From 10 August - 15 September Moonee Valley City Council invited expressions of interest to join our dynamic Community Advisory Panel. Established in early 2023, this panel represents the diverse cross-section of our community, and now, it's your chance to be a part of it! Dive into critical issues, challenge perspectives, and help shape meaningful recommendations for the Council.

Our panel engages in thoughtful, facilitated discussions on a range of topics, such as biodiversity in public spaces, customer experience, and inclusive housing. This year, we’re focusing on crafting Council’s community vision and prioritising actions to achieve it, influencing our Asset Plan and Long-term Budget.

Thank you to all who submitted an expression of interest - we received over 320 applications from passionate community members across our municipality. Through a random selection process to match the demographics of Moonee Valley, we have confirmed our 45 Panel members for the upcoming November sessions.

To kick off their thinking and support them in their deliberation journey, our new Community Advisory Panel members have been provided with a Community Advisory Panel Handbook.

The Panel will meet on the following days at Djerring Flemington Hub, 25 Mt Alexander Road, Flemington.

  • Saturday 9 November - 9am - 4pm
  • Saturday 16 November - 9am - 4pm
  • Saturday 23 November - 9am - 4pm

For an overview of Panel days check out our news article!

We welcome observers to attend our Community Advisory Panel sessions. Observers are an important part of any deliberative process as they provide a necessary conduit to the broader community about ‘how’ the Panel considered the issue. It helps build understanding of the process and allows the wider community to appreciate the time and effort put into the process by community panel members. We ask anyone who is considering attending as an observer to familiarise themselves with our Observer Guidelines.