Queensland Government
Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services

You've decided what you're going to do and you’ve got the details organised. Now you need to let people know about it!

Here are some tips to help you promote your event.

  • Organise flyers and posters - four to six weeks ahead should be enough but you may want longer if you need registrations. Distribute your flyers and posters to local schools, libraries, shopping centres, churches, neighbourhood centres.
  • Send out invitations to special guests four weeks in advance.
  • Ask your local schools and other community groups to include mention of your event in their newsletters to parents.
  • Four weeks before, send a community announcement to your local radio station. Some local newspapers also run community announcements for free. The announcement should be approximately 100 words long and include details of your event such as time, date, venue and cost.
  • One week before, send your local newspaper, radio and television a media alert (RTF, 9 KB).
  • A couple of days before your event, phone your local newspaper, radio and television station and remind them of your event.
  • Early on the day of your event, send your local newspaper, radio and television a media release (RTF, 10 KB). Follow up with a phone call during the day.