FAQ

So what is halloween-australia.com?

It's a free site about halloween in Australia. I'm Australian, but spent 4 years overseas in the US and Japan when my kids were young.  All the local kids would get dressed up and go trick-or-treating together, the neighbours taught us how to carve pumpkins, and we had a great time. And when we moved back to Australia, halloween was starting to take off - there were lots of kids trick-or-treating in our suburb.  But I didn't know which streets were into it, so I built a site where people could list their street.

Is it free?

Yes, it's free to join.  Like any online community site these days, it's fun to join up and share ideas, show off your costumes, recipes and decorations, and ask others for help.

What about spam?

I hate spam. Yes, I find that people like to spam my site. So I reserve the right to delete obvious spam comments/accounts - you know, stuff like "make money at my site", "buy viagra". If you see someone spamming, please tell me.

Annoying/offensive content?

If someone is annoying or offending others with comments, initially I'll delete the bad stuff, and ask them to stop. If it happens again, I'll delete the account. But everyone is different - sometimes people don't realise they're annoying, so please be patient.

Do I have to join to list my event?

No - you can just use the contact form to send me your event details, if you like. It just won't be as quick, as I may not check my email during the day. If you join, you can be a member straight away, add your event, see what it looks like, and edit it if you like.

Do you have a newsletter?

Not at this point. And I probably won't.

Privacy?

I won't share your details with anyone else.

Can I advertise something halloween-related?

The Halloween Events page (and really the whole site) is for publicly available events, such as halloween streets, community halloween parades etc.

The ads at the top and left of the site are managed through Google, to pay for hosting, and the odd treat.  Those locations are now managed through Google Ad Planner and Google  DoubleClick, if you'd like to look there.