About the Eastern Melburnian

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The Eastern Melburnian is dedicated to delivering high-quality news and stories from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. We focus on the issues that shape life in our community: cost of living, the environment, local businesses, and the voices that make Melbourne’s east unique.

Reliable, accessible local journalism is essential. Without it, local concerns go unheard, communities lose connection, and misinformation spreads. The Eastern Melburnian is committed to providing accurate, balanced reporting on the issues that matter most to our readers - not just headlines designed for clicks, but stories that reflect the values and concerns of our community.

Our journalism is free and available on our website, in our newsletters, and across social media. Join us by subscribing, following, reading, sharing, or even sending us tips on what’s happening in your area.

Maybe you’ll even start reporting for the Eastern Melburnian. If you’re interested in contributing reach out at [email protected].

Staff

Matthew Sims, Reporter

Matthew Sims grew up in Mount Evelyn and has more than 6 years of experience across regional and rural media organisations throughout Victoria. Prior to The Eastern Melburnian, he was reporter with the Pakenham Gazette in Melbourne's South East, and he spent four years as the reporter at the Terang Express and Mortlake Dispatch weeklies in Victoria's South West. Matthew has a fervent passion for theatre, film and music, and loves to find and tell great stories from across the community.

Please reach out with tips and stories at [email protected] or use the form on our Contact Page.

Brad Esposito, Editorial Director

Nick Wray, Senior Video Lead

The Areas We Report On

The Eastern Melburnian primarily serves the residents of Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs. It’s roughly Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse, or you can think Surrey Hills to Lilydale, and Rowville to North Warrandyte.

Here’s list of suburbs we are directly reporting on:

A-L

  • Ashwood

  • Bayswater

  • Blackburn

  • Boronia

  • Box Hill

  • Bulleen

  • Burwood

  • Chadstone

  • Croydon

  • Doncaster

  • Donvale

  • Ferntree Gully

  • Forest Hill

  • Glen Waverley

  • Heathmont

  • Knoxfield

  • Lysterfield

  • Lilydale

M-Z

  • Mitcham

  • Mount Waverley

  • Nunawading

  • Park Orchards

  • Ringwood

  • Rowville

  • Scoresby

  • Surrey Hills

  • Templestowe

  • Wantirna

  • Warrandyte

  • Wonga Park

About Gazette

The Eastern Melburnian is owned and operated by Gazette - an independent local news publisher offering free, balanced reporting to serve and connect communities.

Gazette reaches audiences where they are through social media, vertical video and newsletters, and we offer our services for free to reach the majority of Australians who don’t subscribe to paywalled news.

Gazette is a social enterprise business funded by reader contributions, sponsorships, philanthropic support, advertising, and events. Editorial independence is a core tenet of our work: we maintain an editorial firewall between our newsrooms and our funders and advertisers, and we do not accept funding from political organisations.

To learn more about Gazette and our mission to strengthen local journalism, visit our website: gazettenews.au