine Kearney, G Allen, Michael Palmer , Mae Chong, Liz Irvin, Madeline Maurici, Nawid Zaher, Lyn Pike, Jess Beissbarth , Timothy Boreham, Craig Fernandes, Owen Miller, Kemal K, Simon Fredrickson, Wendy Smith, Joshua Whitham, Nicholas Farr, Tracey Spiel, Hilary Sawer, Oliver Winn, Rosie Cuff, Edwina Baden Powell, Pamela Lloyd, Pamela Williams, Daniel Sullivan, Sophie Penno-Charles , Mel Alexander, Rachael Dexter, Greg Banova, Terence McCaughan, Ryan Smedley, Julie Purdey, Bronwyn Plarre, Alexander D’Aloia, Chris Humphreys, Judith Redmile, Joseph Norster, Lee-Ann Monk, Colin Letham, Kenna Morrison, Judith Cooke, Katie Sweatman, Elisabeth Jackson
One-off donors
Adam Pulford, Glenyys Romanes, Carmel Louise, Mehmet Gurkan, Robyn Hopkins, Annette Whiter, John Fletcher, Damion B, Madeleine Pieper, Daniel Oster, Judith Newcombe, Rodney Shah, Rodney Spark, Karen Hitchen, Vandon Postill Pink, Neva Moloney, Dan Wollmering, Re Ford, Carole Sklan, Kate Mason, Simon Wright, Ioannis Tsiavos, Malcolm Hume, Denise Bryant, Michael Hollander, Calin Sinclair, Kay McVey, Eve Recht, Michelle Ryan, Maree Roberts, Lucy Anderson, Del Zubevich, Paul O’Sullivan, Kevin Murray, Tom Smallman, Delfina Gonzalez, Cameron Edge, Andrea Lloyd, Donald Newgreen, Keaton G, Carey Lai, Cara Sputore, Tony Khawaja, Tony Payne, Carol Criddle, Alice Hubbard, Zhang John, Betty Wohlers, Nina Valera, Hector Barron, Janice Candy, C Wright, Margaret Ludowyk, Keith Peryer, Cat vant Hof, Bill Shepherdson, Joy Whitton, Viviane Harangozo, James Hayes, Joanne Hall, Jenny Sobey, Barbara Long, Clare Ozich, Jane T, Daniel Gannan, Anna Young, Caitlin Coleman, Shayne Barns, Susanna Bryceson, Michael D’Aloia, Anna Cook, Cara Sputore, Leone Thiele, Michael Burke, Simon Gibbons, Margaret Orton, Susannah Harper, Paul Morland, Fiona Negrin, Stuart Gregory, David Fryer, Judy Bourke, Wendy Dinsdale, Jeanie Adams, Jennifer Gould, J Lansdowne, Catherine Briand-James, Grace Mitchell, Julie Richmond, Dean Paatsch, Sean Lynch, Josephine Vains, Marlene Cirillo, Felix Cassinides, Andrew Hewitt, Pip Mackey, Heather Braidie, Nancy Rogulic, Margaret Maguire, Renee Huish, Julie Fam, Christine Paterson, Lisa Phillips, Emma Gee, Richard Agar, Fiona Capp, Phil Jackson, Craig Blair, Julie Eastman, Max Burney, Martin Witzmann-Stephens, Svetlana Raab, Christine Paterson, Liz Morrigan, Vince Ward, Barry Newstead, Matt Cowgill, David Yarrow, John Gibbons, Amanda Olle, Libby R, Cora Diviny, Josephine Woods, Brendan Corney, Alicia Bailey, Martin Thomas, Josephine Struck, Jimmy Li, Megan Davis, Maddie Lakos, Barry York, Naomi Raab, Beth H, Georgina Kanizaj Clark, Pia Herbert, Rachel Service, Tathra Street, Chris Harrap, Carol Owen, Monica Jovanov, Pam McHardy, Hamish Beere, Dan Wollmering, Jeremy Cutting, Martin Furse, Robert Eisen, Lanie Harris, Lauren Andrews, Robin Orams, Peter Hall, Briony Norton, Kathy Smalley, John Deininger, Alexander White, Julie Stratford, Soo Taylor, Helen Benny, John Singleton
Last updated: March 9, 2026