Good Local is a positive local noticeboard where neighbours and local businesses share Notes, offer help, ask for advice, recommend places and start things worth joining.
No likes. No followers. No ads. 🌱
Just good local moments.
Built to help something good happen next - not to keep you scrolling.
Share something you noticed, ask local people for advice, offer a hand, organise an activity, recommend a place or pass on something you no longer need.
"Watched a stranger help an elderly man carry his shopping up the hill today. Made my morning."
"Just finished building a fence - happy to lend tools or a hand if anyone nearby is doing the same."
"Does anyone have a good, honest plumber they trust around here? First time dealing with a burst pipe!"
"My dog made a new best friend at the park this morning and I'm not sure who was happier, him or me."
"A few of us are riding along the river on Sunday morning. Anyone nearby is welcome to join."
"I have some leftover timber from a small project. Free to anyone nearby who can use it."
Less scrolling. More doing.Good Local doesn't replace your local community. It's a simple tool that helps neighbours find one another, step outside and turn good intentions into real-world participation.
Turn an activity idea into people actually showing up.
Share knowledge, lend a tool or give a neighbour a hand.
Move from noticing a good idea to trying it in real life.
Goodies are small perks offered by local businesses - perhaps a coffee, discount or small gift. They're a bonus for positive local contribution, not the reason a Note matters.
A real moment, offer, question or recommendation - shared with the community, not to an audience.
They can join in, offer help, try the idea or signal that they'd like to see more Notes like it. It's forward-looking, not a popularity score.
If a local business has supported that kind of Note, enough community response can unlock its Goodie.
The person behind the Note pops into the business, shows their claim on their phone, and walks out with their coffee, discount, or small gift.
The community hears that the business followed through, so its support earns genuine recognition rather than paid reach.
Show what you do. Share what you know. Support what's good.
Businesses can create Notes like any other member - introduce the team, show how the pizza gets made, share useful local knowledge or help with something nearby. Offering Goodies is optional, and there's still no ad space to buy.
Show people how you make, repair, prepare or improve the things they value.
Answer a question, share experience or offer practical help without turning it into an advertisement.
When it feels right, support positive Notes with a coffee, discount or small gift.
People discover the business through genuine participation and community support, never bought reach.
Here's one way a local business can support a Note and become part of what happens next.
Molly's offers a free coffee when a positive Note receives enough community support.
A Note about a weekend park clean-up crosses the threshold - the organiser can now claim.
They pick up their coffee, and a few hours later rate the experience "Excellent."
Everyone in the community is told Molly's delivered a Goodie - they can say thank you and soft-commit to trying it themselves.
Because it was excellent, they're softly invited to leave a review too.
Happy with their coffee, they share a new Note - a quick photo and a thank-you to the team.
That new Note reaches the community, more locals discover Molly's, and another positive Note can begin the next ripple.
Yes - completely free for local members and businesses. There are no subscriptions, listing fees, paid boosts or ads.
Anything useful, positive or participation-friendly: a local recommendation, a question, an offer of help, an activity, a free item, a thank-you or simply something good you noticed.
Traditional social media tends to spotlight who posted and how much attention it received. Good Local puts the Note first and gives people useful ways to act on it - without follower counts, likes or paid reach.
No. Author names aren't shown on the noticeboard, so people respond to the content rather than the popularity of the person behind it. You stay in control of how much you reveal when you participate.
Nothing bad happens. It simply remains a useful or positive thing someone shared. Notes don't need to become popular to belong on Good Local.
No. Businesses participate much like any other member: they can create Notes, introduce their team, show how they do things, share useful knowledge and respond locally. Goodies are an optional additional way to support positive Notes.
Not at all. The real value is the Note and what it helps people notice or do. A Goodie is simply an occasional bonus when a local business chooses to support that kind of contribution.
No. Good Local has no ads or paid reach, so it doesn't benefit from keeping you on the screen. We consider it successful when neighbours connect, communities grow stronger, and local people and businesses benefit - not when screen time increases.
Yes. They can share local initiatives, invite people to activities, ask for help or ideas, and recognise positive contributions. Because Notes are shared with the relevant local community, nearby residents and businesses can respond, participate or offer support - including an optional Goodie. Good Local complements existing communication channels by helping turn local announcements into local action.
Download the app, sign in, and start noticing, sharing or joining in - no forms and no waitlist.
Available now on both stores.
On a computer? Scan with your phone to open the right store.
Join the same way. Create Notes like any other member, and offer Goodies whenever you want to support something positive.