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. At the moment, we’re focusing on crafting Council’s community vision and prioritising actions to achieve it, influencing our Asset Plan and Long-term Budget.

In November 2024, a Panel was convened to refresh the MV2040 Community Vision Statement. The Panel developed the following Vision Statement:

A Thriving Community.

In 2040, Moonee Valley is a vibrant and welcoming place.
Our neighbourhoods are well-planned, beautiful, accessible and well connected.
We are environmentally sustainable and embrace our green spaces.
Our diverse neighbourhoods allow all people to live locally, independently and safely; supported by an ethical Council.


Council convened another Panel to continue the work done by our November Panel. Specifically, the task for this new Panel was to consider the following remit:

We want to understand what a thriving community looks like in Moonee Valley. To achieve the MV2040 vision what should be the top 15 priority outcomes?


The dates and times for the upcoming block of Panel sessions were:

  • Thursday 6 February 5:30pm – 8pm (Council Civic Centre, 9 Kellaway Avenue, Moonee Ponds)
  • Saturday 15 February 9am – 4pm (Clocktower Centre, 750 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds)
  • Sunday 23 February 9am – 4pm (Clocktower Centre, 750 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds)

The Panel ended up recommending 16 priority outcomes to be considered by Council. The priority outcomes can be found here. Panel members then presented their priority outcomes, and provided some rationale behind them at a Council Public Forum held 18 March 2025. You can watch the recording of that Public Forum here.

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.