Partner with Peninsula Votes
Sponsorship enquiries
Connect your organisation with a dedicated local election tracker covering Hastings, Nepean, Frankston and Mornington.
About the tracker
A local destination for the 2026 state election
Peninsula Votes is a new election product backed by an established local news audience.
Published by STPL News, Peninsula Votes is a dedicated mobile-first election tracker for Hastings, Nepean, Frankston and Mornington.
It brings verified candidate information, district reporting, voting-booth data and election results into one accessible local resource. Live VEC data will be the primary results source during the election period, supported by local updates and STPL News reporting.
Established STPL News reach
A connected local audience
Website, free daily E-News and social distribution work together to extend discovery
38,000 E-News sends a week 6.6k Facebook followers 63% of site traffic from social Predominantly mobile
Last 30 days
Website activity
Views52.9k
Visitors41.3k
Views and visitors are separate platform measures and should not be added together.
Facebook followers
Audience snapshot
64% Women36% Men
Aged 35-5446.6%
Social scale
Facebook activity and reach
Audience context: These are verified statistics from STPL News' established channels. Peninsula Votes is a new election product and does not yet have a comparable traffic history. Audience levels fluctuate with the news cycle, with elections historically among STPL News' strongest periods. Figures overlap and must not be added as a unique total.
Partnership benefits
Visible, relevant and clearly identified
Local relevance
Reach people following the election across four electorates covered by STPL News.
Multi-channel delivery
Website, free daily E-News and social distribution extend partner discovery.
Limited inventory
A small number of clearly labelled positions protects partner value and keeps election content dominant.
Clear separation
Every partnership is labelled and kept separate from candidate information, editorial coverage, projections and calls.
Partnership options
Four ways to partner
The Major Partner is the sole lead position. All other packages are deliberately secondary and limited.
Quick package finder
Where do you want the strongest association?
Choose a goal to highlight the closest partnership option.
Best fitMajor PartnerThe lead corporate partnership for Peninsula Votes 2026, with the highest level of campaign recognition.
Sole lead position
One Major Partner | Full campaign
Major Partner
The lead corporate partnership for Peninsula Votes 2026, with the highest level of campaign recognition.
- High-visibility recognition across Peninsula Votes for the full 2026 election campaign.
- Sitewide header and footer placement, with the header block beside the masthead on desktop and directly below it on mobile.
- Recognition across core district and results pages, including the election period and election-night experience.
- Recognition through STPL News social and E-News channels where offered during the partnership term.
- A direct link and dedicated profile on the partners page.
One | Election day and count
Election Day Partner
A focused position within the live results experience when voter interest is expected to peak.
- Secondary placement within the homepage live-results area and selected count pages.
- A direct link from the Election Day Partner block and a profile on the partners page.
- Recognition in selected Peninsula Votes election-day and count social updates.
- Acknowledgement in election-day E-News promotion, below the Major Partner and primary election content.
Limited | One district
District Partner
Clearly labelled commercial recognition on one selected district page.
- Recognition on the selected electorate page, clearly separated from candidate information, editorial reporting and election results.
- A direct link from the District Partner block and a profile on the partners page.
- Recognition in selected district-specific Peninsula Votes social posts.
- One partner per available district position, presented in a distinctly labelled commercial block.
Limited | Full campaign
Supporting Partner
A compact way to support the tracker with clearly identified recognition.
- Logo, link and approved short profile on the Peninsula Votes partners page.
- Compact recognition in designated lower-page supporter areas after primary content.
- Inclusion in selected general partner acknowledgements where space permits.
- The smallest sponsorship treatment, with no guaranteed placement on every election post, E-News edition or tracker page.
Placement principles
- Sponsorship is clearly labelled and visually separate from editorial information.
- No empty advertising block appears when a position is not active.
- Mobile layouts keep recognition visible without taking over the first screen.
- Candidate information, results and public-interest reporting remain dominant.
Partnership trust
Commercially Supported. Editorially Independent.
Commercial support helps operate Peninsula Votes without giving partners any role in the election product.
- Partners cannot influence candidate coverage or editorial decisions.
- Partners cannot influence election results, calculations, projections or calls.
- Political parties, candidates and campaign organisations are not eligible.
- VEC remains the primary official election data source.
Start a conversation
Sponsorship enquiry
Tell us about your organisation and the package you are interested in. STPL News will confirm availability and respond to discuss placement, suitability and next steps.
You can also email contact@stplnews.com.au.