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Complaints Policy

Complaints Policy

Mornington Peninsula News Group understands that occasionally readers may be dissatisfied with the content of our publications and wish to make a complaint. If you wish to complain about editorial content please follow the steps below.

Note this policy only applies to complaints about editorial content in our publications and the digital services that we control.

Anyone can make a complaint

In the first instance, a complaint should be made via our website, by emailing complaints@mpnews.com.au, phoning (03) 5974 9000, or sending your complaint in writing to Complaints, PO Box 588, Hastings, 3915 with reference to the material you wish to complain about. Provide a link to the material if it was published online or, if it was in one of our printed products, provide the publication title, date, page and headline and any other documents that will help us assess your complaint. Reference must be made as to the nature of your complaint. Complaints received without relevant information may not be considered.

Our response

We will acknowledge your complaint within two working days of receipt. If we accept a complaint is valid, we will resolve any issues surrounding a complaint to the best of our ability within 28 days of receiving all the necessary information in relation to the complaint. If we receive multiple complaints about the same issue we may make one response to all of them.

As soon as both parties are satisfied with how to resolve the issue arising from the complaint, we will take the required action be that publication of an apology or correction in the next printed edition or immediately if it is an online complaint.

All complainants will be treated fairly, courteously and with respect.

We reserve the right to disregard any complaints that are made in an abusive or offensive manner.

If at any stage during the complaint handling process we do not hear back from you within 14 days, we will consider your complaint satisfied and closed.

Assessment

Our complaints handling process is a transparent. The reasonableness or otherwise of a complaint will be assessed against our editorial code of practice. Key criteria against which the reasonableness of a complaint will be tested reflect a commitment to public interest journalism’s highest principles: accuracy and clarity; fairness and balance; privacy and avoidance of harm; integrity and transparency. Complaints that clearly indicate a breach of these standards will be resolved as matter of priority.

Appeal process

If you are unhappy with our final response to your complaint you may complain to Australian Press Council (presscouncil.org.au), of which we are member and constituent body. We will confirm in writing that you have exhausted our internal complaints procedure.

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Established in 2006, Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated, independent media company.

MPNG publishes five weekly community newspapers: the Western Port News, Mornington News, Southern Peninsula News, Frankston Times and Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News.

MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula Essence and Peninsula Kids.

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