Editorial standards

Who is responsible

MelbourneLyf is edited by Sam Allcock, who is answerable for everything we publish. Each article carries the byline of the writer who produced it, and every writer has a profile page you can read.

Sam Allcock, Publisher and Editor - profile.
Priya Sundaram, Staff writer - profile.

Where our writing comes from

We write from first-hand knowledge of Melbourne. Where a piece rests on a fact - an address, an opening day, an event date, a gallery's admission policy - we check it against a primary source, usually the venue's or organiser's own page, and we link to it.

We do not invent venues, quotes, prices, ratings or reviews. If we cannot confirm something, we leave it out or say plainly that it is worth checking before you go.

AI assistance and human review

Some of our writing is produced with the assistance of AI tools. Every article is reviewed by a named editor against its sources before it is published. Nothing publishes automatically.

Things that change

Opening hours, menus, prices and event dates move constantly. We tend to describe what a place is known for rather than pin down a figure that will date, and we encourage readers to confirm the details with a venue or organiser before setting out.

Independence and disclosure

Advertising has no influence on what we cover. Sponsored material, if we carry any, is labelled as such and is not presented as editorial. Where we have a commercial relationship with somewhere we are writing about, we disclose it in the article.

Images

Where we have a photograph or official image of what we are writing about, we use it and say where it came from. Where we do not, we use our own abstract section artwork rather than passing off a stock photograph as the real place.

Corrections

We will correct anything we get wrong, and say that we have. Corrections are noted on the article with the date rather than made silently. Send them to editor@melbournelyf.com.