diff --git a/supabase/functions/notify-moderators-submission/index.ts b/supabase/functions/notify-moderators-submission/index.ts
index 1ffa0911..e3123e66 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/notify-moderators-submission/index.ts
+++ b/supabase/functions/notify-moderators-submission/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ interface NotificationPayload {
   submission_type: string;
   submitter_name: string;
   action: string;
+  content_preview: string;
+  submitted_at: string;
+  has_photos: boolean;
+  item_count: number;
+  is_escalated: boolean;
 }
 
 serve(async (req) => {
@@ -25,9 +30,44 @@ serve(async (req) => {
     const supabase = createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseServiceKey);
 
     const payload: NotificationPayload = await req.json();
-    const { submission_id, submission_type, submitter_name, action } = payload;
+    const { 
+      submission_id, 
+      submission_type, 
+      submitter_name, 
+      action,
+      content_preview,
+      submitted_at,
+      has_photos,
+      item_count,
+      is_escalated
+    } = payload;
 
-    console.log('Notifying moderators about submission via topic:', { submission_id, submission_type });
+    console.log('Notifying moderators about submission via topic:', { 
+      submission_id, 
+      submission_type,
+      content_preview 
+    });
+
+    // Calculate relative time and priority
+    const submittedDate = new Date(submitted_at);
+    const now = new Date();
+    const waitTimeMs = now.getTime() - submittedDate.getTime();
+    const waitTimeHours = waitTimeMs / (1000 * 60 * 60);
+    
+    // Format relative time
+    const relativeTime = (() => {
+      const minutes = Math.floor(waitTimeMs / (1000 * 60));
+      const hours = Math.floor(waitTimeMs / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+      const days = Math.floor(waitTimeMs / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+      
+      if (minutes < 1) return 'just now';
+      if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes} minute${minutes !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+      if (hours < 24) return `${hours} hour${hours !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+      return `${days} day${days !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
+    })();
+    
+    // Determine priority based on wait time
+    const priority = waitTimeHours >= 24 ? 'urgent' : 'normal';
 
     // Get the moderation-alert workflow
     const { data: workflow, error: workflowError } = await supabase
@@ -51,13 +91,27 @@ serve(async (req) => {
       );
     }
 
-    // Prepare notification payload
+    // Prepare enhanced notification payload
     const notificationPayload = {
+      // Basic info
       itemType: submission_type,
       submitterName: submitter_name,
       submissionId: submission_id,
       action: action || 'create',
       moderationUrl: `https://ydvtmnrszybqnbcqbdcy.supabase.co/admin/moderation`,
+      
+      // Enhanced content
+      contentPreview: content_preview,
+      
+      // Timing information
+      submittedAt: submitted_at,
+      relativeTime: relativeTime,
+      priority: priority,
+      
+      // Additional metadata
+      hasPhotos: has_photos,
+      itemCount: item_count,
+      isEscalated: is_escalated,
     };
 
     // Send ONE notification to the moderation-submissions topic
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20251012182739_473eb6c7-8b1a-4cfa-9a1c-931f1a6a38d0.sql b/supabase/migrations/20251012182739_473eb6c7-8b1a-4cfa-9a1c-931f1a6a38d0.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a72842bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20251012182739_473eb6c7-8b1a-4cfa-9a1c-931f1a6a38d0.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+-- Update trigger function to include enhanced notification data
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission()
+RETURNS TRIGGER
+LANGUAGE plpgsql
+SECURITY DEFINER
+SET search_path = public
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+  submitter_profile record;
+  function_url text;
+  anon_key text;
+  content_preview text;
+  has_photos boolean := false;
+  item_count integer := 0;
+BEGIN
+  -- Get submitter's username or display name
+  SELECT username, display_name INTO submitter_profile
+  FROM public.profiles
+  WHERE user_id = NEW.user_id;
+  
+  -- Build content preview based on submission type
+  content_preview := CASE NEW.submission_type
+    WHEN 'park' THEN
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'name', 'Unnamed') || ' - ' || 
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'park_type', 'Park') ||
+      CASE 
+        WHEN NEW.content->>'location' IS NOT NULL 
+        THEN ' in ' || (NEW.content->>'location')
+        ELSE ''
+      END
+    WHEN 'ride' THEN
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'name', 'Unnamed') || ' - ' ||
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'category', 'Ride') ||
+      CASE 
+        WHEN NEW.content->>'park_name' IS NOT NULL 
+        THEN ' at ' || (NEW.content->>'park_name')
+        ELSE ''
+      END
+    WHEN 'company' THEN
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'name', 'Unnamed') || ' - ' ||
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'company_type', 'Company')
+    WHEN 'ride_model' THEN
+      COALESCE(NEW.content->>'name', 'Unnamed') || ' - ' ||
+      'Ride Model' ||
+      CASE 
+        WHEN NEW.content->>'manufacturer_name' IS NOT NULL 
+        THEN ' by ' || (NEW.content->>'manufacturer_name')
+        ELSE ''
+      END
+    WHEN 'photo' THEN
+      'Photo submission for ' || COALESCE(NEW.content->>'entity_type', 'entity')
+    ELSE
+      'Submission'
+  END;
+  
+  -- Truncate preview to 200 characters
+  content_preview := LEFT(content_preview, 200);
+  
+  -- Check if this submission has photos
+  has_photos := EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM photo_submissions ps
+    WHERE ps.submission_id = NEW.id
+  );
+  
+  -- Count submission items
+  SELECT COUNT(*) INTO item_count
+  FROM submission_items
+  WHERE submission_id = NEW.id;
+  
+  -- Build the function URL
+  function_url := 'https://ydvtmnrszybqnbcqbdcy.supabase.co/functions/v1/notify-moderators-submission';
+  
+  -- Use the public anon key
+  anon_key := 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InlkdnRtbnJzenlicW5iY3FiZGN5Iiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE3NTgzMjYzNTYsImV4cCI6MjA3MzkwMjM1Nn0.DM3oyapd_omP5ZzIlrT0H9qBsiQBxBRgw2tYuqgXKX4';
+  
+  -- Call edge function asynchronously with enhanced data
+  PERFORM net.http_post(
+    url := function_url,
+    headers := jsonb_build_object(
+      'Content-Type', 'application/json',
+      'Authorization', 'Bearer ' || anon_key,
+      'apikey', anon_key
+    ),
+    body := jsonb_build_object(
+      'submission_id', NEW.id,
+      'submission_type', NEW.submission_type,
+      'submitter_name', COALESCE(submitter_profile.display_name, submitter_profile.username, 'Anonymous'),
+      'action', COALESCE((NEW.content->>'action')::text, 'create'),
+      'content_preview', content_preview,
+      'submitted_at', NEW.submitted_at,
+      'has_photos', has_photos,
+      'item_count', item_count,
+      'is_escalated', COALESCE(NEW.escalated, false)
+    )
+  );
+  
+  RETURN NEW;
+EXCEPTION
+  WHEN OTHERS THEN
+    -- Log error but don't fail the submission
+    RAISE WARNING 'Failed to notify moderators: %', SQLERRM;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$;
+
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION public.notify_moderators_on_new_submission() IS 
+  'Sends enhanced notifications to moderators via Novu topics when new submissions are created, including content preview, timing, and metadata';
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