Adding Your For Sale, Jobs & Events Notices

Are you looking for a platform on which to advertise For Sale, Jobs & Events notices to the online Gippsland community? You can publish advertisements for vacant positions or raise awareness of upcoming events all right here on the Gippsland Portal. How? Simply follow the directions listed below to begin publication on the Gippsland Portal.

Publishing Your For Sale Notices

Fastest and simplest method
Sending us your classified

You can add your classified quickly and easily using our online form. Simply fill in the textboxes and we will publish it for you! Click here to fill out the form.

Have a go at publishing a classified yourself
Be a web master

To add the classifieds yourself, you will need to become a member of the Gippsland Portal. Its free, and all you require to join is an e-mail address. Go to the Become A Member page to begin.

Check your e-mail account for your personalized .WEB passport password. In a new window, go to the Gippsland Portal website and click on the Log In button at the top right hand side of the screen. Log in with the username and password you received via e-mail.

• Click on For Sale tab (below the Gippsland Portal icon, fourth from the left in the top left hand corner of the screen).
• Below your e-mail address and the ‘Items’ heading you will see two icons. Click on the page icon on the left hand side of the 'New' link.
• A form will load on the screen. In the category menu, select the category that the classified is most applicable to.
• Go to the 'Title' textbox and type in the title of the classified, eg. "Children’s Bike for Sale".
• If you are looking to purchase something, rather than sell, click on the "Wanted to Buy" checkbox so that a tick appears.
• To type in the ‘Item Description’ click on the ‘Edit Classified’ button below the big, white textbox.
• When the new page appears, type in your description of the item, such as "Hot pink in colour, the bike comes with detachable training wheels and is suitable for a child aged 5-7." Please make sure that you do not use offensive language, practice good grammar (such as no ALL CAPITALS) and read over the classified to ensure that it makes sense.
• Save the classified by clicking on the diskette icon at the top left hand side of the content editor.
• Scroll to the base of the form and add the price that you are selling the item for into the ‘Cost’ textbox.
• When you are finished, click the ‘Save’ button.
• You will notice that your article is now listed at the bottom of the page. You can click on this link to edit or update the article if you need to.

Publishing Your Jobs Notices

Fastest and simplest method
E-mailing us your Jobs Notice

Write your Jobs notice in a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. If you have e-mail installed on your PC such as Microsoft Outlook Express or Outlook, then attach the Word document to the email and send it to news@gippsland.com We will publish the notice for you.

If you do not have a mail program installed on your PC, simply send the document as an attachment or plain text via your normal e-mail account (such as Hotmail). Type news@gippsland.com into the To… textbox and we will publish the notice for you.

Don’t forget to include details such as your name, Job title and an expiry date (for when applications close).

Have a go at publishing a jobs notice yourself
Be a web master

To add a Jobs notice yourself, you will need to become a member of the Gippsland Portal. Its free, and all you require to join is an e-mail address. Go to the Become A Member page to begin.

Check your e-mail account for your personalized .WEB passport password. In a new window, go to the Gippsland Portal website and click on the Log In button at the top right hand side of the screen. Log in with the username and password you received via e-mail.

• Click on Jobs tab (below the Gippsland Portal icon, fifth from the left in the top left hand corner of the screen).
• Below your e-mail address and the ‘Items’ heading you will see two icons. Click on the page icon on the left hand side of the 'New' link.
• A form will load on the screen. In the category menu, select the category ‘Gippsland Jobs’.
• Go to the 'Title' textbox and type in the title of the Job.
• To type in the ‘Job Description’ click on the ‘Edit Classified’ button below the big, white textbox.
• When the new page appears, type in your description of the job, with details such as hours, pay and a brief outline of the tasks the successful applicant will undertake. Please make sure that you do not use offensive language, practice good grammar (such as no ALL CAPITALS) and read over the notice to ensure that it makes sense.
• Save the notice by clicking on the diskette icon at the top left hand side of the content editor.
• Scroll to the base of the form and enter the expiry date (for when applications close).
• When you are finished, click the ‘Save’ button.
• You will notice that your article is now listed at the bottom of the page. You can click on this link to edit or update the article if you need to.

Publishing Your Events Notices

Fastest and simplest method
Sending us your event

You can add your event quickly and easilyby e-mailing us the details of your event and allowing us to add it for you. Click here to e-mail us.

Have a go at publishing an event yourself
Be a web master

To add an event yourself, you will need to become a member of the Gippsland Portal. Its free, and all you require to join is an e-mail address. Go to the Become A Member page to begin.

Check your e-mail account for your personalized .WEB passport password. In a new window, go to the Gippsland Portal website and click on the Log In button at the top right hand side of the screen. Log in with the username and password you received via e-mail.

• Click on ‘Events’ tab (below the Gippsland Portal icon, third from the left in the top left hand corner of the screen). 
• Below your e-mail address and the ‘Items’ heading you will see two icons. Click on the page icon on the left hand side of the 'New' link. 
• A form will load on the screen. 
• In the ‘Start Date’ textbox, type in the date that the event is taking place. If the event runs for several days, you may wish to include the final day in the ‘End Date’ textbox.
• In the ‘Start Time’ textbox, type in the time that the event begins. If it is scheduled to finish at a particular time, you may wish to include it in the ‘End Time’ textbox.
• If you would like people to be able to contact you directly through the Gippsland Portal via e-mail, click on the ‘Enable Booking Feature’ checkbox.
• Select the category that is most applicable to the event, such as ‘Arts’. 
• Go to the 'Title' textbox and type in the title of the event, eg. ‘Traralgon Show’ 
• Add the name of the ‘Organisation Organising Event’ into the textbox. 
• Add the name of the ‘Inquiries Contact Person’ into the textbox. You may choose to add further information such as telephone number and e-mail address. You can do so in the respective textboxes.
• Add in the ‘Venue’ details, such as ‘Boardroom, GREEN Inc. building, Churchill’ 
• Add a line summary of the event into the ‘Brief Summary’ textbox, eg. ‘A fun day in the great outdoors for the whole family’
• Type your description of the event into the ‘Description of Event’ textbox by clicking on the ‘Edit Event Content’ button.
• Add the full description of the event, such as ‘Starting with a family barbeque, the day will feature fun activities such as face painting, children’s games and more. It is only $5 per person! Book your place by the 15th of this month’ 
• Note: Please make sure that you do not use offensive language, practice good grammar (such as no ALL CAPITALS) and read over the event to ensure that it makes sense. 
• Save the event by clicking on the diskette icon at the top left hand side of the content editor. 
• When you are finished, click the ‘Save’ button. 
• You will notice that your article is now listed at the bottom of the page. You can click on this link to edit or update the article if you need to.

Where will each item appear?

For Sale: Go to http://www.gippsland.com/forsale and look for the categories that you entered the classified under. Your item should be listed below.
Jobs: Go to http://www.gippsland.com/jobs and you will find your notice there.
Events: Go to: http://www.gippsland.com/events and enter the date of your event. Click 'Search' and your item should be listed below.

Please note:

The article will display on the website immediately, so please ensure that all of the details are correct before you click save.

The Gippsland Portal is proud to present the user with increased interactivity. With your help we can incorporate the best that Gippsland has to offer into an online format that is simple to navigate and use. Happy Authoring!